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Folk Den

Folk Den is a folk music website founded in 1995 by Roger McGuinn, former front man of The Byrds.[1] Hosted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's ibiblio, the site is intended to preserve and promote folk music and offers a new folk song on a monthly basis. Each posting provides an MP3 of a traditional folk song along with a descriptive paragraph, lyrics, guitar chords and related images. The site has received positive reviews from The New York Times, the Discovery Channel, and CNET.[1]

Folk Den
Folk Den logo
Type of site
ibiblio digital library and archive
Available inEnglish
OwnerRoger McGuinn
Created byRoger McGuinn
URLwww.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp/
Commercialno
Registrationnone
Launched1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Current statusOnline
Content license
Folk Den Songs licensed
CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 US

CD releases edit

A selection of songs from Folk Den, with guest vocalists, was released on CD as Treasures from the Folk Den, which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Traditional Folk Album. In November 2005, McGuinn released a four-CD box set containing one hundred of his favorite songs from the Folk Den.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Van der Vliet, Gina (December 21, 1996). "Roger McGuinn Brings Folk To The Net: Byrds Front Man Exposes New Generation To Genre". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 51. p. 50.
  2. ^ Swift, Glenn R. (December 2008). (PDF). PBG Lifestyle Magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.

Further reading edit

  • Alarik, Scott (2003). Deep Community: Adventures in the Modern Folk Underground. Black Wolf Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-9720270-1-4.
  • Brabazon, Tara (2008). Thinking Popular Culture: War, Terrorism and Writing. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 25–27. ISBN 978-0-7546-7529-7.
  • McGuinn, Roger (2000). "Foreword". In Underhill, Rod; Gertler, Nat (eds.). The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3: Music on the Internet. Que. p. xiv. ISBN 978-0-7897-2036-8.

Interviews and reviews edit

  • Edgers, Geoff (May 1998). "Folk Rock of Ages: Roger McQuinn's Web Site is an Experiment in Communal Musical Memory". Salon.com. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  • Mirapaul, Matthew (February 8, 1996). "Once Folk Music's Master Electrician, McGuinn Is Now Its On-Line Curator". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  • Musser, Jim (Sep–Oct 2001). . No Depression (35). Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2011.

External links edit

  • Official website


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