Talk:Bryn Haworth

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Bryn Haworth has been widely acclaimed as a great musician, a talented song-writer and a pioneer in the Gospel genre of UK rock music.

In that case, there should be many sources to back up that claim. For what it's worth, all music guide has no bio on this guy. Friday (talk) 00:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh well, Friday. Maybe I'll just forget it then. For what it's worth, it looks like too much hassle. Thanks for all the support. Good luck with "all music guide", must be better than wiki! Martinevans123 (talk) 01:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

He has in fact released 12 albums. "In February 2002 Kingsway Music released a double CD consisting of "More Than A Singer" and "The Bryn Haworth Band Live", making these 2 exceptional albums available in one package. Bryn's CD "Water From The Rock", is a compilation of faith tracks, and is the first release on Bryn's own new label, Bella Music Ltd." (- TradMusic.com). I would say his notbility is beyond doubt, not just in terms of music but also in terms of Christian outreach, certainly in UK, and he well deserves his own article, He's already mentioned in the wiki Greenbelt article. 20.133.0.13 (talk) 14:05, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks anon, but I think you mean Greenbelt festival. Despite the hassle, maybe it's worth trying to keep this article, after all. Just because Bryn never broke through in USA/ sold out commerially, does not mean he's a great singer/songwriter. Any contributons gratefully received. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:03, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] sources for notability

I removed some puffery of his own writing. There are exactly zero external references. If he appeared on Peel's show, or at Greenbelt, there should be some reviews. This isnt my subject, so i must leave it to others to find themDGG (talk) 22:50, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

"Puffery"? Hmmm, could you please provide the proof that the artists listed at Tradmusic.com write their own bio details? Why is this not an "external" ref? And how do you regard the status of the other refs provided? There is no doubt that he appeared both on Peel's show (twice), at Greenbelt (twice) and on OGWT (twice), so there's no "if" involved. But why does every media or concert appearance have to have a review? Surely the fact of appearanace is notable in itself? Eighteen albums must count for something? If it's "not your subject" why did you leave a tag? Regards Martinevans123 (talk) 23:50, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Correction - he appeared at Greenbelt three times - in 1978, 1979 and 1982. Martinevans123 (talk) 00:07, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

"Bryn Haworth" on Google currently produces 23,100 hits. Not a water-tight test admittedly, but some kind of fair indication of notability I would suggest. Martinevans123 (talk) 00:14, 28 February 2008 (UTC)