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When computers generate traditional Irish music

When computers generate traditional Irish music

There is something unusual about the following set of Irish tunes. (played by Eimear McGeown, Daren Banarsë and Rob Webb [https://theconversation.com/machine-folk-music-composed-by-ai-shows-technologys-creative-side-74708] ) The first tune is called The Rookery [https://thesession.org/tunes/2958] and the third tune is called Toss the Feathers [https://thesession.org/tunes/113]
Irish Tune names, invented by neural network

Irish Tune names, invented by neural network

So I play traditional Irish music (flute) and one thing about Irish music is that the tunes all have a distinctive kind of name. It’s hard to define what makes a tune name sound Irish, only that “Boil that Cabbage Down” doesn’t sound Irish, whereas “Whip the Mustard”
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