OLD NEWS......

DER STEIGER AWARD: Mark was among the 2011 recipients of Germany's Der Steiger awards. The award came in the Music Category and was presented at a ceremony held in Bochum, Germany, on the 12th of March.

The Der Steiger awards are presented to those who have made outstanding contributions in a variety of categories including film, sport, media and music. (updated: 13/03/11)

MK ON GREG BROWN ALBUM: Released on the 10th of May, Greg Brown's new album, Freak Flag, features Mark on the track Flat Stuff. further info (18/05/11)

PRIVATE CHARITY GIG: On the 19th of May Mark, Guy, Luke Brighty, John McCusker and Danny Thompson, played a special charity gig before an invited audience at central London's new Corinthia Hotel. The event was in aid of Mariella Frostrup's The Gender Rights & Equality Action Trust (GREAT). Songs played were Sailing To Philadelphia, Romeo & Juliet, Get Lucky, Song For Sonny Liston, Marbletown and Local Hero. GREAT aims to foster gender equality and raise awareness and funds to support grass roots gender equality projects in Africa and beyond. Among the highlights of the evening was the auction of an MK Strat which sold for a very impressive £75,000. (20/05/11)

MARK ON AMERICA ALBUM: Mark is among the guests who feature on, Back Pages, the new album from the band America. Best known for their song, A Horse With No Name, the three man group was recently inducted into the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Mark plays spine-tingling guitar on their cover of Sailing To Philadelphia.

Postscript: We are sad to note the death last Sunday of America member, Dan Peek.

(27/07/11)

SAVE THE CHILDREN - I'M GONNA BE YOUR FRIEND: Millions of children are facing starvation right now – this doesn't have to happen. Save The Children has launched an emergency aid response in Africa.

I’m Gonna Be Your Friend is a ground-breaking social media campaign supported by many of the world’s most famous names in entertainment and their fans. A global audience in the region of 600 million Facebook and Twitter fans - hashtag #beafriend - can view a short film of the crisis in East Africa created by award-winning director Kevin MacDonald from footage of East Africa. The film is set to the 1973 Bob Marley & The Wailers song High Tide or Low Tide. (09/08/11)

MK ON NEW PIETA BROWN CD: Pieta Brown's new CD, Mercury, is due to be released on the 27th September. Mark plays on the track, So Many Miles.

Mark says,"'When Pieta sings you're aware of something effortless and natural, like rain on earth." (24/08/11)

MFN BAN REVERSED: Seems the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has tempered its January 16th ruling that Dire Straits' Money for Nothing was unfit for radio. It now says that, while it considers what it calls the "homophobic slur" in the song remains in its view "inappropriate" to today, it must nevertheless be taken in context of the lyrics as a whole adding that it is up to individual radio stations to decide what their listeners want to hear. (31/08/11)

JACK SONNI'S BOOK: Jack has some excerpts from his new book, Rock n Rolled, which you can download from jacksonni.com. (11/09/10)

MK ON CHRIS BARBER CD: Mark is among a host of top artists featured on Memories of My Trip, a new CD from legendary jazzman Chris Barber. Mark plays on three tracks (Blues Stay Away From Me/Ragtime Piece/The Next Time I'm In Town) Others featured on the CD include Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters and Van Morrison. Further info (31/12/10)

JAFAR PANAHI PETITION: Mark is among thousands of people worldwide who have signed an online petition addressed to The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran calling for the immediate release of the internationally respected Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi (winner of the Camera d' Or at Cannes, the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival) his family and dependents. (29/12/10)

MIKE McGOLDRICK and DÓNAL LUNNY: Mike McGoldrick and Dónal Lunny have been working together with some of the best musicans from Galicia in northern Spain to produce a selection of traditional songs on a CD-DVD called Celtic Roots. The CD-DVD is the result of two years' hard but rewarding work of three primary schools in three different countries: Ireland, England and Spain. The CD-DVD is the icing on the cake of a educational project which aims to bring together the cultural similarities of these three countries.

You can check out a preview here.

For more information visit celticroots.

