Battle of the Alpine Horns

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • Once a year, the world’s top alpine horn musicians gather high in the Swiss Alps to compete for a special honor. The Valais Drink Pure Festival in Nendaz, Switzerland, is an international meeting of alphorn players where the best of the best come to play the iconic elongated horn in its traditional Swiss setting. While 16-year-old Tim Lin might seem like an unlikely alphorn enthusiast, he is quite the prodigy. Born in Germany to a Chinese father and a Belarusian mother, Lin took home last year’s top prize in the youth category, and hopes to do it again this year.
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Komentáře • 272

  • @Michizoechling
    @Michizoechling Před 5 lety +418

    Mother from Belarus and father Chinese, lives in Germany and keeps a Swiss tradition, well done!

    • @Mytishchiball
      @Mytishchiball Před 4 lety +32

      And speaks English

    • @pohlol7529
      @pohlol7529 Před 4 lety +5

      3rd culture kid lol

    • @mrmoth26
      @mrmoth26 Před 4 lety +29

      Mr Worldwide.

    • @tforaodg
      @tforaodg Před 3 lety +10

      My wife is British Jew and I am mixture of Chinese and Mongolian.
      Our kids will be a very interesting mix.

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul Před 2 lety +2

      Would be cooler if he was Swiss to be honest.

  • @atsukana1704
    @atsukana1704 Před 7 lety +192

    "Youth dancing, some kind of wrestling..." lol I love that he didn't really look into it a whole lot and was more interested in his alphorn

  • @eggoktoberfestgg2294
    @eggoktoberfestgg2294 Před 7 lety +270

    RICOLA!!!!

  • @navadeepsharma6709
    @navadeepsharma6709 Před 7 lety +67

    He is so passionate about it. Lucky he found his calling.

  • @DanChainsawman
    @DanChainsawman Před 6 lety +352

    RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @DumbleGruesome
    @DumbleGruesome Před 3 lety +24

    I wanna relax on a mountain while he plays the alphorn in the distance

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @ilsunnylo3562
    @ilsunnylo3562 Před 7 lety +283

    Congrats. The best blower.

    • @wvttie
      @wvttie Před 7 lety +18

      Ilsunny Lo my girlfriend should play the alphorn, shed be great at it.

    • @unclekanethetiberiummain1994
      @unclekanethetiberiummain1994 Před 4 lety +7

      @@wvttie That's pretty impressive considering she doesn't have that much materials to practice with.

    • @sassyqueen6829
      @sassyqueen6829 Před 4 lety

      Thats what she said

  • @sinisteryaknow8886
    @sinisteryaknow8886 Před 3 lety +124

    I can't wait to see if PewDiePie will actually get to this level of alphorn playing

    • @kapillantigua1504
      @kapillantigua1504 Před 3 lety +12

      petition for pewds and KSI to participate in the next contest

    • @chuuchuu6317
      @chuuchuu6317 Před 3 lety +1

      I was hoping to find a comment from this.

    • @TheAudrix
      @TheAudrix Před 3 lety

      i don't thinh he cares enough to practice lol

    • @raypablo7051
      @raypablo7051 Před 3 lety

      @King Alejandro Yup, have been using Instaflixxer for months myself :D

  • @carolineweber5680
    @carolineweber5680 Před 4 lety +27

    Everyone: Woah that is so cool and unique!
    Me: *thinks of Ricola man*
    YES I AM A 8 YEAR OLD AT HEART

  • @Nhoj31neirbo47
    @Nhoj31neirbo47 Před 7 lety +19

    Riiiiiiiiicoolaaaa !

  • @123RidesBikes
    @123RidesBikes Před rokem +1

    This battle will go down in history.

  • @AM-xt4jj
    @AM-xt4jj Před 7 lety +54

    "Some kind of wrestling" is actually called Schwingen a traditionally Swiss sport.

  • @JeffTygart
    @JeffTygart Před 7 lety +291

    I bet he gets so many chicks in Switzerland. Hey baby want to come over and hear my alphorn?

  • @vanessaayala5836
    @vanessaayala5836 Před 6 lety +6

    How beautiful is it that they can play... with real clouds floating in the background? Its just so surreal

  • @codemiesterbeats
    @codemiesterbeats Před 3 lety +9

    I work in an automotive shop... one day one of the guys was working with some PVC pipe on some line that needed fixing in the shop and he walked by with a 7 foot or so section with a 90 degree bend on the end and I said
    "REEEE COOLAAAAA"
    Nobody else thought it was funny but I laughed until I cried.

