User talk:Eebahgum/Archive 2

Melos Ensemble
Thank you for collecting so detailed info about the legendary Melos Ensemble! Please have a look at the name question raised on its discussion page. I'm working on a German page and found your info the most helpful input so far, - only few references in German. One says that Janet Baker appeared on the 1966 US-tournee.?--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Founding member Richard Adeney (and the Ensemble) DYK tomorrow 30 Sep, queue 2, smile --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Founding member Cecil Aronowitz (and the Ensemble) DYK tomorrow 14 Sep, queue 2, smile --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:31, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for suggesting Hugh Maguire (violinist). On my list! Look on my user page, please. But I first wanted to continue with Terence Weil, the last one of the founding members, and in order to do so got fascinated by some new facts about William Waterhouse whom I had the pleasure to know. --Gerda Arendt --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * DYK 28 October --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Graham Waterhouse told me that Kammermusik 1958 was written by Hans Werner Henze for the Melos Ensemble and first performed in Aldeburgh that year. The dedication to Benjamin Britten and the performers Peter Pears and Julian Bream make that seem likely. But the publisher says otherwise, Berlin Philharmonic following. What do you think, knowing the ensemble best? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your kind inquiry in the archives and clarification! In the meantime I had added the piece in a general way to the last passage of Melos Ensemble - also in German since yesterday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:37, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Spivakovsky
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the recording. I've never heard it. But let me tell you that I have a professional client (I help people find employment) whose father was a student of Spivakovsky in Moscow. They turn up in the oddest places, even Down Under. :) --  JackofOz (talk) 19:11, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

User:Nrswanson
I know how you feel. This user had been very helpful sometimes, but unfortunately, the problem was far greater than sockpuppetry. See here. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 12:13, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps I should have worded my thanks to NRS less effusively: but when we have all marched together in the ranks, it is hard for me not to feel a pang of regret for an enthusiastic fellow-traveller that has sunk by the wayside, however he may have strayed - and there is little harm in one murmur of thanks in the epilogue to the Dies Irae. If all our faults were painted in our faces, what a sight we'd be! I look forward to seeing your future efforts with pleasure, and take this opportunity to send greetings and to wish you well. There are still a lot of redlinks in that Wagner singers list!! Best wishes, Eebahgum (talk) 09:34, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Thankyou for helping me to understand the situation: I quite accept all you say, and I'm sorry you've had so much trouble. Now I am thinking of tackling Italo Gardoni (without Grove!!): maybe you will polish it with the Grove cloth afterwards. In all goodwill, Eebahgum (talk) 15:47, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I've also just seen your comment on Swanson's talk page. Unfortunately he was less scholarly than he might have appeared. His first appearance (in May 2007) was to copy and paste from a website to a series of Verdi opera articles. I don't have a record of subsequent copy violations, but the extent of the problem was evident in March of this year. His blocking was the result of sockpuppeting at the Kathleen Battle article. I reported him (here). You may feel I should have talked to him in private and not blown the whistle, however that's what others tried before me — and it didn't work. -- Klein  zach  05:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello Kleinzach, thanks for your message. A lot of this has passed me by as I have been out of the loop. I can only repeat to you what I said to Voceditenore: I quite accept all you say, and I'm sorry you've had so much trouble. With hindsight I can see it was imperative to sort out both the copyvio and the splintering user-identity questions.