Order online

(03/12/10)

PRS CHARITY AUCTION: On behalf of the PRS, London auction house, Bonhams of Knightsbridge, held an auction of original, hand-written song lyrics donated by vaious artists. The auction took place on the 15th of December with all proceeds going to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Among the lots sold was an autographed guitars print, number 408 from an edition of 500, framed, mounted and labelled, with the first two lines of the chorus of Get Lucky hand-written by Mark in black ink.

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(26/11/10)

NEW HONOURS FOR MARK: Mark is to become an honorary vice-president of the Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust. Trust chairman Malcolm Dix said: “I had an exchange of text messages with Mark and I was delighted when he agreed to lend his name to the work we are doing to restore the Tyne Theatre and Opera House to its former glory."

Mark has been awarded an ARPS Sound Fellowship which is bestowed on individuals who have made a "significant contribution to the art, science or business of sound recording".

Watch the APRS presentation

(updated: 21/11/10)

NEW TV DOCUMENTARY: The new hour long Planet North TV documentary, Mark Knopfler - A Life In Songs, made for the BBC was broadcast on BBC4 on the 28th of January.

BBC iPLayer

(Updated: 01/02/11)

MK ON DIANE SCHUUR ALBUM: Mark is among a number of artists who are featured on Diane Schuur's new album, The Gathering, which is due for release on Vanguard Records on the 7th of June. More info (18/02/11)

PICS FROM GET LUCKY SHOWS: Each tour we like to feature links to a few galleries of pics taken by fans at shows.

Bournemouth - 28/05/10

Royal Albert Hall - 02/06/10

Amsterdam - 29/06/10

Lucca - 10/07/10

(12/07/10)

ALCHEMY 5.1 DVD: Remixed by Chuck Ainlay and available in both 5.1 sound and blue-ray version, Alchemy was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on the 10th of May. Preview promo.

Official press release and further details

(updated: 17/05/10)

BBC ARTWORKS: Back in January, Mark took time out with Phil Cunnigham to film for the BBC programme, Artworks. The programme was broadcast on the 10th May on BBC TWO Scotland, Sky Channel 990 and Iplayer. You can check it out here.

YouTube Pt1
YouTube Pt 2
YouTube Pt 3

(updated: 14/05/10)

JOHN ILLSLEY NEW ALBUM: Recorded at Mark's British Grove studio, John's new album, Streets of Heaven, was released on the 17th of May. The 11 track Creek Records CD was produced by John and Guy Fletcher. It features a terrific musical line-up, an Irish rhythym section, a couple of mates from the old days and Mark guesting on two of the tracks.

The album had its first public outing on Easter Sunday (4th April) when the title track, Streets of Heaven, was played on Aled Jones' BBC Radio 2 programme Good Morning Sunday.

Mark plays electric guitar on the title track, Streets of Heaven and acoustic on Only Time Will Tell.

Watch the recording of Toe The Line and Streets of Heaven

Album samplers

Order Streets of Heaven here .

(updated: 15/05/10)

GUY'S NEW CD: Guy is in a rich creative vein at the moment and his new CD, Natural Selection, is available to buy directly from his website.

(08/03/10)

NEW RICHARD BENNETT CD: Richard's new CD, Valley of the Sun, is now available.

Order yours directly from Richard's website. (21/02/10)

HAL LINDES: Hal's soundtrack for the film The Boys Are Back was released in the UK on Jan 22, 2010, and the rest Europe mid February/March, 2010. More details can be found on Hal's new website at www.hallindes.com (updated 06/06/10)

JIMMY WEBB COLLABORATION: Mark is among various major artists who feature on Jimmy Webb's new album Just Across The River. Mark plays on a track called The Highwayman. The album is due for release on the 29th of June. more info and even more info (28/04/10)

RAH SUPPORT ACT: The support act at Mark's Royal Albert Hall gigs was Kate Walsh. (17/05/10)

SUNDAY FOR SAMMY: Earlier this year Mark was in Newcastle to take part in the 2010 Sunday For Sammy charity show. The Sunday for Sammy DVD is now available for purchase. (23/04/10)

US LEG SUPPORT ACT: Pieta Brown was the support act for all of Mark's US dates for the 2010 Get Lucky tour.

BLUE PLAQUE: Mark and John Illsley attended a short ceremony in Deptford on Thursday 3rd December to unveil a blue plaque on the site of the first Dire Straits performance.

