Heat forces yodelers at annual Swiss festival to sing in fountains
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in. Around 12,000 performers and nearly 200,000 visitors traveled to Basel for the Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest, Switzerland’s national yodeling festival.
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- ▪From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.
- ▪Around 12,000 performers and nearly 200,000 visitors traveled to Basel for the Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest, Switzerland’s national yodeling festival.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onHeat forces yodelers at annual Swiss festival to sing in fountainsYodelers at a festival in Basel, Switzerland, turned city fountains into rehearsal spaces during Europe’s June heat waveByJEZ FIELDER Associated PressJune 29, 2026, 12:05 PM1:29Yodeling women wear traditional clothes as they pose in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, June 27, 2026.
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