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Yet another long distance collaboration from the Estonian-American-Finnish trio.

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Yo-Yo World

A yo-yo world
And it’s bouncin’ on a string
A yo-yo world
And it’s bouncin’ on a string
It will bounce back
But it's in an evil spin

The yo-yo man
He's got no sense at all
The yo-yo man
He's got no sense at all
When he sees an egg
Thinks it is a wreckin’ ball

Bounce it on the table, bounce it 'gainst the wall
Bounce it 'til the wheels come off this pretty little ball
It's a yo-yo world
And he's got it on a string
Thinks that when it snaps
He'll just chuck it in the bin

This yo-yo world
It can slap you in the face
This yo-yo world
It can slap you in the face
Hope it slaps him good
‘fore it gets too late

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released March 22, 2022
Vocals - Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt; harmonica - Jantso Jokelin; guitar - Andres Roots. Written by Andres Roots. Vocals recorded by Alexander Bowling & Luke Wright at Mystery Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA. Harmonica recorded by Jantso Jokelin in Helsinki, Finland. Guitar recorded by Jaan Tamm, mixed & mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo at White Room in Tartu, Estonia. Cover design by Siret Roots. For more Red Mouth: redmouth.bandcamp.com

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Andres Roots Tartu, Estonia

Listed in the book "100 Years of Estonian Music" as the country's "internationally best-known player of pure blues", Andres Roots is a slide guitarist based in Tartu who has performed everywhere from Clarksdale, Mississippi to Hell, Norway. In 2016, his "Roots Music" LP topped the official Estonian album chart – the first and only time a blues album has claimed the #1 spot in the Baltics. ... more

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