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Mark Knopflers Guitar Heroes Going Home Single 2024

Listen to Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes – Going Home

Mark Knopfler releases a special edition of ‘Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)’, produced with Guy Fletcher, featuring an impressive lineup of guitar legends. This includes David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Eric Clapton, and many more. The track notably starts with Jeff Beck’s final recording. Contributions also come from Roger Daltrey and Ringo Starr, among others, adding rich layers to this remarkable collaboration. Artwork for this release is by Sir Peter Blake, known for his...

Mark Knopfler BBC 2024

Preview of Mark Knopfler’s Going Home Single feat David Gilmour

Following on from our previous news about David Gilmour featuring on Mark Knopfler’s re-recording of Going Home for the Teenage Cancer Trust, I am happy to share this BBC video. You can hear more about the project, see interviews with Guy Fletcher and Mark Knopfler, and hear a preview of the song when it was performed at Newcastle United’s football stadium St Jame’s Park. It is a re-recording of a song over 40 years old...

Mark Knopfler David Gilmour Single 2024

David Gilmour on new Mark Knopfler Charity Single Going Home

Back in February 2023 David Gilmour was recording with Mark Knopfler for a Teenage Cancer Trust charity single. The single is a re-recording of Mark Knopfler’s “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” and will be released on March 15th 2024. It is in support of Teenage Cancer Trust and the band is called Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes. In an amazing twist to the story, there are actually over 60 artists included on the song. In...