House Arrest by Andres Roots
"The four solo instrumentals – all his own compositions – range from the gutsy, raw boogie of the opening ‘Lindberg Boogie’ to the Blind Willie Johnson-ish ‘Fretless Wonder’ via the more reflective ‘Soup City Blues’, with hints of Elmore James, and the closing ‘Black River Blues’ which reminds me a little of early R.L.Burnside. Andres is a master of this kind of music, this is a fine release, and at the moment (or any time, I guess – but particularly at the moment), buy it and support one of the best instrumental blues players around." – Norman Darwen, Blues in Britain
Tracklist
| 1. | Lindberg Boogie | 2:14 |
| 2. | Fretless Wonder | 1:57 |
| 3. | Soup City Blues #3 | 3:07 |
| 4. | Black River Blues | 1:25 |
Credits
Home recordings made on March 18-19, 2020 - no editing, no overdubs. All tunes written & performed by Andres Roots on a 3-string fretless Hobo 63 cigar-box guitar, with the signal split between ZT Lunchbox & Ampeg BA-112 amps. Mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo at White Room in Tartu, Estonia.
Cover photo & design by Siret Roots.
License
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Estonian slide guitarist and songwriter. A longtime bandleader turned acoustic solo performer, touring internationally - and according to FabricationsHQ critic Ross Muir, “you could be forgiven for thinking your ears or eyes deceive you, given it sounds like either there are two musicians/guitars involved, or he has six fingers on each hand.”