  • @nyemeaker8089
    @nyemeaker8089 Před 7 lety +105

    How do they transport the horns tho? It looks way too big to fit in a car

    • @k_rinabeena
      @k_rinabeena Před 7 lety +57

      It's usually 3 parts (4 if the mouthpiece is separate, not quite sure sorry) that are being put together you can kinda see it at 0:34, it shows an alpine horn with little wooden intersections which are used to fit the parts together, they can be protruding pieces as seen at 0:34 or made so that the individual pieces cannot be distinguished from one another

    • @forkboy3309
      @forkboy3309 Před 3 lety +4

      you can see him carrying it in his gig bag at 0:39

  • @darthguilder1923
    @darthguilder1923 Před 7 lety +32

    A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

  • @byalmo91
    @byalmo91 Před 3 lety +6

    This actually strangely really interest me. The locations these instruments are played also really help.

  • @johnrodgers2844
    @johnrodgers2844 Před 7 lety +81

    In juice category

    • @florianniebauer3705
      @florianniebauer3705 Před 6 lety

      It's so nice to see that there are more assholes like me out there, that IMMEDIATELY detect shit like that, sometimes it's a burden :D

  • @bobdole877
    @bobdole877 Před 3 lety +5

    I've been skiing twice in Nendaz but never knew they held alphorn competitions in the summer!

  • @assuma0411
    @assuma0411 Před 3 lety +3

    Finally, a trumpet with no hassle!

  • @earlgrey1555
    @earlgrey1555 Před 7 lety +12

    REEEEEEECOOOOOLAAAAAAAAA

  • @obiwahndagobah9543
    @obiwahndagobah9543 Před 6 lety +6

    I like Alphorn music so much, in the alpine parts of the Allgäu Region in Bavaria, Germany we also have them :)

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @k_rinabeena
    @k_rinabeena Před 7 lety +2

    He is so southern omgg, I love the alpine folks they have such nice traditions

  • @coffeebudhong5871
    @coffeebudhong5871 Před 7 lety +2

    Takes a lot of breath just for one blow, so amazing

  • @shannonmay
    @shannonmay Před 6 lety +2

    Andddd this festival is now on my bucket list

  • @schrotti04
    @schrotti04 Před 7 lety +2

    Ich bin sehr beeindruckt! Super Timi!

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @jemimalamb78
    @jemimalamb78 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful instrument with Beautiful people playing it.

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @wfcoaker1398
    @wfcoaker1398 Před 5 lety +3

    No reason to ask why you play the alphorn. You play it because the music is the voice of your soul. I hope your soul can always feed on this music.

  • @itscringecat
    @itscringecat Před 6 lety +11

    Would this event perhaps be sponsored by Ricola?

  • @onceavamaravilla
    @onceavamaravilla Před 7 lety +5

    1:20
    HE WON WITH A BROKEN FREAKING NECK

  • @fireinthehole1986
    @fireinthehole1986 Před 7 lety +1

    His mother was born in Belarus!? But that current Slavic nation is my all time fav!

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan Před rokem +2

    This is wonderful, and thank you for making and posting! It is very inspiring! Many thanks to you for sharing!

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

    • @CuriousEarthMan
      @CuriousEarthMan Před 4 měsíci

      @@Jean-MichelRONDIO Thank you! I just listened. Very peaceful, thank you! Were those actual Alpen Horn or electronic simulations? Do you have a video of your playing? Thanks.

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      @@CuriousEarthMan No, I don't have a video of my game. I compose with a keyboard connected to my computer. This track is made with a new ethnic sound bank from East West: "RA". These are virtual instruments. JM.

  • @judypasqualone3819
    @judypasqualone3819 Před 6 měsíci

    So fascinating…and congratulations on your 1st place in youth category. 👍🏻

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @southsideman4891
    @southsideman4891 Před rokem +1

    GOD MADE THAT INSTRUMENT JUST FOR THEM!
    THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PERFECT SOUND FOR THAT BACKGROUND

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Jean-MichelRONDIO thank you. 🙏

  • @pumpkingamebox
    @pumpkingamebox Před 2 lety +1

    I bought a flute once for the same purpose. Perhaps I should finally learn it. And go on skipping in the mountains while playing a cheerful tune.

    • @robertrhines9154
      @robertrhines9154 Před 2 lety

      I would like to learn how to play ocarina to mainly learn Celtic music.

