Talk:List of fiddlers

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[edit] Rename

Shouldn't this be called "List of Fiddlers"?

Done. Just plain Bill 15:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] split to multiple articles

if no one objects, I'll split this into "Fiddlers (by region)" and "Fiddlers (alphabetical)" lists and update the template. new additions will have to be added to two artices, but template links seem a more appropriate place to chose which list you want

After we all fall off the same cliff, will there be a way, right there where they will see it, to alert future stewards of the 'pedia to this need for double entry? This is the sound of me not objecting... Just plain Bill 02:47, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
I've asked the bot writers if they can help us out - I'll hold off on the split for a week or two to see if anyone takes an interest -- Eitch 17:04, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable recorded fiddlers from Fiddle article

This section is comprised of content yanked directly from the Fiddle article, which has no business being a mirror of this article. Those truly relevant should be incorporated into this article. My personal preference would be to only include those notable enough to have a Wikipedia article – no red links – rather than everyone who ever rosined a bow. If a redlink deserves it, create the article. --Kbh3rdtalk 20:15, 26 October 2007 (UTC)''

For a more comprehensive list of fiddlers, see List of fiddlers; for a list of All-Ireland Fiddle Champions, see Fiddle champions.

[edit] American

[edit] Appalachian/Piedmont

[edit] Bluegrass

[edit] Blues

[edit] Cajun

[edit] Contra dance (including New England)

  • Sam Amidon
  • Sarah Blair
  • Ruthie Dornfeld
  • David Kaynor
  • Dudley Laufman
  • Randy Miller
  • Rodney Miller
  • Lissa Schneckenburger
  • Sue Sternberg
  • Harvey Tolman
  • Becky Tracy

[edit] Country

[edit] Jazz

[edit] Southeastern

[edit] Texas

[edit] Canadian

[edit] Cape Breton

[edit] Quebec

  • Jean Carignan
  • Olivier Demers
  • Omer Dumas
  • Pascal Gemme
  • Joseph-Ovila La Madeleine

[edit] English

[edit] Irish

Irish fiddler Kevin Burke
Irish fiddler Kevin Burke

[edit] Clare

[edit] Donegal

[edit] Sliabh Luachra

[edit] Sligo

[edit] Mexican

[edit] Scottish

[edit] convert to categories? and, which categories?

Now and then over the past months I've made a couple categorizing edits that I then go nowhere with. Here's my proposal — if we can agree on something, we can all start doing the edits:

1. I think the content of this article could all be better done in categories, except for the redlinks. So I think we should make sure every one of the bluelinks is categorized, remove them from the list, and retitle the article "Fiddlers who need articles."

2. Then we need a system of categorization. There's already

Fiddlers
Fiddlers by genre
Genres
Fiddlers by nationality
Nationalities

where each fiddler is put in a nationality and a genre category. That's good, but I think it could be nice to expand this to

Fiddlers
Fiddlers by genre
Genres
Nationalities
Fiddlers by nationality
Nationalities
Genres

with each fiddler put in a nationality and a genre category, and a genre-within-nationality and a nationality-within-genre subcategory (so you click on "bluegrass" and see an alphabetical list of all the bluegrass fiddlers and a list of country subcategories). That would be useful if you wanted to compare the sound of a certain genre across countries — so you could easily get the names of, say, Scottish fiddlers from Scotland and Scottish fiddlers from the U.S. Now, I myself have been known to take an article out of a parent category if it's already in a child category —it runs against the "folders" metaphor, and seems redundant— but I think that in this case it would really add information.


Thoughts? — eitch 23:33, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Note that some of these are being discussed on WP:CFD. Having a list is not a reason to create a small number of categories and a large tree that serves no apparent navigation need. Also the lack of comments here is not an indication of support. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)