Hi
Hi! Sorry I'm so late in replying (got caught up with yet another prima donna. Anyhow, thanks for your kind words about Madame Tadolini. I had wonderful fun writing that one, fascinating lady. And, re Signore Soccopuppetto, I didn't find your original message to him provocative at all. It was simply kind and heartfelt. In many respects I share the sentiments you expressed. It was certainly an unusual case. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 19:51, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Neill Sanders
Here is one more member of the Melos Ensemble - you are invited to look at Neill Sanders. Surprise: kind of an inventor and festival founder. Could that show in a category? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:24, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your advice, - I found surprisingly few sources - just one, more or less. I kind of wanted to keep "it all" but now shortened. Please have a look again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:28, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, especially the last edit clarifying that the album, not he, won the Grammies (4 of them!), smile. Do you think linking the orchestra twice is ok? I doubled Melos as well, then. Would you say he played "with the Melos Ensemble" or "in the M.E."? The former would sound to me like someone playing who is not a member himself. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:23, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your good ideas, I rearranged refs a bit. google "with Neill Sanders" retrieves some students and horn workshops - well, I think "too small" to be mentioned, - so many uncohesive bits anyway. What do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:08, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Neill Sanders and the Melos, did you know? Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:48, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Karl Formes
Great article! I added a portrait of the chap. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:01, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Me again. I've now cropped the original portrait to remove the white space as well as the erroneous birth date etc. Voceditenore (talk) 10:06, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Adrian Beers
Please feel invited to preview User:Gerda_Arendt/Adrian_Beers as the last founding member of the Melos Ensemble - and look again at that - ever-changing. Interesting ref of Wardour 1964 1965 - I didn't even go into details yet. Different topic: what do you think of Grancino, a question raised here? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:29, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your detailed response on my talk! I changed WCSS and incorporated your Boosey as ref. A no-blog source for the concerts there would be desirable but I don't see one at the moment and think the special kind of programming there is worth mentioning, just the facts. Have a look again at Giovanni Grancino please, I added the family yesterday - looks to me like what you suggested, more or less. (Don't tell de-WP, smile.) I am completely overwhelmed by your book on Formes! But would need more time to enjoy the details feliciter. The routine of repacing red link with footnote by article is what I do with Melos, Maguire to come next, next year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for improving Grancino! Do you have a solution for the broken second ref? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Andor Foldes
Thanks for finding the above. As to Andor Foldes: I "englished" a bit, found no help for the destiny sentence (Bartok), think the article is way too long (how about more summary on top, mentioning Bartok and Szigeti?), don't have time for more right now, have to fix Weihnachtsoratorium, better before Christmas, smile. I faced the citation question on Siegfried Palm, discussed again de/en - I like that. The Foldes book was part of my piano instruction. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

One more question: as he is internationally known as Andor Foldes, shouldn't that be the article name? (To avoid "Darmstädter Ferienkurse")? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Weihnachtsoratorium being done: I wonder about the term "grand concerts". More bits, perhaps useful: some excellent Bartók performances from 1950, Andor Foldes: Seventy Years on Music’s Magic Carpet, the kiss, Andor Foldes Prize, "One can only hope that when musical histories are written they will give the enormous contribution of the great Beethoven interpreter Andor Foldes its proper place." Thanks for your contribution! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:24, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

One more: The obituary says "Keys to the Keyboard" - do you think this is a title of a (published?) translation (sounds like it) or just a different way to put it? btw why is the obituary listed twice under refs? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:09, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to read about Foldes on hold, but understand. Perhaps it would be better to write a new article based on the obituary, - that's exactly what I thought after translating Siegfried Palm, I will not translate again - besides my own, smile. Good news: Weihnachtsoratorium was not only done but successful. Enjoy musical Christmas! We will sing Bach, bona voluntas. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Read more
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Lachen ist die beste Medizin
Do I have to translate this? - Thanks for your note, Venarius should at least get a fair warning - but seems not to be active. Once en:Andor Foldes (as I still suggest to call it - like Schoenberg vs. Schönberg) is established I will put a warning on the German article's talk page. Next year, as Maguire. Happy to make you laugh - I hope you found my Christmas words on JK's page? - will try that again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:43, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Richard A.
Thanks for your observation. No merge neccessary, the items all appeared in the correct list as well - don't ask me why. Thanks for this present! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy Xmas, Merry New Year
Hope you are well and that you have a jolly fine festive season. Very best wishes for 2010, Angus McLellan (Talk) 19:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

