Artist of the Day | RED DIRT SKINNERS
ARTIST OF THE DAY
18.09.2021
RED DIRT SKINNERS
LOCATION
ON, Canada
GENRE
Rock
CURRENT MEMBERS
Rob and Sarah Skinner
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
We were in the air!! En route to our first show of the year in Edmonton. We had the call waiting for us on our answerphone when we landed!
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
We had a very busy 2020/21 season booked. We always book around 18 months in advance.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
We've been in our studio, producing what we believe is our best album yet! It's given us the time to work, re- work and re-work songs again until we're 100% happy with them and we think it shows in the production of the new album. We've also worked hard on our fitness which has hugely helped our mental health, and we have a lovely veg garden which provides veggies for about 8 months of the year.
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
We're tentatively looking at shows for the Fall but with the obvious need for flexibility.
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Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
There will be Brighter Days Ahead ;-)
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