![]() It started with military fife and drums, but over its seven-minute run was a guitar showcase. The same was true for “Once Upon a Time in the West” – the first of just five Dire Straits songs Knopfler played. Playing in a red spotlight, his seemingly simple, supple notes were perfect for the feelings the song wanted to impart. On it, Knopfler displayed his absolute mastery of the music. That wasn’t the case for the second song, the far more straight-forward, chugging country tune “Corned Beef City,” on which Knopfler played sharp, stinging guitar over boogie-woogie piano.īut it was especially true of the third song, the appropriate “Sailing to Philadelphia” – the sold-out audience of about 4,000 cheered with recognition at the first notes – with its gentle vocals and sympathetic music. You will receive an email with more details about this offer approximately 7 days after your purchase.That song helped establish the mood of the show, which offered just 16 songs that averaged nearly seven minutes each – many of them virtual soundscapes. New additions include Graeme Blevins (saxophone) and Tom Walsh (trumpet).Įvery ticket for this show includes a CD copy of Mark Knopfler’s Down The Road Wherever. ![]() ![]() On tour, Knopfler will perform with an expanded ten-piece band, most of whom have been working with him for more than two decades: Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Jim Cox (piano), Mike McGoldrick (whistle and flute), John McCusker (fiddle and cittern), Glenn Worf (bass), Danny Cummings (percussion) and Ian Thomas (drums). I’m really looking forward to it.’ĭown The Road Wherever-recorded by Knopfler in his West London studio, British Grove-features 14 new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects, including Knopfler’s early days in Deptford with Dire Straits, a stray soccer fan lost in a strange town, the compulsion of a musician hitching home through the snow and a man out of time in his local greasy spoon diner. ![]() I enjoy the whole circus, travelling from town to town and interacting with this group of players is a total pleasure. ‘I love the whole process of writing them alone and then recording them with the band, but ultimately the best part is playing them to an audience live. ‘My songs are made to be performed live,’ notes Knopfler. In celebration of his upcoming ninth solo studio album, Down The Road Wherever (out November 16 on British Grove Records via Blue Note), Mark Knopfler is set for a 28-date North American tour which will make a stop at Santa Barbara Bowl on Friday, September 20, 2019. ![]()
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