Celebrated Acadian trio Les Hay Babies unveil Acadian Embassy’s Trevor Murphy as their Atlantic Ambassador.
In this role, Murphy will act as a regional representative for Les Hay Babies across the Atlantic provinces, strengthening connections between festivals, presenters, and organizations in Acadie and the band’s existing team.
Based in Nova Scotia, Trevor Murphy is the founder of Acadian Embassy, a music company through which he occupies multiple roles: artist manager (Maude Sonier, Peanut Butter Sunday), directory of strategy for the label and its acts (Serena Wu, Cheval, XIA-3, etc.), award-winning publicist, and more. Murphy is also an artist himself, notably with the projects Sluice and Quiet Parade, and holds key leadership roles in the music sector, including as president of FéCANE and executive board member of Music Nova Scotia. His wealth of experience and strong connections in the music scene make him a natural ally for Les Hay Babies all while emphasizing the ambassador title suggested by the name of his company.
“Les Hay Babies were one of the first Acadian groups that made me realize that making music in French wasn’t just possible, but something I wanted and was able to do,” says Trevor Murphy. “It is is no small part thanks to their first album, Mon homesick heart, that I found my own way of expressing myself as an Acadian artist and developed the ability to support other Atlantic artists through Acadian Embassy. Taking on this role is a real full circle moment for me, and it is a tremendous honour to collaborate with a band I’ve admired for so long.”
Les Hay Babies share their enthusiasm and confidence in Trevor: “We’ve seen Trevor carve his path for several years now. Watching him work, you can tell he’s a true believer in the Maritimes cultural scene: he shows up at events, at live shows, he talks about it and he shares it. We can’t wait to collaborate with him! We’re really happy to join the Acadian Embassy family. We hope to contribute to the work he’s doing to promote contemporary music across Acadie and to help open up new pathways.”
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ABOUT LES HAY BABIES
Les Hay Babies are friends first: fun comes before work and work is done while having fun. New Brunswick-born Acadians Julie Aubé, Katrine Noël and Vivianne Roy have been bringing forth their sparkling, multifaceted folk-rock for over a decade, renewing their musical approach with each new release. Arriving on the scene with their 2012 indie-folk/country EP Folio, they returned two years later with Mon homesick heart, a debut album rife with contemporary folk-rock sounds. The 60s/70s rock and 80s ballads of La 4ième dimension (version longue) followed in 2016, then the 70s pop/disco of Boîte aux lettres in 2020. A fourth album, Tintamarre, inspired by the roots rock of Louisiana jukeboxes, was released in October 2024. This keen desire to keep changing musical directions has become just as much a hallmark of the group as their unwavering enthusiasm and their interest in exploring genres of days past.
ABOUT ACADIAN EMBASSY
Acadian Embassy is a Halifax-based company that, for nearly 15 years, has used music and art to explore cultural identity, particularly contemporary Acadian culture. The company works closely with its artists according to their individual needs, offering management, label services, artistic development, release strategies, promotion, publicity, grant writing, and more.