Recently nominated for Best Live Act at the 2025 NI Music Prize, Tessio are a singer-songwriter duo from Derry – Callum Feeney and Jude McCandless. They play acoustic guitars, sing close harmonies, write, record and produce their own songs. Described as having, “a skill for songwriting way beyond their years”, they have supported acts such as Billy Ocean, Hothouse Flowers, Muireann Bradley, Joshua Burnside and played at Other Voices as well as the RTE Folk Awards. The duo released their self-titled debut album in December 2024 to much praise and acclaim.