𝔅𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔡 & 𝔅𝔩𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔢𝔯 | Jaunty Antarctic Sea Shanties | Trampy Chill

There are few places left on Earth where men once hunted whales by day, sang bawdy shanties by night, and faced down a sea that could crush a ship like driftwood. The waters between South America and Antarctica, known as the Drake Passage, are one of them. It’s here, on the edge of the known world, that this album was born.

Blood & Blubber is a collection of rowdy, rakish, and relentlessly fun Antarctic sea shanties, songs for sailors with frostbitten fingers, cracked mugs, and rum in their veins. It’s the sound of laughter echoing through blizzards, boots thumping on a ship’s wooden deck, and ghosts of old whalers joining in from the deep. This is not the mournful poetry of the sea; this is the wild, unhinged celebration of survival at the end of the world.

The journey begins in Ushuaia, the southernmost port on Earth, with “The Ushuaia Rag”, a playful prelude to adventure where the crew sets sail into the unknown. By the time “Whiskey at the End of the World” rolls around, the laughter has turned rowdy, and the wind has picked up speed. Through the howls of “The Beagle’s Bite” and the mischievous chaos of “Port Stanley Fair,” we tumble headlong into a history written by drunks, dreamers, and those too stubborn to die.

Between barrels of whale oil and bad ideas, we meet the working souls who once called these frozen seas home: the shepherds of the Falklands (“The Sheep That Once Ruled the Islands”), the women of the harbor pubs (“The Battle of the Bonnet Barmaids”), and the ghostly crews of Grytviken, once the busiest whaling station in the world. By the time “Shackleton’s Boots” stomps its way into the playlist, you’ll feel the rhythm of courage, foolishness, and the fine line between the two.

Not every track is a storm, though. “The Grytviken Waltz” drifts like a drunken dance beneath the southern lights, while “Whale Oil & Wedding Rings” recalls the bittersweet romance of men who left their hearts behind for the promise of glory, or at least a good story. You’ll meet an overconfident scientist in “The Orca Expert,” march with tuxedoed rebels in “The Penguin Parade,” and tip your hat to an airborne thief in “The Albatross Who Stole My Hat.”

But beware, the Drake Passage waits for no man. When “The Drake Shake” hits, the deck tilts, the mugs spill, and the laughter turns into a desperate song of survival. Still, even in the chaos, there’s beauty, the kind you only find when your ship creaks, your whiskey freezes, and the horizon burns gold over the endless white.

Blood & Blubber is both a tribute and a parody, a love letter to the reckless explorers, weather-beaten sailors, and wide-eyed tourists who have dared to face the fury of the Southern Ocean. It’s music for those who laugh in the face of gales, toast the ghosts of history, and find warmth in song when the world turns cold.

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Blood & Blubber Track List
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00:00 - The Ushuaia Rag
04:48 - Whiskey at the End of the World
08:15 - The Beagle's Bite
13:01 - Port Stanley Fair
17:24 - The Sheep that Once Rules the Islands
23:52 - The Battle of the Bonnet Barmaids
29:46 - Shackelton's Boots
36:29 - Whale Oil & Wedding Rings
42:30 - The Grytviken Waltz
46:53 - The Orca Expert
53:42 - The Penguin Parade
57:13 - The Albatross Who Stole My Hat
01:02:56 - The Cook from Cape Horn
01:07:16 - Rockhoppers and Royals
01:13:42 - Miss Falkland's Ball
01:19:18 - The Ghosts of the Grytvikan Pub
01:24:57 - South Georgia's Siren
01:29:55 - The Pint That Froze Mid-Pour
01:34:18 - The Bawdy Ballad of Port Egmont
01:38:49 - The Whale That Sank the Station
01:43:48 - The Iceberg Dance
01:47:59 - Lady of the Lighthouse
01:53:24 - The Drake Shake
01:57:23 - The Ballad of the Blubber Pot
02:02:16 - The Light at the Bottom of the World

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Background image of the ocean waves filmed while crossing the Drake Passage, after an amazing 22-day expedition cruise to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and Antarctica.

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