  • @tyranadoinfernorino8014
    @tyranadoinfernorino8014 Před 7 lety +49

    Battle? I THOUGHT IT WAS WHO COULD TAKE THE MOST PUFFS FROM THE PIPE

    • @ashan4575
      @ashan4575 Před 7 lety

      tyranado infernorino Bruh 😂

  • @nothing4020
    @nothing4020 Před 7 lety +20

    .....some kind of wrestling

  • @sc7502
    @sc7502 Před 3 měsíci

    From all I remember hearing the ancient Greeks used to communicate to each other through the mountains this way and through whistling as well

  • @garyv2498
    @garyv2498 Před 7 lety +3

    Great view, interesting instrument.

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @seraphim9640
    @seraphim9640 Před 4 lety +6

    come on ksi its a nice flute..

  • @noah.11.11.
    @noah.11.11. Před 7 lety +5

    REEEEEEEEECOOOOOLAAAAAAA

  • @orlandoquiding2756
    @orlandoquiding2756 Před 7 lety +8

    Subtitles : *Where are you from and why do you play the iPhone*

  • @DeagleBeagle
    @DeagleBeagle Před 5 měsíci

    tent idea is great to reduce bias

  • @14_IQ.points
    @14_IQ.points Před 7 lety +123

    Lol it sounded like he said "I won first place in the jews category"

    • @jedimasterjoe5386
      @jedimasterjoe5386 Před 5 lety +19

      Not in Germany

    • @buozq2
      @buozq2 Před 5 lety +2

      Oh lord

    • @bleughbloop8569
      @bleughbloop8569 Před 5 lety +9

      @@jedimasterjoe5386 probably easier in germany surely? less competition.

    • @jedimasterjoe5386
      @jedimasterjoe5386 Před 5 lety +1

      bleugh bloop Well sure but I whouldnt go around and say I’m a Jew in Germany

  • @adyparis3889
    @adyparis3889 Před 6 lety

    The best Chanel on CZcams

  • @TheMegazonyx
    @TheMegazonyx Před 7 lety +2

    *PLAY THE BROWN NOTE!!!*

  • @jesh1075
    @jesh1075 Před 4 lety

    I love this instrument too tank you

  • @TheGumigumi
    @TheGumigumi Před 7 lety +2

    Riiicooolaaaa

  • @lutfipragola8651
    @lutfipragola8651 Před 7 lety +2

    this guy is good. he should turn into pro..

  • @jdmderick
    @jdmderick Před 7 lety +13

    that would make one hell of a dab pipe to pass though....

  • @somacruz7759
    @somacruz7759 Před 8 měsíci +1

    RIIICOLA!!!

  • @jiamingyu1244
    @jiamingyu1244 Před 7 lety +2

    Impressive

  • @itshelpa
    @itshelpa Před 7 lety +4

    juice category, ey?

  • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
    @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

    Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @astrobot3000
    @astrobot3000 Před 2 lety +1

    bruh im 16 and mad at myself for not being as cool as this guy

  • @pllel8815
    @pllel8815 Před 7 lety

    So Jimmy comes from Switzerland? He plays that thing perfectly.

  • @NICOYA1207
    @NICOYA1207 Před 3 lety +3

    Pewdiepie Is The Final Boss After This..

  • @gerardo5720
    @gerardo5720 Před 7 lety +1

    I didn't think there would be that many horn players. It doesn't look like that popular of a thing.

    • @ValoTheBrute
      @ValoTheBrute Před 6 lety

      Warwolf 1 when i was in zug i never heard the end of the alphorns

  • @Draftgon
    @Draftgon Před 7 lety +6

    He said lucky but I'm sure he meant happy. It's a common false friend in English for German speakers.

  • @qrower
    @qrower Před 7 lety +2

    he's good

  • @timjenkins7019
    @timjenkins7019 Před 4 měsíci

    Beautiful! I'm glad you get to enjoy it!

  • @soulassassin0g
    @soulassassin0g Před rokem

    Homie: "Yo, I just came up on an Alpine."
    Me: "Dang, no way? Where's it at?"
    Homie: "Aight, bet. Lemme go git it."
    **Comes back dragging one of these horns**

  • @msfwen2986
    @msfwen2986 Před 4 lety

    So cool!

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @tastemakerguidie
    @tastemakerguidie Před 8 dny

    blowing

  • @Bp-rg3oj
    @Bp-rg3oj Před 7 lety +4

    It's that's guy from those cough drops commercials

  • @Ilyta94
    @Ilyta94 Před 7 lety +3

    The view tho...

