Scrumpy and Western refers humorously to music from England's West Country that fuses comical folk-style songs, often full of double entendre, with affectionate parodies of more mainstream musical genres, all delivered in the local accent/dialect. The name refers to scrumpy, ubiquitous strong cider ("hard cider" for Americans) often required for the performers to give of their best. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The West Country is an informal term for the area of south-western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The West Country dialects and West Country accents are generic terms applied to any of several English dialects and accents used by much of the indigenous population of the southwestern part of England, the area popularly known as the West Country. ... Cider has different meanings in the United Kingdom and the United States. ... Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ...

Exact styles vary by band or musician, and very few are known outside their native county. The main exceptions to this are The Wurzels, a North Somerset group who had a number one hit in the UK with Combine Harvester in 1976. This followed an earlier hit single with Drink Up Thy Zider, an unofficial West Country anthem, especially among supporters of Bristol City Football Club. This gained notoriety when the BBC refused to play its B-side song, Twice Daily, due to concern about the unseemly subject matter (a shotgun wedding). Combine Harvester itself was a reworded version of Melanie's Brand New Key and other songs borrowed the style and made fun of the themes of Country and Western and other US and British popular music. A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Adge Cutler and The Wurzels, renamed The Wurzels after Cutlers death, are a British Scrumpy and Western band. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being Bristol Rovers). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into forced marriage. ... Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947 in Astoria, New York City is an American singer-songwriter. ... Brand New Key is a pop song written by folk singer Melanie (Melanie Safka), which became a novelty hit in 1971-2. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ...

Other artists whose music is Scrumpy and Western in flavour include The Yetties from Dorset, The Golden Lion Light Orchestra from Worcestershire, Fred Wedlock, the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, and The Yokels from Wiltshire. The Yetties (Bonny Sartin, Pete Shutler and Mac McCulloch) are an English folk music group and take their name from the Dorset village of Yetminster which was their childhood home. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The album art for the bands controversial debut album. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Fred Wedlock (born on May 23, 1942) is a Bristol born folk singer best known for his UK hit single The Oldest Swinger In Town. He has however played the folk circuit for many years, both prior to, and in the wake of, his single chart success. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

See also

• Country and Western music
• West Country dialects
• Scrumpy and Western website