Andres Roots Roundabout (ESTONIA)
Leigh's Spider Jam

CD PRICE: £9.99

Leigh's Spider Jam" by Andres Roots Roundabout includes four songs, four jams and one instrumental composition. Slide guitarists Andres Roots and Martin Eessalu are joined here by the best-known Estonian blues harpist Indrek Tiisel and long-time Bullfrog Brown drummer Raul Terep to create 35 minutes of 21st century blues - with L.R.Phoenix on vocals, Ahti Bachblum on keys, Bert Deivert on mandolin and Hanno Maadra and Asko-Romé Altsoo adding strings and orchestration to a remake of an early Bullfrog ballad.

Andres Roots (Bullfrog Brown) (ESTONIA)
With Eric Gebhardt, Bottleneck John, Dave Arcari, Black River Bluesman
Roundabout

CD PRICE: £9.99

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.

Andres Roots (Bullfrog Brown) (ESTONIA)
BOOK - 25 Songs 1995-2010

BOOK PRICE: £6.99

40 Pages. Lyrics by Andres Roots. Foreword by Steve Lury. Illustrations & design by Siret Roots

Released for the Prima Vista International Literature Festival 2010, this book of original blues lyrics collects 25 songs written by Bullfrog Brown's main songwriter and guitarist Andres Roots between 1995 and 2010.

23 of these have appeared on Bullfrog Brown CDs since 2005, the remaining two were released as a solo single featuring Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt (USA) and Johan "Bottleneck John" Eliasson (SWE) in May 2010. Compiled with and foreword written by British harpist Steve Lury, illustrations and design by Siret Roots, who recently won "Best Original Cover Art" award for Bullfrog Brown's "Moon and Central" album from Canada's Blues Underground Network. Published by Roots Art OÜ in Tartu, Estonia in collaboration with the Pärnu Blues Society (EST), the Viru Folk Festival (EST), the Kaavi Blues Festival (FIN) and the Blues-Finland.com webzine (FIN)

40 page BOOK - Limited numbers - buy now!

Big Chico Blues Band (BRAZIL)
Blues Is My Life

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Big Chico Blues Band - Blues Is My Life, this is the first CD from Big Chico recorded in 2003 with a repertoire which blends Slow Blues, Funk Blues & Traditional Blues. With Big Chico - vocals and harmonica - Eder Dias – Bass, Mazzola – Drums, Yuri - Guitar, and two invited guests, Ari Boger, on organ & danny Vincent - Guitar

"Chico has really got the feeling and soul of the blues. His attack and tone are real, he's keeping it alive!"
Rod Piazza

Micke Björklöf & BlueStrip (FINLAND)
Whole´Nutha Thang

CD PRICE: £9.99

When did you last hear a vibraphone hobnob with a frantic slide guitar? Probably never, but now you can. After a five years wait, Micke Björklöf & Blue Strip finally delivers a new album "Whole´Nutha Thang", featuring eleven exquisitely completed new songs. The album was recorded in London, England with producer Neil Brockbank (Nick Lowe, Tanita Tikaram, Bryan Ferry) in fall 2006. In addition to the excellent band members there are guest appearances by horn players Matt

Micke Björklöf & BlueStrip (FINLAND)
Three Times Seven Is...

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Critically acclaimed album “Three Times Seven Is…” is the third release from this hard working blues&roots band. The album is produced by the band and legendary Finnish producer Hannu Leiden.
Once again lot of strong original material is introduced. Musical journey starts with opening swampblues track “Ray needs a mojo hand”  and goes on with classic blues, jump and Louisiana voodoo ending up with a rockabilly trip to delta where Roberts Johnson´s guitar meets tango rhythms.

Micke Björklöf & BlueStrip (FINLAND)
Swamp Baby

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The second album “Swamp Baby” was released in the summer of -99, with regional and national print media publishing several articles and reviews of the band. The band also introduces the new line –up.
Album features twelve original songs by the band with three classic tracks.
Their unique rootsy sound is based on a mix of acoustic and electric instruments all from national steel guitar, harmonica to vibraphone and diverse percussion instruments.
Blues, R&B, jazz, roots rock and New Orleans flavours, it´s a musical and rhythmic adventure with influences from all these styles.

Dave Arcari (UK)
Devils Left Hand

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Dave Arcari, whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....

"Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good. That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man..." SEASICK STEVE

Dave Arcari (UK)
Got Me Electric

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Dave Arcari, whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....

The brand-new album! Releases 2nd March 2009. From one of the blues hardest working road-warriors, Glasgow’s Dave Arcari, comes “Got Me Electric”, his fifth release on his own Buzz Records – as ever dominated by his slashing National steel guitar and whisky-soaked gravelly vocals – the generous 13 songs featuring a mix of self-penned material with some covers.

Dave Arcari (UK)
VOL 1: Something Old, Something Borrowed...

CD PRICE: £5.00

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

First of a two CD series from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....this one features covers and inspiration (volume 2 is all originals) and there's, unusually, two regular acoustic guitar tracks!

Dave Arcari (UK)
VOL 2: Something New, Something Blue...

CD PRICE: £5.00

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

Second in a two CD series from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....this one features all original material (volume 1 is covers and inspiration)

Dave Arcari (UK)
Come With Me

CD PRICE: £9.99

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

Released 2008. First full-length solo release from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....'

"There's no fleet-finger twiddlage here, just blasting bottleneck riddims and Arcari's scary Captain Beefheart vocal. It's the original blues message - drink, be merry, fall over. Hurrah!"
GUITAR Magazine

Blues Lee (BELGIUM)
Indeed

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Blues Lee, one of Belgium's top roots bands celebrates it's 15th anniversary with the release of a brand new cd "INDEED", containing a wide range of Americana and roots. All handcrafted originals going from delta funk to blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll, latin, country and soul. The only predictable things about this record are it's variety and the tongue in cheek BLUES LEE lyrics.
After having worked with a producer for their first 3 CDs, the boys felt confident to do it all by themselves: songs, arrangements, producing, recording, mixing, artwork... it doesn't get more Blues Lee than this. So put on your fancy shoes and come dancing on this porch...indeed!

Blues Lee (BELGIUM)
In The Crack Of The Map

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Blues Lee started out in 1995 and in just two years they worked their way up to the first division of the Belgian blues scene. In 1997 they played at the Belgian Rhythm and Blues Festival in Peer. Seemingly effortless they managed to convince the crowd at Europe's most famous blues festival. From that moment on they have been playing numerous clubs, pubs and festivals throughout the Benelux , Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Curaçao ... Blues Lee is a LIVE BAND in every sense of the word. They put on a show rather than just play a bunch of 12 bar songs. In the tradition of the great T-Bone Walker, Blues Lee performs an act with own material : naughty lyrics, entertainment, the right looks, storytelling, harmony vocals, danceable grooves: Genuine Feel Good Music.

Blues Lee (BELGIUM)
Home

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Blues Lee 's got one foot firmly planted in the Mississippi mud, the other one kicking and groovin' on a contemporary dance floor. They jammed with Guy Davis, Peaches Staten, Billy Branch, KayFoster Jackson, Smitty Dee Brass Band, Andy J Forrest, Dallas Hodge ... In 2004 they were the revelation of Rapperswil Blues Festival in Switzerland. In 2005 Blues Lee played some major festivals in Europe, promoting their acclaimed second cd 'In The Crack Of The Map'.