Borepatch

This weekend is Memorial Day, the traditional BBQ kickoff to summer.  But on these shores, it's the day to remember the fallen from past...

I don't know if this is on everyone's Top Ten list of great blues songs.  I suspect it is on everyone's list of Top Ten Blues So...

45 minutes of sultry music.  You're welcome. *See what I did there?

Yeah Artemis is crazy expensive, but it's still a big deal.  And we love us some Doris Day ...

When it was released in 1959, Beh Hur became the second highest grossing film in history (behind Gone With The Wind) - saving MGM from bankr...

Holy Week calls for the Big Guns of classical music.  Hector Berlioz was one of these, and his Messe Solennelle is one of the great works of...

Rest in peach, sir.  The Eyes of the Ranger Are Upon You (Songwriter: Tirk Wilder) In the Eyes of a Ranger, the unsuspecting Stranger,  had...

Top o' the morning to you, and happy St. Patrick's Day (almost).  This is my traditional Paddy's Day post, mostly because I lov...

Country music is alive and well in the Emerald Isle.   Glór Tíre is a long running and highly rated country music talent competition on Ire...

Nightnoise is one of the most famous Irish jazz ensembles, combining jazz with traditional Irish themes.  As we come hard into St. Paddy...

The 1980 film assembled an all-star cast of musicians.  This was perhaps the weakest song in the movie. 

I stumbled across this and like it.  Not sure if it's Country or not, but if it's finger-pickin' then you're at least Countr...

11 Million views can't be wrong. 

We are fresh off of President's Day, and this is one of the few country songs that name-checks a President. 

Is this plausibly the first rap song?  Probably not because it's actually a fun listen.  Spotted by The Queen Of The World.

It's been a while since I posted Blues on Thursday.  Mea maxima culpa . So here's what may be the Platonic Ideal of a Blues Ballad. ...

Farewell to the Washington Post.  Journalists never cared when mills across the land shut down and people and towns were wiped out; now it...

Adieu, 2025.  This is a fine, traditional song for departing guests. Here's wishing you a very happy 2026.

Who knew? 

Merry Christmas, everybody.