“like Dwight Yoakum singing a mid-sixties Dylan.” - Dan Raza
“Jay’s vocal style recalls rock icons such as John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, and Ben Nichols, to mention but a few. If you like the raw style of these artists then you’ll love Jay Stott’s new release. ”
— –The Bandcamp Diaries
Jay Stott, who wrote his first song while working as a wilderness guide, puts all of his life experiences into his ‘rueful Americana.’
After begging his parents for a guitar at 14, Jay brought music with him on a lot of fun adventures. The first song, which came while he was riding shotgun on the Alaskan Highway, began a creative streak that continues today in Colorado- his long-time home. Jay was a finalist in the Texas Troubadour Songwriter Challenge in 2022, a finalist at The Red Lodge Songwriter Festival Competition in Red Lodge MT, in 2023, and a finalist in the NoCo Songwriters Challenge in Longmont, CO in 2024. His latest single, “Econoline Van” was released this May, with a full new album release coming later in 2025.
Jay’s been a ski instructor, fishing guide, busdriver, bricklayer, carpenter, hot tub technician, retail worker, high school teacher, janitor, heavy equipment operator, house painter, vacuum salesperson, shuttle driver, bouncer, wanna-be novelist, newspaper writer, security guard and a bunch of other stuff he’d rather not remember. It all ends up in his songs somehow.
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