• Notting Hillbillies promo photo
    Country Rock

    Notting Hillbillies in Newcastle (Redux)

    I stumble across this show quite frequently in my travels through iTunes, and I was reminded again of it this morning while picking around on my acoustic guitar. I was toying around with the beautiful guitar parts of the Dire…

  • The Notting Hillbillies
    Rock n' Folk

    Notting Hillbillies in Newcastle

    Reading the paper this morning, I was informed that it’s Mark Knopfler’s 57th birthday today. I’ve been meaning to get this show posted, so what better opportunity than today? The Notting Hillbillies was Knopfler’s post-Dire Straits group that he formed…

  • Country Rock

    Hillbilly Heaven – Blues Stay Away From Me

    “Mmmmm-mmmm-mmm-mmm-mmmmm”. You’ll understand after you hear the first 5 seconds of this song. Now, I’ve always liked Dire Straits, but I had no clue, until I heard this song a few years ago, that Mark Knopfler had a little side…