This
No, I missed seeing this. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying - pleasing me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Klaus Mertens
Happy new year to you with the invitation to preview and improve a great WO-Bass singer User:Gerda_Arendt/Klaus_Mertens - in German as of very early this morning. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:15, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your competent "Englishing" and the hint about the orchestra names. I confess that I wrote the article in German first, and as all orchestras linked, I didn't check further to find out most of them were redirects. As to concert tours, all I got from the sources is: "The entire project, which took 10 years to complete and included concert tours throughout Europe, America, and Japan marked a significant highlight in his singing carrier; Klaus Mertens is the first and the only singer to have sung all of Bach’s vocal works for a complete CD recording series and also in concerts." I understand that no other groups were involved but the Amsterdam ensemble invited to present their accomplishments in concerts, - soloists during the project: many sopranos, several altos (male and female), a few tenors, one bass! - I wasn't aware of Klaus Mertens then but very much so when he kindly stepped in (for his sick student) to sing the bass part (Pilate and arias) in St. Matthew Passion with us last spring, giving every syllable the right weight in a seemingly natural way. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your latest improvements. I was careful about not claiming "all the solo ..." concerning the project because in the passions he will have sung Jesus OR bass - but performed the other part with other conductors. It sounds great and could be changed if someone complains. Thanks for finding the dot - copying accident ... - Different topic: I happen to know that Teresa Żylis-Gara sang Anna Bolena (rare at he time, second half of the 1960s) in a WDR broadcast (because I listened). I think it might be of interest. How could it be expressed in cultivated English - and how refenced? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:56, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Any good? You found the very one! Exactly! Thank you! Do you think you could insert it in the article(s) in your fluent way? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:12, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Brilliant. The German article is almost as empty as Synopsis for Anna Bolena, smile. But I added a line. What should come first now: Foldes or Maguire? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:22, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * In the meantime I added a few recordings to Klaus Mertens - looking for the unusual - and found a source that counted his Bach-cantata-engagements as 190 (some just don't call for a bass). Would you find good prose to present that in the article also, not just in the ref? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Still on the same grounds: I can't believe that Dame Emma Kirkby is lacking "reliable sources"??? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:04, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Melos Ensemble
Could you please insert the name found on the Hummel recording in the Melos article or at least its talk page as one more puzzle piece to the name question. Perhaps the record company had a reason to stress "of London"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:54, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Klaus Mertens
Your perfect solution of "simply" quoting ("190 in all") probably convinced a DYK-checker - approved, finally. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:49, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * As for DYK: in the process of the nomination nice 920 people looked already so far - I think that's worth it. - As for the cellist, I'll put him in the queue ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Now that Mertens (and the ensemble! - I added 8 stubs of singing ladies ...) is on Main page I looked at Mr. Simpson, but found only bits to change. Nice to meet Aronowitz! I wonder about double (but not triple) linking within a paragraph ("recordings") and why sometimes, but not always "/" separates the artists there. Good to meet this cellist! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:24, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Would you please, if possible, cast an eye on two of those ladies, Caroline Stam and Johannette Zomer, regarding notability and refs. I feel that I'm not the one to remove the "labels". CS is notable in German even. (I admit that I got the link to her then only ref wrong first.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking at the above. I understood the notability tag while the one link to Bach Cantatas was broken but think it could be removed now. I don't mind the other one - nor the ways of EvM to hide facts. Looking ahead, I just launched the next stub, Gerd Türk, with whom I had the honour to perform a Mozart Requiem, singing in the choir, he solo, while he was still a student - a nice recording. - What I really like (as a choir singer): almost 900 people clicked on the Amsterdam ensemble this month. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:36, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * CS distinguished! Thank you! - I wonder when St. John Passion was moved to Johannes Passion - noticed the almost German name only now (we say Johannespassion, not the original title anyway) - and why St. Matthew wasn't, also why there is a discography of the latter but not the other?? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:08, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for supporting CS splendidly! - I hesitate to place the references for the Bach project with every single singer, but will add some to the Amsterdam ensemble, where Buxtehude is referenced already. For personal use I collected user:Gerda Arendt/Bachcant, an ongoing process, please feel free to help yourself. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:16, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The daily singer: Franziska Gottwald. Thanks for your ongoing search and find! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:02, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Today's singer: Ruth Ziesak - seems also worthy of more detailed treatment. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:22, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Rheingau Musik Festival
Poor Maguire still has to wait, I was busy on a different Spielstätte, please feel invited. Actually I am still searching for one composer and would like to add works to their list ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:08, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Bollocks
