Aly Jay is a musician who came from Youngstown, Ohio to Arizona to work on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in the spring of 2000. Her travels brought her through Flagstaff, California, and Washington until eventually she returned to Flagstaff in the 2003. She is a touring musician and continues to write and produce music. Her first CD, Bones in the Backyard, was released by Elephant Red Records of Sausalito, California in 2006.  Her latest collection Upside Down came out in the winter of 2009. Koshari Television’s Tyrus Coursey has described Alyson as the “siren of the mountain,” FlagLive has awarded her the Editor’s Choice Selection for best babe in Flagstaff, and PBS President David Lowe has described her as “the most vibrant voice of her generation.” She has three dogs and two young sons named Wilson and Henry.

She is regular performer at Pride in the Pines, and has opened for such national acts as Susan McKeown, Chris Issac, and Todd Snider.Recently she has volunteered to play and teach music for the children at the Flagstaff Montessori school, and she has volunteered to play for numerous fundraisers.