 

 

 

 

 

The award, presented by the PRS for music, is part of a national campaign to highlight areas where significant musical events have taken place. The plaque was fixed to Farrer House in Church Street, Deptford.

watch on YouTube

(updated: 02/12/09)

MARK PRESENTS AWARD: Mark has presented British guitar legend Joe Brown with the MOJO Outstanding Contribution To Music award at the 2009 MOJO Honours List ceremony. To watch the presentation click here and keep watching for the bonus footage of Mark and Joe at the end. (17/06/09)

CHARLIE GILLETT: We are sure everyone will be saddened to hear of the death of Charlie Gillett. He made a great contribution to the music industry and will be much missed. (17/03/10)

JOHN ILLSLEY ON CHARLIE GILLETT: John talking about Charlie on the BBC's The World Today radio programme on the 20th March, 2010. Jump to 47.04. (23/03/10)

ECHO AWARD NOMINATION: Mark was among the nominees for the German Echo Award 2010 in the Best Rock & Pop Artist category. The eventual winner was Robbie Williams. (updated: 06/03/10)

BIA BRIT NOMINATION: Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms was one of ten albums nominated in the 'best album of the last 30 years' category for the 2010 Brit Awards. The award was won by Oasis. (updated: 16/02/10)

FALSE WEBSITE: There is a website in which the author has been posting blogs about his "herbal" drug use and making it seem as if Mark was writing the posts. Please be aware that this site is neither written by, affiliated with nor sanctioned by Mark Knopfler, PCM, MarkKnopfler.com or MKNews. (30/01/09)

DS LIVE IN GERMANY: Statements on various internet sales sites and elswhere claiming that an official double live Dire Straits CD and DVD called, Sultans of Swing Live in Germany, have been released are false. Any such releases are illegal factory pressed bootlegs and MKNews recommends fans boycott such material. (05/01/09)

RE-RELEASE OF ILLSLEY ALBUMS: In the 1980s John Illsley released two solo albums: Glass and Never Told A Soul. Consisting of all original Illsley compositions, the albums featured some eminent guest performers. Mark played guitar on much of both records, as did Jerry Donahue. Both Guy Fletcher and Alan Clark lent their hands to the keyboard parts and Chris White guested on sax.

The two CDs are being re-issued on with the original artwork on the Creek Records label on September 7th. Comprising 16 tracks between them, the full track listing for both CDs is as follows:

Glass: High Stakes, I Want To See The Moon, Papermen, All I Want Is You , The World Is Made Of Glass, Red Turns To Blue, Let’s Dance, She Wants Everything, Star For Now.

Never Told A Soul: Boy With Chinese Eyes, The Night Café, Never Told A Soul, Jimmy On The Central Line, Northern Land, Another Alibi, Let The River Flow.

Material for a new album is currently being worked on and gig dates are planned for the near future across Europe and the USA.

(01/09/09)

GUY 'S NEW EP: Guy Fletcher has a fabulous new eight-track EP available called Stone.

Order now directly from Guy's wesbite. (16/10/09)

SUNDAY FOR SAMMY: Mark was in Newcastle last weekend for a surprise appearance in the annual 'Sunday For Sammy' concerts at the City Hall. For a full report click here. (09/02/10)

HURLINGHAM GIG: Under the title An Evening With Mark Knopfler, the Prince's Trust has made the recent Hurlingham gig available on i.concerts. (09/02/10)

JON ALLEN COLLABORATION: Jon Allen's When The Morning Comes CD is out Monday 15th February with Mark featured on a track called Sarah. More info. (09/02/10)

WARNER BROS DS REISSUES: Warner Brothers is celebrating 30 years of Dire Straits in the US with a vinyl reissue campaign. Each DS album has been lovingly re-mastered from the original analog master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering, in Hollywood California and pressed on 180 gram European vinyl, at Furnace MFG, Pallas. More info. (30/01/10)

SECOND GET LUCKY SINGLE: The second single from Mark's Get Lucky album was Remembrance Day/Piper To The End.

