Adge Cutler was the original lead singer for the Scrumpy and Western folk group, The Wurzels. known for his songs, but also his dry, westcountry humour. Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Scrumpy and Western refers humorously to music from Englands West Country that fuses comical folk-style songs, often full of double entendre, with affectionate parodies of more mainstream musical genres, all delivered in the local accent. ... Adge Cutler and The Wurzels, renamed The Wurzels after Cutlers death, are a British Scrumpy and Western band. ...

Alan John Cutler was born in Bristol. He lived in the small north Somerset town of Nailsea.

Adge Cutler's songs are largely sung in Adge's own accent, though some are in an exaggerated Bristolian accent, and one in west indian dialect. The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...

Adge was influenced by Len "Uke" Thomas, a singer who left no recordings but who sang in the Bristolian dialect and who was a well known Bristol entainer.

Virtually all of Adge Cutler's recordings are live; one album, "Cutler of the West", was recoded at the Webbington Country Club, which is very easy to see on the M5 northbound, on the slope's of Crooks Peak.

Cutler was born in 1930 in Nailsea, North Somerset. He was the founder of the Wurzels, and spent his earlier years pursuing various jobs he would use as material for later songs, including road manager for Acker Bilk, working in a cider mill (Coates of Nailsea), and working on building a power station in North Wales. He spent a year in Spain working as an agent looking for property. During his time there he grew to love the country and the Spanish way of life, as well as becoming fluent in Spanish. 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Nailsea is a town in North Somerset, England, about 13 km to the South West of Bristol and about 23 km to the North East of the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr. ... Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ... This article is about the country. ...

He was the lead singer of the band until his untimely death in 1974. He died when he crashed his MGB sports car on a roundabout in Chepstow, following a Wurzels concert. Cutler is buried in the graveyard of Christ Church, Nailsea. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The MGB was Britains best-selling sports car. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ... For the song by Yes, see Roundabout (song) A roundabout or rotary is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams around a central island, after first yielding (giving way) to the circulating traffic. ... Chepstow or the ham sandwch is my teacher Mr. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ...

He was a lifelong fan of Bristol City, and re-wrote his band's song 'Morning Glory' to write his team's official song 'One for the Bristol City', which is appropriately played when the teams enter the pitch on both halves of their home games at Ashton Gate. Bristol City is a football club in Bristol, England, which plays in Football League One. ... Ashton Gate is a stadium in Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of about 21,500, with an effective capacity for football matches (depending on...

Some of Adge Cutler's best known songs -

"When the Common Market Comes to Stanton Drew" Written in response to opening up of trade with Europe, Adge suggests what might happen to somerset culture when Europeans come over. In retrospect, it is more truthful than anyone could have imagined - "when george comes home from milking, ee'll get a big surprise, when 'ee sit's down expecting Irish Stew, an' his wife says george i'll get 'ee, a gert dollop of spaghetti, 'cos the Common Market's come to Stanton Drew".

"Champion Dung Spreader" An answer song to "My Old Man's a Dustman", were Adge tells of his father's occupation as a champion dung spreader.

"high ohh fiddle iddle oh, Chesterfield to Cheddar, hi oh the locals know 'ee's the Champion Dung Spreader"

"Thee's Gott'n where thee cassn't back'n hassn't" A song about a young couple getting into all sorts of jams in their new car around Bristol, very double-entendre-ish. Much of it is sung in bristolian.

"the Charlton Mackrell Jugband" About a village band and their rise to the top of the charts. The fictitious band members are Amos Draper, Bernard Mace, Arnold Slugg and the singers (we assume to be Adge). The name of Charlton Mackrell is not used in the lyrics, so other bands have adapted it; including "the Piddletrenthide Jugband".

"well we haven't been barred from the old churchyard, there one night we practiced 'ard. Ev'ry man was full of cider, doin' his best with CC rider. Figure in white then come in sight I thought we waked the dead - but parson Sturk in 'is night shirt said we waked 'ee instead!"

"then Bernard Mace an 'is old string base, a gert big jersey liked 'is face.. 'nuther got attached to Amos Draper, chewed up 'alf 'is roll of paper"

"so in one week we quite uniquely topped the charts in the Farmer's Weekly; play your cows our rhythm n blues you'll get three time more milk than usual"

"Drink Up thee Cider" Regarded as the National anthem of North Somerset and Bristol, if not all of somerset. By far the most famous Adge Cutler song, often played on local radio.

"drink up thee cider george, time we 'ad a rest; drink up thee cider george, finest ever pressed"

"Dorset is Beautiful" The song that proves Adge's writing to bear no racial prejudice!!

"Don't tell I Tell 'ee" A great steady song about not wanting to be burdened with others troubles!

"i took a ride one night, a PC hove in sight; 'ee pulled me up because i got no brake no bell no light. "I'll sling the book at 'ee" that copper said with glee; I said sling all you like, 'tis your dad's bike - so don't tell I, tell 'ee!"

"young Sarah Jones one day, got in the fam'ly way; 'er father come with a gert big gun, said "'ee'll 'ave to pay". 'Ee chased I up a tree, I 'ollered leave I be; I said I 'appen to know, 'twas old Fred Snow, so don't tell I, tell 'ee!"

"Up the Clump"

A parody of the 50's rock n roll style; with Tommy Banner on rock n roll piano, Jerry Lee-style. "well ev'rybody what's wrong with me, shakin' like a man on the old scrumpy" (a parody from the line "shakin' like a man on the fuzzy tree" as sung by the King in All Shook Up) and " thee bisn't nuthin' but a hedgehog... get off my brown suede gaiters, ohh ahh"

"Aloha Severn Beach"

(Severn Beach was a butlinsy, unglamourous resort, so i understand) Parody of romantic, Hawaii style songs. " I'm gonna meet my dear in 'er finery.. down by that old oil refinery"