Songs from the Cantons
HAD a vague idea, derived no doubt from listening too often to Cicely Courtneidge, that Swiss songs were made up of a few words and a large amount of yodelling and were concerned chiefly with alpenhorns, cowbells, and echoes. The Swiss singer who broadcast some of his country’s songs from 1YA on August 13, presented a different picture. Although most of his songs seemed to be about the soldier and his girl, a theme that is not especially indigenous to Switzerland, there was an atmosphere about them which gave the impression of authenticity. They had some of the airy simplicity and frankness of the English folk-song, without any tinge of Slavic morbidity, or French coyness, The singer accompanied himself on the ‘guitar and introduced the songs with an informality that went well with the music. His voice had the texture that suits folk singing and while the untrained quality might have done irreparable damage to a ballad or an aria, it was just the right thing for a folksong.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 375, 30 August 1946, Page 12
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173Songs from the Cantons New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 375, 30 August 1946, Page 12
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