Jacob Brodovsky is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from

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,Ben Waldman, "Jacob Brodovsky loves it here, and he's not sorry: Local singer-songwriter is unapologetic in his embrace of his home, and the artists who inspire him". ''

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'', January 17, 2023. most noted as the winner of the Canadian Folk Music Award for English Songwriter of the Year at the

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in 2024. Brodovsky previously played in a band called Kakagi, whose members included his brother Max on drums. In 2016 he contacted local singer-songwriters John K. Samson and

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, who were at the time serving as writers-in-residence at the

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, for feedback on his songwriting, with their guidance reflected in the songs on his 2019 EP ''Sixteen Years''. His debut full-length album ''I Love You and I'm Sorry'' was released in 2022."8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in January 2023"
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'', January 12, 2023. The album included production contributions by Samson, alongside his former Weakerthans bandmate

Jason Tait Jason Tait is a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the drummer for the Canadian indie rock band The Weakerthans. Tait has also been a contributing member of Broken Social Scene and The FemBots. Career Tait played drums for the Pain ...

performing on drums, and sometime Weakerthans collaborator Julie Penner on violin, as well as singer-songwriter Liam Duncan on keyboards.

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