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So for two-and-a-half years, I started writing two or three new tunes a day and recorded a few hundred on my own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

One thing I can’t play is family unfriendly tunes.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

McCartney's father Jim infused the house with music, bashing out self-taught tunes on an old piano.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

His affection for standard tunes brought startlingly new vitality to such unlikely songs as “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Although these modern tunes do not fit the traditional definition, they are also called folk music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones