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Dire Straits (1978) Lyrics

Dire Straits – Down to the Waterline – Lyrics

“Down to The Waterline” is the first song at the debut album by Dire Straits – Dire Straits from 1978 and the second released single as well as ...
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Two New Dire Straits Video Covers from the Band Ripley & Francois Lepage

Francois Lepage shares with us an interesting story a few months ago, where he told how he met Mark Knopfler in Bordeaux, France and he signed Francois’s Schechter ...
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A Full Review for the Vinyl of ‘Down The Road Wherever’ by Joe Taylor

Down The Road Wherever it is a ninth solo studio album by Mark Knopfler. The album was recorded in the summer of 2017 and it was released in ...
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‘Your Latest Trick’ – Acoustic Fingerstyle Arrangement by Jesse Tico

‘Your Latest Trick’ is a song by Dire Straits fifth studio album Brothers in Arms. Today, we have a very good performance from Jesse Tico. Namely, Jesse performed ...
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The Notting Hillbillies – ‘Railroad Worksong’ Live Night Version (1990)

Below is the video where you can enjoy at the full 9-minutes-long video performance as well as a live version from The Notting Hillbillies from 1990. This is ...
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Mark Knopfler: “How Gear Can Influence Music”

Mark Knopfler has this deceptively powerful advice about how gear can influence music. “If you take your song and change the key or the instrument that you play ...
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Dire Straits, Knopfler, McCartney Band Members for Alan Rogan Tribute

BluesClub, an all-star group featuring such respected players as Guy Fletcher, Robbie McIntosh, Danny Cummings, and Peter Hope-Evans, will play a tribute fundraiser tomorrow (13) in honor of ...
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Modern Masters Exercises Through Mark Knopfler Songs

Modern Masters are exercises for some new guitar players, beginners, or professional guitar players. The videos below can give you a short example of the music rhythm. Today ...
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John Illsley: “Money is great, but I prefer love over gold”

This is the newest interview with the ex-bassist from the Dire Strait’s band, John Illsley. He talked with Donna Ferguson for The Sunday Times UK. Read the half-part ...
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“Brothers in Arms” – Live in Berlin 2007 by Mark Knopfler (Video)

This is a live performance by Mark Knopfler from the German historic music hall Meistersaal in Berlin, Germany played on 10th September. The video is filmed and broadcasted ...
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