German Traditions & Customs

Welcome to another one of our German information and traditions pages. This page has links to information about the peoples of Alps mountain areas of Germany, Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Tyrol. Includes links for the customs, songs, yodeling calls, and folk dances of the german peoples of the Alps Mountains. These links direct you to the homepages with the history and use of the Alpenhorn alpentanzer, Schuhplattler, Yodeling calls, Alphorn, Alps mountain folk dancing, and additional links of interest.
In addition, there are links for German music and songs, and a large selection of German language magazines.

History of the Alphorn, by Christian Schneider Web Link

Swiss Alphorns Homepage
Swiss Horn maker specializing in construction of high quality wooden alphorns.

Rocky Mountain Alphorns Homepage
Canadian Horn maker

Das Alphorn in der Schweiz Homepage
(English/Deutsch) Describes the Alphorn, history, care and how to use it.

The Horn player's FAQ Homepage

Journal of the International Horn Society Online

Schuhplattler Verein Alpenklang Homepage

Enzian Schuhplattler Homepage
Enzian Schuhplattler performs regional dances from Bavaria and Tirol.

Enzian Schuhplattler Links Page
Has many related web links.

Bavarian Gauverbands Homepage
Has many Alp mountain folk interests links.

Alpine yodeling & calls with Kerry Christensen Master Yodeler
This Master Yodeler features excellent yodeling and yodel calls from the Alpine areas of Europe.
If you like good yodeling songs and calls from our Alps, you'll love Kerry and his yodeling.
In our opinion, he is the master Alpine jodler. See and here him in person. Visit his site for information.
Kerry also makes available on his web site some of his excellent CD's and tapes with his yodeling, and zither music.

German heritage links Click Here
A collection of informational websites about German clubs, organizations, and events.

Genealogy books Click Here
The lübeckhaus Bookstore has many excellent books to help you uncover your family's genealogy.

German, Austrian, and Swiss Music and Songs
Welcome to the Music Department of Luebeck Haus. In this section we have music in German and German songs, plus songs in English. Plus some really good Yodeling.

German languages magazines Click Here
These German language magazine subsciptions include German Life, Playboy(German Edition),Living At Home(German Edition), Instyle(German Edition), Deutsche Ausgabe(German Edition), and the National Geographic(German Edition).

Utility Links

Page one German Information page
Page two Banknotes, coins, stamps, collectibles
Page four German traditions, customs, songs and more
Music CDs German music, yodeling & songs
Home page Visit to German Ways Homepage
Tutorial Books Lübecks Bookstore has German language tutorial books.
Lübecks Bookstore Catalogue Directory
An extensive selection of books and audio books from many catagories.
Art Gallery at Lübeck Haus
Offers an extensive selection of more than 500,000 fine art prints, wall posters, wall tapestries, and photographs in hundeds of popular categories. Including art works and wall posters with German cities and cultural themes and many from German artists. Choose your own custom frames from countless combinations of framing and matting materials. All right on your computer screen, and with great customer service and at affordable prices.
Lübeck Haus Store Directory
Offers an extensive selection of audio books, DVD and VHS movies, music CD's, home & office electronics, computers, computer and game software, cellular phones, power and hand tools, hardware, clothing, magazine subscriptions, games and toys.

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This page was last updated June 12, 2009.