Finnish Tour in June!

Andres Roots' third Finnish mini-tour of 2026 will kick off at Tampere's Huurupiilo on Wednesday, June 3rd, followed by his first solo appearance at Rauma Blues, considered by many the most important blues festival in Finland. On June 5th, Roots will be performing in Hämeenlinna, and the tour wraps up in Roihuvuori, Helsinki on Saturday with a matinee that also features A. Takalo. Here's the detailed schedule:

June 3 - Huurupiilo, Tampere

June 4 - Rauma Blues Festival @ Ravintola Otava, Rauma

June 5 - Nooran Viinibaari & Juliuksen Olohuone, Hämeenlinna 

June 6 - Roihuvuoren Rio, Helsinki w/ A. Takalo

Read more about it in the Estonian Embassy's cultural newsletter HERE, in the Blues News magazine HERE, and in Blues-Finland.com HERE.

Christmas Dinner!

Last public show in 2024: a Christmas dinner at the Åminne Gård restaurant in Finland, right outside of Karis - on November 29th! Music starts 18:00. Book HERE!

  

Tour Pics

Here's a few photos from last weekend's shows in Järvenpää, Tampere and Kotka in Finland by Siret Roots. Next shows up North: 

Nov. 15 - Armo, Tampere

Nov. 16 - Joutsen Blues @ Oluthuone Joutsen, Hyvinkää

Nov. 17 - Villa Hakasalmi, Helsinki

 

 

Mäntsälä/Järvenpää Pics

Here's a few pics from two more Finnish gigs: one at Kulttuurimeijeri in Mäntsälä and the other at Eikan Pankki in Järvenpää with Jantso Jokelin, all by Leif Laaksonen.

 

Martin Markkinat in Helsinki This Sunday

This Sunday, November 19th, Andres Roots will appear with special guest Jantso Jokelin at Martin Markkinat - the annual Estonian fair and culture festival in Helsinki, Finland. Roots and Jokelin will play two sets in the Koidula Hall at Kaapelitehdas: 10:30 AM and 1 PM, both streamed live via the festival website: https://martinmarkkinat.fi/

Photo by Leif Laaksonen. 

 

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.

Tampere Photos

Last week's three Finnish shows went down a storm - here's some photos by Matti Karhula from Friday night at Tampere's Huurupiilo, with more to come!

Savonlinna, Järvenpää, Hanko Pics & Live Footage

Above is a live version of "Meow Meow", performed at Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari in Savonlinna, Finland and captured by Matti Reivi. Below are a few photos from the concerts at Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari (August 16), Eikan Pub in Järvenpää (August 17) and Pub Grönan in Hanko (August 18) - by Mika Kähkönen, Juha Laine and Jaana Lindberg, respectively. And then the encore number "Soup City Blues" from Savonlinna, again filmed by Matti Reivi...

Kaavi Pics!

Here are some pics from the Sunday afternoon show in the Kaavi market square in Finland, with the Sir Douglas Groovers. All photos by Leif Laaksonen.