Murray resides in
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and is the nephew of
Anne Murray. In the late 1990s, along with
Ruth Minnikin and
Matt Mays, Murray formed
The Guthries. They released two albums,
Off Windmill in 2000, and the self-titled
The Guthries in 2002. The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Following the release of their second album, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album. Murray released his first solo album,
Brighter Lives, Darker Side, in 2005. In 2005, Murray, Nathan Lawr,
Ryan Bishops, Ruth Minnikin and
Kate Maki participated in two national concert tours, A Midautumn Night's Dream and A Midwinter Night's Dream, which were reportedly inspired by
Bob Dylan's
Rolling Thunder Revue. The five musicians also recorded limited edition albums for sale on each tour. In late 2005, Murray became a member of Cuff the Duke. In 2008, Murray toured extensively with Cuff the Duke acting as
Hayden's backing band. His second solo album,
Dream Mountain Dream, was released in 2012. He has not released further albums as a solo artist since 2012, but has continued to work as a session musician and collaborator with his wife, singer-songwriter Christina Martin, as well as other artists. ==Discography==