The Coffee Pickers Kurt and Maria Stadlin from Switzerland, yodelling at the Hometown Opry in North Wilkesboro NC USA
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Kurt's yodel
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Labels: Swiss Folklore
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Garmisch Yodeler
The propriotor of the Biergarten we stopped at after hiking the Partnatsch George in Garmisch, Germany.
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Labels: German Folklore
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Schottisch • Trad. Switzerland
Ensemble La Volta (Switzerland)
Folkmusic from Switzerland • Schottisch • Trad. Switzerland
Instruments: Brooms, Mandolin, Vodka bottles, Spoons, Guitar, Guitarron
According to dictionary , Schottisch is Ballroom dance fashionable in the 19th century, introduced to England 1848, not identical with the Écossaise. In England it is usually called by its plural, Schottische. The music is in 2/4 time, much like that of the polka, but played more slowly.
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Labels: Schottisch, Swiss Folklore
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Folk Music and Dancing - Switzerland
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Labels: Swiss Folklore
