Võru Pics

Here are some pics from Võru Bluusiklubi last Saturday, by Lauri Uus. Next up, a Finnish tour:

19.2 Ö-talo, Riihimäki
20.2 Hallinkulma, Hamina
21.2 Sisko ja sen Veli, Tampere
22.2 Musta Kissa, Helsinki

 

Sindi Pics

Here are some pics from the Sindi Seltsimaja concert last Friday. Tomorrow, Jan. 24th 19:00: Võru Bluusiklubi!

 

 

Happy New Year: Sindi, Võru This Month!

The "30 Years on Stage" tour kicks off with a concert and a Q&A at Sindi Seltsimaja on January 16th, followed by a session at Võru Bluusiklubi on January 24th! Happy 2026! :D

  

Finland in March

In March, Andres Roots and Ismo Haavisto will team up for two nights of solo and duo performances in Finland: March 1st at Kummeli Bar in Hämeenlinna and March 2nd at Pop-Up Klonkka in Oulu.

On March 14th, Roots will join Algis Fediajevas from Lithuania for a double header at Kultuuriklubi Salong in Tartu, Estonia. And then he'll hit the road with Finland's Old Wood'n Joe: March 21st at Philly Joe's Jazz Club in Tallinn, March 22nd at Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu, and March 23rd at the Cultural Centre café in Põlva. Mind you, the Pärnu show is already sold out!

Meanwhile, last Saturday's Võru set at Stedingu Kohvik was a blast - photo by Siret Roots. 

Võru Tomorrow!

Andres Roots is back in Võru tomorrow, February 17th: showtime at Stedingu Kohvik 18:00! The Facebook event is HERE.

Photo from last night at the Tartu Swing dance party at Elutuba Lava Taga by Ingmar Aija.

February and March Shows

JUST ANNOUNCED:

15.2 Sõbrapäeva swingipidu @ Elutuba Lava Taga, Tartu, Estonia

17.2 Stedingu Kohvik, Võru, Estonia

1.3 Kummeli Bar, Hämeenlinna, Finland with Ismo Haavisto (FIN)

2.3 Pop-Up näyttämö Klonkka, Oulu, Finland with Ismo Haavisto (FIN)

14.3 Kultuuriklubi Salong, Tartu, Estonia with Algis Fediajevas (LT)

21.3 Philly Joe's Jazz Club, Tallinn, Estonia with Old Wood'n Joe (FIN)

22.3 Endla Jazzklubi, Pärnu, Estonia with Old Wood'n Joe (FIN)

23.3 Kultuurikeskuse kohvik, Põlva, Estonia with Old Wood'n Joe (FIN)

Photos by Leif Laaksonen and Moona Nyyssönen, poster by Siret Roots.

 

Pubi 17 Pics

Here's a few shots by Martin Eessalu from the August 26th Võru show with Steve Lury. 

New Track and Tour with Steve Lury!

This week - three shows with Steve Lury (UK):

25.8 19:00 - Kultuuriklubi Salong, Tartu;

26.8 21:00 - Pubi 17, Võru;

27.8 20:00 - Alex Maja, Pärnu.

And here's a previously unreleased track from the archives, freshly mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo: "Sofa Club Shuffle", an improvised number recorded live by Randal Randoja at the Buena Vista Sofa Club in Rakvere in 2017: 

Võru Kannel Tonight!

Andres Roots' "Waiting Around" tour will continue tonight at the Kannel cultural centre in Võru, with special guest Randal Randoja - click HERE for details!

The tour will wrap up with a full-length solo concert on October 4th at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu.

"Sheik of Hawaii" Live Video!

Here's a live video of "The Sheik of Hawaii", as heard on the live "Loch Lomond Blues" EP and performed at Memorial Hall, Milton of Buchanan, Scotland on March 2, 2019. Filmed and recorded by Dave Arcari, edited and mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo. And don't forget: Andres Roots and James Dalton will be playing at the Sügisjazz festival at Genklubi in Tartu this Thursday, Sept. 19, and Andres Roots and Randal Randoja will appear at the Kannel cultural centre in Võru this Friday, Sept. 20, as part of the "Waiting Around" EP launch tour!

Sügisjazz & Waiting Around Tour

On September 19, Andres Roots will be joining James Dalton (USA) for the Sügisjazz festival at Genklubi in Tartu - tickets available here. The two first toured the Baltics together in 2007 and have since collaborated in the studio, with Dalton providing vocals for "Get Me Back" on Roots' acclaimed "Winter" album in 2016 and Roots adding guitar to "When It's Midnight Somewhere In the World" on Dalton's spoken word collection "Words", released earlier this year.

Three solo shows on Roots' "Waiting Around" EP tour remain: Mulks in Viljandi tomorrow, the Kannel cultural centre in Võru on September 20, with special guest Randal Randoja, and the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu on October 4th. Tickets for the Võru show are already available here!

  

Viljandi!

The "Waiting Around" 45 tour hits Viljandi this Thursday - check out the FB event HERE!