There’s a bit of Jay Aymar in all of us. Ordinary sort of guy, on one level; generous, warm-hearted, funny and kind on another, and — rather surprisingly — a inspired songwriter who can tell his story and tell yours at the same time. There’s no pretension whatsoever with this man; this is the fourth album of what he cheerfully calls “home-made songs” and it’s his best work yet. Not that it seems like “work” for this man from Sault St. Marie — just songs about the good times and the bad that he’s lived through, which are pretty well like the good and bad times we’ve ALL been through. Jay’s had crummy jobs, disappointments, and relationships which didn’t work out (sometimes badly). He’s also had close friends, a support network, and relationships that did work. Most of all he has a sense of humour about it all.
A must to hear.