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In 1967, for their own enjoyment, a handful of dedicated Swiss singers, keen on traditional Swiss music and songs, decided to form a proper yodel group and thus the famous Swiss Kiwi Yodel Group came into being. Its foundation members were: Hans Fitzi, Hans-Ueli Hess, Kurt Hirzel, Ernst Gyger, John Gamperle, Urs Holzapfel with Menk Abplanalp joining up shortly after. The group's main idea was to meet on a regular basis in order to practice and enjoy singing and yodeling as the members had known it back in their homeland...   Eidg. Jodlerfest Aarau 16.-19.6.2005 Click on a picture to enlarge it ...      The following were or still are the members since 1967:  Abplanalp Menk, Arnold Joe, Arnold Peter, Arnold Ursula, Brunner Thomas, Buehler Markus, Dettling Joe, Eberle Bruno, Fitzi Hans, Fitzi Otto, Frei Hans, Holzapfel Urs, Gamperle John, Gerber Juerg, Girsberger Max, Gyger Ernst, Gyger Hans Ruedi, Hess Hans-Ueli, Hess Edith, Hirzel Kurt, Hochstrasser Theo, Husistein Beat, Jaeggli Reto, Knechtle Erwin, Manser Toni, Meier Ilia, Moehl Felix, Moser Toni, Mueller Franz, Mueller Paul, Neff Martin, Preissig Jakob, Roggen Oscar, Ryter Albert, Schuetz Robert, Stebler Werner, Tellenbach Emil, Thum Toni, van Doorn Martin, Walker Reimar, Widmer Erich, Wuethrich Ernst.(We are sorry to mention that Hans-Ueli Hess, John Gamperle & Otto Fitzi are no longer with us) If you have any inquiries relating to the Swiss Kiwi Yodelers or if you would like to engage them to perform at a business or private function, please write to: Osci, P.O. Box 6110, Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand or send a Fax to: ++64 9 377-4247. |
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