Font Whatling’s Polka turns up frequently in East Anglia, but never seems to have a proper name! Walter ‘Font’ Whatling, a melodeon player and step-dancer from Worlingworth in Suffolk, recorded it in the 1970s; he learned it from local fiddler Harkie Nesling.
I've heard it suggested that the tune is actually a version of Not For Joe.
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