Insomniacathon Pics

On May 11th, Andres Roots joined Ron Whitehead and Jinn Bug at the Prima Vista Literary Festival's third Insomniacathon at Tartu's Salong - and was in turn joined by Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead in the morning of May 12th for a performance of Whitehead's "Gimme Back My Wig: The Hound Dog Taylor Hunter S. Thompson I Gotta Get Outta This Town Blues". Photos by Siret Roots and Heleni Keeman.

 

Tõrva & Tartu This Weekend!

The last two Estonian shows before Scotland: Pubi Juudas in Tõrva on Friday, May 10th 9 p.m. with Arles Kangus, and Prima Vista Literary Festival's third Insomniacathon at Kultuuriklubi Salong in Tartu on Sunday, May 12th at 8:30 a.m.!!!

 

 

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival

Just announced: on July 20th, Andres Roots will be playing two shows at the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival - England’s longest-established jazz and blues festival that will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! Check out some of the history HERE and HERE.

Between this week's concerts in Finland and the upcoming Scottish tour with Dave Arcari, there are also two Estonian shows scheduled for May:

May 10th at 9 PM - Pubi Juudas in Tõrva, with Arles Kangus;

May 12th at 8:30 AM - Prima Vista Literary Festival's Third Insomniacathon at Salong in Tartu.

Plus there's a livestream in the works - watch this space!

 

Insomnicathon Pics

Last weekend, the Tartu international literary festival Prima Vista's 20th anniversary celebrations ended with the second 24-hour Insomniacathon, which was led by the Kentucky beat poet Ron Whitehead - just like the first one in 2019. On his Facebook page, you can find the Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate's own account of the proceedings - including the lines: 

Andres Roots, one of the best
blues guitarists on the planet.

Here are some photos from Salong - indoors with Jinn Bug and Ron Whitehead in the early morning hours of May 14th by Johanna Roos, and outdoors with Aapo Ilves and Ron Whitehead in the evening of May 13th by Siret Roots.

Insomniacathon II

As the Tartu international literary festival Prima Vista celebrates its 20th anniversary, the weekend will see the second 24-hour Insomniacathon - led, like the first one in 2019, by the American beat poet Ron Whitehead. The full schedule and further details are HERE - and just like the first time, Andres Roots will take the stage early in the morning: 8:30 on Sunday, May 14th.