Stone by the River

Albanian folk lament in a slow, swaying 7/8 feel with plaintive clarinet lead, hand-tapped tambourine accents, and a low drone from frame drum and strings; verse stays intimate and spare, pre-chorus opens with rising clarinet runs, chorus widens with doubled male vocal lines and mournful group answers. Breathy close-mic lead, occasional cracked harmonies, a short clarinet break between sections, dusty and warm mix with room echo, clarinet, folk