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  YouTube - The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker
The Wurzels perform one of their hit singles "I...
The Wurzels perform one of their hit singles "I am a cider drinker" in their west country UK way.
The Wurzels On The Comedy Map of Britain
www.youtube.com /watch?v=2zwwqEm5YhQ   (515 words)

  
 YouTube - Blackbird - Wurzels
were be that flbird too i kno where he be he be up the wurzel tree and i be after he...now i seez he and he seeze i and im buggered if i dont get 'im and with a gurt big stick ill know en down flbird ill have he
Wurzels playing to a packed crowd at Bristol Bierkeller, 13.4.06 (less)
The Wurzels - Blackbird - Perkin Warbeck June 2007
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  Amazon.co.uk: The Finest 'arvest of the Wurzels: Music: Wurzels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The finest band to ever come out of the West Country, The Wurzels have enjoyed a surprising amount of success during their long career, with their tales of cider (or zider, as they prefer to call it) and farming.
To return to English, Wurzels founder Adge Cutler was a creative genius who developed a type of folk music based on the country life of the West Country.
The Wurzels were once the best band in Britain back in the 70's at some point.
www.amazon.co.uk /Finest-arvest-Wurzels/dp/B00005MKVD   (1109 words)

  
  Wurzelmania! - Adge Cutler & The Wurzels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bob was one of the great unsung heroes who championed many regional artists as well as Adge and The Wurzels (including The Fivepenny Piece, The Houghton Weavers and Max Boyce), who would probably never have become nationally known without his drive and real enthusiasm for these truly British artists.
This page is dedicated to the West Country's all-time favourite band The Wurzels and their founder, the late and greatly missed Adge Cutler, without whom Scrumpy and Western music wouldn't have been invented.
The Wurzels' first single since last Christmas will be the lads' version of the Oasis hit Don't Look Back In Anger, to return the compliment to Noel and Liam's tribute to the Farmyard Four (What's The Story?) Morning Glory.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~gunning/ajcutler.html   (1429 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/The Wurzels
The Wurzels never stopped performing, but record releases during the 1980s and 1990s were limited to even more obscure novelty singles like I Hate JR, Sunny Weston-super-Mare, and I Want To Be An Eddie Stobart Driver.
Born in 1930, the founder of the Wurzels spent his earlier years pursuing various jobs he would use as material for later songs, including road manager for Acker Bilk.
The longest serving Wurzel, Tommy joined the band in 1967, and is still going strong.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/The_Wurzels   (980 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Wurzels comeback for farm crisis
Seventies pop stars The Wurzels are re-releasing their biggest hit to help farmers stricken by foot-and-mouth disease.
The Wurzels were one of the biggest-selling acts of the mid-70s and made it to number one with 'Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)' in 1976.
A spokeswoman for The Wurzels' record label EMI said: "The band were very keen to give something back to the farmers.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/1434433.stm   (484 words)

  
 Gracenote: Search CDDB
Wurzels / Never Mind The Bullocks Ere's The Wurzels
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels / Cutler Of The West
The Wurzels / The Wurzels & Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
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 Return of the yokel heroes | Rock Roots And Jazz | Music | Arts | Telegraph   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The anticipation surrounding their set at this year's Glastonbury festival is steadily fermenting to a scrumpyish intensity, and they are about to release a new single: a re-recorded version of their 1976 hit, I Am a Cider Drinker, featuring - somewhat bizarrely - vocals by veteran radio DJ Tony Blackburn.
The two longest-serving Wurzels have just had their photographs taken and are now ready to change out of their trademark collarless shirts, corduroy trousers and red neckerchiefs.
The Wurzels represent a lost England and, while their dance remixes grate, their live show is raucously entertaining and gigs range from the Young Farmers' AGM to the Big Gay Out.
www.telegraph.co.uk /arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/19/bmwurzels119.xml   (1093 words)

  
 The Finest 'arvest of the Wurzels, buy cheap online.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The finest band to ever come out of the West Country, The Wurzels have enjoyed a surprising amount of success during their long career, with their tales of cider (or zider, as they prefer to call it) and farming.
The Wurzels were once the best band in Britain back in the 70's at some point.
This CD is a Brlliant combination of the Wurzels music, lets hope many more of their songs are realeased on CD.
www.priceoo.co.uk /p15850-the-finest-arvest-of-the-wurzels.html   (901 words)

  
 Mangelwurzel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel (Beta vulgaris), is a root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae, genus Beta (the beets).
The mangelwurzel has a history in England of being used for sport (mangold hurling), for celebration (mangold lanterns at punkie night in Somerset), for animal fodder and for the brewing of a potent alcoholic beverage.
It is also the source of the name for the English folk/pop/comedy musical group Adge Cutler and the Wurzels (now known simply as "The Wurzels" since the death of Adge Cutler in the 1970s).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mangold_wurzel   (453 words)

