Whitebear's Teagan Littlechief, 27, is returning to the spotlight with a new single, 'I'll Bring the Party', after a hiatus which was mostly devoted to motherhood and a few high-profile gigs, such as opening for Canadian country stars, Emerson Drive, at the Bear Claw Casino last summer.
The mother of three-year-old Gabriel recorded the song at Calgary's MCC Recording Studios with producer Johnny Gasparic, whom she has worked with before. The song, by Canadian songwriter Terry Fernihough, is "an upbeat party anthem", according to Littlechief.
"This single is so fun," she says. "I want everybody to listen to it. It's a really great song. When my husband (Eric Redwood), Gabriel, and I went to Calgary this past August so I could record it, I thought it would take days, but it didn't. The song just clicked and it only took a few hours to record."
The release is something of a re-launch for Littlechief, since she became a mom. "I recorded 'Help You Cry' when I was pregnant," she laughs. "But this was the first song I've recorded since I had Gabriel. Recording again was kind of like riding a bike, but I was still happy that it went so well."
"I love this song and I love recording. It's always hard getting music you really have a feel for and when I got this song from Terry, I clicked with it right away. I've worked with Johnny a few years ago and we work well together, so that helped. "
"I love singing and when I'm performing, I'll often take requests," says Littlechief. "But when I choose a song to record, I sort of base my life on it. I ask myself: 'Is this going to be the right one?'"
"Since I became friends with (songwriter) Troy Kokol, I get pitched a lot of songs by a lot of different writers. But I try and pick songs that have real meaning to me, no matter what type of song it is."
Littlechief says that she is actively working towards financing and recording an album, and welcomes opportunities to perform.
"I'm looking for sponsors right now," she says. "Along with putting an album out, I'm looking forward to performing again."
"The single should be up and available any day now," says Littlechief. "People will be able to hear it at CDBaby.com and iTunes, as well as on my website, www.teaganlittlechief.com."
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