“Satteli are a Swiss yodel duo; sisters Louise and Helen Curtis-Streich. They perform beautifully, haunting Swiss natur yodel and lyrical alpine songs.” Satteli web page.
We are delighted to have the wonderful Satteli performing for us at the Holmfirth Antifolk Festival this year. And if you haven’t come across their unique yelping and yodeling you really are in for a treat. I caught up with Louise Curtis, one half of Satteli, to ask a few questions about the duo.
Martin: When did you start Satteli and why?
Louise: Satteli was formed in 2009 after years of singing together in various groups we decided to honour our Swiss origins. We grew up with strong musical influences from both sides of the family, and also studied music at Huddersfield and Leeds University.
Martin: You went down brilliantly at our little festival last year, what are you planning for this year?
Louise: We will be performing Swiss folk songs old and new from the Bernese Oberland and other German speaking parts of Switzerland, with a healthy dose of yelping and yodeling.
Martin: As well as some of your own songs?
Louise: Definitely, we also have an EP to be released in June 2015 and we’ll be performing some pieces from that.
Martin: Where would you like to take your music in the future?
Louise: As well as reinvigorating old yodel songs we will continue to develop our own songs. We love exploring the free sounds the voice can make not just with yodeling ,but yelping and jutzli. Maybe also a cross of jodel styles from around the world...perhaps a collaboration with those who embrace belting and clarity of tone.
Martin: And you also have a film coming out?
Louise: Yes, a short film called Yorkshire Yodellers is being produced by Cosmic Onion Productions and can be seen at the forthcoming Holmfirth Film Festival.
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You can catch Satteli on Saturday evening at Hot Banana Music, Holmfirth (starts at 7.00pm) or Sunday afternoon in the Box Office (around 4pm).
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