This site is a collection of our interests in Switzerland and alpine countries. Although the site name focuses on alphorns, there are links to more general topics, such as Swiss folk music, traveling in Switzerland, readings about Switzerland, and learning the Swiss-German dialect of Bern and the Emmental.

There are also links to other travel and music-related interests.

Newly Translated Book!

• Alpine Vibes: The Musical Connection between the Alphorn and Yodeling – Fact or Ideology? Raymond Ammann, Yannick Wey, Andrea Kammermann. Translated by Gary Martin (me!)
  (Chronos: 2023)
  Publisher Info with link to free E-Book
• German-language original: Alpenstimmung: Musikalische Beziehung zwischen Alphorn und Jodel – Fakt oder Ideologie? Raymond Ammann, Andrea Kammermann, Yannick Wey.
  (Chronos: 2019)
  Publisher Info with link to free E-Book

Alphorn Pages

• All Things Alphorn-Related > Naturtoene.ch (English and German)
• Alphorn Events & Festivals
• Alphorn Groups
• Alphorn Makers on the Web
• Alphorn Music to Hear
• Alphorn Music to Play
• Alphorn Schools & Instruction
• Books & Articles About the Alphorn (and Swiss Folk Music)
• Build Your Own (Real) Alphorn
• Making a Professional Alphorn
• Make Your Own PVC Pipe Alphorn
• Websites on the Alphorn

Switzerland Trip 2021

A "Retirement Trip" celebration in the Bernese Oberland and Emmental. Aug-Sept 2021.

• Trip Itinerary, Pics and Reflections
• Heimiswil: A Gem in the Emmental

Swiss Folk Music

• Kühreihen: Songs for Cows!

Swiss-German

• Learning Swiss-German

Germany–Austria Trip 2018

• Trip Places & Pics

Norway 1987

• Scans of old trip slides

Crumhorn Music

• Crumhorn Music
• What connections are there between alphorns and crumhorns?
  Check out the "About Crumhorns" page :)

Music Performances

• Kelsy Morrison: Senior Trombone Recital