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 ...

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.

Dire Straits guitar legend Mark Knopfler recently earned millions by selling his guitar collection to Christie’s, and he also announced a new solo album, One Deep River, which is set to come out ...

Mark Knopfler plays on – still a brother in arms, but with a different band. "They can all play better than I can," he said.

Instead of one condensed studio session, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris chose to build their collaboration upon various short recording dates scattered across seven years. At long last, the ex ...

Many of the songs on Mark Knopfler 's new album, Tracker, deal with older characters reflecting upon their past. In a new interview, the 65-year old Knopfler says that he's fine with the idea of ...

Mark Donohue died 35 years ago at the height of his career, a few years before Mark Knopfler became a success. The two men never met, but share much. Artistic drive. Technical perfection.

Knopfler begins with "Trapper Man," a number about a skilled trapper who makes a butcher's block out of a trader's desk that feels more like a subtle allegory for the dirty work that gets done in ...