Adge Cutler Unplugged - 'Haymaking Time' 1966

In the mid sixties Adge would regularly practice the numbers of his gigs and rehearse new songs with the band over the Midland Road pub in Bristol, a pub whose landlord, Reg Chant was one of Adge’s original Wurzels. Many of these sessions were recorded on an old Grundig cassette tape, Adge using the same tape over and over again. This tape has survived in the family archives and makes wonderful listening - Adge at his relaxed best having fun, ad-libbing and playing as his mood took him but at the same time is clearly a serious and talented musician with great attention being paid to the detail but never loosing that great sense of humour that was his trademark in life. This treat is a short extract from this tape - a very polished and gentle rehearsal of ‘In The Haymaking Time’ - played by Adge from the early 60’s onwards but not put on album until 1968 when it appeared on his ‘Cutler of the West’ LP. Adge himself described this as one of his ‘sloppy and sentimental songs’!!!!
So, here it is, raise a glass to Adge - listen to and enjoy Adge at his sloppy and sentimental best!!!
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[@CritRock]

RIP Adge

[@Krzyszczynski]

Reg Chant accompanying on accordion? I've come to regard him as my favourite among the original Wurzels - always looked as though he was having a rollicking good time.

[@markgreenslade1180]

would really like to hear the rest of the song if not the whole tape absolutely excellent