  
 The Wurzels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Wurzels were formed in 1966 as a backing group for singer/songwriter Adge Cutler.
In 1976, the Wurzels released ''The Combine Harvester'', a re-work of the song ''Brand New Key'', by Melanie, which became a huge UK hit, topping the charts for 2 weeks.
The late 1990s saw the beginning of a revival of the fortunes for the surviving Wurzels, gaining a cult status amongst students and a resurgence in their popularity in their native West Country.
www.artistopia.com /wurzels   (961 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - The Wurzels, CDs, Records, Tickets items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cider Festival Bath with the Mangled Wurzels 16th feb
Adge Cutler and The Wurzels, 2 X '67 LP, Carry On and Album
ADGE CUTLER and THE WURZELS / VINTAGE ZIDER /LP
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 Direct from Somerset: The Mangledwurzels - a Scrumpy & Western tribute to Adge Cutler & The Wurzels.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Mangledwurzels play Wurzels songs, old and new, blended with self-penned titles and pop standards 'Mangled' in true Wurzels tradition.
The Mangledwurzels made their debut supporting local glam rock band The Glambusters at The Weston Hotel in Bath on Friday 13th May. Not an auspicious date, but it matched the thirteen-song set they were performing.
Fortified by the fine ales the pub serves, a rowdy crowd - mostly players and officials from Odd Down FC - convinced the foursome that perhaps a Wurzels tribute band wasn't the stupid idea they had originally feared.
www.thisengland.net /mangledwurzels/bandbiog.php   (276 words)

  
 The Wurzels News - Topix
The Wurzels at Chicago Rock last night CHICAGO Rock Cafe in Trowbridge will be closing over the next few weeks for a massive refurbishment.
YOKEL legends The Wurzels have revealed the identity of a mystery guest vocalist on their new charity single, which is being released on Friday to raise funds for prostate cancer research.
WEST Country musical legends The Wurzels are set to return to Weston with some more Somerset-style musical wit.
www.topix.net /who/the-wurzels   (487 words)

  
 Have you seen The Wurzels? - urban75 forums
It's a well known fact that the Wurzels are welsh agent provocateurs trying to make us country folk look brainless and stupid.
At least they admit we've got brand new combine harvesters, but that's poor compensation for the racial sterotyping, and is clearly just a smokescreen to stop us seeing through to their blatantly conniving Welsh underbelly.
It soon struck me upon first moving to Bristol that some people genuinely do love The Wurzels without the slightest hint of irony whatsoever.
www.urban75.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=157964   (870 words)

  
 The Wurzels - Artists2Events. Music Management. Tour & Festival Dates
June 2000 saw the new catch up with the old when The Wurzels at last fulfilled a career ambition when they were "The Surprise Group" at Glastonbury Music Festival.
Also the year 2000 saw EMI Records bow to e-mail pressure and release a 24 track CD featuring tracks recorded between 1966 and 1978 by The Wurzels- and the late, great Adge Cutler.
The Wurzels gear on, we feel part of it and get carried away in the mood of it all".
www.artists2events.co.uk /artists/wurzels.html   (301 words)

  
 BBC - Search results for Wurzels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
BBC - h2g2 - Adge Cutler and The Wurzels
As The Wurzels reach cult status, they turn to Thatchers for their first official cider.
Famed beyond the West Country through "Cider Drinker" and "Combine Harvester" the Wurzels were tempted to Cumbria to record...
search.bbc.co.uk /cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=web&q=Wurzels&scope=all   (299 words)

  
 Loose Records and Music
Famed beyond the West Country through "Cider Drinker" and "Combine Harvester" the Wurzels were tempted to Cumbria to record "I want to be an Eddie Stobart driver".
The song, brainchild of Loose owner Andy Titcombe, was Loose Records first UK top 100 entry in the 90s and heralded the first return of the Wurzels to the chart for many years.
The Wurzels downloads are available on CdBaby now.
www.crucialhosting.co.uk /lrm/wurzels.htm   (301 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Wurzels Cd, The Finest 'arvest Of The Wurzels, CDs, Music items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wurzels Finest 'Arvest - Very Best Of CD New
Adge Cutler and The Wurzels Cutler Of The West CD NEW t
ADGE CUTLER & THE WURZELS - CUTLER OF THE WEST NEW C.D
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 Bello Hotel - Über die hundefreundliche Ferienhausdatenbank von Dr. Wurzel
"Dr. Wurzels - Ferienhäuser" ist die größte hundefreundliche Ferienhausdatenbank im deutschsprachigen Raum.
Für eine sonnige Terasse, ein Badeplätzchen und die Möglichkeit ausgiebig in der Erde zu graben, ist jeder ruhesuchende Hund, wie der Rauhhaardackel "Dr. Wurzel", sicher dankbar.
"Dr. Wurzel" übernimmt dies für Sie und bietet gleichzeitig eine Buchungsmöglichkeit in Echtzeit.
www.bello-hotel.com /wurzel.htm   (210 words)