  • @dialcuadrado5731
    @dialcuadrado5731 Před 3 lety

    Awesome

  • @FBI-it1ct
    @FBI-it1ct Před 6 lety

    His accent is amazin

  • @yeetedomelet7825
    @yeetedomelet7825 Před 4 lety +1

    R I C O L A

  • @pablitos232
    @pablitos232 Před 3 lety +1

    Someone get this man to host meme review👍

  • @mroonicide
    @mroonicide Před 7 lety +1

    cool,i play can the iPhone :)

  • @ClayonicVetro24578
    @ClayonicVetro24578 Před 11 měsíci

    Riiiicoooooolaaaaa

  • @alesjamsek2324
    @alesjamsek2324 Před 3 lety

    Alpe hurnei! Greida,greida,greida.

  • @Coffee-Sorcerer
    @Coffee-Sorcerer Před 7 lety +2

    Dang this is a pretty proud... sport?

  • @user-pq7hu6mc3w
    @user-pq7hu6mc3w Před 4 lety +1

    하하하하하핳ㅎ 미치겠네 댓글 다 외국인인데 온라인수업땜에 나만 한국인인겨 ?

  • @tylermurphy9161
    @tylermurphy9161 Před rokem

    Yo my girl is on this app chillllll

  • @MalevolentDebater
    @MalevolentDebater Před 7 lety +1

    "Folk dancing... some kind of wrestling?"

    • @Jean-MichelRONDIO
      @Jean-MichelRONDIO Před 4 měsíci

      Hallo ! In meiner Playlist “FOLK-WELT”. finden Sie “IN DEN ALPEN”, eine Komposition, die ich für ein Alphorn-Ensemble gemacht habe. Eine angenehme Entdeckung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen. JM.

  • @banuchandarreguraman513

    super

  • @dvd6976
    @dvd6976 Před 5 lety

    Ricola!

  • @eddsworldgaming9696
    @eddsworldgaming9696 Před 5 lety

    RIIIIICOLAAAAA

  • @diegogotmoney
    @diegogotmoney Před 4 lety +1

    Wait- I play trumpet

  • @keitatsutsumi
    @keitatsutsumi Před 7 lety +9

    U thought he said Jews category

  • @pxpi_noxh3237
    @pxpi_noxh3237 Před 7 lety +2

    I feel like a "YAH"

  • @lmbarak
    @lmbarak Před 7 lety +1

    Please tell me this festival is sponsored by Ricola.

  • @Molowa369
    @Molowa369 Před 4 lety

    At 0:46 to 0:47 the subtitles say “why do play the iPhone?”

  • @gooberus9167
    @gooberus9167 Před 7 lety

    I want one!! I have like a tiny one and its so loud

    • @gooberus9167
      @gooberus9167 Před 7 lety

      Well it's not a real one but something similar

  • @patrickduff4431
    @patrickduff4431 Před 4 lety +1

    I would hardly consider the story of a 16 year old playing an alp horn a "battle"

  • @gbenay
    @gbenay Před rokem

    Riiiicolaaaa 😊😀🙂

  • @jashuabat1785
    @jashuabat1785 Před 7 lety +1

    What about shofars???

  • @ssomepersonn5656
    @ssomepersonn5656 Před 3 lety

    Imagine when pewds and KSI finally master the alphorn, they will have a battle of a century

  • @carlosthejedi
    @carlosthejedi Před 11 měsíci +1

    if tuskski was on another island

  • @matero4life2019
    @matero4life2019 Před 3 lety

    Like a digeridoo from Australia

  • @roknovak303
    @roknovak303 Před 4 měsíci

    Can you learn me this?

  • @amethrejano6742
    @amethrejano6742 Před 6 lety

    When i turn on caption the instrument is called iphone

  • @nala3055
    @nala3055 Před 6 lety

    in sweden, they don't have horns, they shriek. they call it kulning.

  • @THU350
    @THU350 Před 7 lety

    how you ship that thing? does it come apart like legos.

  • @skulergameingkosumivlogkos2424

    In from switzerland

  • @theroidragedtrex7908
    @theroidragedtrex7908 Před 2 lety

    RIIIIICOLAAAAAA

  • @christianerbgarten5057
    @christianerbgarten5057 Před 3 lety +1

    Folks in AK cAll that a one hitter!