I remember him playing at the students union in aberdeen around 1979ish a friend had to hunt high and low to locate a serviceable harmonium for ivor to use at the gig. Ivor did something in the region of 21 peel sessions,second only to the falls 24 sessions. The world of ivor cutler by citizen bravo, raymond macdonald and friends which is released on chemikal underground on 24 january 2020 there is to be an exclusive full band performance on wednesday 29th january at the glasgow royal concert hall. The peel session session by turbo island sound free. After skimmers session, three further sessions that had already been booked before peels death were recorded.
May 16, 2019 ivor cutler january 15th, 1923 march 3rd, 2006 was a scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. Nov 12, 2006 in this case the session is from ivor cutler, in the very first of his many wellloved sessions for peel over the years. A mong the many special events and launches taking place at celtic connections 2020 is the launch of return to yhup. I think john peel said the same thing its just not that sort of humour. The performances are the peel sessions and disc 2 comprises various outings. He appeared in the beatles magical mystery tour film, on neil inness television programmes, and on john peels influential bbc radio programme, for which he recorded a total. John peel 18th may 1981 featuring sessions from ivor cutler and moondogs. I like the only ones peel sessions album more than i like any of their studio albums. He shot to fame, when the beatles cast him in the magical mystery tour.
Over the course of his career, he recorded for several major record labels and did 21 sessions for the late great british dj john peel. I fried them in butter, served with a handful of chickweed, washed down with a quart of rainwater fresh from the barrel. His eccentric manner and druggy without the aid of drugs stories, appealed greatly to the lord of the rings worshipping dippy hippies,although its all more in the traditional of edward leers nonsense poems. Welcome to the john peel wiki the wiki about john peel that anyone can edit detailed information on the legendary dj,834 articles since january 2008 featured articles members a firm favourite of peel in the late 70s, the members did three sessions for his programmes. Joy division new dawn fades factory cuban heels sweet charity virgin. Ivor cutler theres got to be something there session. Ivor cutler quotes author of life in a scotch sitting room. Bizarros a new order clone waitresses slide clone germs lexicon devil slash ivor cutler theres got to be something there session. Almost annually since 1969 21 by radio 1s 25th anniversary. The peel sessions ep, 1989 strange fruit sfps068 d.
This is a list of artists bands and individual musicians who recorded at least one session for john peel and his show on bbc radio 1 from 1967 to his death in 2004. Cutlers work on peels shows would introduce him to successive generations of fans, and in the early 1990s, cutler said, thanks to peel, i gained a whole new audience, to the. The fragmented life of the surrealist, poet, songwriter and eccentric, ivor cutler. The first session was recorded by tomorrow on 21 september 1967, and the last by skimmer on 21 october 2004. Oct 23, 2006 scottish poet, humorist and songwriter ivor cutler performs his touching, absurd short poems in a gentle scottish burr. He appeared in the beatles magical mystery tour film in 1967 and on neil innes television programmes. He recorded a total of 21 peel sessions between 1969 and 1991. Stream 458 episodes of john peels radio show 846 hours. Bbc radio 1 maida vale 4 producer trevor dann engineer mike.
The peel sessions began when john realised he had to play by more rules than he was used to at pirate radio when he joined the bbc in 1967. In 2008, cutlers album entitled a flat man was rereleased under creation records to remind us of the ivor cutlers albums. Barabadabada by ivor cutler, taken from the peel session recorded on 17 august 1976. This was the first of the many sessions that ivor has done for the john peel radio show.
Nov 28, 2019 over five decades of recordings, concerts and broadcasts he was invited by john peel to do more sessions than any other artist apart from the fall, not to mention numerous volumes of prose, poetry and childrens books, ivor cutler earned a reputation as a completely unique creative voice. He appeared in the beatles magical mystery tour film, on neil innes s television programmes, and on john peel s influential bbc radio programme, for which he recorded a total. May 18, 2017 john peel 18th may 1981 featuring sessions from ivor cutler and moondogs. In this case the session is from ivor cutler, in the very first of his many wellloved sessions for peel over the years.
Ludo did not enjoy great commercial success, and after its release cutler continued to perform for bbc radio, recording the first of his sessions for john peel in 1969. You will find a lot of unique and eccentric poems by cutler. He became known for his regular performances on bbc radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for john peels influential eponymous late night radio programme bbc radio 1, and later for andy kershaws programme. Return to yhup ivor cutler tribute album launch at celtic.
Theres an excellent online ivor yahoo group thanks to john gibbin and an army of really nice ivor fans that i joined a few years back. Jul 21, 2016 barabadabada by ivor cutler, taken from the peel session recorded on 17 august 1976. Sep 11, 2012 for fans disappointed that the online debut of the late john peel s record collection didnt feature actual music off those platters or broadcasts by the legendary british dj, heres the real deal. John peel 5th may 1978 featuring sessions from whitecats and the mighty ivor cutler. The second cd moves into the 80s with tracks by joy division atmosphere, the cocteau twins musette and drums, the. Ivor cutler born isadore cutler, 15 january 1923 3 march 2006 was a scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter and humorist. Unfortunately, ivor cutler passed away in 2006 and it became the sad news for cutlers fans. Like finally, i was let down and joined the others at the window, to watch the sleet fall. Ivor cutler quotes author of life in a scotch sitting. The clash abandoned a session over technical issues but, otherwise, the peel sessions and playlists from 1977 onwards read like a whos who of. The band chose the first 3 and allowed john peel himself to pick the 4th.
