Yodel in Hi-Fi : From Kitsch Folk to Contemporary Electronica

__Yodel in Hi-Fi__ explores the vibrant and varied traditions of yodelers around the world. Far from being a quaint and dying art, yodel is a thriving vocal technique that has been perennially renewed by singers from Switzerland to Korea, from Colorado to Iran. Bart Plantenga offers a lively and surprising tour of yodeling in genres from opera to hip-hop and in venues from cowboy campfires and Oktoberfests to film soundtracks and yogurt commercials. Displaying an extraordinary versatility, yodeling crosses all borders and circumvents all language barriers to assume its rightful place in the world of music. Contents 8 Foreword by Victor Grauer 10 Preface: Drive-By Yodel 14 Yoknowledgments 20 An Introduction to the Insane Logic of Yodeling 24 The Yodel Climbs Out Through the Roof 28 In the Beginning Was the Holler 30 The Black Voice Heard Blue around the World 41 The Black Line 53 Yodel-Spotting in the Big-Small World 70 The Great Leap from Low to High Culture 96 Ego versus Echo 117 The Yodel That Ate Celluloid 137 The Lands of Yo 168 Switzerlandia 170 Germany’s Buffer against Taking Itself Too Seriously 192 Austria’s Infectious Yodeling History 198 Scan-Da-NAY-Veee-AAAH and Siiigh-ber-EEE-ah 207 The Brits Oddly Deny Their Yodel Talent 215 The Belgian and Dutch Escape from Sobriety 226 La Vie Tyrolienne à Paris 234 Spain’s Revolutionary Yodels 242 Italodeeaaayeeodeeaaayeeeoooo 246 Eastern Europe 250 Arab Yodeling: Between Yelp and Ululation 260 Yodel Asia 264 Yodeling Outback and Down Under 289 HawayiiOOayii 299 Yodelers in the Great White North 302 Latin America—Ay Yaie Yaie EEEE OOOoo 312 Notes 320 Illustration Credits 342 Index 344 Yodel in Hi-Fi explores the vibrant and varied traditions of yodelers around the world. Far from being a quaint and dying art, yodel is a thriving vocal technique that has been perennially renewed by singers from Switzerland to Korea, from Colorado to Iran. Bart Plantenga offers a lively and surprising tour of yodeling in genres from opera to hip-hop and in venues from cowboy campfires and Oktoberfests to film soundtracks and yogurt commercials. Displaying an extraordinary versatility, yodeling crosses all borders and circumvents all language barriers to assume its rightful place in the world of music. “If Wisconsin wasn't on the yodel music map before, this book puts it there.”—Wisconsin State Journal An Introduction To The Insane Logic Of Yodeling -- In The Beginning Was The Holler -- The Black Voice Heard Blue Around The World -- Yodel-spotting In The Big-small World -- The Great Leap From Low To High Culture -- Ego Vs. Echo -- The Yodel That Ate Celluloid -- Swiss Yodels. Bart Plantenga. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.