Welcome to my little corner of the internet. Hang out for a while. It's all homemade.

I'm a Toronto based singer-songwriter. Folk and roots music have always been my first love and most of what I do starts with my vintage Larrivée guitar, a long drive and a story picked up from the open road. 

I've been writing songs and playing stages for over 40 years. My last run was one long, winding road of a tour that stretched over a decade, playing four or five nights a week and making a living one show at a time. Then came COVID, and just like that, the music stopped. The road went quiet, the radio went silent, and I decided it was time to hang up my touring boots for a while.

Along the way I've written over a hundred songs, made countless friends and gathered enough stories to fill a few lifetimes. The road has a way of doing that.

I've always drawn inspiration from the greats, and somewhere along the way, hopefully found a voice of my own in this art form. My influences are all the usual suspects you'd imagine. (Standing on the shoulder of giants…stealing genius…and all that jazz).

It's been a lifelong journey of listening, learning and discovering. The best songs, I've come to believe, are often the ones hiding in plain sight. You just have to keep your antenna up and stay open to whatever comes along.

These days I've stepped back from touring but I'm still writing singing recording and sharing the stories that continue to find their way into my songs.

You'll also find a few tall tales scribbled down along the way. Some are true, some are mostly true, and a few have improved with age. I like to call it faction (mostly to protect the innocent).

If that sounds like your kind of thing, stick around for a while, sign up for the mailing list, and come along for the ride. 

Cheers,

Jay Aymar