BIO

Vancouver Island musician Allen Dobb skillfully crafts original songs in the country/folk/roots vein.  “One of the finest and most literate tunesmiths in this country”, is how the Edmonton Journal’s Peter North described Dobb’s songwriting. Steeped in rural life growing up on a farm near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Dobb shares lived experience in his songs and through his moving live performances.  He explores complexities of the heart in “All Costs”, looks back at his rural roots on the bluesy “Rocks to Pick” and marvels at the beauty of the Fraser River grasslands in the mandolin inspired “Bluebird”. His melodic and soulful voice invites audiences into the stories and then takes them away on a musical journey. 

Allen Dobb has performed at the Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival, the Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Mariposa folk festivals and the legendary Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. He has toured the U.K. and has opened for a diverse group of artists including Shawn Colvin, Jann Arden, Jesse Winchester, Peter Case, and Ziggy Marley.

Alone Together (2024) Dobb’s latest release was produced by brother and long-time collaborator Cameron Dobb, who also heads up a talented live band playing keyboards, accordion, lap steel and guitars, with Katrina Kadoski (acoustic guitar, banjo, and vocals) and Rob Becker (upright bass).  Dobb’s soon to be released follow up album - tentatively titled “The Afterlife Sessions” – was recorded in June 2025 at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver.  Its an all-acoustic and all-strings “live off the floor” recording that features Dan Fremlin (mandolin), Ryland Moranz (banjo, acoustic guitar), Trent Freeman (fiddle) and Rob Becker (upright bass). Of the new the new recording, Dobb says, “Everyone is talking about AI in music these days, and this project couldn’t be further away from that…we just put up the microphones and played.”

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