The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 (A Life of Whimsical Fantasies) and 9 (A Life on the Page), from Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside The Sitting Room (Equinox Publishing, 2022). Perhaps it was the ...

Ivor Cutler at the launch of Moving Poems in Covent Garden,1996Photo courtesy of Bruce Lindsay / Equinox Books Ivor Cutler was one of those inherently humorous people. It must have been enjoyable to ...

It is a busy time in the cultural world, even this early in the year, and especially in Glasgow - the GI Festival is up and running through many venues in the city this weekend, and the Aye Write!

'He was his own work of art," says actor and theatre maker Sandy Grierson of his latest subject, Ivor Cutler. Alongside composer and musician Jim Fortune and theatre director Matt Lenton, Grierson is ...

NR 1 hr Documentary Facebook X Reddit Embed Movie i An affectionate tribute to the Glasgowborn Cutler who has been Britains best kept secret with his mix of poetry music painting and comedy Starring ...

The eccentric entertainer, poet, playwright and recording artist Ivor Cutler was a master of off-beat humour championed by such diverse fans as Bertrand Russell, disc jockey John Peel, Billy Connolly, ...

Why did the worlds worst orchestra split up at the peak of their powers? Who were they? Why did Brian Eno join them on clarinet? Did they really shock the classical world and get banned from the ...

Unavailable since 1999, A Flat Man sees Cutler wrapping his tongue round verses in his soft Scottish brogue, where euphemisms confuse the pure and drag the odd down into the dark.» ...

Fusing comedy, poetry and songwriting, Ivor Cutler was beloved by the likes of the Beatles, Peter Cook and especially John Peel. As a teacher, he also exhorted his pupils to bypass their intellect and ...

LONDON, March 7 (UPI) -- British songwriter and poet Ivor Cutler, who appeared in the Beatles' film "Magical Mystery Tour" has died in London. He was 83. The Glasgow, Scotland, native died last ...

Cutler performed on the opening night of BBC Two, recorded more John Peel sessions than any other act except The Fall, played Buster Bloodvessel in The Beatles’ A Magical Mystery Tour and was, ...