Exactly 20 years after Bullfrog Brown's first UK shows, Andres Roots is returning to England and Scotland this November and December. And just like in 2006, the Scottish dates are with the formidable Dave Arcari! Please note: 8pm sharp really is the showtime there ;)
The October 3rd Tallinn show at Philly Joe's Jazz Club was a blast - thank you all! :) Photo by Siret Roots.
Meanwhile, the October 30th Pärnu concert at the Endla Jazz Club has been sold out for a while now, but despair not: you can still get a ticket at the door, even if the extra seats won't be around café tables ;) Feel free to double check with the venue - contact details can be found HERE!
2026 is fast approaching and the tickets for Andres Roots' return to the Esmaspäeva Jazz club at the Swissôtel in Tallinn on Monday, March 23rd, 2026 are now available - click HERE and don't forget to book a table once you've secured your ticket!
Meanwhile, there's a couple of gigs still to come in 2025 - watch this space :)
Norman Darwen reviews "Royal Spa Blues" in the summer issue of Pipeline Instrumental Review: "Estonian guitarist Andres Roots (his real name) plays excellent, skilful, mainly blues-based acoustic instrumentals and he has built up a growing audience for his music in the UK. He is worth checking out if you get the chance - he has appeared here fairly regularly in recent years."
With that in mind, here's a detailed list of such "chances" for Irish and UK residents this summer (photo by Siret Roots):
Tickets are currently available for the Tunbridge Wells and Maldon shows: click HERE for the Green Duck Blues Club and HERE for the acoustic night at Madison Heights!
Last week's Finnish tour with Ismo Haavisto was a blast. In his review of the Tampere Down Home Kivi concert that kicked off the shows, Jyrki Kallio calls the duo "a union blessed in heaven and on Earth".
Of Andres Roots' solo set, he writes: "The tunes were completely different from traditional blues, but they were so dynamic and inventively playful that even the blues purists in the audience got really into it, let alone those with broader musical tastes. Many modern guitarists (even in the blues) are in the habit of dressing up their playing in strange additional equipment and electronic sounds, but while there's nothing wrong with that, Andres' (all too) brief set proved that just a man (or a woman) and a guitar can be more than enough when the musician is truly a master of his or her instrument."
The photos on this page are by Leif Laaksonen - full gallery HERE! To see Jyrki Kallio's pics, read the rest of his blog and watch the videos he filmed, please click HERE! Here's one of Jyrki Kallio's videos:
And here's a a brief clip from the next night at Seinäjoki's Kultainen Kulaus - the tune is "Little Boy Blue" by Robert Lockwood Jr., whose birthday it was on Sunday:
Ismo & Andres also appeared at a Rauma Blues festival club night at Brummi in Rauma. In April, Andres has two more Finnish gigs coming up: Albertin Kellari in Hämeenlinna on the 22nd and at Carlos in Lappeenaranta on the 23rd. Before that, though, he'll be appearing at Esmaspäeva Jazz at Swissôtel Tallinn on April 18th - the tickets are going going fast, so click HERE to get yours now!
The line-up of Ulila Rock in Ulila, Estonia has been announced - Andres Roots will be kicking off the second day of the festival with an acoustic set at noon on June 19. Tickets available HERE!
On Thursday, September 24th at 8 p.m., Andres Roots will play his last confirmed gig this fall at the Rapla Blues Club at Kultuuriklubi BAAS in Rapla (Tallinna mnt. 5), performing material from the two 2020 solo albums "Tartu Lockdown" and "Mississippi to Loch Lomond". The evening will also feature a quick Q&A session. Tickets are available HERE!
