John Borra

John Borra is a Canadian musician from Toronto, Ontario, who performed as a supporting musician in punk and alternative rock bands in the 1980s and early 1990s before launching a career as an alternative country singer-songwriter.

Background Borra began his career as bassist in the band A Neon Rome. After that band broke up during the recording of its second album, he played with bands such as Change of Heart and Groovy Religion in the 1990s, as well as appearing as a session musician on albums by Crash Vegas and Scott B. Sympathy.

Solo career In 1997, he independently released a self-titled cassette featuring his first foray into country songwriting. This was later reissued on compact disc and online music stores in 2022.

Rattlesnake Choir He subsequently launched the new band Rattlesnake Choir, with members including Sam Ferrara, Michael Boguski, Tony Benattar, and Miranda Mulholland, originally for a regular club residency at The Dakota Tavern.

This lineup released the album Live Music in 2008, following up with Walkin' the Wire in 2011, and The Prospector's Curse in 2015.

Return to solo music He subsequently returned to recording and releasing music under his own name, releasing the album Blue Wine in 2020. The album's lead single "Trace in the Wind" was a tribute to actress Tracy Wright.

His latest album Last Dance at the E Room, a tribute to friend and colleague Peter J. Moore following Moore's death in 2023, was released in October 2025.

Discography

Solo John Borra - 1997 Blue Wine - 2020 Cassettes in Common - 2022 Last Dance at the E Room - 2025

John Borra Band John Borra Band - 1999 One Night at Seven in the Morning - 2002

Rattlesnake Choir Live Music - 2008 Walkin' the Wire - 2011 The Prospector's Curse - 2015