Still More Tour Pics

Barlova was fun as always, next week there are gigs in Rakvere and Tallinn coming up, but here's some more photos from that last Finnish tour - by Matias Partanen and Jouni Asikainen from Lahti, by Marko Aho and Jarkko Virtanen from Tampere, and by Jukka Juhola and Jaana Lindberg from Karjaa.

More Tour Pics

Here are a few photos by Siret Roots from Roots Thursday at Pub Virasto in Lahti, Huurupiilo in Tampere and the Bluesia Karjaan asemalla festival at Club 18 in the 150-year-old Karjaa railway station building. More to come - and don't forget: next up is a free Tartu gig at Barlova on Tuesday, October 17th!  

Finland This Week

Last Wednesday's Riga concert at Atmoda was a blast - photo by Siret Roots. This week will bring three shows in Finland: first, on October 5th, Roots Thursday @ Pub Virasto in Lahti will feature a solo set from Andres Roots plus an acoustic trio set of Muddy and Elmore tunes with Ismo Haavisto & Matias Partanen. 

Friday, October 6th will see a solo concert at Huurupiilo in Tampere, and on Saturday, Andres Roots will appear at the Bluesia Karjaan asemalla festival in Karis, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Karjaa railway station - other acts include Hard Road, Rocking Ede & The Reindeers, and Tähtelän Dynamo. NB! Saturday's showtime is 3 p.m.! 

Banner photo by Indrek Illus. 

Finland: Lahti & Kaavi This Weekend!

The Tartu concert with Ahmed Ag Kaedy on August 1st was great fun - next up is a short trip to Finland. 7 p.m. on Friday, August 4th, Andres Roots will play two solo sets at Gastropub Mylly in Lahti, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 6th, he'll do a solo set in Kaavi Market Square at a concert that also features the Sir Douglas Groovers.

Finnish Tour!

The "Vol. 12" album launch tour continues with five shows in Finland this week:

Apr. 5 - Storyville, Helsinki, FI + Ismo Haavisto (FI)

Apr. 6 - Cafe Bar Pesula, Fiskars, FI

Apr. 7 - Murha-Klupi @ Pikku Hanhi, Lahti, FI + Otto Mikkola (FI)

Apr. 8 - Huurupiilo, Tampere, FI

Apr. 9 - Pub 23, Kouvola, FI

Photo by Indrek Illus. 

Lahti 'Murder Club' Programme Announced

The Murha-Klupi ("Murder Club") spring season programme has been announced and April 7th will see performances by Andres Roots and the Otto Mikkola Band at Pikku Hanhi in Lahti, Finland. 

In unrelated news, on April 8th, Roots will be performing at Huurupiilo in Tampere, Finland.

Tartu Pics & Finnish Tour

These are next week's Finnish dates with Ismo Haavisto - check out the gig page for details! Photo by Siim Neerut.

Below are a few pics by Alar Madisson from yesterday's acoustic set at the Estonian Literary Museum.