New Solo Album - The Ragpicker's Dream

Mark's third solo album, The Ragpicker's Dream, will be released worldwide on the 30th September 2002. A promotional tour will commence in the Spring of 2003. THE RAGPICKER'S DREAM officially confirmed track list: 1. Why Aye Man (6:11) 2. Devil Baby (4:02) 3. Hill Farmer Blues (3:44) 4. A Place Where We Used To Live (4:31) 5. Quality Shoe (3:51) 6. Fare Thee Well Northumberland (6:27) 7. Marbletown (3.33) 8. You Don't Know You're Born (5:18) 9.

Coyote (5:55) 10.
The Ragpicker's Dream (4:20) 11.
Daddy's Gone To Knoxville (2:47) 12.

Old Pigweed (4:32)......... Mark Knopfler: vocals and guitars/ Richard Bennett: guitars/ Jim Cox: piano and Hammond organ/ Guy
Fletcher: keyboards/ Glenn Worf: bass/ Chad Cromwell: drums.......
Additional musicians: Glenn Duncan: violin, track 11/Paul
Franklin: pedal steel, tracks 3, 5, and 10/Mike Henderson: harmonica, track 6........Backing vocals: Jimmy Nail and Tim Healy: track 1/Guy Fletcher: track 8..... Recorded and mixed by Chuck Ainlay.

Second engineers: John Saylor, Jon Bailey, Jake Jackson. Mastered by Tony Cousins.
Produced by Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler.
All songs written by Mark Knopfler.
For a limted period the album will be available in a double CD pack. The bonus CD will contain 'Why Aye Man' live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, July 2002, in audio/'Quality Shoè live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, July 2002/ 'Sailing To Philadelphia' live at the Massey Hall, Toronto, May 2001/'Brothers In Arms' live at the Massey Hall, Toronto, May 2001/'Why Aye Man' live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, July 2002, enhanced video.
(TK: updated 11/09/02)