Last week's Latvian Tour was a blast - a big thank you to everyone who helped set up and/or attended the gigs! Here's a few photos: Atmoda in Riga (x2) by Dmitry Godyuko, MALA in Cēsis and Valhalla Lounge in Sigulda by Siret Roots, and BJMK in Jelgava by Zane Rožkalna. Next up: Tallinn this Saturday, January 25th!
Andres Roots will be heading out to Latvia this week:
Wednesday, 15.1 RIGA Kultūras Nams Atmoda
Thursday, 16.1 CĒSIS Mākslas telpa MALA
Friday, 17.1 JELGAVA BJMK Rokskola
Saturday, 18.1 SIGULDA Valhalla Lounge
Read all about it in The Baltic Times!
Photo by Leif Laaksonen.
The Riga-Jelgava-Liepaja Latvian tour that started this year's concert season was a blast - a big thank you to all the wonderful people and cool venues! Below are a few photos from the concert and the workshop at BJMK Rokskola in Jelgava on January 26th.
Next up: Kidrakuur Kultuuriklubi in Tallinn with Kalle Tikas (Ringhold) and Edgars Rubenis (Mona de Bo) this Thursday, February 1st - click HERE for the Facebook event!
2024 will get a rocking start with three concerts in Latvia next week: on Thursday, January 25th a solo show at the Atmoda in Riga, on Friday, January 26th a concert and a guitar masterclass at the BJMK rock school in Jelgava, and on Saturday, January 27th a solo show at the Fontaine Palace Acropolis Stage in Liepaja! The Jelgava event is co-funded by the EU and the photos used on the posters below are by Matti Karhula, Matti Suuronen, and Maanus Kullamaa, respectively.
And then on February 2nd, Andres Roots will join fellow solo travellers Kalle Tikas (Ringhold, Beggar's Farm) and Edgars Rubenis (Mona de Bo) for a guitar night at the newly relocated Kidrakuur Kultuuriklubi in Tallinn, Estonia.
Happy holidays to everyone - here's the lone Christmas number from "Vol. 12", recorded on December 23rd, 2022 by Jaan Tamm and mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo:
Concerts start again in January 2024, with three shows in Latvia:
January 25 RIGA: Kultūras Nams Atmoda
January 26 JELGAVA: BJMK Rokskola
January 27 LIEPAJA: Fontaine Palace
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.
This week, Andres Roots will be on the road in Latvia with Edgars Rubenis: at Diagonāle in Riga on Wednesday and at the BJMK music school in Jelgava on Thursday, where the concert will be followed by a guitar workshop.
The Finnish concerts last week at Albertin Kellari in Hämeenlinna and at Carlos Ravintola in Lappeenranta were a blast - below are "Tango Walk" and "Springtime Blues", filmed at the Hämeenlinna gig by Marko Aho:
Two Latvian shows have been added for April, both double headers with Edgars Rubenis - and the Jelgava one including a guitar workshop. Check out all upcoming gigs HERE!
Photo by Martin Eessalu.
