Born and raised in Lafayette, LA, Tif ‘Teddy’ Lamson grew up playing and performing music since early childhood. Growing up playing gospel music sparked her love for stage performance and improvisation— leading her to study Drums/Percussion at the University of New Orleans and, following the devastation of Katrina, onward at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

In 2008, she co-created the music group known as GIVERS. They self-produced and released an EP which led to their signing a deal with the international record company, Glassnote Records. After the release of their debut LP, IN LIGHT, the group became a staple on the national festival circuit and performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Show. Neil Young mentions GIVERS in his autobiography “Waging Heavy Peace” notating them as one of his favorite bands. 

She continued her music education by landing a job at Marigny Recording Studios in the heart of New Orleans and there studied engineering and producing as well as became a local session player for recordings there. 

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Tif went on to record on / be featured on artists' records such as Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Anders Osbourne, Rickie Lee Jones, Tommy McClain, Mike Dillon, Jabberwocky, and Grammy-nominated Valcour records' Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country-Lomax Tribute Compilation, alongside many others...

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She currently resides in New Orleans where she continues to explore musical endeavors including projects such as: The Jelly Sisters, a fourth GIVERS record, Music Box and a Solo debut effort in the works.

TIF "TEDDY" LAMSON