- Jay Hails
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name = Jay Hails
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caption = Jay Hails
birth_date = Birth date and age|1967|10|16|mf=y
birth_place =Saskatoon ,Saskatchewan ,Canada Jay Hails, (born
October 16 ,1967 ), is a Canadiansinger andsongwriter and performer. His songs are influenced by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, and in his own words, "the guy who wrote thatJuicy Fruit chewing gum jingle".Biography
In the 1990s he was lead singer in two
Celtic rock bands, the Ecchoing Green andthe Drowned . Since 2000, he has been performing and recording as a solo artist, backed by a folk-influenced rock band ofSaskatchewan musicians, featuring guitars, violin and piano.He has played at folk festivals, coffeehouses, and rock venues from
Vancouver toToronto . His most regular concerts are inSaskatoon , occasionally atLydia's Pub .He has shared stages with the likes of
Barenaked Ladies ,Great Big Sea ,the Waltons andJay Semko . He has received video airplay onMuch Music andCMT , and been featured across Canada on bothCBC TV andCBC 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 ".Press comments
* “Jay Hails has been inspired by the literary works of folks like
Oscar Wilde ,William Blake , andMilan Kundera . These influences explain Hails’s capacity to stretch excruciatingly honest lyrics across aching melodies … Remember the name: you’ll be hearing it often.” -Chart (magazine) ,Toronto * “The music is infectious, deeply moving and intimate. Reality and fantasy are woven into the harshness and beauty of the world in which we live.” - The Prairie Dog, Regina
* “The songs here are about love in general, specific, and even vague terms – just don’t call ‘em love songs. Jay Hails’ literary credentials add more to his band than the self-conscious ironies of
Brad Roberts do to theCrash Test Dummies .” –Soundscape Magazine ,Saskatoon Discography
*"
broadway basement suite " (as James Earl Hails) (date?)
*"If Happiness is Water " (as member ofthe Drowned ) (date?)
*"the ecchoing green" (as member of the Ecchoing Green) (date?)
*"No One Knows I'm Famous " (2005)External links
* [http://www.jayhails.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jayhails Myspace page]
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