The Black Rope's End

folk, Acoustic maritime folk shanty in a minor key, baritone male vocals leading a raw deckhand chorus. Stomps and oar-thumps mark a steady rowing tempo; fiddle and low whistle double the melody. Verses stay sparse and gritty, then the chorus swells into full crew call-and-response with rough harmonies and a droning concertina bed. Subtle room reverb to feel like a cramped wooden hull., vocal, ballad, shanty, acoustic, rhythmic