"Roll & Tumble" Live Video!

Here's "Roll & Tumble" - captured live at the Augustibluus festival at the Haapsalu train station on August 1st, 2026. Filmed by Heino Maripuu, Andres Põllu and Asso Arendi, audio recorded by Heino Maripuu and Priit Pajusalu, footage edited and soundtrack mixed by Asko-Romé Altsoo. 

More Augustibluus Photos

Here's more pics from the August 1st set at the Augustibluus festival in Haapsalu, Estonia. Photos by Matti Suuronen!

Augustibluus Pics & Footage

Andres Roots' 17th appearance at Haapsalu's Augustibluus festival went down a storm - here's a short video clip by Asso Arendi and below are photos by Martin Eessalu. According to Andrus Karnau in the daily Postimees, "Roots plays solo, but creates soundscapes that give the impression of there being more than one musician on stage" - check out the festival review HERE.

   

Birthday Dinner & Berlin Footage

On Friday, May 15th, Andres Roots' 50th birthday concert dinner will take place in the Tallinn TV Tower - there are only a few seats left, so grab your ticket now: click HERE!

10 AM the following morning, participants in the Roheliste Rattaretked Läänemaa trek will be treated to a set in the Ridala Church just outside Haapsalu - tickets for the bicycle event are still available HERE! And yes, that's Saturday, May 16th.

Meanwhile, here are two numbers from last month's Berlin show at Panda Platforma, filmed and broadcast by ALEX TV on April 24th.

Tallinn, Rauma, Haapsalu Gigs Announced

Just announced: on May 15th, Andres Roots' 50th birthday and 30th stage anniversary celebrations will continue with a concert-dinner 175 metres above the Estonian capital - in the legendary restaurant up in the Tallinn TV Tower! Seats are limited, so reserve your dinner tickets HERE!

Also in Estonia, Haapsalu's Augustibluus Festival has announced an "Andres Roots 50" set - on August 1st at the train station. Check out the festival website HERE.

AND: Andres Roots will be back at the Rauma Blues Festival in Finland on June 4th, playing a free show at Ravintola Otava on June 4th. The festival page is HERE!   

Tartu with Ahmed Ag Kaedy!

Haapsalu was fun - and now there's only one show left to do in Estonia this summer: Kultuuriklubi Salong in Tartu tomorrow, with the legendary Tuareg guitarist Ahmed Ag Kaedy from Mali. Get your tickets HERE while they last! 

Haapsalu Rooftop Concert

On Friday, July 28th, another Grand Rooftop Concert will take place at SEE Teater in Haapsalu. Here's the schedule:

18.00 Ille Palusalu

19.00 Beer Spirit

20.00 Kristjan Jotiga

21.00 Andres Roots

22.00 VaReS

 

In case of rain, the concert will take place indoors.

Pärnu, Haapsalu, Tartu!

Tomorrow, July 25th at 4 p.m., Andres Roots will play a solo set at Mohri Ait in Pärnu, as part of the XV Pärnu Bluusipäevad festival. 

On Friday, July 28th, he'll follow that up with a set from the roof of the SEE Theatre building in Haapsalu (schedule TBA). 

And then on August 1st at 6 p.m., he'll be opening for Ahmed Ag Kaedy at Tartu's own Salong - get your tickets HERE!

 

Live Clip from Helsinki

Last week's Finnish tour was a blast and there'll be photos coming soon, but here's a live clip from the July 16th Sunday matinée at Villa Hakasalmi in Helsinki: "So It Is, Subhuti". The footage was captured by Siret Roots, this was Andres Roots second time at the villa and a third appearance has already been scheduled for next year: Sunday, July 14th, 2024!

Meanwhile, there are two Estonian shows coming up next week: a set at Mohri Ait during the Pärnu Bluusipäevad festival on Tuesday, July 25th (4 p.m.!) and one at the Great Rooftop Concert at SEE Theatre in Haapsalu on Friday, July 28th.

Haapsalu Pics, Tallinn Next

Last weekend's Pärnu and Haapsalu shows with Jantso Jokelin were a blast - below's a few pics from the Haapsalu Art Summer opening by Andra Kirna; you can read her full article in Lääne Elu HERE. 

Next up is a solo set at Philly Joe's Jazz Club in Tallinn on Howlin' Wolf's birthday, June 10th - get your tickets HERE! Poster photo by Leif Laaksonen.

Pärnu Show Sold Out!

Tomorrow's Roots & Jokelin show at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu is officially SOLD OUT - but there's a good chance you can still get a ticket or two at the door, so you may want to come along anyway ;)

If not, the same duo will perform a free 60-minute set Saturday afternoon at the Haapsalu Cultural Centre! 

