His upcoming fourth album will be in memory of his late wife Karen Pine-Cheechoo, whom he was married for to 40 years.
Cheechoo will be taking a week off from work in September to go to Toronto and record with producer Bill Bell. The album is currently in pre-production and is expected to be released by November.
It will be a personal album, he says. It will include 10 songs about his experiences since the loss of his wife who died two and a half years ago.
His wife had a passion for life and she cared a lot about people, Cheechoo says.