 

 

 

 

 

The single was released on the 9th of November and proceeds go to the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal, a U.K. charity providing support to the serving and ex-service community and their dependents. Proceeds from the US release will go to a similar charity in the United States (details to be confirmed). Hostilities during the First World War ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th month of 1918 and this day is designated as Remembrance Day (aka. Armistice Day).

The second track of the new digital single has personal significance for Mark: “Piper To The End is for my Uncle Freddie, Lance Corporal Frederick John Laidler, a piper of the 1st Battalion, Tyneside Scottish, The Black Watch, RHR, who carried his pipes into action and was killed with them at Ficheux, near Arras on the 20th May, 1940, aged 20.”

For the past two years, the Royal British Legion has organised an event called Silence in the Square, which aims to achieve a re-instatement of the traditional two minute silence held at 11 am on the 11th of November in remembrance of the fallen in the two twentieth-century World Wars and other conflicts. Last year the event drew 10,000 participants for a very moving ceremony involving performances, readings and an invitation to the public to scatter poppies on the water of the fountains in central London’s Trafalgar Square.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark, with members of ‘Only Men Aloud’ and the Trevor Roberts School choir, performing Remembrance Day in Trafalgar Square shortly before 11 am, Wednesday, 11th November, 2009. - pic by Mandy Anstey. Watch Mark performing in Trafalgar Square.

(updated: 11/11/09)

TIME IN THE SUN: This extra Get Lucky bonus track is now available on amazon.de. (19/10/09)

MK STRAT AUCTION: Recently auctioned on Ebay was a MK Fender Stratocaster which had been played by Mark at a private fund-raiser for the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester.

 

 

 

 

 

Mark is pictured above with the actual guitar which sold for an impressive £6300 which goes to the Pallant House Gallery Appeal Fund.

(updated: 20/09/09)

US SINGLE: The first US single from Mark's new album, Get Lucky, is Border Reiver with Cleaning My Gun as a bonus track. The digital single is available for download now from iTunes US.

 

 

 

 

 

(28/08/09)

PRINCES' TRUST GIG: Mark performed a charity show in London on behalf of the Princes' Trust at The Hurlingham Club on Wednesday September 9th 2009.

Band line up:

Mark Knopfler - Lead Vocals / Lead Guitar
Guy Fletcher - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Danny Cummings - Drums / Percussion
Dudley Phillips - Bass
Luke Brighty - 2nd Guitar
John McCusker - Everything Else

Pre-show Acoustic set:

Behind with the Rent
Secondary Waltz
Marbletown

Main Show:

Sailing to Philadelphia
Sultans of Swing (excerpt)
True Love will Never Fade
Romeo & Juliet (excerpt)
Get Lucky
Why Worry (excerpt)
Money for Nothing (excerpt)
Monteleone
Song for Sonny Liston
If This Is Goodbye
Going Home

Brothers In Arms (encore)

The gig was shown on the Bio Channel on the 14th of October.

(Updated: 16/10/09)

AMAZON GIG: Mark performed at The Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush, London, on the 23rd of September. This was a private gig tickets only acquired in a prize draw among those who had pre-ordered Get Lucky from Amazon UK.

Band line up:

Mark Knopfler - Lead Vocals / Lead Guitar
Guy Fletcher - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Danny Cummings - Drums / Percussion
Dudley Phillips - Bass
Luke Brighty - 2nd Guitar
John McCusker - violin, cittern, and everything else

Set list:

Why Aye Man
What It Is
Sailing To Philadelphia
True Love will Never Fade
Get Lucky
Why Worry
Monteleone
Song for Sonny Liston
If This Is Goodbye
Marbletown
Going Home

Brothers In Arms (encore)

(updated: 24/09/09)

MK ON BBC RADIO 4: Mark was featured in a new programme on BBC Radio 4, Joan Armatrading's Favourite Guitarists, on Monday 27th of July, 3.45 - 4.00 pm. (updated: 17/07/09)

 

 

 

 

STEVE PHILLIPS CD: As many of you know, Steve and his band, The Rough Diamonds, play regular Tuesday sessions at the Grosvenor Hotel in Robin Hood's Bay, N. Yorks.