Photo by Leif Laaksonen.

 

 

Pärnu and Haapsalu with Jantso This Week!

Finnish harmonica ace Jantso Jokelin returns to Estonia this week for two more shows that feature solo and duo segments from him and Andres Roots. The first concert takes place at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu on Friday, May 26th, showtime 21.30 - and there are only four tickets left, so get yours HERE now!

On Saturday, May 27th, Jokelin and Roots take part in the official opening of the Haapsalu Art Summer - their 60-minute set will start at the Haapsalu Cultural Centre's town gallery at 16.00!

Below are two live duo clips filmed by Asko-Romé Altsoo at Kultuuriklubi Salong in Tartu on March 16th, 2023. 

Concert Film "Andres Roots at Augustibluus"

Heino Maripuu, who has been tirelessly documenting the Estonian live music scene since the 1970's, has produced a 47-minute selection of concert footage from 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2021 titled "Andres Roots at Augustibluus". With many diffreent bands and line-ups, Andres Roots has performed at the Haapsalu blues festival 16 times since 2000 (there was no fest in 2020) and for more than a decade, Maripuu has been there to capture his sets at the historical train station. The film includes performances by Bullfrog Brown, Andres Roots Roundabout with special guest Bert Deivert (USA), Tammepõld, Roots & Terep, Ismo Haavisto (FIN) & Andres Roots. You can find the tracklist below.     

Bullfrog Brown 2010 (Alar Kriisa – vocals, harmonica; Andres Roots – guitar; Peeter Piik – bass): 
1. Little Red Rooster 
2. Rollin' & Tumblin' 
3. I Can’t Be Satisfied 

Andres Roots Roundabout 2012 (Indrek Tiisel – vocals, harmonica; Andres Roots – guitar; Martin Eessalu – guitar; Raul Terep – drums; special guest Bert Deivert – mandolin): 
4. Room Service 
5. Garbage Man 
6. Legacy Blues 

Tammepõld, Roots & Terep 2017 (Mikk Tammepõld – vocals, guitar; Andres Roots – guitar; Raul Terep – drums): 
7. Get Me Back 
8. Fixin' to Die 

Ismo Haavisto & Andres Roots 2018 (Ismo Haavisto – vocals, guitar; Andres Roots – guitar; Matias Partanen – drums): 
9. Hawaiian Boogie 
10. I Can't Hold Out 
11. Shake Your Moneymaker 

Andres Roots 2021 (Andres Roots – guitar): 
12. Jook Jones 
13. Something in the Evening 
14. Right Across the Hill

Haapsalu Photos

More pics from the mini-tour: these are from the December 2nd show at the Haapsalu Cultural Centre, by Malle-Liisa Raigla. The full gallery can be viewed on the Lääne Elu newspaper's website HERE. 

Last Mini-Tour of 2022

Playing at Mulks in Viljandi this week was a lot of fun - photo by Ari-Pekka Huovila. Next up is a 3-gig stretch that kicks off on Thursday, December 1st: Tallinn-Haapsalu-Rapla. Here are the details (click links for more):

1.12 - Kidrakuur Kultuuriklubi, Tallinn, EE

2.12 - Kultuurikeskus, Haapsalu - tickets HERE!

3.12 - Kultuuriklubi BAAS, Rapla - tickets HERE!

Below is the poster for the Haapsalu show - photo by Leif Laaksonen. 

More Concerts Announced: Estonia, Finland, Germany!

Viljandi on Thursday!

Here are the last four gigs of 2022 - with Viljandi this Thursday already...!

Nov. 24 - Mulks, Viljandi

Dec. 1 - Kidrakuur Kultuuriklubi, Tallinn

Dec. 2 - Kultuurikeskus, Haapsalu - tickets HERE!

Dec. 3 - Kultuuriklubi BAAS, Rapla - tickets HERE!

Photo by Indrek Illus.

Antsla Pics & Upcoming Gigs

The grand finale of the travelling and interactive Music & Migration exhibition at Antsla Kultuurikeskus was a lot of fun - photos from the cultural centre's Facebook page. Upcoming shows (Tartu just confirmed!): 11.11 Kadrina Nostalgiakeskus, 18.11 Tartu Kolm Tilli, 24.11 Viljandi Mulks, 2.12 Haapsalu Kultuurikeskus, 3.12 Rapla BAAS...

Almost a Christmas Tour

More shows TBA shortly - photo by Leif Laaksonen.

More Augustibluus Photos!

 A few more Augustibluus pics by the Latvian photographer Aigars Lapsa!