Bobby Dove plays Medicine Hat Public Library in Home Routes series
Singer-songwriter Bobby Dove performs country and Americana music Tuesday at 7 p.m. as the second show in the library's 2026-27 concert series.
Manitoba-based singer-songwriter Bobby Dove, born in Montreal, brings a honky-tonk sound to the Medicine Hat Public Library theatre on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The concert is the second installment of the library's 2026-27 Home Routes Concert Series and marks Dove's first time performing in a library setting.
Dove's songwriting draws on influences including Hank Williams Sr., Patsy Cline, Townes Van Zandt and Bob Dylan, with an emphasis on storytelling and emotional honesty. Dove also credits the late Bobby Hill, a Canadian country music pioneer from Twin Butte, Alta., as a mentor who shaped their musical path after they met in Montreal in 2011.
The Medicine Hat stop falls between tour dates in Eastend, Sask., and Coaldale, Alta. Dove said performing in smaller communities allows for meaningful connections with audiences and noted that, as a trans person, reaching towns with less 2SLGBTQ+ representation is meaningful. Dove will be joined by pedal steel player Bob Blair and their dog, Judge.
Tickets for the Oct. 20 show are $10, available in advance at the library or at the door. The next concert in the series features HuDost on Nov. 27.
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