An article that you have been involved in editing, Bollocks, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/. Thank you.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Tcp-ip (talk) 20:29, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Yet more bollocks
I have greatly enjoyed your erudite defence of the "bollocks" article. Assuming that there is a consensus to keep it I was thinking about making the effort to improve it a bit. Are you up for applying some of your insight to the task too? Cheers. Bluewave (talk) 20:08, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I join in the praise for your arguments, enjoying and learning a lot. - I also was pleased because I missed you. Having found the composers (s.a.) I added sources and more to Polish Requiem - if you like to read more. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Eebahgum. Thanks for the offer to help improve the article (if it survives). I fully appreciate that real life sometimes has to take precedence over Wikipedia! Cheers. Bluewave (talk) 10:04, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message...I'm just groping for an appropriate English expletive to cover this situation.... Anyway, I've had my time cut out recently responding to the "good article reassessment" of Bert Jansch, but I think the end is in sight for that. I was then hoping to have time to take a good look at Bollocks and come up with some sort of plan for improving it (unless someone beats me to it!) There are a lot of obvious things that could simply be fixed. For instance, there's a kind of "content creep" where lots of people have added their favourite usages in unsuitable parts of the article, and without noticing that their usage already has its own section somewhere else. There's also some irrelevant stuff that can just be deleted. But, in terms of overall structure, have you any thoughts on what needs doing? Bluewave (talk) 16:25, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I love the title of High Warden of the Bollocks ...if I mentioned this to my family and friends, I think they would nod sagely and exchange knowing looks with one another! I assume the holder of this position is entitled to a coat of arms (with an appropriate blazon). At one point I did quite a lot of work, particularly in scouring books for examples of usage to provide citations for the article. I think I was to blame for a lot of the citations ranging from Wyclif's bible to Alastair Campbell's "bollocks on stilts". I also did quite a bit of tidying and restructuing at that stage. Since then, although I've kept it on my watchlist, I have done little to counter the erosion of the article, I'm afraid. Like you, I was also suspicious of some of the etymology stuff: I've noticed a tendency for terms like "Anglo-Saxon", "middle English" and "old English" to be bandied around without precision (I suspect that there may even be some universities nowadays who don't even expect students of English to learn Anglo-Saxon!) But this is certainly not my area of expertise, so I'll have to defer to the experts. Well, I'd better try and finish off good old Bert Jansch and then take a good look at bollocks. Bluewave (talk) 11:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Hugh Maguire
I think we can move him to main space, what do you think? - sorry I was so busy with Bach that I almost forgot him. We got Bach's passions moved to decent names, halleluja! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:22, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Hugh Maguire
Finally, dear friend of Maguire, believe it or not, I collected - finding just bits and pieces, no "official" website, no agent ... - it's in my sandbox, please take a look. I started Christian Gerhaher today - so much easier ... rather the opposite problem of concentrating. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:40, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for the valuable contributions to broaden his picture! It occured to me only now (sorry!) that I will not want to move from my sandbox with the history of all the nonsense accumulated there, and therefore moved to User:Gerda Arendt/Hugh Maguire (violinist). I wonder if something can be done to preserve the history of your recent additions? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:36, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your precious flashes of memory! Sorry, I never went to Leiston. Singing in Salisbury Cathedral, Thomas Tallis If ye love me ..., was as close as we got in terms of magic on the island. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:46, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I moved him now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:18, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Never mind the bollocks
Hi Eebahgum and thanks for the message. Yes, I've been trying to do some work on the Bollocks article but have got a bit sidetracked by the Murder of Meredith Kercher where there is a constant battle with people who want to use it to soapbox the opinions of the family of one of the people convicted of the crime. But I would probably be more useful writing bollocks! I haven't really touched the intro section, on the basis that it should be the last thing to be written (your suggestion, I seem to remember), but if you feel like making improvements, go right ahead! I have tried to be ruthless about removing stuff that is nothing to do with the subject and I have been looking for stuff that might usefully be added (though I'm not sure it is in the right place and I think the whole thing could be structured better when we see what we've got). I was particularly looking for stuff that is relevant to an encyclopedia, rather than a dictionary and, for that reason, added a section on "Bollocks in literature" but I'm undecided whether this is of any value. The "Delete Expletives!" paper is about the only source on comparative severity that I can find. I agree that perceptions have changed in the 10 years since it was written and people are probably much more tolerant to the word (and swearing in general) than they were in 2000, though there are still people who write letters of outrage, every time they hear a swearword on the telly (and most of them probably come from Thunderbridge Wells). The point about singular or plural is an interesting one and probably deserves some serious discussion in the article (maybe by someone who understands more about English grammar than me!) There's "drop a bollock", "an old bollocks", "make a bollocks", "load of bollocks" etc. I also came across a James Joyce quote, where a character claims that ballocks is the only dual number in the English language. Anyway, please add your Lewis quote wherever looks best. Any other contributions to the article would be much appreciated too. Cheers. Bluewave (talk) 10:34, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Gervase Elwes
Just so you know I'm the geezer who put in the matrix numbers for Elwes' HMV records Jolyon50 (talk) 20:30, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