  
 CD Baby: THE WURZELS: I Want To Be An Eddie Stobart Driver Ep
Adge Cutler and The Wurzels renamed The Wurzels after Cutler's death, are a British Scrumpy and Western band.
In 1976, the Wurzels released The Combine Harvester, a re-work of the song Brand New Key, by Melanie, which became a huge UK hit, topping the charts for 2 weeks.
The Wurzels never stopped performing, but record releases during the 1980s and 1990s were limited to even more obscure novelty singles like I Shot JR, Sunny Weston-super-Mare, and I Want To Be An Eddie Stobart Driver.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/wurzels   (1519 words)

  
 Wurzelmania! - Wurzel Songs Part 3 (G-J)
Wurzel Songs - Part 3 (G - J) he Wurzel Songs pages list in alphabetical order as many of Adge Cutler and The Wurzels' songs as I have been able to find, and gives brief notes about each.
Parody of the popular 70s song Una Paloma Blanca - this was the Wurzels' follow-up to Combine Harvester and their second biggest hit, reaching no. 3 in the British pop charts.
Adge and The Wurzels' version was issued on one side of their third single.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~gunning/wzsongs3.html   (1149 words)

  
 eBay - adge cutler, Music items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Adge Cutler & Wurzels, 1967 UK Mono Columbia LP.
Adge Cutler And The Wurzels Cutler Of The West LP
ADGE CUTLER & THE WURZELS Cutler of the West VINYL LP
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 The Wurzels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Scottish accent remains, but he is the band member most likely to be seen actually drinking cider during gigs these days.
The West Country-born stand-up comedian Bill Bailey occasionally references The Wurzels in his routines.
In his Bewilderness show he mentions knowing them 'when they were a German techno band, Die Würtzels - and then they sold out, went all oo-arr country', as well as performing a pastiche of 'Combine Harvester' in the style of Chris de Burgh.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Wurzels   (1031 words)

  
 BBC - Somerset - Win tickets to see the Wurzels
Tommy Banner (right) and the rest of the Wurzels are playing in Taunton on Friday 6 August
Enter our competition and you could win one of two pairs of tickets to see the band synonymous with Somerset, when they appear at Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton on Friday 6 August.
To which piece of agricultural machinery did the Wurzels have the key when they appeared on Top of the Pops in 1976?
www.bbc.co.uk /somerset/competitions/2004/07/wurzels_at_wellsprings.shtml   (208 words)

  
 The Wurzels - June 17 2007
As well as marching bands, jazz, singers, a licensed bar, pig roast the two best items that did it for me - Don The Whistler and of course the wonderful Wurzels.
Below you will see two small(ish) video clips of Don (doing the Birdy Song no less) and the Wurzels - their new version of "Combine Harvester" had the crowds up on the floor as you will see.
I saw this ghostly figure in the back of a car parked near one of the tents....
www.frankiehowerd.com /news-garden2007wurzels.htm   (380 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Finest Arvest of: Music: Wurzels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cutler of the West ~ Adge & the Wurzels Cutler
From the early, and some say classical, cuts of early Wurzels fronted by Adge Cutler (the finest voice in all of North Somerset) to their later chart-topping sound.
If you think music is about enjoying yourself, drinking fermented apple juice and not about morose spotty faced youths in their bedrooms nor middle-aged middle class people listening to obscure jazz records then this is for you.
www.amazon.com /Finest-Arvest-Wurzels/dp/B00004TA3T   (769 words)

  
 Horses - WURZELS SINGLE WILL HELP FARMERS IN CRISIS - July 2001 - Equi.Net - Equestrian Information on the internet
The NFU is delighted that the re-release of the Wurzels song, due to appear on record shelves this Monday, will boost the NFU's Supporting Farmers in Crisis fund.
Pop group The Wurzels, has decided with EMI Records to donate fifty pence from each single sold to the NFU's fund, set up as a result of foot and mouth.
Their single 'Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)' hit the number one spot in the charts 25 years ago and the 'Combine Harvester - 2001 Remix' looks sure to continue this chart success.
www.equiworld.net /0701/nfu06.htm   (179 words)

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