Walter Alder
Swiss folk music composer and musician Walter Alder from Urnäsch, canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes, winner of the "Goldener Violinschlüssel" (golden violin clef) folk music award 2008. Walter Alder plays the hackbrett (hammered dulcimer), a typical folk music instrument of eastern Switzerland, in the traditional and modern style.
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