Pärnu and Liepaja + Soul Bag and Pipeline

On Wednesday, June 28, Andres Roots and Ismo Haavisto will be performing together at Ranna Kõlakoda in Pärnu, Estonia. From there, Roots will travel to Liepaja, Latvia for a three-night solo run: Thursday, June 29 at Fontaine Palace and Friday-Saturday at Fontaine Gypsy Camp.

Meanwhile, Christophe Mourot writes in the current issue of the French Soul Bag magazine that the Andres Roots "Vol. 12" CD is "mixing blues of every origin... energetic and poetic, that we never grow tired of listening to." And over in the UK, Norman Darwen states in the Pipeline Instrumental Review that "Estonian guitarist Andres makes excellent solo instrumental albums and this is no exception to that rule."

Photo by Maanus Kullamaa.

Soul Bag Review

Christophe Mourot has labelled Andres Roots' "Afternoon" EP "pure acoustic pleasure" in the French Soul Bag magazine: "No one mixes worlds like him, merging blues and classical music and thereby giving astonishing life to certain titles such as the superb "Bye Bye Berry" that combines ancient and modern blues with classical or Spanish phrases." Read the complete Blue Planet section HERE!

Soul Bag Review

The "Tribute to Elmore" live EP with Ismo Haavisto and Matias Partanen has been reviewed by Christophe Mourot in the French Soul Bag magazine: "Five tracks with slide guitar, drums and wild vocals, unamplified harmonica, recorded live at the 2018 Augustibluus festival in Estonia. About time this was released because it's excellent!"

Photo by Leif Laaksonen.

Soul Bag Review!

Christophe Mourot has reviewed the "Mississippi to Loch Lomond" and "Tartu Lockdown" albums for the French Soul Bag magazine: "Chicago blues, Mississippi blues, western swing... An incredible mix of sweetness and aggressiveness."

Read the whole thing HERE!