Could yodeling make a come back in popularity? Yodeling is a form of singing that was developed in the central Alps of Switzerland; its original intention was for the purpose of herders to be able to hear each other and communicate while up in the mountains. It grew in popularity throughout Switzerland, Australia, Africa, and Southern Germany.

Yodeling also had strong popularity in America during the 1920s, after a country artist named Riley Puckett yodeled in his record “Rock all our Babies to Sleep”. The trend picked up in 1928 when an artist by the name of Jimmie Roger began writing songs using yodeling and became known for having a distinctive yodel within his music; however, there was a major dip in popularity during the 1950s, with the country music genre turning back towards the blues.

Some people today don’t think yodeling holds relevance or any value other than annoyance so I spoke with students about their feelings towards yodeling. According to Lily Harris, “Yodeling holds similarities to opera. Especially when you consider the vocal warm-ups.” An opinion given by Ryn Smith was “Yodeling is an interesting form of music. It is something that is unique and pretty fascinating to hear. It’s something that is different, but really cool when you listen and think about it. there’s just not enough songs with it”.  Yodeling can make it’s way to a come back with enough listeners.