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 Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ca ...

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

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. Born and raised in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

, 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: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

and the

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, and taught philosophy at

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acres ...

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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