T-Shirts Now in Stock!

The 2021 T-shirts designed by Siret Roots are now available - sizes M, L, XL, XXL & XXXL. Quantities are limited, so e-mail your order to roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com or order via Bandcamp HERE now!  

T-shirts Available in Tallinn!

A limited quantity of black Andres Roots T-shirts is now available from Terminal Records & Bar in Tallinn - of course, they also have a nice selection of CD's and vinyl ;) Check out their website HERE!

Blues in Britain review

"Andres plays some fine solo blues in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with excellent slide, bass string snapping and fine finger-picking on a bunch of traditional sounding but actually original instrumental compositions," writes Norman Darwen in the current issue of Blues in Britain of the "Mississippi to Loch Lomond" album, noting that Jeff Eaton's "sleeve notes are excellent too."

You can hear and download the album on Bandcamp HERE or order the disc direct HERE.
    

The Big Corona Discount!

More gigs are being cancelled, including the Long Friday Blues & Hamina Mosna Blues festivals in Finland, and record stores are closing for the duration of the emergency - but that doesn't mean you have to go without music! Here's a very special offer - to see which tunes are on which album, just check the Discography page and then e-mail your order to roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com! Thank you for shopping with us - your support means a lot!

Pre-order New Live Album Now!

We're now taking pre-orders for the upcoming live album "Mississippi to Loch Lomond" - official release date March 6, but order yours in February and get a signed copy plus a free signed copy of "Roundabout" from 10 years ago for just 15.90! Place your orders by e-mailing roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com - further details HERE!

Breakfast in September - Order Now!

"Breakfast in September" was released in November 2018 to rave reviews, and as it's now finally September, we just thought we'd remind you that you can still order a hard-copy CD from Lasering (ships internationally!) and/or hear it on Spotify! :)

Kadrina Pics & Viljandi Poster

Saturday's concert at the Nostalgiakeskus in Kadrina was a blast - a full house, a wonderful venue and an amazing audience. Here's some photos by Taimo Arume, Kerstin Raidma and Aiki Pärle. The next "Waiting Around" show will be at Mulks in Viljandi on September 5! Poster photo by Leif Laaksonen.

Kadrina Poster

Waiting Around Tour Dates & Finland Pics

The Waiting Around EP tour kicks off on Tuesday, August 13th at Von Krahl in Tallinn, followed by the Tartuff film festival in the Tartu Town Hall Square on Saturday, August 17th. The 7" vinyl will hit the stores and Spotify on Friday, August 16th. Here are the tour dates (with more TBC for September):

Waiting Around in Tallinn - August 13
Waiting Around in Tartu - August 17
Waiting Around in Kadrina - August 24
Waiting Around in Viljandi - September 5
Waiting Around in Pärnu - October 4
Waiting Around in Rakvere - October 5

In addition, there's a Sügisjazz show with the New Jersey artist James Dalton coming in September at Genklubi in Tartu - check out the Concerts page for full schedule.

Meanwhile, the Tampere-Rauma-Lahti tour with Ismo Haavisto and Matias Partanen last week was truly a blast. Here's some photos, with photo credits as follows: (1) Paapan Kapakka in Tampere by Marko Aho, (2) & (3) Rauma Blues festival by Carita Pakula @ Rauma Blues ry, (4) Verstas in Lahti by Keijo Seppälä:

 

New 45 Next Week!

On August 16th, Andres Roots will release his 7" 45 RPM solo EP "Waiting Around" – the first 7" record pressed at the Vinyl Plant in Tartu, Estonia. The on-location manufacturing of vinyl records in Tartu, Estonia was launched by Vinyl Plant in 2016 with Roots' compilation LP "Roots Music" – the first vinyl record ever made in Estonia, it went to number 1 in the Estonian album charts upon release and earned Roots a Golden Disc award. 

Unlike the 2016 LP, the four tracks on "Waiting Around" were cut expressly for the 45 and are all instrumental solo performances. The recordings were made on June 7th by Jaan Tamm, who back in the day recorded all but one of the albums by Roots' internationally acclaimed alt.blues trio Bullfrog Brown, and mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo, who has been working with Roots since 2009. The EP cover was designed by Siret Roots, with front cover photo by Priit Põder from a March show at the Record Fair in Tallinn, Estonia and back cover photo by Leif Laaksonen from a February gig at the venue currently known as Mendocino in Helsinki, Finland. 

By chance, the first person to hear the 45 was the Finnish-born Tartu author Mika Keränen, who in his in-depth online review writes: "There is somebody sitting in the corner of a bar and playing guitar. You don't hear it when you have a CD. When you have the vinyl, you hear it and you feel it. This is why I like vinyl. It is next to live gigs."

