News Archives: 2020
Compiled by Terry Kilburn
December 23, 2020
Mark is proud to share Tommy Stewart’s release of ‘Cowboy Song’, Tommy’s first ever single to celebrate his late father’s memory. Having won the ‘Best Demo of the Year’ competition …
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Read More Tommy Stewart’s tribute to dad, David
December 11, 2020
This charity auction features a genuine 1965 vintage silver/grey acoustic guitar chipboard case as supplied by Gibson for L1 and similar size acoustic guitars (although you don’t need to put …
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Read More MK tour passes guitar case
December 3, 2020
Win Mark’s Teisco TG-64 electric guitar made in Japan. “I felt I could discover things when I bought this classic Teisco TG-64 but diversions came up: European and US tours, …
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Read More Win Mark’s Teisco Guitar
December 1, 2020
PORTOBELLO ROAD GIN COMPANY If like Mark, you fancy making your very own gin, visit The Portobello Road Gin Distillery in Mark’s old neighbourhood of Notting Hill, London, where the …
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Read More Friends of Mark: December Discount Offers
November 27, 2020
Mark has donated one of his iconic red Fender Stratocaster guitars to a fundraising draw in aid of Stagehand UK’s Covid-19 Crew Relief Fund, supporting stage and production crew through …
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Read More Win Mark’s Guitar
November 24, 2020
Check out the first release of new official Dire Straits merchandise items available to order now from direstraits.com. Choose from high quality t-shirts, tote bags and beanies featuring the ‘Alchemy’ …
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Read More Dire Straits Merchandise
November 23, 2020
Mark has signed a red tie for the Cahonas Scotland fundraising auction. Cahonas are Scotland’s Testicular Cancer charity educating, creating awareness, eradicating embarrassment & stigma and installing a new healthy habit …
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Read More MK autographed tie auction
October 29, 2020
Mark has donated a pair of autographed shoes to the Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction which will run from November 13th to the 22nd. Among a host of celebrities …
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Read More Celebrity Shoe Auction
October 14, 2020
Mark will be performing ‘Going Home’ on Saturday 17th October at Goodwood Road & Racing SpeedWeek in honour of the late Formula One racing driver, Sir Stirling Moss. Tune into …
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Read More Goodwood Speed Week
October 9, 2020
Dire Straits top selling album Brothers in Arms has been voted No2 album of the 1980s in a BBC Radio 2 listeners poll.
Read More BIA at number 2