New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Legendary musician and songwriter
Mark Knopfler will celebrate the release of his new record, Tracker, due March 17 on
Verve Records, with a 36-city North American tour including a stop at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on Thursday, October 22, 2015.
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 30 at 10 a.m.:
Online at DPACnc.com
DPAC Ticket Center: 919.680.2787, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC
Ticketmaster.com / Ticketmaster Charge by phone at 800.745.3000
Fans that purchase tickets to 'An Evening with
Mark Knopfler and Band' online will receive a physical copy of Tracker for each pair of tickets purchased. Fan club presales begin January 27.
Says Knopfler, 'Part of the fun is thinking what you might have a go at, for a new tour. For me, that's part of the joy of it, getting that little crew together again, and setting sail once again. It's a real adventure.' Knopfler has always viewed touring as the final part of the process running from songwriting through recording and ending up on the road performing old and new songs. He now writes more music while actually on the road.
'The songs 'Lights of Taormina' and 'Silver Eagle' came into being partly through my trips in
Europe and the U.S. with Bob Dylan.'
Tracker marks the eighth solo recording from Knopfler, who Rolling Stone praises as one of the '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.' The single 'Beryl' is now streaming worldwide at Vevo here: https://po.st/Byrlv. Fans who pre-order the record digitally today will instantly receive 'Beryl' with the order: https://smarturl.it/MKTracker.
Recorded at his own British Grove Studios in West London, Tracker includes 11 new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects including Beryl Bainbridge and Basil Bunting. The album was produced by Knopfler and his long-time friend and collaborator Guy
Fletcher who also plays keyboard on the record. In addition, Tracker features Mike McGoldrick on whistle and flute, John McCusker on fiddle,
Glenn Worf on bass and
Ian Thomas on drums. Guest musicians include Ruth Moody (from The Wailin' Jennys) on vocals, Nigel Hitchcock on saxophone and Phil Cunningham on accordion.
Tracker will be available on CD, double vinyl, deluxe CD with four bonus tracks, and a box set that will include the album on both CD and vinyl with a bonus CD featuring six extra tracks, a DVD with an exclusive short film directed by Henrik Hansen and an interview with Knopfler where he talks about the new record. Sleeve notes have been specially written by acclaimed U.S. author Richard Ford and also contain a numbered art print and six photographic prints.
A multiple Grammy award winner as the lead vocalist and songwriter for Dire Straits, Knopfler has released seven solo albums as well as recording Neck And Neck with one of his guitar heroes, Chet Atkins and collaborated with
Emmylou Harris on All The Roadrunning. He has created soundtracks for Local Hero and The Princess Bride and is currently working on a new film, Altamira. In addition to producing his own records Knopfler has also produced albums for
Bob Dylan and
Randy Newman amongst others. He was made an OBE in 1999 and was given the prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Ivor Novellos in 2012.
