Vol. 12

by Andres Roots

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1.
So It Is, Subhuti 03:18
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2.
Sunstroke 02:15
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3.
Starbuck Theme 02:56
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4.
Dromedary 01:52
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5.
Birdsong Thing 01:53
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6.
Hawk's Out with His Axe 04:59
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Picnic at Dockery's 02:05
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8.
Bye Bye Berry 02:07
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9.
Blues on Green 03:20
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10.
Years Past Midnight 01:42
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11.
Waiting Around 01:47
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12.
Western of the Month 02:23
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13.
Yuletide Blues 04:16
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14.
Sherwood 02:01
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about

"Let yourself be immersed in the world of acoustic slide guitar blues, a world that Andres Roots masters like no other." - Eric Schuurmans, Rootstime, BE

"Leo Kottke-esque... Hawaiian. Reminiscent of the folky side of Led Zeppelin." - Peter Marinus, Bluestown Music, NL

"Reminiscent of the late Davy Graham... Hawaiian. Bordering on Led Zeppelin 3 territory." - Ged Wilson, Blues in the South, UK

"Zep heritage... Hawaiian style. A national treasure." - Mikko Nissinen, Noise.fi, FI

"Acoustic slide guitar as in the heyday of Delta Blues." - Philip Verhaege, Keys and Chords, BE

"Innovative, interesting and unique." - Dragutin Matošević, Barikada, BA

The album includes: six acoustic tracks recorded in 2022, six acoustic tracks from the 2021 CD EP "Afternoon" that made #15 in the Independent Blues Broadcasters Association's monthly airplay chart in the UK and #16 in the Collectif des Radios Blues airplay chart in France, and two electric tracks from the 2019 7-inch EP "Waiting Around".

credits

released March 3, 2023

Guitar & music by Andres Roots.
Recorded by Jaan Tamm.
Mixed by Asko-Romé Altsoo.
Photos by Malle-Liisa Raigla, Risto Vuorimies, Leif Laaksonen.
Cover painting & design by Siret Roots.

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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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