Tanel Padar (EST)
Tanel Padar on eelkõige tuntud oma ansambli The Sun solistina, kuid tema muusikuteele on jäänud ka hulgaliselt jazzi- ja bluusiprojekte. Varajases nooruses alustas ta Rakvere ansambli Speed Free laulja ja kitarristina ning liikus sealt edasi Eesti bluusi grand old bändi – Compromise Blue – ridadesse. Sel korral astub Tanel Augustibluusil lavale solistina koos Ivo Linna ja Freddy Tomingasega eriprojekti Estonian Dream Boogie Woogie Band koosseisus.
Tanel Padar – one of the most talented Estonian musician, who won Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 together with Dave Bentos in actually a bluesboy! He has played music, being a singer and guitarist of Speed Free, Compromise Blue and multiple jazz and blues projects, before he started his hard rock group Tanel Padar & The Sun. At the festival Augustibluus Tanel will share the stage with legendary guitarist Slavka Kobrin, drummer Peeter Jõgioja and keyboard player Harmo Kallaste – the cream of Estonian music!
