Yodeling Greta Elkin * 2000 Avoca Festival

Greta is one of a kind. She is one of those international Yodelers who makes the annual trip from Europe to attend the Avoca Festivals.

Sonny Rodgers Yodelers Paradise Show at the August 2000 Avoca Old Time Country Music Festival. This 3-hour show was one of Avoca's most popular attractions featuring Yodelers from around the world. In spite of week-long temperatures relentlessly hovering between 97 and 100 degrees, the performers gave it their all and the fans endured.

These excerpted clips represent some of the best performances. There are some audio glitches, of which I wasn't aware until I got home and watched the playbacks. Out of 10 film cassettes I shot, two of them suffered from this defect.

This would also be Sonny Rodgers last Avoca attendance. His cancer reappeared and the Good Lord called him home in July 2001.

Mike Johnson music & biography:
http://www.freewebs.com/blackyodelno1
http://www.cdbaby.com/all/mikejohnson

National Traditional Country Music Association:
http://www.orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic

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[9blackhouse]

When I first heard Miss Greta she was singing "The old country church" Ever since then I have been a fan.Miss Greta is also a great song writer.Watch out for "Country Memories" "Lonesome Yodel" and "Tom the Dobro

Player.You will not be disappointed. Sincere wishes to a lady we all think the world of.

[BY1NO1]

Yes, she is a wonderful lady. I got to know her at the Avoca Music festivals.

[ilcm247]

I know this lady very well she sings from her heart. fantastic voice so clear and what can i say about her yodeling shes one of a kind.keep it up greta we all love you

dannyboy x

[BY1NO1]

Yes, she does. Check out the rest of my yodeling firends; Janet McBride, Joyce Leonard, McDonald Craig, Donah Hyland, Buzz Goertzen and more on my Channel.

[5015462]

This is old time country at it's best, Greta Elkin has a fantastic voice and the musicians are a pleasure to listen to. Excellent!!

[BY1NO1]

Thanks. I've got about 10 of my yodeling friends now posted, including a guitar solo by Sonny Rodgers.

[speedyharry]

all they guys love your singing granny!!! they all rated it five star!! love you

Ryan

[PeterBJones]

This is what you call real country music and who better to sing it than Greta Elkin.Greta is also a great yodeller and her falsetto is just so sweet.With out doubt one of the best singers to come out of Ireland. Yodeller.

[speedyharry]

amazing yodeling....best i have heard in a long while

makes it better when she is my granny

[cherryburn2]

this is what i call country wish we could have had a lot more of it so true and what a voice and yodel the music just awsome