Jacob Brodovsky is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1] most noted as the winner of the Canadian Folk Music Award for English Songwriter of the Year at the 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2024.[2]

Brodovsky previously played in a band called Kakagi, whose members included his brother Max on drums.[3] In 2016 he contacted local singer-songwriters John K. Samson and Christine Fellows, who were at the time serving as writers-in-residence at the Winnipeg Public Library, for feedback on his songwriting,[1] with their guidance reflected in the songs on his 2019 EP Sixteen Years.[4]

His debut full-length album I Love You and I'm Sorry was released in 2022.[5] The album included production contributions by Samson, alongside his former Weakerthans bandmate Jason Tait performing on drums, and sometime Weakerthans collaborator Julie Penner on violin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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". Winnipeg Free Press, January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Maureen Scurfield, "Kakagi's Jacob Brodovsky". Winnipeg Free Press, September 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Erin Lebar, "Winnipeg singer goes solo with new EP: Sixteen Years a preview of future releases for frontman of disbanded folk-rock group". Winnipeg Free Press, May 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in January 2023". Exclaim!, January 12, 2023.