A busy weekend of music in Nyon comes to an end, along with this mega heatwave we have been having. We had the Caribana Festival, A Night at the Musicals at the Théâtre de Marens and the Fête de la Musique with stages all over town. Don’t worry if you missed them though, there are […]
80% of Bands on Paléo line up appearing in Nyon for first time
From Heavy Metal to Yemeni Folk n’ Beat and a Celtic theme at the Village du Monde – Paléo 2016 Tickets on Sale 20th April 2016 Paléo has now revealed the full line up of bands due to play at the music festival this year which will take place from the 19th to the 24th July. Daniel Rossellat, president of the festival announced […]
Little Known Boat Journey on lake – Dancing Salsa on CGN boats – April Podcast
The April Living in the Know podcast is now out and this month focuses on Lac Léman/Lake Geneva. The podcast was recorded on a sunny day by the lakeside in Nyon and on this recording, listeners can hear (just click on the play button on the podcast link below) about the various types of boat trips that can be taken on the […]
Claude Nobs – founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, dies at 76
Photo above taken on the Jazz Boat – a regular event at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The boat cruises around Lac Léman with live bands that play on board for music lovers. Late last night, the sad news came through here in Switzerland that Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival had passed away […]
Conservatoire holds summer school, Montreux Jazz starts today, Nyon police launch mobile van
The Conservatoire of Nyon (the prestigious music school situated by the lake side) is holding a summer school this year for both children and adults on the 11th-16th August from 14:00 to 18:00. Several of the teachers at this school speak English. See site for full details or contact Marie-Hélène Piotet: marieh.piotet@hispeed.ch Tel: 079 579 73 45 Montreux Jazz festival starts […]
