Ivor Cutler (January 15th, 1923 – March 3rd, 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. Originally a teacher, he taught at A.S. Neill's Summerhill School. He appeared in The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film," on Neil Innes's television programmes, and on John Peel's influential BBC radio programme, for which he recorded a total of twenty-one sessions between 1969 and 1991. In live performances he would accompany himself on a harmonium.