As you can see Gervase had six goes at this piece on three different dates; the info is from Twelve Inch Wax Process Recordings made by William Conrad Gaisberg et al (1903 to 1919) Compiled by Alan Kelly October, 1994 - this is a CDrom although a lot of the information has been transcribed onto the CHARM site http://www.charm.rhul.ac.uk/discography/search/disco_search.html although if you want the primary source you can buy them from Alan Kelly http://www.normanfield.com/kelly.htm I have my own web page at http://www.jolyon.com which has a number of links to discography stuff. The 02379X may not appear on the stamper - I think I have a copy of the d-sided disc but as my records, 20,000 of them, are for the most part in boxes I'm unlikely to see it again for a few years!

ac5268f29-7-11So we’ll go no more a-roaming (M V White)

ac5269f29-7-11do

ac5270f29-7-11do

ac5577f17-10-1102379So we’ll go no more a-roving (White)

ac5578f17-10-11do

z6936f27-12-1202379XSo we’ll go no more a-roving (M V White)C459

Dear Eebahgum Copy, paste, link, quote, alter to your hearts content - I have absolutly no objection to anybody using any information whatsoever. I do not know of any unpublished takes having been kept, I do know that the existing shells in the EMI collection are being catalogued but I believe most of the material on black and plum labels was destroyed many years ago. The only hope is that some rejected takes are still in the ownership of Elwes decendants - I see that in the first dicography of Elwes in The Record Collector vol xvii notes that the double sided issue of C459 had a different matrix but at that period collectors were pretty unsure of the system used and it may not have been apparent in the early 1960s that a different take was used. If you need any other clarifications on matrixs etc I would be happy to help you out if I can If its OK with you I might update the Columbia section of recordings as I have the issue numbers, take numbers etc. But I must update my own site first as I have been a bit dilettante about it --Jolyon50 (talk) 09:44, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Delius recordings
I have had a look at the Decca matrix numbers and I conclude that it is Julian Clifford that conducts Sea Drift. the recording was made on 29 May 1929, the matrix numbers being MA191, MA192, MA193, MA195, MA196, MA197 Matrix MB 194 [note that MA =12" and MB =10" in one number sequence] was a recording of Elgar's arrangement of God save the King and MA 190 that was recorded on the 28 May was of Clifford conducting The Light Orchestra in Mock Morris by Grainger (this was unpublished). More importantly Cameron was conducting the first of a series of Concerts at Harrogate from the Thurs. 23 May 1929 so I can't see how he would have got back to London to record the Delius. Searching through the information I have to hand Cameron made no other recordings for Decca between 29 April and 7 June 1929. Info from Michael Smith The Decca Record Company Limited Decca 78rpm Records 1929-1954, 1999 & The Musical Times July 1929 kind regardsJolyon50 (talk) 12:19, 3 May 2010 (UTC) The problem has arisen from the likelihood of several people being invited to the recording session. The Vaughan Williams recording of the London symphony was rehearsed by Constant Lambert I think and I am sure other such collaborations happened for 'new' work. Too many cooks I fear were at the studio on the day and that Clifford conducted may have been there to beat time while everyone else put their penny's worth in Jolyon50 (talk) 16:02, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Shawe-Taylor and others
Thank you so much for your kind words on my talk page. I see you too deal with some of the lesser-known figures in English music; if I can ever be of assistance with any of them - particularly in digging out information from obscure places, please don't hesitate to enlist me. - Tim riley (talk) 16:29, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Maguire
Thanks for adding to Maguire, a broader perspective. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:35, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for creating the Charles Kennedy Scott page
