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  1. John Watterson has performed the songs of Jake Thackray at festivals, concerts, clubs, after dinner venues and – most specially – to members of Jake’s family. Jake’s songs are exquisitely funny, satirical, incisive, irreverent, witty and gloriously un-PC – and sometimes all of these at the same time.

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  2. John Watterson - The UK’s foremost interpreter of the wonderful wordsmithery of Jake Thackray.

  3. John Watterson, an adopted Yorkshireman, was born and grew up on the Isle of Man, which is where he first saw and met Jake Thackray in 1975. He recalls a performance at the local folk club, which had the audience in

  4. John Watterson is the UKs leading performer of Jakes songs. As Fake Thackray he has toured with Fairport Convention and performed at festivals, theatres and clubs across the UK and on local and national radio, and on TV on Meet the Richardsons.

  5. Jul 27, 2023 · John Watterson aka ‘Fake Thackray’ presents ‘Beware of the Bull’ – an evening of the wonderful songs of Jake Thackray, with anecdotes and readings from the first ever biography of the Yorkshire chansonnier.

  6. This is the first of a two-part interview featuring music festival programme director and performing musician, John Watterson (aka Fake Thackray).

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  8. Aug 27, 2022 · King Of The Yard: The Curious Pedigree Of Jake Thackray. Paul Thompson and John Wattersons biography of Jake Thackray attempts to tease out his many contradictions and square the man with the music. Will Ainsley reads on again, on again.

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