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I learned this tune from folk-rnn (v2), sampled with beam search (n=2). The tune reminds me of Carl Perkins — the fellow who “discovered” Elvis — who had a side show where one could see dancing chickens — which were actually made to stand on top a hot plate. Variety shows back then could beContinue reading “Week 51: Chickens “Dancing” on a Hot Plate (folk-rnn v2 + Sturm)”
I learned this tune from folk-rnn (v2). It was recommended to me by an artificial critic tuned to my likes – the same critic that recommended several other tunes that have appeared here, such as Fredrik’s Christmas Critic.This is the sixth tune my computer and I have written about my wonderful dog: Week 46: ShoogeeContinue reading “Week 50: Tease the Dog (folk-rnn v2 + Sturm)”
While helping clean out my parents’ home this summer, I came across a zipped black leather bag. Inside was my father’s fez (he was briefly a mason in the 1980s) and the book, Clausen’s Commentaries on Morals and Dogma. The book has a super secret covering: I remember my dad reading a little blue bookContinue reading “Week 49: Father’s Fez (folk-rnn v2 + Sturm)”
[The Fonserannes Staircase] (L’escalier du Fonserannes) is a monumental stone staircase found at Hautdesert, in the Ardèche département of southern France. The stairs were found in 1853 by a farmer as he was plowing on his fields in the area. The Fonserannes is one of the oldest prehistoric monuments in the European region. Information courtesyContinue reading “Week 48: The Fonserannes Staircase (folk-rnn v2 + Sturm)”
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Hi. I’m Bob, the unelected President of The Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Machine Folk Music (v1.1). This blog documents my journey learning folk music generated by Ai. This “poetic research” is supported by ERC-2019-COG No. 864189 MUSAiC: Music at the Frontiers of Artificial Creativity and Criticism.
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