The EP launch tour will start with solo shows at Von Krahl inTallinn on August 13th and at the Tartuff Love Film Festival in Tartu on August 17th, with concerts in Viljandi, Pärnu and Rakvere already confirmed for September and October and more dates TBA. Before then, Andres Roots will be joining Ismo Haavisto and Matias Partanen for three trio shows in Finland: at Paapan Kapakka in Tampere on August 8th, at the Rauma Blues Festival on August 9th and at Verstas in Lahti on August 10th.

To preview the new EP on YouTube, click HERE!

EP Release & Tour Dates

"Waiting Around", Andres Roots' 4-track 7" 45 RPM vinyl EP, will hit the stores on August 16th, launched with solo shows at Von Krahl in Tallinn on August 13th and at the Tartu Love Film Festival Tartuff on August 17th.

The EP tour will continue through early October, with concerts at Mulks in Viljandi on September 5th and at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu on October 4th confirmed and more dates TBA.

"Waiting Around" is the first 7" record manufactured at the Vinyl Plant in Tartu and thus also the first 45 ever made in Estonia. Andres Roots' 12" LP "Roots Music" was the first vinyl record ever manufactured in Estonia, topping the R2 Estonian album charts in 2016 and earning a Golden Disc award. Released in November 2018, Roots' latest solo album "Breakfast in September" made the top 10 in the most played albums charts for both British and French blues radio shows and landed him on the cover of Blues In Britain magazine in March.

This week, Andres Roots will play solo sets at the Pärnu Bluusipäevad Festival in Pärnu (24.7), at the SEE Theatre in Haapsalu (26.7) and at the Wild West Day in Palivere (27.7).

"Loch Lomond Blues" EP!

A limited edition live EP will be released to coincide with the May shows with Dave Arcari - Illegaard on May 23 and Von Krahl on May 26. Recorded by Dave Arcari at Memorial Hall in Milton of Buchanan, Scotland on March 2, the "Loch Lomond Blues" CD includes the following acoustic numbers, all played on Dave's National Resophonic Delphi Vintage Steel guitar:

1) 4 AM Hot Dog
2) Jook Jones
3) Spanish Run
4) Station Blues Medley
5) The Sheik of Hawaii
6) Wagon Swing

The limited run of 45 signed and hand-numbered copies will only be available at gigs or directly from the artist - pre-order yours today by e-mailing roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com!

Pre-Order The New Album Today!

The new guitar-only Andres Roots album "Breakfast in September" will be released on November 30, 2018. Roots Art Records' pre-order campaign runs from October 1st through October 31st: order the CD in October to get your *autographed* copy delivered well before the Christmas rush for EUR 15.90, shipping included! Read all about it HERE.

EP Launch @ Viru Folk + Augustibluus Pics

On Friday, August 10 at 11 p.m. Andres Roots will play a solo show at the Käsmu Church at the Viru Folk Festival - and August 10 is also the digital release date of the new "Drum Break" EP! A *very* limited quantity of hard-copy "Drum Break" CD's - all signed and numbered - will also be available at the show. To hear the EP on Spotify as soon as it's released, follow Andres Roots here:



Last weekend's Elmore James tribute concert with Ismo Haavisto and Matias Partanen at the Augustibluus Festival in Haapsalu was a blast - here's few photos:

Photo by Jaana Lindberg.

Photo by Hannu Leinonen.

Photo by Jaana Lindberg.

Photo by Hannu Leinonen.

Photo by Jaana Lindberg.

"Roots Music" T-shirts!

Black Andres Roots T-shirts are finally in stock - the design features the cover of the 2016 chart-topping LP "Roots Music", which was also the first vinyl record ever pressed in Estonia and was awarded the Blues Album of the Year Golden Disc. Both the LP and the shirt were designed by Siret Roots.

The Tartu-made shirts are available at Andres Roots' upcoming summer shows or directly from Roots Art (e-mail: roots.art.oy(at)gmail.com). For American fans, it would probably make sense to get theirs locally from Society6 - and for those who would prefer a different colour or even a different design, there is a large selection of Andres Roots merch available at Spreadshirt UK (PS: Spreadshirt offers free shipping through July 17th!).

T-shirts Now Available!

A selection of Andres Roots T-shirts is now available HERE - with 15% off until December 13th! The voucher code is welcome-100219674; you'll have the chance to choose your shirt colour and adjust the size and position of the design before you confirm your order. Buy your shirt today and get it in time for Christmas! :)