Editing Hardanger fiddle (section)

==The hardanger fiddle and religion==
The {{lang|no|hardingfele}} has had a long history with the Christian church. Well known early fiddle maker Isak Botnen is said to have learned some of his craft from church lay leader and school master Lars Klark, along with the methods for varnishing from pastor Dedrik Muus.<ref>Sandvik 1983, p.12.</ref> In many folktales, the devil is associated with the {{lang|no|hardingfele}}; in fact many good players were said to have been taught to play by the devil, if not by the [[neck (water spirit)|nix]]. During religious revivals in the 19th century, many fiddles (regular and hardanger)<ref>Broughton, Ellingham 1999 p.212.</ref> were destroyed or hidden both by fiddlers and laypeople who thought "that it would be best for the soul that the fiddles be burned", as it was viewed as a "sinful instrument that encouraged wild dances, drinking and fights."<ref>Sandvik 1983, p.13.</ref> This happened in Norway, as well as other parts of Europe, and until the 20th century playing a hardanger fiddle in a church building was forbidden.<ref name="autogenerated1">George 2008</ref> Some fiddlers, however, played on, in spite of all condemnation, and thus valuable traditions remained intact. The first folk musicians to perform in a church were the fiddlers [[Johannes Dahle]]<ref>[[:no:Johannes_Dale]]</ref> from [[Tinn]], and {{ill|Gjermund Haugen|no}} from [[Notodden]]. Dahle performed in the 1920s.

Known modern fiddler [[Annbjørg Lien]] has played with church organist Iver Kleive,<ref>Broughton, Ellingham 1999 216.</ref> but even she has experienced prejudice before performance from the religious side.<ref>Magiske understrenger - historien om hardingfela (Documentary produced by [[NRK]]).</ref> Also, the oldest known fiddles still in existence can be heard accompanied by the oldest playable church pipe organ in Norway (originally built for an 18th-century church) on the album "{{lang|no|Rosa i Botnen|italic=no}}" by Knut Hamre and Benedicte Maurseth.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> While the use of a {{lang|no|hardingfele}} in church in Norway may still be a bit sensitive for some, fiddlers in other parts of the world have no problems playing in churches for all types of occasions, including weddings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isanticountynews.com/2005/november/23fiddle.html |title=Hardanger fiddle player at Faith Lutheran Church in Isanti Nov. 27 |website=www.isanticountynews.com |access-date=2008-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323185150/http://www.isanticountynews.com/2005/november/23fiddle.html |archive-date=23 March 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=537093448&channel=537541505 |title=Andrea Een and the Hardanger Fiddle - Brightcove<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=www.brightcove.tv}}</ref>