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Wow. It turns out Telegraph readers really like guitar music – and have very strong opinions about it. I’m not going to say ...
From 1978’s self-titled debut to the hit-and-miss coda of 1991’s On Every Street – via arguably the best live record of all ...
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler’s 2000 solo album 'Sailing To Philadelphia' will soon be reissued on clear vinyl for the ...
Mark Knopfler's guitar style is widely renowned for its high level technicality. But this one Dire Straits hit pushed him to more extreme lengths.
BBC Radio 2 host Shaun Keaveny calls on government to protect canals - The presenter says canal walks have become essential to managing his ADHD - and wants ministers to protect these spaces for the m ...
Knopfler has been on the campaign trail to celebrate 40 years of Dire Straits’ legendary Brothers in Arms LP, on which he made a surprise confession about the best guitar solo he’s ever written.
Brothers in Arms is indisputably one of the hallmarks of Mark Knopfler’s (and, by extension, Dire Straits’) career. In 2024, the guitarist parted ways with 120 of his prized instruments – many of ...
It is 40 years since we embraced Dire Straits’s Brothers in Arms Mark Knopfler was Dire Straits: He wrote all the songs, broke pop music’s three-minute rule - and then broke all the records.
Mark Knopfler: “This getting older stuff ain’t for wimps” Exclusive: The rock legend on the Dire Straits songs that still matter, bands he loves and a great new CD [UPDATED] ...
'American Pickers' Danielle Colby & Mike Wolfe Mark Major Career Move With Rare Joint Photo originally appeared on Parade. American Pickers stars Danielle Colby and Mike Wolfe marked a major ...
Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler has revealed he played "shockingly bad boogie-woogie" when he was a child and that he got his guitar-playing style from strumming tennis rackets with his sister.
Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, has shared that his unique guitar playing style was inspired by strumming tennis rackets with his sister during their childhood. The 74 year old ...