Live from Temperance - Video!

This summer's Temperance gig was also filmed, so here's two tracks from the upcoming "Royal Spa Blues" live album: "Tango Walk" and "Springtime Blues"!

Live from Temperance!

Recorded on July 22, 2024 at Temperance in Royal Leamington Spa, England, the acoustic live album "Royal Spa Blues" will arrive on CD on February 25, 2025 in time for the next UK tour! Recorded by Adrian Gains, mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo, cover photo & design by Siret Roots - watch this space for updates!

Hurriganes Tribute

October will see the release of another LP in the "Estonian Tribute To Hurriganes" series - this time a track-by-track remake of the legendary Finnish group's "Roadrunner" album. While all the songs have been re-recorded expressly for this project by contemporary Estonian artists and all photos are from 2024 as well, both the car in the cover photo and the photographer himself are "original" - it was Risto Vuorimies who took pictures of this very Cadillac for the iconic Hurriganes sleeve 50 years ago as well. 

You can place your pre-orders HERE and enjoy Andres Roots' acoustic cover of Hurriganes' "In the Nude" (a.k.a. Glenn Miller's "In the Mood") below.

The CD's Are Here!

The 2016-2024 collection of guitar-only tracks, titled "Solo Pieces", is now here.

Available at gigs!!!

 

 

Solo Pieces Tour & CD!

On July 11th, Andres Roots’ “Solo Pieces” tour will kick off at the Pirita Bluus Festival in Tallinn, Estonia and continue with gigs in Finland, England and Germany, including two shows at the 40th anniversary edition of the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival and a set at the Upton Blues Festival that has once again been voted “Blues Based Festival of the Year” in the 2024 UK Blues Awards. For the duration of the tour, the Estonian guitarist’s 14-track compilation “Solo Pieces” will only be available at gigs, going online in August.

The tour schedule is as follows:

July 11 ESTONIA Pirita Bluus Festival, Tallinn
July 12 FINLAND Kulttuurikellari, Savonlinna (+ Jantso Jokelin)
July 13 FINLAND Roihuvuoren Rio, Helsinki (+ Jantso Jokelin)
July 14 FINLAND Villa Hakasalmi, Helsinki (14:00)
July 20 UK Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival/Fair Deal Music (13:30)
July 20 UK Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival/The Wellington (20:00)
July 21 UK Upton Blues Festival/Acoustic Roots Stage (15:00)
July 22 UK Temperance, Leamington Spa
July 24 GERMANY ARTliners, Berlin
July 25 GERMANY Revolte Bar, Berlin
July 26 GERMANY Die alte Garage, Potsdam
July 27 GERMANY Madame Claude, Berlin (+ Pan Salmenhaara)
July 28 GERMANY SonntagsMusikCafé Alte Kita, Berlin (16:00)

And here's the CD tracklist:

1. Cruisin' with the Rev - previously unavailable on CD
2. Django (alt. take) - previously unreleased
3. Lockdown Special - from “Tartu Lockdown”
4. Jook Jones - from “Breakfast in September”
5. Sunstroke - from “Vol. 12”
6. Hawk's Out with His Axe - from “Vol. 12”
7. Fretless Wonder - from “Tartu Lockdown”
8. The Sheik of Hawaii (live) - from “Mississippi to Loch Lomond”
9. Blues for Halvo (stereo) - previously available in mono, on “Mono”
10. Starbuck Theme - from “Vol. 12”
11. So It Is, Subhuti - from “Vol. 12”
12. 4 AM Hot Dog - from “Breakfast in September”
13. Sherwood - from “Vol. 12”
14. Legacy Blues (live) - from “Mississippi to Loch Lomond”

All tunes written & performed by Andres Roots. Recorded 2016-2024 by Jaan Tamm, Andres Roots, Asko-Romé Altsoo & Dave Arcari. Mixed & mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo. Photo by Jüri Vlassov II. Design by Siret Roots. 

New CD Pre-Order!

The new CD pre-order is finally here - "Vol. 12" ships out as soon as it arrives from the factory, March 3rd at the latest! It's Andres Roots' 1st full-length CD since 2020's "Tartu Lockdown" and his 1st studio album since 2018's "Breakfast in September", featuring 14 solo numbers recorded 2019-2022 - tracklist below. The pre-order price of 18 euros includes shipping, so just e-mail your order (indicating your name & address & whether you want the CD signed) to roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com!
 
1. So It Is, Subhuti
2. Sunstroke
3. Starbuck Theme
4. Dromedary
5. Birdsong Thing
6. Hawk's Out with His Axe   
7. Picnic at Dockery's
8. Bye Bye Berry
9. Blues on Green
10. Years Past Midnight
11. Waiting Around
12. Western of the Month  
13. Yuletide Blues
14. Sherwood