Jakob Alder

Jakob Alder (born May 23, 1915 near Hundwil ; † April 6, 2004 ), called Alders Jock , was a Swiss composer and folk musician from Hundwil in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden . His musical instruments were a violin and a dulcimer .

He came from the famous Alder family of musicians from Urnäsch ; his grandfather was the well-known Johannes Alder. Jakob grew up on his parents' farm in Hundwil. In the basement there was a hand loom on which the boy learned to weave, which later became his main job. He was also a farmhand and later a freelance sales representative for a winery. He composed pieces of music that last amounted to around 150 titles. 1934–1947 Alders played Jock in the string music founded by his grandfather in 1884. However, there was an internal dispute over the entry in the phone book, so that Jakob Alder separated from his main formation and from then on played in various string music, including the string music Edelweiss . In addition to the main instrument, the violin, he also played the accordion , cello and piano . In the Harmoniemusik Hundwil he learned to play various brass instruments.

At the 2nd Federal Lander Music Festival he performed with his original Appenzell string music Jakob Alder, Hundwil and one of the 20 winning titles with the Polka-Rhinelander Sounds from Hundwil , which he composed .

Individual evidence

1. ^ The last representative of the old guard report by Hans Hürlemann in St.Galler Tagblatt online from April 19, 2004