P’tit Belliveau joins Bonsound’s big family and will offer his debut album in 2020. Today, he releases the song Les bateaux dans la baie, giving us a Maritime taste of the Nova Scotian community of Baie-Ste-Marie.
P’tit Belliveau is reluctant to be a spokesperson for a francophone community that is rarely heard outside of the neighborhood. Instead, he exposes several of today’s big problems in a soft manner.
When you go on social media, you can easily think that everyone is stirring shit up and that everything’s gonna blow up in two seconds, muses P’tit Belliveau. So what can we do in these messy, uncertain times? I’m Jonah from the Baie. What can I do? I’ll just watch the boats in the bay. This is not an inspiring song, but it can make you feel good despite your helplessness.
Watch and share the video for Les bateaux dans la baie, created by P’tit Belliveau himself, via YouTube.
Les bateaux dans la baie is out now on all music services.
Hailing from Baie-Ste-Marie, Nova Scotia, P’tit Belliveau grew up in an insular francophone community surrounded by anglophones. Nevertheless, he made himself known at the 2019 Francouvertes contest, making it to the finals alongside O.G.B. and Alex Burger. For nearly a year now he has lived in Moncton New Brunswick, where he embraces his hometown’s sense of community. Lakes, fishing and nature reside at the heart of the singer-songwriter’s universe.
Music took root in his heart thanks to Baie-Ste-Marie’s local community radio station, where he gathered the first snippets of what would become his style. They often played DIY songs, which influenced P’tit Belliveau’s own lo-fi sounds, along with his desire to put drum machines front and center in folk/bluegrass songs.
P’tit Belliveau is the guy-next-door who will spin a tale about everyday life like nobody else. The singer-songwriter stands out with his unique brand of electro-inspired country-folk music and his cassette tape aesthetic.
Tour Dates
13/11/19 Montreal, QC - Le Ministère (Coup de coeur francophone)
16/11/19 Vancouver, BC - Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver