This is the home of Hoorgi House Records and Hoorgi House Publishing
for the music and writing of Ivor Cutler
New Editions of Ivor Cutler's books are planned, also a series of songbooks.
On 26th September 2022, our inaugural book was published, a new edition of Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol 2. This is now available from bookshops. [Quick link to purchase via Amazon UK https://tinyurl.com/5n86ke8z]
The second book published by Hoorgi House is a complete collection of Cutler's early BBC radio scripts previously published in three collections: Gruts (1962), Cock-a-Doodle-Don't (1966) and Fremsley (1987). The new collection additionally features previously unpublished scripts. Also included - Ivor Cutler's 'illustrations' from the first editions of Gruts and Cock-a-Doodle-Don't. Date of publication for this new book was 2nd June 2023: GRUTS, AND OTHER WIRELESS MENU: Collected Radio Scripts, 1959 -1965. Now available. [Quick link to purchase via Amazon UK https://tinyurl.com/4ezec36n]
Our book distributor is Gardners. However, final remaining copies of earlier poetry editions, and children's books, are not available through regular distribution channels. Please contact us directly if you are a bookshop and wish to order this stock.
We have received comments about difficulties in finding Ivor Cutler books. Please let us know if you have any problems and we will steer you in the direction of a solution or arrange a direct sale: email - contact@hoorgihouse.link Local book shops may not stock our books, but can order them. If they don't want to, then Waterstones definitely will.
If you are intending to purchase multiple copies of books for a school or reading group, discounts are available - please get in touch: contact@hoorgihouse.link
Audio releases from Hoorgi House Records are available from your local record store or directly from Kudos Distribution
https://hoorgihouse.kudosrecords.co.uk/
For the centenary of Ivor Cutler's birth, the album 'Privilege' is available again as a vinyl LP.
Available now - https://hoorgihouse.kudosrecords.co.uk/release/hhcd02/ivor-cutler-privilege
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