Folk Den is a folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 website founded in 1995 by Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn

James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...

, former front man of The Byrds

The Byrds

The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...

. Hosted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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's ibiblio

Ibiblio

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, 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

MP3

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 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 New York Times

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, the Discovery Channel

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, and CNET

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CD releases

A selection of songs from Folk Den, with guest vocalists, was released on CD

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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.