The deliciously eccentric life and art of Ivor Cutler by his biographer Bruce Lindsay
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2022
- The full and extraordinary story of “the Zelig-like” Cutler - poet, performer, broadcaster, playwright, surrealist, humorist - is mapped out in Bruce Lindsay’s exceptional new book, ‘Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Living Room’. Most of us discovered him through the patronage of fans like John Peel - or first saw him as part of the Magical Mystery Tour cast - but this fascinating conversation covers the early years too, his time as a progressive schoolteacher, the formative influence of Kafka and the Goons, his big break into TV via Ned Sherrin and his immediate adoption by the counter-culture. Has there ever been anyone remotely like him before or since? At one point Bruce reads a section of Life In A Scotch Sitting Room - with its echoes of Under Milk Wood and Sir Henry At Rawlinson End - and there are tales of gruts for tea, his fear of noise, the time he left an overheated hotel room to sleep on a station platform and a Denmark Street agent weeing in a sink.
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You are darlings for dedicating this show to Ivor.
Ivor was always quite popular up here in Scotland. His material was regularly broadcasted on late-night radio. He is a national treasure. Great interview by the way.
Fantastic! Thanks so much for this one! I was lucky enough to see Mr Cutler at what I believe was his last appearance (well after the last performance filmed by the BBC) upstairs in Waterstones bookshop, Hampstead where he read from some of his books. He seemed quite frail but was in good form. I was overwhelmed with giggles at one point, long after others had stopped laughing - he fixed me with a stern stare for what seemed like an eternity, then said "You'll BURRRST!" explosively, with a twinkle in his eye, which of course just left me all the more helpless. A wonderful memory.
Thanks, (cheers), from a lifelong Ivor Cutler fan here in the USA. Just got the book!
Loved this. Cutler a unique presence in any cultural environment.
He walked past me once in Richmond and I screamed with excitement on the inside.
The inside of me, that is.
Love Ivor Cutler.
I first encountered Ivor Cutler when he was doing the rounds in the mid-80s, on Whistle Test and in session on John Peel's show.
I didn't know at the time that he had been around for so long, even then!
Another interesting Word interview.I Came across Mr Cutler on a re-run of OGWT episodes in the early 2000"s.Later on i discoverd that he made an appearence on the marvelous Robert Wyatt-Rock bottom classic.I Also saw The Magical Mystery Tour ,a BBC doc and heard a few Peel sessions a couple of years later.Ivor Cutler was a real exceptional character.
a Happy new year to you all and keep up the good work!
I often go walking in the woods with my wife and at some point one of us will always point and say "Look! A tree!".
I like to say "look there's a thistle"
Look, another tree!
Look! A patch of grass!
I went to the same Secondary School. Same one John Martyn and Ian Brady attended.
John Martyn and Ian Brady. That's 2 names you don't often come across in the same sentence!
Most Enjoyable...
Look forward to reading the book...
Gruts are really the best. You must admit it
Ha ha, I remember that noisy harmonium, and that wonderful voice … it was compelling listening on Peel, without really understanding what I was listening to
Was first introduced to Ivor in my school common room and stole the tape. I later admitted it and the girl that owned it wanted it back, it was precious, but I went out with her best pal just to rub salt in the wounds. Went to see Ivor a number of times in Glasgow and finally in London. It was a unique experience.
Velvet Donkey is a magnificent Album
Pure Genius
any chance of getting Jello Biafra on here? he would agree and has lots of odd and obscure records to show
As in the Bill Nelson offering Quit Dreaming and Get On the Beam.
Oh look, a thistle!
So would Ivor have met Paul McCartney through Roger McGough or through The International Times? Did he contribute to IT b/c he knew Paul, or did he know Paul b/c he contributed to IT? chicken or egg question.
First heard Ivor on the John Peel show like Spike Milligan , Vivian Stanshall an amazing character
just been listening to i believe in bugs
I truly believe in bugs too. 🦟
Love Ivor.
My bum is cold and my face is white
And I have a message for you
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