Ensemble

The award-winning Sonic Bothy Ensemble collaboratively explores, composes and performs experimental and new music.

The ensemble of eight musicians create original works that define new ideas with accessibility underpinning, radically and dynamically shaping the music. Their eclectic interests span from free improvisation, contemporary classical, dance, electroacoustic, musicals, and noise. Six musicians are Disabled.

Formed in 2012, the ensemble has performed at various festivals to great acclaim, including HippFest (2023), Tectonics (2021), TUSK Festival (2019), GIOfest (2012, 2013, & 2018), ISME conference (2016), sound Festival (2014), and Counterflows (2013). In 2019, the ensemble released Fields, their first album of original works. In 2023, the ensemble won the Musicians’ Union Award for New Music Performer at the Scottish Awards for New Music for their work on Verbaaaaatim, an artistic performance film premiered at Tectonics 2021.

Reviews

The Cusp magazine (Mono, 2017)

Album

Field (2019)

“We are musicians with disability.

It doesn’t mean we can’t do it.”

Adam Green, Musician

Videos

Sonic Bothy Ensemble at TUSK Festival, Sage Gateshead, New Castle. 2019

Sonic Bothy Ensemble online performance of ‘Verbaaaaatim’, commission by Tectonics Festival 2021
Winner of Musicians’ Union Award for New Music Performer, The Scottish Awards for New Music 2023

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Creative Director

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