Mar 07, 2007 theres an excellent online ivor yahoo group thanks to john gibbin and an army of really nice ivor fans that i joined a few years back. Some facts about ivor cutler as musician many people may be more familiar with the ivor cutler as a poet since he can produce a lot of poems. Ivor cutler january 15th, 1923 march 3rd, 2006 was a scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. As a talented person, ivor cutler is not only a poet but also famous for his work as a musician and songwriter. Ivor s songs are both melancholic and humorous sometimes both in the same song and deal with everything from his childhood to his wry observations of everything from insects to birds to nature to people. The last release the label put together was an album of new orders complete peel sessions, fitting seeing as the first release that came out was an ep of new orders first peel session. In 1999, the dj presented the tv series sounds of the suburbs, which referenced their bestknown song in the title.
Interesting selections separated by a 12 year hiatus gives the feel of a historical overview. Releases of the live sessions aired by john peel on his bbc radio 1 radio show from 1967 up until 2004. George martin produced his records, john peel had him on numerous sessions, bertrand russell admired him, he wrote plays for radio 3. An unscheduled latenight encounter with ivor cutler when i was about six years old haunted me for years afterward. The blog format just makes it easier for everyone to find shit and to see exactly whats on there.
For fans disappointed that the online debut of the late john peels record collection didnt feature actual music off those platters or broadcasts by the legendary british dj, heres the real deal. Ivor cutler 15 january 1923 3 march 2006 was a scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. A soundcloud users personal collection of recordings of the john peel show has been gaining listeners as word has spread of its existence. These details and the sessionography have been taken from the book in session tonight the complete radio 1 recordings by ken garner, published by bbc books 1993 isbn 0 563 36452 1. Ivors songs are both melancholic and humorous sometimes both in the same song and deal with everything from his childhood to his wry observations of everything from insects to birds to nature to people. Return to yhup ivor cutler tribute album launch at. Ivor cutler was a scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter and humorist. Performing shop lifters on the old grey whistle test here. Vinyl 12 ivor cutler the peel sessions 1989, vinyl discogs. I remember him playing at the students union in aberdeen around 1979ish a friend had to hunt high and low to.
The peel sessions epcd 1986 strange fruit sfps002sfpscd002 the peel sessions epcd 19871989 strange fruit sfps040sfpscd040 peel sessions cd, 1987 dutch east india trading strange fruit. Ivor cutler has been recording sessions for bbc radio 1 for many years. Download not available download permission denied by uploader. Some of those links have exceeded public traffic limits, and im not sure what that means other than get stuffed just sayin. Recorded 5th may 1969 first broadcast 7th may 1969. Sep 12, 2014 the clash abandoned a session over technical issues but, otherwise, the peel sessions and playlists from 1977 onwards read like a whos who of uk punk and postpunk, with the stranglers, the jam. Oct 04, 2005 the peel sessions began when john realised he had to play by more rules than he was used to at pirate radio when he joined the bbc in 1967. He became known for his regular performances on bbc radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for john peels influential. There are extensive files of old peel and kershaw sessions to download there and i finally got a copy of jelly mountain fantasitic. It was part of the zomba group of companies and was shut down when the label merged with bmg. Lift to experience, p j harvey, robin trower, ivor cutler, the bhundu boys, godspeed.
After skimmers session, three further sessions that had already been. Peels other studio guest is bob cobbing, whose sound poem with francois dufrene is by far the most challenging piece on the show. Joy division new dawn fades factory cuban heels sweet charity virgin black uhuru sistren mango moondogs im not sleeping session dead or alive number eleven inevitable. Ivor cutler life in a scotch sitting room vol ii episode 8 session. After 2 solo jarvis cocker cds and this reunion tour we hope pulp will get back into the studio with a new cd. Cutler s work on peel s shows would introduce him to successive generations of fans, and in the early 1990s, cutler said, thanks to peel, i gained a whole new audience, to the. He became known for his regular performances on bbc radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for john peel s influential radio programme, and later for andy kershaws programme. A beautiful snapshot of another time in britain, these have been lovingly rescued and digitised from original cassette recordings. Based at our heart of the state studios in maida valeable, the vibracobra23 channels feature hundreds of complete peel sessions, thousands of individual peel session tracks, demos and live concerts. Compilation well i had gruts for tea last night,and they were delicious. Archive of john peel radio shows to stream and download. Welcome to the blog for the uploads to the vibracobra23 and vibracobra23 ennui channels on youtube.