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Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Sitting Room is the first biography of one of post-war Britain's most recognisable authors, poets and performers. Mr Cutler (as he preferred to be known) wrote and recorded some of the most unusual and memorable songs and poems in British popular culture, including the hilarious and unsettling 'Life in a Scotch Sitting Room' series. Described by fans and commentators as an outsider because of his eccentric behaviour on and off stage, in many ways he was an insider, working for thirty years as a primary school teacher, gathering a body of fans from the heart of the cultural and social establishment, and regularly appearing on mainstream media. He was one of the first - if not the first - performers to appear on BBC radio 1, 2, 3 and 4 and famously recorded more John Peel sessions than any other act except The Fall. This book is based on evidence from official documents, print and broadcast media; archive interviews with Ivor Cutler, his close friends and family, fans and collaborators; and new interviews with fans, friends and fellow performers. Contributors include musical and acting collaborators who have never been interviewed about their experiences with Mr Cutler.
Contents
Chapter 1: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Return to Y'Hup
Chapter 3: Early Life
Chapter 4: A Life in the Clouds
Chapter 5: Back to School
Chapter 6: A Life of Whimsical Fantasies
Chapter 7: When Life Was Fab
Chapter 8: Life Inside the Sitting Room
Chapter 9: A Life on the Page
Chapter 10: A Life on the Stage
Chapter 11: A Life on Screen
Chapter 12: Quite a Few Lives on the Wireless
Chapter 13: Long Players
Chapter 14: Ivor for Hire
Chapter 15: Covering Ivor Cutler
Chapter 16: A Life Outside the Limelight
Chapter 17: "I Will Become a Hermes"
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