Folk Den (online folk song project)
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Folk Den is an online project created by musician Roger McGuinn to preserve and share traditional folk songs through recordings and historical notes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Folk Den (online folk song project) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9826159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folk Den (online folk song project) Context triple: [Roger McGuinn, notableProject, Folk Den (online folk song project)]
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A.
Folk Archive
Folk Archive is a collaborative art project by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane that documents and celebrates contemporary British folk art and everyday creativity.
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B.
English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions
English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions is a seminal early 20th-century study in which Cecil Sharp analyzes and codifies the characteristics, origins, and collection methods of English folk music.
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C.
Folk Research Centre
The Folk Research Centre is a cultural institution in Saint Lucia dedicated to preserving, promoting, and researching the island’s Creole language, heritage, and traditional arts.
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D.
Folk Songs from Somerset
Folk Songs from Somerset is a seminal early 20th-century collection of English folk music that helped preserve and popularize traditional songs from the Somerset region.
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E.
Folk Songs
"Folk Songs" is a 1964 song cycle by Luciano Berio that reimagines traditional melodies from various cultures through modernist classical arrangements for voice and chamber ensemble.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folk Den (online folk song project) Target entity description: Folk Den is an online project created by musician Roger McGuinn to preserve and share traditional folk songs through recordings and historical notes.
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A.
Folk Archive
Folk Archive is a collaborative art project by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane that documents and celebrates contemporary British folk art and everyday creativity.
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B.
English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions
English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions is a seminal early 20th-century study in which Cecil Sharp analyzes and codifies the characteristics, origins, and collection methods of English folk music.
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C.
Folk Research Centre
The Folk Research Centre is a cultural institution in Saint Lucia dedicated to preserving, promoting, and researching the island’s Creole language, heritage, and traditional arts.
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D.
Folk Songs from Somerset
Folk Songs from Somerset is a seminal early 20th-century collection of English folk music that helped preserve and popularize traditional songs from the Somerset region.
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E.
Folk Songs
"Folk Songs" is a 1964 song cycle by Luciano Berio that reimagines traditional melodies from various cultures through modernist classical arrangements for voice and chamber ensemble.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk music archive
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online music project ⓘ web site ⓘ |
| availableOn | the internet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Roger McGuinn ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Roger McGuinn official website ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | digital audio files ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
folk music publications
ⓘ
interviews with Roger McGuinn ⓘ |
| genre | folk music ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Celtic songs
ⓘ
Christmas folk songs ⓘ ballads ⓘ sea shanties ⓘ spirituals ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Camilla McGuinn ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
folk song repertoire building
ⓘ
music history ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
12-string guitar
ⓘ
acoustic guitar ⓘ banjo ⓘ harmonica ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audio
ⓘ
text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
audio recordings of folk songs
ⓘ
historical notes about songs ⓘ song lyrics ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTopic | traditional folk songs ⓘ |
| hasStyle | acoustic performance ⓘ |
| hasURL | http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden.html ⓘ |
| hostedBy | ibiblio ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| license | non-commercial personal use (for many recordings) ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American folk music
ⓘ
British folk music ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Roger McGuinn ⓘ |
| publisher | Roger McGuinn ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of traditional folk songs
ⓘ
sharing traditional folk songs online ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educators
ⓘ
folk music enthusiasts ⓘ musicians ⓘ students of folk music ⓘ |
| updateFrequency | monthly (historically) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Folk Den (online folk song project) Description of subject: Folk Den is an online project created by musician Roger McGuinn to preserve and share traditional folk songs through recordings and historical notes.
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