Chaim Tannenbaum is a Canadian folk musician and academic. A longtime collaborator of

Kate and Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of folk rock and country folk Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed together until Kate's death in 2 ...

and

Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...

, he released his own self-titled solo debut album in 2016,Ezra Glinter
"Chaim Tannenbaum Steps Out"
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'', June 6, 2016. and won the

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for Traditional Singer of the Year at the

12th Canadian Folk Music Awards The 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario on December 3, 2016.

. Born and raised in

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, where he was a friend of

Kate McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010)Obituary at CBC ...

since high school, Tannenbaum studied philosophy and logic at

McGill University McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...

and the

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, and taught philosophy at

Dawson College Dawson College is an English-language public college in Westmount and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately of green space. It is the largest CEGEP in the p ...

throughout his career. Despite his talent in music and his regular work with Wainwright and the McGarrigles, he made no attempt to record his own music until age 68, after retiring from teaching and moving to

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. Released by StorySound Records, the album included a few original songs but consisted primarily of his renditions of traditional folk numbers, as well as a cover of the McGarrigles' "(Talk to Me of) Mendocino" recorded as a duet with Wainwright. In 2017, he followed up with a non-album recording of "

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".Loudon Wainwright III
"Them's Fighting Words: 10 Great Protest Songs"
''

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'', October 12, 2018.

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