Mark Knopfler
Nov 16, 2018
There is no mistaking the guitar style of Mark Knopfler, and with each new album we learn how much he has refined his sound. But Knopfler is also a solid songwriter. All this is front and center on his ninth solo effort, Down The Road Wherever.
Down The Road Wherever was produced by Knopfler and Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits, Roxy Music) and was recorded at British Grove studios in London. In addition to the first single, “Good On You Son,” check out “Back To The Dance Floor,” “Nobody’s Child,” “One Song At A Time” and “Rear View Mirror.”
Knopfler said, “DOWN THE ROAD WHEREVER is a line from ‘One Song At A Time.’ I remember my pal Chet Atkins once saying that he picked his way out of poverty ‘one song at a time,’ and it just stuck in my mind. You get to an age where you’ve written quite a few songs, but down the road wherever seems to be appropriate for me just because it’s what I’ve always done. I’ve always tried to make a record and to keep my own geography happening in the songs.”
Mark Knopfler has announced North American tour dates for August and September of 2019. You can learn more here.