Boris Garcia isn’t a person but a band, an ensemble that starts with what is called jamgrass – “We’re all folkies at heart,” remarked one band member – but also fuses a dozen strands of American music into a rich, ever-evolving whole. Bluegrass, jazz, rock, folk, Celtic, soul, blues – you can hear them all. It is a band that didn’t even start out to be a band, merely a recording project. But once five oldacquaintances started making music together, the music created its own momentum; they played for a friend’s party, and realized they were a band, and haven’t stopped since.
Jeff Otto (vocals, bass, guitar, ukulele), Bob Stirner (vocals, guitar, bass), Gene Smith (vocals, harmonica, recorder, guitar), Bud Burroughs (mandolin, bouzouki, button accordion, Hammond organ) and Stephe Ferraro (drums, percussion) have been part of the Philadelphia performing music scene for the past 20 years, sharing bandstands – sometimes bands – and falling in and out of studio sessions with each other.

The name? Let Gene tell the story. “We were in the studio with a bunch of different guitarists. One of them was Tony Rice style, and the other was Flamenco/Middle Eastern. East meets West, and it was definitely odd, and Jeff said, “This is weird. This is like Boris Garcia’s Family Reunion.” A little tribute to Jerry Garcia, a little to Bullwinkle, and a lot of serendipity – that’s Boris Garcia.

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Once More Into The Bliss is the newest offering from Boris Garcia and features guest appearances from Buddy Cage (New Riders) and Donna Jean-Godchaux-MacKay (Grateful Dead).  Armed with an impeccable stage show, high energy and a dozen different strands of Americana music, Boris Garcia is ready to take “Once More Into The Bliss” out on national tour.

1. Holiday
2. She Wasn't Born To Follow
3. Through The Window
4. Go
5. Lover Tonight
6. Scootch
7. River Man
8. The Ballad of Captain Jack
9. Everything's Going To Be Fine
10. Other Side
11. Beautiful Again

SONG SAMPLES:

1. Holiday
2. She Wasn't Born To Follow
3. Go
4. Lover Tonight
5. Other Side

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