Mary Schneider

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Mary Schneider
Born (1932-10-25) 25 October 1932
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Genres Country/ Yodelling
Occupations singer/performer

Mary Schneider AM, (25 October 1932, Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian singer and performer, who is a master at the classic Swiss Alpine style, she is best known for yodelling the works of various standards by many a classic composer. She has covered everything from yodelling of classical music pieces to marches and European folk music tunes. Her daughter Melinda Schneider is also an Australian country music singer and performer. She mainly appears in club and pub venues around Australia, as well as overseas, but has also performed at many arena venues.

Television and Radio

She has appeared on the Don and Mike Show, the The Howard Stern Show and National Public Radio[1] in the USA, Spicks and Specks and Enough Rope[2] on ABC TV and Eurotrash in the UK. Mary Schneider was recognised in the Queens birthday honours in 2012.

Discography

  • Yodeling the Classics (Koch Crossover Music, Catalog #3-6650-2)
  • 2001: Yodeling the Classics II (Koch Crossover Music, Catalog #3-6660-2)
  • Ultimate Collection
  • "The magic of yodelling" (K-tel)

References

  1. Yodeling The Classics, (broadcast 10 November 1997), All Things Considered
  2. Louise Nunn, (18 June 2009) Healing power of sweet music, The Advertiser

External links


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