"Yodelo ho ho ! " is all the rage......

As I read Anna's (Larsson) blog from Vienna, which ended with "Jodelo ho ho " it brought to mind the day her husband Goran (Eliasson) played me a recording of Mary Schneider "Yodelling the classics " - if you want to brighten your day, look her up on You Tube - it's worth a guinea a minute to hear her "flicking" her voice about with such discernible ease ! The reason Goran had the recording was because he was singing at a "Viennese Evening" concert in which the programme included a yodelling song. (After the concert, a member of the audience had sent the clip to him) . Since Goran had never used the technique previously , we had much fun putting it into his repertoire, and he is great at it !! . He was surprised that I am a "closet yodeller", one of my secret accomplishments. "I think she sounds just like you Anna" quoth Goran - well I never ...! When I played it for Mariella, the gifted young Swedish soprano who is staying here and brushing up her breathing technique, we fell about with laughter - you try it and keep a straight face !!! Now it's Sunday evening and Anna has made her debut at the Vienna State Opera, with what I am sure is another major triumph - let's hope the performance has been recorded so that we can all enjoy it in due course now, and it be treasured into posterity.....congratulations Dear Erda......As dusk draws on, my resident blackbird is serenading us from a tree in the garden. Mariella and I are relaxing after a walk in the woods nearby......life has so many bonuses - Anna captivating the Viennese with her rich, warm, unique contralto, and Mr. Blackbird captivating us with his open throated lyricism - a blissful evening......and ethereal breathing all round .........Dear Readers - count your blessings ........and.......k..p b.......g.....