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Etymology??

The etymology given here is for the adjective "Americana" as applied to all kinds of things. The use of the term as a musical genre comes a century and a half later -- this section should just be removed; it's completely off-topic, about the word rather than the subject of this entry. Clevelander96 (talk) 02:39, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Expanded history section

I expanded the history section, copying and pasting relevant material from other Wikipedia articles with some minor edits. Tried to provide a sense for how the genre developed over the years. I'm new to editing here, just wanted to give credit to the original articles. I'd like to clean up that section at some point in the future and link to the original articles. Banjo Guy From Deliverance (talk) 14:18, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fiddle

The reference to “sawing “ is not an American term, and the reference article is specifically Canadian.

this section sorely needs editing by an actual Americana fiddler. 2601:903:4082:CE0:590C:27FF:3E91:AEEE (talk) 21:19, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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-== Merger to [[American folk music]]? ==
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-* ''Oppose:'' Seems there is a trend here to merge things related to "Folk Music".  [[American roots music]] has been merged to [[American folk music]], while [[Roots music]] was merged into [[World music]].  While these terms all overlap and can at times be interchanged I don't think they are all identical.  "Americana" for example is fairly well-defined as a radio format that does not usually inclued everything that might be considered American folk music. One is more or less a sub-set of the other. -[[User:MrFizyx|MrFizyx]] 21:50, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
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+== Etymology?? ==
-== Merge into [[Alternative Country]]? ==
+The etymology given here is for the adjective "Americana" as applied to all kinds of things. The use of the term as a musical genre comes a century and a half later -- this section should just be removed; it's completely off-topic, about the word rather than the subject of this entry. [[User:Clevelander96|Clevelander96]] ([[User talk:Clevelander96|talk]]) 02:39, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
-The article basically says they're the same thing. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/68.70.143.93|68.70.143.93]] ([[User talk:68.70.143.93|talk]]) 08:20, 1 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
-:I disagree.  Americana is more of a catch-all term.  It includes bluegrass, and possibly some more urban folk music than what is generally considered alt.country.  Of course it would be nice if someone would find sources describing these things and reference them... -[[User:128.146.34.232|128.146.34.232]] 00:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
+== Expanded history section ==
-== american vs citizen of the US ==
+I expanded the history section, copying and pasting relevant material from other Wikipedia articles with some minor edits. Tried to provide a sense for how the genre developed over the years. I'm new to editing here, just wanted to give credit to the original articles. I'd like to clean up that section at some point in the future and link to the original articles. [[User:Banjo Guy From Deliverance|Banjo Guy From Deliverance]] ([[User talk:Banjo Guy From Deliverance|talk]]) 14:18, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
-Yes, I know a little clunky, but Argentinians, Panamanians, Mexicans and Canadians are all American, so why say Neil Young is not American?
+== Fiddle ==
+The reference to “sawing “ is not an American term, and the reference article is specifically Canadian.
+this section sorely needs editing by an actual Americana fiddler. [[Special:Contributions/2601:903:4082:CE0:590C:27FF:3E91:AEEE|2601:903:4082:CE0:590C:27FF:3E91:AEEE]] ([[User talk:2601:903:4082:CE0:590C:27FF:3E91:AEEE|talk]]) 21:19, 18 August 2024 (UTC)