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Miss Tess performs in the Radio Heartland studio

Miss Tess performs in the Radio Heartland studio.
Miss Tess performs in the Radio Heartland studio.MPR photo/Leah Garaas
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by Mike Pengra

August 19, 2016

Miss Tess - Little Lola (live on Radio Heartland)
by MPR
Miss Tess - Ride That Train (live on Radio Heartland)
by MPR
Miss Tess - Lie To Me (live on Radio Heartland)
by MPR

There was probably never any doubt that Miss Tess would decide on a career in music when she grew up — especially because her parents were and are both working musicians. Throughout her life, Miss Tess was exposed to all kinds of music and was even "forced" on stage to sing with Mom and Dad at a very young age. Her influences range from blues, jazz, Dixieland, country and Southern soul.

Miss Tess has been writing, performing and recording her own songs for over a decade now, and with a recent move to Nashville, she has released a new album called Baby We All Know. Tess and her trusted sidekick, Thomas Bryan Eaton, stopped into the Radio Heartland studio to play tunes and to chat.

Songs Performed


"Little Lola"
"Ride That Train"
"Lie To Me"
All songs from Miss Tess and the Talkbacks' 2016 album, Baby, All We Know, available on Rights Records.

Personnel


Miss Tess - guitar & vocals
Thomas Bryan Eaton - guitar & vocals

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