Thankyou and welldone for creating the Charles Kennedy Scott Page, its really good. He was My Great Grandfather and I only just noticed that the link to him on the C.W.A. Scott page that I created had become live!! very impressed. I am soon going to visit my cousin who has lots of old letters, photos and Cuttings concerning Charles Kennedy Scott and C.W.A. Scott so I will let you know if I find anyhting that might be of use to add to the page. Jimmy3d0 (talk) 02:14, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo
I put this up for a Good Article nomination under the impression you were no longer around. Really this was as part of the British Museum/Wikipedia initiative. Would you be willing to participate, or at least keep an eye out? Things move fairly slowly there usually. Johnbod (talk) 01:06, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo GA review
Sutton Hoo has been nominated to be listed as a Good Article. A review has started and is now on hold while the reviewer does more background reading on the topic. In the meantime a few points have been listed for improvement or discussion here. You have been a contributor to the article, and any extra assistance is always appreciated during a GA review.  SilkTork  *YES! 10:13, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Shawe-Taylor and others
Thank you so much for your kind words on my talk page. I see you too deal with some of the lesser-known figures in English music; if I can ever be of assistance with any of them - particularly in digging out information from obscure places, please don't hesitate to enlist me. - Tim riley (talk) 16:29, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Maguire
Thanks for adding to Maguire, a broader perspective. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:35, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for creating the Charles Kennedy Scott page
Thankyou and welldone for creating the Charles Kennedy Scott Page, its really good. He was My Great Grandfather and I only just noticed that the link to him on the C.W.A. Scott page that I created had become live!! very impressed. I am soon going to visit my cousin who has lots of old letters, photos and Cuttings concerning Charles Kennedy Scott and C.W.A. Scott so I will let you know if I find anyhting that might be of use to add to the page. Jimmy3d0 (talk) 02:14, 9 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, I thought you might be interested to know that I got a load of photo's, familiy album's ect.. while I was at my parents house recently so have scanned some of our private photos of Charles Kennedy Scott and started adding them to the page that you created, the thing that might interest you is the image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CKS_old.jpg other versions as it is a leaflet that the Trinity college of music Mandeville place, London gave out for the Charles Kennedy Scott Centenary concert in 1976, and on page three, in this case the other version below the photo of him, there is information about his involvement with the Oriana Choir and lots more, you may well know about it all already but thought I would let you know as you are better placed than me to use any of the info on his page if any of it is of any use. I havent scanned the whole document so if you want to see the line up for the concert (two pages more) let me know and I will add it or email it to you or whatever, Best wishes Jimmy3d0 (talk) 19:24, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo
I put this up for a Good Article nomination under the impression you were no longer around. Really this was as part of the British Museum/Wikipedia initiative. Would you be willing to participate, or at least keep an eye out? Things move fairly slowly there usually. Johnbod (talk) 01:06, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo GA review
Sutton Hoo has been nominated to be listed as a Good Article. A review has started and is now on hold while the reviewer does more background reading on the topic. In the meantime a few points have been listed for improvement or discussion here. You have been a contributor to the article, and any extra assistance is always appreciated during a GA review.  SilkTork  *YES! 10:13, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Early Wagner singers
I am the editor of the magazine of the Finnish Wagner Society. I was looking for information about some early Wagner singers such as Johanna Wagner and Josef Tichatschek. I noticed that you have written a lot about these singers in Wikipedia. Could you please contact me? You can send me an e-mail at my user page.

