Andres Roots (ESTONIA)
With Eric Gebhardt, Bottleneck John, Dave Arcari, Black River Bluesman
Roundabout
© Roots Art Records 2010
Andres Roots (EST) - guitar, dobro, 1-string diddley bow, percussion
Eric Gebhardt (USA) - vocals
Bottleneck John (SWE) - vocals
Dave Arcari (UK) - vocals
Black River Bluesman (FIN) - vocals, cigar-box baritone guitar
Jantso Jokelin (FIN) - harmonica, beatboxing
Kalle Kindel (EST) - drums
Uku Pyttsepp (EST) - trumpet, drums, alto recorder
Ahti Bachblum (EST) - piano, organ
Raul Terep (EST) - percussion, didgeridoo
Hanno Maadra (EST) - viola
Bad Mood Hudson (FIN) - drums, vocals
Estonian slide guitarist, songwriter & official Walden Guitars artist Andres Roots is best known for his work with acclaimed alt.blues trio Bullfrog Brown. "Roundabout", his first full-length solo release, features 12 self-penned tracks & an international all-star cast - Eric Gebhardt (USA), Bottleneck John (Sweden), Dave Arcari (Scotland) & Black River Bluesman (Finland) handle the vocals, the 2009 World Harmonica Festival bronze Jantso Jokelin (Finland) provides harp, etc.
Instrumentation-wise, this CD has everything: from 1-string diddley bow to beatboxing, from didgeridoo to church organ. The 1st single, "Redecoration Day", went straight to number 1 on Estonian national television's Eesti Top7 chart in June 2010 & spent more than three months in the Top 3. "Thru The Valley" & "Watcha Do" followed, securing airplay from the UK to South Africa & the US. Produced by Asko-Romé Altsoo & Andres Roots, the album itself was released on Roots Art Records on November 17th, 2010.
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