Over 2007 many of these sessions were recorded to produce a fabulous live CD, Live at the Grosvenor. The CD really catches the essence of Steve's music and is a must for fans. To order your copy click here Also, check out Steve's new My Space page. (12/01/08)

GUY FLETCHER CD: Guy's first solo CD, Inamorata, features Mark on the title track, Inamorata, and on Different World.

The full track list is:

Love is Coming Round/Broken Wing/Different World/Stone/Inamorata/High in the Hills/Cup of Tea/Life's Taste/Cold Water/The Logistics of Intimacy/See Myself in You/Black Sand Theme

To purchase the CD click here (07/01/08)

MFN ON MTV: MTV has returned to its musical roots by launching a new website, MTVMusic.com. The site hosts music videos dating back to the early days of the network. Dire Straits' Money for Nothing was the site’s most viewed video during its first few days online, out-pacing numerous other classic videos. (29/10/08)

GUITAR WINNER: The winning bidder of the recent AMREF signed Fender MK Signature Strat auction was Marc Dousset. A few days ago Marc and his wife, Jennifer, made it to Mark's British Grove studio to collect his prize. Marc has written a webpage so he can share his experience. (28/01/09)

BRITISH GROVE STUDIO: Mark's British Grove Studio was the winner of the prestigious Music Producers Guild Award for 'Best Studio'. The award was presented last night at London's Café de Paris. (updated: 13/02/09)

GOSH STARCARD AUCTION: The MK Starcard below sold for £205. Thanks to all who bid. All money raised from this auction goes to London's Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. (updated: 04/12/08)

CHILDREN IN NEED: A guitar lesson with Mark, auctioned on BBC Radio 2's Terry Wogan programme as part of this year's fund-raising for Children In Need, was won with an anonymous bid of £100,000. (12/11/08)

MK COLLABORATION: Mark plays on a track called Love Song on the new Earth CD by The Dandy Warhols. For more info go to dandywarhols.com (19/05/08)

MK ON SONNY LANDRETH CD: Mark is among a number of the world's great guitar players featured on the new Sonny Landreth CD From The Reach due to be released on the 20th of May. Mark plays on the opening track, Blue Tarp Blues. (19/04/08)

MK ON NEW GEORGE JONES CD: George Jones is releasing a duets album Burn Your Playhouse Down on August 19th, 2008. The album is a collection of never before heard duets recorded between Jones and many illustrious guests. Mark is featured on the the track I Always Get Lucky With You. (03/07/08)

SAVING THE WOLF: A charity compilation CD which includes the track Coyote from Mark's The Ragpicker's Dream album, has been released by the environmental organisation, the Green Warriors of Norway. Put together by Dag Warner, the release aims to draw attention to the plight of the Norwegian wolf, numbers of which have fallen so low that they are now on the endangered species list. The CD, Mother Earth Blues Vol 1, is available in Norway, Eire and the UK, and via the internet. Go to motherearthblues.com for more info, you can also listen at myspace.com/wolvesofnorway.

(25/07/07)

JOE BROWN CONCERT: Mark was among the guests appearing at Joe Brown's 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on the 24th of September. Mark and Joe played Darling Corey, Donegan's Gone and A Picture of You. Other guests included Jools Holland, Dave Edmunds and Dennis Locorriere. (updated: 25/09/08)

SPECIAL CHARITY AUCTION: This top quality musician's chair, signed by Mark and all the members of the KTGC touring band, was auctioned on Ebay and sold for £720. Proceeds go to the Bradley Downes Fund. Thanks to all who bid.

(updated: 22/09/08)

JOHN ILLSLEY CD: John has released a CD of a gig he did with Cunla and Greg Pearle in France last year. Recorded live in Provence, John Illsley with Cunla & Greg Pearle - Live in Les Baux de Provence on Creek Records (CREEKCD1 5037300745329). It is also available as a download. Seven of the sixteen tracks are DS songs. You can buy a copy from amazon.com or from John's website at www.johnillsley.com

(updated: 02/10/07)

KILL TO GET CRIMSON: Released worldwide on or around the 17th of September, 2007,Mark's latest solo album is called Kill To Get Crimson. The title is taken from a line in one of the songs. The CD cover image is taken from a painting by John Bratby (1928-1992) called Four Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchman painted in 1958. More info on the releases page.

