Jay Aymar is a Canadian singer-songwriter born and raised in

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie ( ) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is at the St. Mary's River on the Canada–US border. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants ...

. Until 2020 he toured consistently (often with his band ) to over 120 shows per year at clubs, theatres and festivals primarily throughout Canada (occasionally throughout the United States and Europe). As an

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

player and singer, he is known for his storytelling through music. His songs cover themes central to everyday life, love and the human condition. An English literature graduate from

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World ...

in Ottawa, his songs are influenced by classic literary themes. A 2010

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Emerging Artist nominee, In 2008, Canadian musician

Ian Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson (September 25, 1933 – December 29, 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including "Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. Ear ...

recorded Aymar's composition "My Cherry Coloured Rose"— for his album ‘From Yellowhead to Yellowstone and other Love Stories'. The album received high critical praise. (Tyson was nominated for a 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards for Solo Artist of the Year).

Life and career

Aymar grew up as the youngest of a family of eight children in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He attended Sir James Dunn Secondary School before majoring in

English literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ...

at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he "became drunk on language and storytellers like Mark Twain and Stephen Leacock." After graduating, he began a series of jobs which included freelance writing and various sales positions. Once discovered, the CBC produced his very first demos in 1993. He released his first studio album ''Howling at the Moon'' in 1996 (now out of print) and has since released five more studio albums and one live album. In 2008 Aymar's song "My Cherry Coloured Rose" was recorded by

. Aymar released his sixth studio album, ''Your Perfect Matador,'' with producer

Michael Phillip Wojewoda Michael Phillip Wojewoda is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has been nominated for eight Juno Awards and has received one for Recording Engineer of the Year and one for Producer of the Year. History Wojewoda began recording bands ...

on October 12, 2018. The album took inspiration from a woman he called the "Fundy Maiden." He described the 9-tracks as if "You're kind of eavesdropping on our relationship. It's thematically cohesive from start to finish. It plays out like a story."

Discography

References

External links

Official Website
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