Sholto Dobie
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Sholto Dobie was born in Edinburgh and lives in Vilnius. He performs with self-constructed wind instruments, using a frankenstein-like set up which has evolved over many years. An air pump is attached to a series of reeded and metal pipes from various sources – organs, bagpipes and khene – which are brought to life by an interrelated system of timer modules and valves. His performances are personal and intuitive, often coming across as delicate, evocative, and absurd.
He has recorded and performed with artists and musicians including Antonina Nowacka, Rie Nakajima, Judith Hamann, Lia Mazzari, Shakeeb Abu Hamdan, Marja Ahti & Niko Mahti Ahti, Malvern Brume, Lucia Nimcova and in the group Lo Escucho Lo Pinto. He is the founder and organizer of the event series Progine in Vilnius and co-organises the artist-run space Studium P in Vilnius.
Counterflows and Cove Park are delighted to announce a new residency for Scottish and Vietnamese musicians. Taking place before new performances at Counterflows Festival in April 2025, Cove Park will host Saigon and Hanoi-based musicians Vũ Hà Anh and Trần Uy Đức along with Scottish artists Inge Thomson and Sholto Dobie. The residency offers time and space for all four artists to explore, share, make and rework their music both together and separately.
Counterflows is an internationally acclaimed Glasgow-based contemporary music festival that celebrates challenging and thought provoking work in the context of what might be called experimental music; supporting marginal music practice within a wide array of different genres and approaches to music and sound. Taking place annually, the festival features artists from Scotland, UK and around the world, and celebrates and explores culture on a local and international scale.
This programme is supported by the British Council and Creative Scotland’s Extend Fund.
