Mark Knopfler

Dire Straits top selling album Brothers in Arms has been voted No2 album of the 1980s in a BBC Radio 2 listeners poll.

This week in 1978, Dire Straits released their eponymous debut album. To celebrate its anniversary, the official video for the album’s hit single, ‘Sultans Of Swing’, has been restored to …
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John Illsley will be Tim Burgess’s special Twitter guest host @LlSTENlNG_PARTY on October 7th, 8pm (U.K. time) when the featured album will be the Dire Straits classic LP, Brothers In …
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To celebrate 20 years since the release of Mark’s acclaimed second solo album, Sailing To Philadelphia, you can be in with a chance to win one of three CDs signed by …
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This year’s 40th Great North Run on Sunday 13 September is set to go virtual. Runners traditionally set off to Mark’s Going Home and he has recorded a new version especially for …
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Mark has joined a number of artists – collectively ‘Whispering Bob’s All Stars’ – to make a special recording of ‘Stand By Me’. Brought together by Bob Harris of Old …
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DIRE STRAITS: THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1978 – 1991 6CD & 8LP BOX SETS ‘Dire Straits: The Studio Albums 1978 – 1991’ will be available as a 6CD box set on 9th October …
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Mark pays tribute to Peter Green:- ‘I loved Peter Green’s playing from the moment I first heard him. He was one of the few greats. There’s hardly a month goes …
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Something to hopefully brighten your day – Mark is a patron of Save The Waterberg Rhino who help raise awareness and support the war against rhino poaching. Recently Sophie gave …
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An extensive range of Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits sheet music is available to help you learn to play your favourite songs at home via Sheet Music Direct, where you …
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