Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr.
Dwight Wayne Batteau, and brother of singer/songwriter
David Batteau. He attended
Phillips Academy in
Andover and should have graduated from
Harvard University in 1969, but actually finished his degree in 2021. Batteau worked with his brother David as Batteaux, releasing one album on Columbia Records in 1971. He performed with
David Buskin as
Buskin and Batteau but in April 2014 the duo split up. He recorded with
Tom Rush. Batteau was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the
World Folk Music Association in 1991. ==References==