EP Release & Tour Dates

"Waiting Around", Andres Roots' 4-track 7" 45 RPM vinyl EP, will hit the stores on August 16th, launched with solo shows at Von Krahl in Tallinn on August 13th and at the Tartu Love Film Festival Tartuff on August 17th.

The EP tour will continue through early October, with concerts at Mulks in Viljandi on September 5th and at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu on October 4th confirmed and more dates TBA.

"Waiting Around" is the first 7" record manufactured at the Vinyl Plant in Tartu and thus also the first 45 ever made in Estonia. Andres Roots' 12" LP "Roots Music" was the first vinyl record ever manufactured in Estonia, topping the R2 Estonian album charts in 2016 and earning a Golden Disc award. Released in November 2018, Roots' latest solo album "Breakfast in September" made the top 10 in the most played albums charts for both British and French blues radio shows and landed him on the cover of Blues In Britain magazine in March.

This week, Andres Roots will play solo sets at the Pärnu Bluusipäevad Festival in Pärnu (24.7), at the SEE Theatre in Haapsalu (26.7) and at the Wild West Day in Palivere (27.7).

"Roots Music" T-shirts!

Black Andres Roots T-shirts are finally in stock - the design features the cover of the 2016 chart-topping LP "Roots Music", which was also the first vinyl record ever pressed in Estonia and was awarded the Blues Album of the Year Golden Disc. Both the LP and the shirt were designed by Siret Roots.

The Tartu-made shirts are available at Andres Roots' upcoming summer shows or directly from Roots Art (e-mail: roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com). For American fans, it would probably make sense to get theirs locally from Society6 - and for those who would prefer a different colour or even a different design, there is a large selection of Andres Roots merch available at Spreadshirt UK (PS: Spreadshirt offers free shipping through July 17th!).

Golden Disc

Photo: Robin Roots/Õhtuleht.

Yesterday, the annual Estonian pop music awards ceremony Kuldne Plaat/Golden Disc took place at the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn. One of the awards was presented by Vinyl Plant and went to the Andres Roots LP "Roots Music" as "Blues Album of the Year"! Here are photo galleries of the event: Postimees (includes full-length video coverage, featuring a live performance of "Meow Meow"), Õhtuleht, ERR, Delfi, and Kuldne Plaat.