Swiss Folk Dance Music (Swissair Flight Entertainment)

The journalists present a musical broadcast about the Swiss folk dance scene. They describe various types of folk dances and present typical country music from diverse Swiss regions. The programme includes: Information on the origins, history, foreign influences and the typical instrumental formations of folk dances such as the Polka, Ländler, Schottisch, Mazurka, the so-called Kontratänze, Bandella from Ticino, Unspunnen dances. Names and some biographical details of performers and composers. A comparison of the similarities and differences in the music from diverse regions and periods.