Release Date:  October 9, 2026 Available as Double CD/DVD and Double VINYL Erja’s Lyytinen ‘50th Birthday Live’ and ‘Smell the Roses Live’ double set (DVD and CD, also double LP available) is the perfect celebratory showcase of a career which has always been inspired by being adventurous. Having originally learned her craft in her parent’s band, she established her solo career on the Euro blues circuit, while earning the mantel of ‘The Queen of Slide Guitar’, revelling in an exhilarating combination of intense guitar playing and deep grooves. Each of her 13-studio album have seemingly expanded her musical boundaries, albeit for a solo artist who first recorded in 2002, it’s perhaps surprising that it wasn’t until 2008’s ‘Grip of The Blues’ that she was really happy with a recording. That leap in confidence found her polishing her song craft, as she went on to add Americana style, storytelling elements.   On this her 5th live album, she unveils a rockier approach full of i...