Christie's of London has announced a huge Mark Knopfler guitar auction, set to take place on January 31, 2024. The news has been accompanied by a clip in which Knopfler talks through some of the ...

This April will see the release of Mark Knopfler’s 10th solo album since he struck out on his own with Golden Heart in 1996. Dire Straits had disbanded the year before and you’d have been forgiven for ...

You don’t have to be a guitar nut to recognize the sound of a Fender Stratocaster, the weapon of choice for guitar gods from Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour to Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore ...

Mark Knopfler, frontman of British rock band Dire Straits, is parting with what he calls his “treasured six-string companions.” The musician’s collection of more than 120 guitars and amps will be sold ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions The electric guitar swept Mark Knopfler's generation off its feet. He ...

Down a London backstreet, an anonymous rider glides unnoticed, slipping discretely past a garage door. The giveaway is the guitar etched into the motorcycle's gas cap. The rider is Mark Knofler, and ...

Mark Knopfler has assembled what he called his "guitar heroes" to record the tune - including Sam Fender and Sting. Credit: PA Sting, Same Fender and Bruce Springsteen are just a few of a long list of ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions In a very relaxed and conversational interview Mark Knopfler takes us ...