Irish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist born Gabriel Corcoran on 18 September 1948 in Dublin. Instruments played include concertina, dulcimer, autoharp, and bodhran.

Went to England in 1969 with her then-husband Terry Woods, where they co-founded Steeleye Span. The group recorded & released [m=40464] in 1970, after which Gay & Terry left the band, who continued without them. Gay & Terry then formed The Woods Band in 1970, and after that band dissolved in 1971 briefly toured as members of Dr. Strangely Strange. They reverted to working as The Woods Band and finally as Gay & Terry Woods until 1980, when the couple split up. Gay went on to form Auto Da Fé with Trevor Knight in 1980, splitting up in 1989. In 1994 she rejoined Steeleye Span, recording another three more albums and touring with them before leaving.