My immediate thought was Jake Thackray, that's how I knew about this. I really like the song, too.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 22:34 (four years ago) link
... or the North... or England...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_Tan_Tethera
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Tuesday, 9 July 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link
a Thackray wormhole on you tube is a very good hour spent.
― calzino, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
Jake was The Man.
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Tuesday, 9 July 2019 23:22 (four years ago) link
Beautiful song. I never knew there were so many variants of Yan Tan Tether Mether (the version I knew, which according to the wiki, turns out to be the Swaledale variant!).
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:20 (four years ago) link