Sun in the lamp
The flower clock face
One of the folklore people getting red in the face blowing the alp horn
Charlene trying her hand at the coin-in-the-bowl “musical instrument”
Singing with aplomb
Mom and Dad, and Heidi and I dancing a traditional folk dance
Dancing with my beautiful sister
No, my face isn’t red because I’m (a conservative Mennonite) dancing with a lovely lady, it’s because I got a terrific sunburn that day and it was blitzing hot in there with no A/C
Warbling and lilting away
Playing a saw with a violin bow. Amazing.
Dietrich taking a turn at the alp horn
Our good buddy Galen giving it a seemingly futile try; actually, he emitted a squawk through it (an accomplishment in itself) almost immediately, but instead of quitting while he was ahead, he kept trying to do more and produce a richer, fuller tone and failed to emit even a squawk!
Charlene taking her turn
Ruth, our resident tour yodeler, giving the folklore yodeler a run for her money
Two of the older ladies in our group enjoying themselves with new instruments
The whole ensemble
Heidi and Elmer trying to follow the rhythm
Sister Heidi playing the spoons
Levi manning the grater (many of these folk instruments were simply everyday tools and kitchen instruments that found their dual use as musical instruments)
Jan having a blast on the washboard
After the folklore people did their thing, we sang a song or two for them
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