September Sale!

That's right: the price of all Andres Roots CDs is 7 euros plus shipping for the entire month of September! Only on Bandcamp: just click HERE and place your order! :)

Bandcamp Special on May 1st!

Bandcamp is again waving their fees on Friday, May 1st to help artists impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic - that means all the money you spend on Bandcamp tomorrow will go directly to the musicians. With all gigs cancelled from March through June, Andres Roots is one of those musicians - his Bandcamp page is HERE. You can download his entire Bandcamp catalogue of three EP's, one compilation and nine albums for 50 euros - that's a 40% discount! Just click on an album and choose "Buy Digital Discography" - or go with any one track or title ;) Thank you!

The Bandcamp Fundraiser

To help musicians who have lost their gigs & income because of COVID-19, Bandcamp is waiving their fees this Friday, March 20 to help put money directly into artists’ pockets - check it out here! A case in point, I myself was set to do 20 shows to launch the "Mississippi to Loch Lomond" album this spring and it doesn't look like I'll get to do any. So if you haven't heard the album yet or haven't bought it yet or just feel like supporting 'the artist' until it all blows over, please check out https://andresroots.bandcamp.com/. There, you can download single tracks for 1 euro, the whole 15-track album for 8.- (with a .pdf of the liner notes included!), or even order the actual CD for 13.- (plus VAT & shipping). PS: the digital version of the album is *only* available 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!

Album Teaser

Here's a first look at the "Mississippi to Loch Lomond" CD:

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!

Hamina Mosna Blues Tickets On Sale!

Tickets for the Hamina Mosna Blues Festival in Finland went on sale 9 a.m. this morning - in addition to a solo set by Andres Roots, the festival's main concert on May 16, 2020 will feature Erja Lyytinen, Faarao Pirttikangas and the Björninen-Yrjölä Band. Get your tickets HERE!

Advance Tickets For Arcari's Tallinn Show

A Von Krahl show in Tallinn with the legendary Scottish alt.blues troubadour Dave Arcari has just been announced for Sunday, May 26 - get your advance tickets HERE!

Meanwhile, here's a few more pics from last Sunday's Blues News jam in Helsinki, Finland with Good Rockin' & The Short Timers: Kari Kempas (harmonica), Gona Lehtinen (guitar), Jan Smöde Smedberg (bass), Juha Takanen (drums) and Hessu Pirhonen (piano). All photos by Leif Laaksonen.

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.

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! :)

It's A Live!

Roots & Terep in Liverpool. Photo by Martin Eessalu.

Yes, the free download was activated at midnight: you can get your own free mp3 copy of the live album "Trad.alt.blues" by following this link. Enjoy!

P.S. You may also want to go and 'like' this Facebook page - that's where the chance to win a free and signed CD version of the album will be announced later today ;) 

Gigs & Film Première!

On Saturday, March 15th, Andres Roots & Raul Terep will be playing two short duo sets at Solaris in Tallinn - the first set is to provide music for a kids' fashion show. The Haldjapere event starts at noon.

At midnight - still Saturday - Roundabout will celebrate the return of bassist Peeter Piik with a longer and heavier set at Pubi Juudas in Tõrva. Also appearing: Sibyl Vane. Special offer: come to both shows and get a free CD! :)

And then on Tuesday, March 18th, 4 p.m., the award-winning filmmaker Peeter Simm's new documentary "Eesti Tennis 100" - celebrating 100 years of Estonian tennis - will première in Tartu, at the Estonian Sports Museum. The soundtrack features "Spider Jam" by Andres Roots Roundabout (Ahti Bachblum - organ, Raul Terep - drums, Andres Roots - guitar) and "Narva Road Breakdown" by Bullfrog Brown (Steve Lury - harmonica, Peeter Piik - bass, Andres Roots - guitar). 

Learn Slide Guitar With Andres Roots

Photo by Siret Roots.

Starting October 29th, Andres Roots will be teaching a practical 8x90 minute slide guitar course in Tartu with a focus on the open G tuning and the Blues. The classes will take place 7 p.m. Monday nights at the new Kitarrikool headquarters downtown (Küütri 14). No previous experience with the slide is required, but a general understanding of the instrument is; steel-string acoustic guitars can be rented on the spot for the duration of the course and a personal slide is a must from the second meeting onwards. The cost of the course is 125 euros - as a bonus, the price includes a year's subscription to Kitarr magazine for which Andres compiles the blues section. Registration details here.

"Leigh's Spider Jam" CD + "Build Me A Statue" Book Xmas Special!

To celebrate the launch of this website and to meet the universal demand for stocking fillers this time of year, Roots Art Records is offering a limited time Christmas bundle to the visitors of andresroots.com: in December 2011, you can get the new "Leigh's Spider Jam" CD by Andres Roots Roundabout with a *signed copy* of the 2010 lyrics book "Build Me A Statue" for just EUR11.80 + shipping! Normally, it would be 9.90+6.90=16.80 + shipping and still no autograph, so you save more than just 5 euros! ;)



The 40-page softcover book was compiled by Steve Lury and Andres Roots and includes 25 songs from 1995-2010, a foreword by Steve Lury, and illustrations by Siret Roots.

If you prefer to pay by bank transfer, please e-mail your order to roots(at)rootsart.eu (item code: XMAS11) and you will receive an invoice with your order confirmation. If you wish to use PayPal instead, just click the "add to cart" button below and follow the instructions!

Taking into account the sheer volume of Christmas mail passing through post offices in mid-December, we recommend placing your orders early to avoid unnecessary delays in delivery. However, this offer is valid Dec.1-31, 2011 - and don't forget to check out all the other titles in stock! ;)

EDIT (Jan. 1st, 2012): this Christmas offer no longer available!