Red Dirt Skinners | |
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| Origin | South East England |
| Genres | Rock, acoustic, contemporary folk, progressive folk, folk rock |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Members | Rob Skinner Sarah Skinner |
| Website | reddirtskinners |
The Red Dirt Skinners are an Anglo-Canadian multi-genre duo, who formed in 2011. The duo consists of Rob and Sarah Skinner, both multi-instrumentalists originating from South East England and now residing in Ontario, Canada.
In 2012, the couple's home was the subject of a burglary. Home Sweet Home is a collection of songs written about the events of the weekend of the burglary. . [1]
In 2013, the Red Dirt Skinners became the first band in history [2] to succeed at both the British Blues Awards (Winner Instrumentalist of the Year 2014, Runner-up 2013) [3] ) and the British Country Music Awards (Horizon Act of the year and People's Choice). [4] Since then they have been nominated at the International Acoustic Music Awards. [5]
The Red Dirt Skinners released Sinking The Mary Rose in 2013 and subsequently Live in Aberdeen in 2014. [6]
In 2014, Sarah Skinner became the first female artist to be endorsed by Trevor James Saxophones. [7] Sarah remained with Trevor James for 7 years before progressing to a solid copper Rampone and Cazzani soprano in early 2022.
Their fifth album, Behind The Wheel, was voted in several polls as Folk/Roots album of the Year in 2016. [8] Behind The Wheel was released on 24 March 2016. [9]
In 2017 Rob and Sarah Skinner were deemed to be "performers of a world class level" and were invited by Canadian immigration to become permanent residents of Canada. [10]
Their sixth album, Under Utopian Skies, was voted in several polls as Alternative album of the year in 2018. [11]
In 2020, Rob Skinner became endorsed by Breedlove Guitars. [12]
Their seventh album, Bear With Us was released on October 22, 2021 to high acclaim [13]
Sarah was affected with lung issues after Covid in 2022/3 and the duo were off tour for some time. During their time off, Sarah wrote a book; Are You Sure That’s A Saxophone - a memoir of her early days as a professional musician. The book instantly became an Amazon ‘Hot New Release’ in several categories. [14]
Shortly after celebrating the success of Sarah’s book, the duo won “Indie Artist of the Year” at the 2024 Allevents Awards. The duo are currently writing their ninth album. [14]
Supertramp, Roger Hodgson, Pink Floyd, Queen (band), David Bowie, The Civil Wars, Dream Theater. [15] [16]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2012 | British Blues Awards [17] | Song of the Year | Cheap Champagne | Nominated |
| 2012 | British Blues Awards [17] | Instrumentalist of the Year | Sarah Skinner | Nominated |
| 2013 | British Blues Awards [17] | Song of the Year | The Neighbour's Rooster | Nominated |
| 2013 | British Blues Awards [17] | Instrumentalist of the Year | Sarah Skinner | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Phoenix FM Awards [18] | Instrumentalist of the Year | Sarah Skinner | Won |
| 2013 | British Country Music Awards [19] | Horizon Act of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Runner-up |
| 2013 | British Country Music Awards [19] | People's Choice | Red Dirt Skinners | Runner-up |
| 2013 | UK Country Radio Awards [20] | Song of the Year | Mr Jones | Nominated |
| 2014 | UUK Country Radio Awards [20] | Act of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Finalist |
| 2014 | British Blues Awards [17] | Instrumentalist of the Year | Sarah Skinner | Won |
| 2014 | British Blues Awards [17] | Acoustic Act of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Blues Awards [17] | Instrumentalist of the Year | Sarah Skinner | Runner-up |
| 2015 | UK Americana Music Association Awards | UK Artist of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Nominated |
| 2015 | UK Americana Music Association Awards | UK Instrumentalist of the Year | Sarah Skinner | Nominated |
| 2016 | UK Songwriting Awards [21] | Folk Song of the Year | Behind The Wheel | Semi-finalist |
| 2016 | International Acoustic Music Awards [22] | Duo of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Nominated |
| 2016 | JUNO Awards [23] | International Album of the Year | Behind The Wheel | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bluesdoodles Picks of 2016 [24] | Folk/Roots/ Acoustic Album of the Year | Behind The Wheel | Won |
| 2018 | Bluesdoodles Picks of 2018 [25] | Alternative Album of the Year | Under Utopian Skies | Won |
| 2018 | Music News Picks of 2018 [26] | Album of the Year | Under Utopian Skies | Nominated |
| 2018 | International Acoustic Music Awards [22] | Duo of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Nominated |
| 2021 | Music News Picks of 2021 [27] | Album of the Year | Bear With Us | Nominated |
| 2024 | Allevents Awards [28] | Indie Artist of the Year | Red Dirt Skinners | Won |
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