Latest about Mark Knopfler
Mick Rogers may be in possession of Jeff Beck's last-ever studio recording
Mark Knopfler’s charity single Going Home, released in March 2024, was widely thought to be Beck’s final recording, but Rogers says he has an unreleased studio track that may very well take that crown
Mark Knopfler parted ways with his guitar collection this year – but he hopes they all get played
2024 Year in Review: The Dire Straits icon raised a huge amount of money for charity selling off 120 prized instruments, including his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in Mark Knopfler’s iconic soloing style
Few players can pick out the notes like Knopfler, and this lesson goes deep into his fingerstyle approach, and how he foregrounds melody to tell a story with his leads
Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less
Nichols also demonstrates how to achieve optimum attack and dynamics with his fingerstyle technique, which was inspired by Albert King, Derek Trucks and Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style
Sensitivity to his family’s finances – as well as an exchange involving his sister and a tennis racket – helped Knopfler on the way to crafting his legendary approach to the guitar
Mark Knopfler is giving away an extremely rare acoustic guitar to raise funds for charity
The guitar, of which only 24 were made, is the result of a collaboration between Knopfler and Boswell Guitars
Mark Knopfler on how he enlisted Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and dozens more for the all-star Local Hero theme
Corralling dozens of A-list guitar talent onto one epic track, Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes pulled out the impossible to raise money for teen cancer charities – here's how it all went down
Mark Knopfler on the guitars he couldn't bear to part with, and the six-strings that surprised him on One Deep River
On the back of his stirring new album, the guitar icon discusses the primacy of songwriting, and how his relationship with the instrument has changed
Mark Knopfler and Jeff Beck were planning a collaborative album before Beck died
Beck's last-ever recording featured on Knopfler's recent all-star charity single
“The initial thought was, ‘What the hell am I gonna play?’ There are so many players on this track, and so much is going on, but they just let me be me”: Steve Lukather takes you behind the scenes of Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes
Going Home is the all-star charity guitar track of the year, with Knopfler recruiting over 50 players to the cause. Toto legend Steve Lukather reflects on making a little bit of music history
