Berne Swissfest, Minnesota, USA (55th annual)

The Charm of an Old World Festival, Family Entertainment at its best!

 

The guest biographies

 

The Yodelling-Duet of sisters, Iren Kiser and Hedy Hodel, has performed since 2000 at a wide variety of events and has received top performance marks at local and federal yodelling contests. They have appeared on TV and radio, singing with their groups and together on compact discs. This past year they produced their own CD “Wunder vom Augeblick” which means miracles of the moment. Hedy and Iren will be accompanied on the button accordion by Manuela Kiser, Iren’s oldest daughter. 

 

Woodcarver, Roman Räss learned the profession of Weisskufer and woodcarver in Appenzell. He studied in Brienz and worked for one of the famous companies there. He now carves on his own producing traditional Swiss milk buckets and wood sculptures.
 

 

Scherenschnitte Artist, Erika Hager, made her first appearance at the Berne Swissfest last year. She specializes in the typical traditional Swiss style of scissor cutting showing farmers, animals and country objects. Her cuttings include little birds, flowers, rabbits or squirrels everywhere being produced on a folded sheet of paper.


edited February, 3rd 2008 by  William Andrist       Copyrights by its authors