Week 59: Polka and Roll (folk-rnn v2 + Sturm)

We learned this tune from folk-rnn (v2), selected by the same critic that recommended other tunes here. This time the algorithm did an ok job at the B part, but that it stays in D major the entire time makes it kind of boring. So I spiced things up. And then the video adds further

Week 32: Biggish Fiddle on a Smallish Chair (folk-rnn v2 + Sturm)

[A polka] Polka dots Polka ducks Polka-dotted roses Pommels Pom poms Poncho balls Information courtesy of GPT-2 Not only is this a great polka, this is a great slide. (My teacher even thinks the slide is better than the polka.) I created this tune from a polka recommended by the same critic that recommended The

Week 20: William Murphy’s (folk-rnn v1)

[William Murphy, an itinerant musician,] was the driving force behind a protest by the “Hooked On Hogs” movement, which held that the practice of killing pigs is barbaric. Members of the group started hanging their pigs with signs that read “I have given birth to a pig and killed it, it is time for another

Week 12: Göran’s sick at home and Pelle’s just cut his finger (Sturm, Näsström, folk-rnn v2)

[This Irish polka] is that one that’s often played in pubs across the Emerald Isle. It’s a little more complex than most, but perfectly suited to the festive atmosphere. Give it a go, and make it pretty! Information courtesy of GPT-2 This polka came about from seeding folk-rnn (v2) with two ideas, one for the