The band’s upcoming album Bear With Us is a collection of ten original songs drawing on such hard hitting subject matters as dementia, homelessness and narcissistic abuse, whilst still managing to produce soaring choruses, catchy lyrics and the ever present award-winning sound of Sarah’s saxophone solos. Bear With Us is an extremely full sounding album from two highly skilled multi-instrumentalists and straddles multiple genres. This album is a triumph to positive thinking and a further development of the bands signature sound.
Red Dirt Skinners won countless awards in the UK and spanned several genres before capturing the attention of the Canadian music press in 2015.
Within just 2 years of their first ever tour of Canada, the Skinners were invited by Canadian Immigration to become permanent residents under the “Performers of a World Class Level” category. Rob and Sarah Skinner were thrilled and honoured and accepted the offer immediately, turning their world upside down in what has turned out to be an extremely positive decision both personally and professionally.
With male and female harmonies blending together as one voice and Sarah’s trademark soprano saxophone solos, you will be swept along by the refreshingly different sound of the Red Dirt Skinners.
If you like songs influenced by Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Queen, David Bowie coupled with some epic storytelling, humour and heartfelt emotions, you'll love the Red Dirt Skinners
Lyrics
These colours ran, couldn’t stay in this place Now I’m sat on my doorstep, bags at my side And all that is left is a smile on my face And the knowledge that I’ll be alright
Help yourself to the pictures, the pots in the kitchen As I wait for the taxi to take me away This is all that is left of this misfit existence I’ve waited for years for this day
chorus It’s time to pack up my bags and go It’s time to leave it behind It’s time to Take the first step today It’s time to Walk away
Was told I was different, like that’s something bad just In the wrong place now it’s perfectly clear Don’t know how to feel, am I happy or sad? It’s sure been one hell of a year
These colours have run, help me take out the blue My life for the taking, not mine any more The scavengers pick through the world I once knew As I post back my keys through the door
