The first Swiss yodelling club for gays

A long-cherished dream of conductor and singer Franz Markus Stadelmann becomes reality: Switzerland's first "gay yodelling club". The idea of a yodelling club with gay men had been buzzing around in Franz Markus Stadelmann's head for some time. Whenever he was travelling with his boyfriend, they pondered the project. When they were able to get three more friends interested last autumn, their enthusiasm was unstoppable. Stadelmann is well known in the yodelling scene. He has made a name for himself as a singer, conductor and jury chairman. He conducts various yodelling choirs, including the "Jodelchörli Heimelig" for over 20 years. He has also released various recordings as a singer. Now he is founding the "Jodlerklub Männertreu". "We felt the need to turn a marginalised group into something like this," he said to Swiss public television, SRF. Stadelann will also conduct the yodelling club. Fringe group in the yodelling world The yodelling scene tends to be conservative. The...