Volksmusik
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Volksmusik is a style of traditional music, usually, though not always, with a singer or singers (duets being particularly common), which is highly popular (mainly with older people) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It tends to be dialect-heavy and invokes local and regional lifestyles and traditions, particularly dances. Alpine musical instruments, such as Alpenhorns, Zithers, acoustic guitars, violas and harmonicas are heavily featured. Yodeling is also common. It features strongly in peak-time television broadcasts on a number of German television channels including ARD and ZDF, but is not often featured on private TV channels because of the younger target audience (the advertising industry's relevant group of ages up to 49 years) of these channels.
See also: Music of Germany, Austrian folk dancingTemplate:Music-genre-stub