Tessa Bickers

TESSA'S MUSIC:
Inspired by artists including Tracy Chapman and Eva Cassidy Tessa went out and bought a guitar between two lectures at Bournemouth University and taught herself to play. .
Signing up to indie record label Smalldog, owned by fellow singer/songwriter from Bristol, Caroline Martin, Tessa released her debut album Pot Luck, which has received rave reviews from fans and magazines alike. She’s also building up quite a following on the live music scene having spent the past year gigging in every available venue from churches to children’s parties, with a few festivals in between.
Tessa has already had the honour of supporting artists including Nick Harper, Judie Tsuke and The Inspiral Carpets, and was one of a few UK artists to be flown out for Holland’s Acoustic Music Festival in April. She was voted one of the top 15 Unsigned Aritsts of 2006 by listeners of 'From the Underground' and her song 'Chasing Shadows' was one of the requested on their radio station. Her song 'Under the Skies' reached the final ten of the folk section in O2 Unsigned, and her anti war song 'In the Dark' was used by George Galloway’s political party, Respect, for its campaign.
Tessa is the granddaughter of World War II Fighter Ace Sir Douglas Bader made infamous by the film based on his life, Reach For the Sky. When she’s not gigging you can normally find her at the bar drinking cider. The results of that can be heard on her self-released EP The Hangover Sessions.



ABOUT TESSA:
enigma [ɪˈnɪgmə]
n
a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous.
I want to be an enigma, I just don't think I have the personality to pull it off. If you've ever read my blogs you'll know why.