orn into a large family of twelve in Ontario, where Music & Art have always held everyone’s passion. Tess’ MUSICAL HISTORY: Spans a wide variety of musical genres: Since her teen years, Tess has performed professionally as Bassist / Vocalist in several bands as well as Soloist /Singer/Songwriter throughout Eastern and Western Canada for over two decades. The list is a long one, including: Bassist in Ottawa’s Bluegrass Trio Whippoorwill and Woody & the Storm. Bassist in Ottawa Power-Folk band: The NothingHeads. Tess Fama: Electric Bass,Tim Timleck: Drums, Doug Hume: Composer / Vocals / Guitar, Craig Simon: Lead Guitar  Listen to The NothingHeads ~hit play above~ “The Show” ~ (adjust volume accordingly) Listen (hit play above) Purple’s “Open the Door” (adjust volume accordingly) After moving to BC in 1999, Tess played bass with John Woods in Vancouver’s ‘Johnny Wisdom & The HighRisk Group’ CLICK here to Listen: JohnnyWisdom_TessBass.mp3 (hit back button to return) Featured Singer/Songwriter/Poet at Thundering Word Heard Vancouver 2005. Bassist in North Van’s HeavyRockers Duplex Mod 2006. Musical Host: Fulford Inn Open Stage -Salt Spring Island 2006-07. Duo with Buck McDonald (The Barley Brothers): ‘Buck & Tess’ SSI 2006-07. Tess’ home base is on beautiful Salt Spring Island where she continues to play, study and teach with partner Donn Tarris Musician / Visual Artist. ‘Tarris & Fama’ are currently in the midst of recording their original tunes as well as playing as side’men’ with the the band ‘Synergy’ with Gord Ross + Trish Faurot. Tarris & Fama’s gig schedule and latest recordings: visit their My Space page: http://www.myspace.com/tarrisfama Tess Fama Visual Artist: Tess moved to Western Canada 1999 completing formal studies in 2006 at Langara College, Vancouver in Visual Arts: Painting, Ceramics, Intaglio, Serigraphy, Sculpture and Drawing & Design. Participated in Vancouver Collective Arts Show and in The Drift Art Walk: Acrylic Paintings and Stone / Wood Sculptures on display at Receptive Earth Vancouver: 2005 /2006. Original Paintings, Gicleés & Digital Imagery featured at Artspring Salt Spring Island Arts Centre, BC December 2008 Current Art Shows: November 2009: Musical Paintings Series & PhotoArt Exhibition: ArtSpring Theatre Lobby, Salt Spring Island Arts Centre Nov 09: 9am - 5pm + Concert Evenings UPCOMING MUSICAL SHOWS LISTED ON MYSPACE: link: http://www.myspace.com/tarrisfama Bio_files/JohnnyWisdom_TessBass.mp3http://www.tarris.ca/news.htmlhttp://www.myspace.com/tarrisfamaMusical%20Paintings.htmlhttp://www.myspace.com/tarrisfamashapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4
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Ottawa’s ‘Purple’: Tess Fama: Electric Bass & Harmony Vocals
Craig Simon Lead Vocals / Guitars
Dave Carty: Drums