The son of a lobster fisherman, Jay Gavin writes and sings songs for fans of real county music and is making a name for his catchy hooks, foot-stomping, autobiographical, everyman songs and good timin’ live shows. The Nashville Songwriters Ass. Intl. named Jay Gavin a writer that’s “One to Watch” in June 2023.

"In recent years, the outlaw country descriptor has become increasingly nebulous. Is it a sound, a fashion style, an overarching aesthetic or lifestyle? What does it mean? In that sense, it’s like the equivalent of punk rock (something Jay knows a lot about), where it becomes a catch-all for musicians and artists who don’t fit neatly into either a genre-specific subculture or in its mainstream. Jay is without doubt a worthy figure in a lineage that includes Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare, Tompall Glaser, Dick Damron and good ol’ Waylon and Willie; the genuine outlaws, who lived the life, not like today’s young whippersnappers that are mere pretenders" Alan Cackett.