{"items": [{"author": "Ruthan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/704311212562?comment_id=704343457942", "anchor": "fb-704343457942", "service": "fb", "text": "See, this sounds to me just like a tune written by people who aren't known for writing tunes/don't have a lot of musical training (like my mom's family).
Also, we liked this recording a lot :)", "timestamp": "1419652510"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/704311212562?comment_id=704361132522", "anchor": "fb-704361132522", "service": "fb", "text": "@Ruthan: \"a tune written by people who aren't known for writing tunes\"
The rhythm of the tune, where almost every note is the same length, does point in that direction.", "timestamp": "1419679672"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/704311212562?comment_id=704361237312", "anchor": "fb-704361237312", "service": "fb", "text": "(I was originally hopeful that my grandmother had written it, but her children were all pretty skeptical of that idea; it just didn't seem like her.)", "timestamp": "1419679725"}, {"author": "Ruthan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/704311212562?comment_id=704377100522", "anchor": "fb-704377100522", "service": "fb", "text": "It seems to me that finding a melody that fits this specific (unusual and slightly erratic) meter with any degree of precision would be a lot harder than just making something up ...", "timestamp": "1419695884"}]}