(updated: 21/09/07)

ALAN CLARK: Back in February 2008 Alan was Musical Director for a charity show held at the City Hall in Newcastle. He also played keyboards with the house band at the event which was a fund-raiser for the Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund. The show has now been released on DVD and 75% of the proceeds from sales will be donated to the fund. For further info and to order your copy of the DVD please go to the Billy Mitchell store

(19/05/08)

KTGC GIGS2 AT THE RAH: Each night of Mark’s 2008 KTGC shows at the Royal Albert Hall was dedicated to a different charity. To find out more about these worthy causes, and the inspirational organizations behind them, you can visit their websites:

Sunday 25th May: Kidney Research UK
Monday 26th May: Barnardo’s
Tuesday 27th May: Amref
Wednesday 28th May: Great Ormond St Children’s Hospital
Thursday 29th May: Trinity Hospice
Friday 30th May: Starlight

(22/05/08)

MKNEWS ON RADIO 4: MKNews was the featured website recently on BBC Radio 4. (24/06/08)

SEEING IN THE DARK: Mark and Guy have collaborated to produce the music for a major TV documentary called Seeing In The Dark to be aired by PBS in N America on Wednesday the 19th September (check local listing for times, etc). The hour-long film is the work of award-winning journalist and film-maker Timothy Ferris. Based upon Ferris' best-selling book, it charts the rise and success of amateur astronomers. (06/09/07)

BROTHERS IN ARMS, SINGLE: Brothers in Arms has been re-recorded for the BBC in a one-take live session at London's Abbey Road studios. Monies raised from the release of the track are to go to the South Atlantic Medal Association (SAMA) to assist with their programme of treatments for Falklands War veterans who continue to suffer the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

More Falklands veterans have died from suicide than were killed in the conflict itself and others have had their lives shattered by PTSD. A very successful part of the treatment offered by SAMA is a return to the Falklands helping victims of PTSD to come to terms with their involvment in the war. SAMA tells us that as far as they are aware, none of the veterans who have made the return to the remote islands in the South Atlantic have subsequently taken their own lives.

This new version of Brothers in Arms was released as a digital download via iTunes and similar at 10 a.m. (BST) Tuesday 29th of May, timed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the British victory at Goose Green,

Download available (UK and Ireland only) from:

Musicbrigade (audio)/Orange/HMV/Tesco/O2/OD2/Orange (Musiwave Online)/Apple Europe/Wippit/DX3 Download Store/3UK (groovemobile)/247/O2 Mobix/7Digital/Virgin Direct/Vodafone Music Service (Sony)/3UK (247)/T-Mobile UK/Napster/Sony/Vodafone (Musiwave)/Samsung/3UK (PC)

There was also a CD format of the track available only from www.falklands25.com and www.sama82.org.uk.

Musicians:

Mark Knopfler (guitar & vocals)
Luke Brighty (guitar)
Marcus Cliffe (bass)
Danny Cummings (drums)
Guy Fletcher (keyboards)
Bobby Valentino (Violin & other strings)

(updated: 21/08/07)

MARTIN MK ACOUSTIC: Mark asked C.F. Martin to undertake a second collaboration; a guitar with many of the same appointments as his original Signature Edition, but one designed for his incredible fingerstyle playing. The fruit of this new collaboration is the 000-40S Mark Knopfler “Ragpicker’s Dream” Signature Edition, a fingerstyle dream that even strummers will love.

For this new Signature Edition, Mark selected Martin’s traditional 000 12-fret body style with the long 25.4-inch scale, considered by many to be among the most beautiful and best sounding designs Martin ever made. Many of the elements that make the Martin 000 12-fret guitars from the late 1920s so prized are here. In ornamentation and premium solid tonewoods, the new Mark Knopfler Signature Edition 000 bears a striking resemblance to his Signature Edition dreadnought.

The body combines a top of rare Italian alpine spruce (the same wood used by Antonio Stradivari) with back and sides of beautiful East Indian rosewood. The neck is carved from genuine mahogany, while the fingerboard and bridge are crafted from African black ebony. Both body and neck are protected by Martin’s beautiful polished gloss lacquer finish. Mark’s signature is inlaid in mother of pearl between the 18th and 20th frets. For more info click here and for full specs click here. (24/07/06)

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