Adam Dobres
Folk & acoustic band from BC
Adam Dobres is a guitarist and composer based in British Columbia who transitioned from a decade of touring with other artists to a solo instrumental career in 2016. He is known for emotive compositions such as 'Freda's Journey' and his 2025 orchestral suite.
Automated summary by BandSlate from the band's website.
- Shows on record
- 19
- Rooms played
- 18
- Cities
- 13
- Releases
- 9
- Last show
- Dec 21, 2025James Bay United Church
About
Adam Dobres is a band from BC, tagged folk, world, & country, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2027, across 18 rooms in 13 cities.
- Adam Dobres has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2017–2019 — MusicBrainz
- Adam Dobres has 71 listeners on Last.fm — Adam Dobres on Last.fm
- Adam Dobres has released 10 recordings between 2016 and 2024 — Adam Dobres on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
19 on record · bandslate-pipeline, SongkickUpcoming shows
Parksville Museum · Parksville, BC
Show 8:00 PM PDT · Solo
Hermann's Jazz Club · Victoria, BC
With Pierre Schryer, Adam Dobres
Multi-band bill
Shows per year
- 20181 show
- 20203 shows
- 20213 shows
- 20221 show
- 20231 show
- 20241 show
- 20257 shows
- 20261 show
- 20271 show
Where they play
18 rooms in 13 citiesRooms played most
- Hermann's Jazz Club · Victoria2 shows
- All Saints By-the-sea Anglican Church · Salt Spring Island1 show
- Cabbage Patch Pub · Twickenham1 show
- Char's Landing · Port Alberni1 show
- First United Church · Ladysmith1 show
Cities played
- Victoria4 shows
- Pender Island3 shows
- Salt Spring Island2 shows
- Bowen Island1 show
- Campbell River1 show
and 8 other cities
Live history
17 shows on record- Shows counted
- 17
- First on record
- Nov 2018
- Latest on record
- Dec 2025
Shows per year
- 20181
- 20203
- 20213
- 20221
- 20231
- 20241
- 20257
Top rooms
- James Bay United Church, Victoria · 1
- St. Peter's Anglican Church, Campbell River · 1
- First United Church, Ladysmith · 1
- St Michael & All Angels Anglican Church, Chemainus · 1
- All Saints By-the-sea Anglican Church, Salt Spring Island · 1
Top cities
- Pender Island · 3
- Victoria, BC · 3
- Ladysmith · 1
- Campbell River, BC · 1
- Twickenham · 1
Often on the bill with: Adrian Dolan, Pierre Schryer, Scott White, Daniel Lapp, Lauren Mann, Richard Garvey
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
9 releases, 2016–2024Elsewhere
2024
Take It Or Leave It
2020
Mandorla
2019 · Album
Silent Night
2019
Phoenix
2019
Pender Island Songwriters Collective
2018
The Vault
2018
Adam Dobres
2017 · Album
Adam Dobres
2016
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Adam Dobres on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Adam Dobres on Discogs | Artist facts |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.