Mark Knopfler

As promised, my new record, Tall Tale Tunes will hit the streaming and download services September 2nd. CD copies will be available at Amazon shortly after.– Richard Bennett Tall Tale …
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For the ocean to thrive, we must look to the source that feeds it: our rivers. Rivers are the arteries of our blue planet but are treated like like open …
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Rest in Peace 1945 – 2022Mon ami, mate – MK

Mark is interviewed in a new feature-length documentary film: John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling.  Directed by Trevor Laurence, the film is a profile of one of the world’s greatest …
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Mark is supporting this year’s White Label Auction in aid of The BRIT Trust  with a signed test pressing of his second solo studio album, Sailing To Philadelphia. The auction takes place from 10am …
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Mark will shortly return to the studio to continue recording for his next album. The usual musicians will be involved with the addition of Greg Leisz on pedal steel and …
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Mark is among the artists contributing to a new BBC documentary about the late Alan Hull, frontman and songwriter of much-loved British folk-rock pacesetters Lindisfarne, to be broadcast on BBC4, November …
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‘Today marks a sad farewell to Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains.  Paddy was great company and a force of nature in Irish music, with all the energy and talent required …
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Following the release of Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 1996-2007,  the four-track single, What It Is, is now available for streaming, featuring three songs that have never before been available …
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In My Life in Dire Straits, John Illsley – founding member, bassist and mainstay – evokes the spirit of the times and tells the story of one of the great live …
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