Name Jay Hails Role Singer | Albums No One Knows I'm Famous | |
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Born October 16, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-10-16 ) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Occupation Performer, singer, songwriter | ||
Love, Hope, Joy, Agape
Jay Hails, (born October 16, 1967), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and performer. His songs are influenced by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, and in his own words, "the guy who wrote that Juicy Fruit chewing gum jingle".
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In the 1990s he was lead singer in two Celtic rock bands, the Echoing Green and the Drowned. Since 2000, he has been performing and recording as a solo artist, backed by a folk-influenced rock band of Saskatchewan musicians, featuring guitars, violin and piano.
He has played at folk festivals, coffeehouses, and rock venues from Vancouver to Toronto. His most regular concerts are in Saskatoon, occasionally at Lydia's Pub.
He has shared stages with the likes of Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, the Waltons and Jay Semko. He has received video airplay on Much Music and CMT, and been featured across Canada on both CBC TV and CBC radio.
He says he finds his greatest inspiration "in secondhand bookstores, in two-hour-long hot baths, and in the unfailingly abysmal weather of Saskatchewan".