Roope (talk) 13:08, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi Roope, I have replied to your talk page.Eebahgum (talk) 23:06, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Changing names
Hi. You don't have email enabled, so I'm leaving this message here. You can email me if you'd like more details. User account names can be changed - see Changing username. Regards  SilkTork  *YES! 08:59, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Linking
Hi Steven, As for that article, you must do what you like to it and abide what others think. I've had my say.

I don't want to change my username - I did that about 3 years ago for precisely the reasons this present thing has raised again, and I'm happy with my new one. I stopped using the old because I decided to draw a line under what I had written about Early Med stuff on wikipedia (apart from a few tweaks) and didn't particularly like the way I was coming across. The figleaf of pretended anonymity (at least at the point of delivery) is something I have been grateful for, and has enabled me to keep editing in quiet fields of music etc. Like many others (probably you will understand) I have posted things I'm not too proud of but cannot erase. So, if the combibulation of too much poisonous Suffolk ale has not so rotted your self-respect that you are insensible to a plea for discretion (and that's certainly the effect that Suffolk ale had on me over the years) then please allow me to preserve my illusory peace of mind. Otherwise I shall have to take my finger out of my ear, break off that old ditty, catch a wherry to Rochester and biff you with a sackful of dried hops, you beer-weasened old gasbag. I'm sure you won't mind the vernacular!

Icelandic Wagner magazine? Hmm Eebahgum (talk) 09:17, 16 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The way you have things set up is that someone clicking on your old user name gets directed to your current user name, so if you wish for discretion, then I would advise undoing that link. A user would not be aware you did not want the accounts linked - indeed, the appearance is that the accounts are the same, just different names. You need not be concerned about accusations of sockpuppetry as the old account is not being used, and you have made it clear that the two accounts are run by the same person. If you wish your current account to not to be associated with your previous account, then delink them; and if you are concerned about any possible future accusation of sockpuppetry, contact a checkuser and let them know about your two accounts. I hope that helps. As for your comments, it's usually best to keep personal comments to a minimum in order to avoid offending people, and to take extra care when making even witty comments about tracking someone to their hometown and assaulting them. There are users here who would be very concerned if you has sent them that message. Until you know someone better, don't do it. And even if you know someone well, then the humour could be misinterpreted over the awkward communication system that is the internet. Ah - I've just noticed that you have used your old account to send me this message as though it were your current account. That is curious behaviour.  SilkTork  *YES! 17:08, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Ecgric of East Anglia
Hi Eebahgum, I am currently revamping an article you worked on few years ago - Ecgric of East Anglia - to see if I can make it into a GA. My version is at User:Amitchell125/ecgric. I'm still waiting to get a couple more of the sources listed in the article so I can do more references, but it's nearly done. Most of your work is still intact. Comments/advice on my changes are most welcome. Amitchell125 (talk) 15:29, 31 October 2010 (UTC)