Is yodelling American?

Mr. Alex · 01-15-2011, 02:21 PM

I read the wikipage about yodelling and it says that yodelling is also a part of American Country music. That's weird. I don't get it. To me yodelling was something Europian. From Switzerland for example. But then I saw this, which doesn't feel American even close...

So whose culture is it indeed?

gnashley · 01-15-2011, 03:18 PM

Who came first -the Swiss or the Americans? Don't you know the Amis take credit for inventing everything.

knudfl · 01-15-2011, 06:00 PM

Wiki .. yodeling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yodeling
""... it was developed in the Central Alps as a method of communication between
alpine mountaineers or between alpine villages, with this non-musical multi-pitched
"yelling" later becoming part of the region's traditional lore and musical expression.""

New World Encyclopedia :
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/...ng#Switzerland
""The earliest mention of the yodel dates back to the fourth century C.E.,
and Roman Emperor Julian complaining about the wild, shrieking songs coming
from the mountain people to the north. "" ..

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Alexvader · 01-15-2011, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Wiki .. yodeling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yodeling
""... it was developed in the Central Alps as a method of communication between
alpine mountaineers or between alpine villages, with this non-musical multi-pitched
"yelling" later becoming part of the region's traditional lore and musical expression.""

New World Encyclopedia :
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/...ng#Switzerland
""The earliest mention of the yodel dates back to the fourth century C.E.,
and Roman Emperor Julian complaining about the wild, shrieking songs coming
from the mountain people to the north. "" ..

..

Oh so that is what yodeling is...

I Thought Yodeling was when a 'Bro in Bronx or Harlem meets another 'Bro, and the first 'Bro says

"Yo Dawg, wassup...?!"

This is what i thought yodeling was... American, not Swiss....