Whether heard echoing through the Alps as a mountain cry made by herders in suspenders, featured in Scandinavian folk music or morphed by Tarzan in his yodel-like call, chances are you’ve encountered the distinctive Swiss tradition of yodeling in one of its many iterations.
More than a yesteryear bellow, it’s a popular form of singing that has found its way into the international musical lexicon and shows no signs of slowing down in its country of origin. The Swiss government says at least 12,000 yodelers take part through about 780 groups of the Swiss Yodeling Association.
