“they all had kind hearts”

The instrument that featured on the cover of Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms is still very much in use.

After four Top 5 albums, Dire Straits were doing well but were hardly a household name. That all changed when they made Brothers In Arms . Mark Knopfler, John Illsley and Guy Fletcher take us back.

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself

Recorded in George Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers album reimagines the quiet Beatle’s best moments – and finally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song…

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage

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