Biography
The words Yan, Tan and Tether probably have their origins in Brythonic Celtic languages. In some parts of Britain, they are traditionally used by shepherds as part of the sheep-counting system "Yan-tan-tethera" to signify the numbers one, two and three.
There may be more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Yan Tan Tether was a 2000s Celtic band led by violinist Joe O'Donnell.
2) Yan Tan Tether is an English close-harmony folk trio formed in 2013.
1) Yan Tan Tether was a 2000s Celtic band led by violinist Joe O'Donnell.
2) Yan Tan Tether is an English close-harmony folk trio formed in 2013 comprising Rosie Knighton, Tess Leslie and Lynne O’Malley and based in Yorkshire. The trio sings arrangements of traditional folk music interspersed with lively chorus songs.
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