From his lucky ’83 Les Paul and Fleetwood Mac-inspired soloing to “getting away with murder” at the sessions, the Dire ...

Everything changed for Dire Straits when they made Brothers In Arms: Mark Knopfler, John Illsley and Guy Fletcher look back ...

One of Shane McGowan’s best-loved songs has been covered by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Lisa O’Neill, Nick Cave and more ...

Celebrating 40 years since a pair of stars collaborated on “Dancing in the Street” and three decades since Elliott Smith ...

County Clare singer Trevor Hansbury has released his new single, Old Spirits Calling On The Wind, from his new album, Adjusting To The Seasons. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

James “Hutch” Hutchinson is one cool cat — and how could he not be, when he’s been on the road with Bonnie Raitt for going on ...

Folk musicians Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox are bringing their new tour to Hexham. As part of their national tour, the show will arrive at Queen’s Hall on Friday, October 17. The tour, titled From the ...

"Tina [Turner] said she wanted to be remembered as the Queen of Rock and Roll," said Mark Knopfler. "and that is precisely what she became." ...

Mark Knopfler doesn’t give many interviews and when he does he tends to skirt around the subject of his greatest commercial triumph. We're talking, of course, about Brothers In Arms - the album ...

As Dire Straits’ seminal album Brothers in Arms celebrates its 40th anniversary, legendary six-stringer Mark Knopfler looks back on the songwriting process of the record's key tracks in an ...

Robert Plant explores new sounds while his old band is showcased in all of its concert glory. David Bowie and Ron Wood get ...

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