The traditional Zummerzet way of speaking is fading away. In the hopes of perpetuating the local dialect and encouraging its use we offer a free e-book.
The Dialect of the West of England Particularly Somersetshire by James Jennings
Up From Somerset
This jolly song was written by noted Somerset song writer, author and lawyer Frederick Weatherly.
Weatherly was born in Portishead in 1848 and is best known for composing Danny Boy. The lyrics of Up From Somerset are rather fun and we include them below.
Oh, we come up from Somerset,
To
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