Musician completes album of songs his late father helped write

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Trent Agecoutay has some mixed emotions about his latest single.

Agecoutay, a member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, has released a single titled Burn A Smudge.

The song is one of 10 that will be on his upcoming album, titled Uncle Trent And Friends – Legacy, which is expected to be released in the spring of 2025.

All of the songs were either written or co-written by his late father Jim Agecoutay, who died last year. The elder Agecoutay had performed at bars across western Canada for more than 40 years.

Agecoutay, who is also the afternoon drive host for Windspeaker Media’s CJWE in Calgary, is obviously disappointed his father was unable to finish this project. But he’s pleased he was able to continue his father’s work after his death.

“Everybody tells me he would be proud,” he said. “So, I’m going with that. I had a pretty good idea what he wanted with the songs. So that’s what we did.” …read more in the link

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