Oesch's die Dritten is a Yodel Volksmusik family group from the Bernese Oberland,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It consists of its lead vocalist and

yodeler Yodeling (also jodeling) is a form of singing which involves repeated and rapid changes of pitch between the low-pitch chest register (or "chest voice") and the high-pitch head register or falsetto. The English word ''yodel'' is derived from ...

Melanie Oesch (born 14 December 1987), her mother Annemarie (born 8 February 1963), her father Hansueli (born 14 July 1958), her two brothers Mike (born 14 January 1989) and Kevin (born 23 October 1990), and Urs Meier (born 14 November 1980). The words ''die Dritten'' refer to ''the third generation'', after grandfather Hans and parents Hansueli and Annemarie.

Group members

* Melanie Oesch –

lead vocalist The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

and

* Annemarie Oesch – singer * Hansueli Oesch –

Schwyzerörgeli The Schwyzerörgeli is a type of diatonic button accordion used in Swiss folk music. The name derives from the town/canton of Schwyz where it was developed. ''Örgeli'' is the diminutive form of the word ''Orgel'' (organ). Outside of Switzerland t ...

* Mike Oesch –

electric bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Kevin Oesch –

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

* Urs Meier –

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

Discography

Albums

;Live albums

EPs

Singles

References

External links

Official website
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Video playlist
on YouTube (29 songs) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oesch's die Dritten Swiss folk music groups Yodelers Schlager groups