| Jay Gilday | |
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| Born | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation | Musician |
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Jay Gilday is an Indigenous folk musician from Canada.
Life and career
Gilday was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and spent his youth there. He is a member of the Dene Nation through his mother, with his father being of Irish heritage. He is the brother of singer-songwriter Leela Gilday. After high school, he attended the University of Alberta, where he spent much time as a busker in Edmonton's LRT system. He was later featured in an episode of the television series Dene: A Journey that filmed his return to the Dene Nation later in life.
Gilday performs both with an eponymous eight-piece rock band and as a solo artist. In 2017, he was a recipient of a Western Canadian Music Award for his album Faster than Light, being named Indigenous Artist of the Year.
Albums
Gilday's first album, All That I Can Give for Now, was released in 2008. In 2016, he followed up with Faster Than Light. In 2019, Gilday released The Choice and the Chase, his third album.
Personal life
Gilday has four children.
Discography
- All That I Can Give for Now (2008)
- Faster Than Light (2016)
- The Choice and the Chase (2019)
References
- ^ "Singer-songwriter Jay Gilday takes subtler acoustic path to find his better musical self". Edmonton Journal.
- "Singer-songwriter Jay Gilday to perform in Smithers". Interior News.
- "Truth of My Heart". APTN.
- ^ "Jay Gilday previews new album to sold-out crowd". Cabin Radio.
- "Singer-songwriter Jay Gilday thrilled about first trip to Nunavut". Nunatsiaq News.