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Great blogs by great musicians - The Bob & Knopf tour

Hey guys,

you may have read about the Bob Dylan/Mark Knopfler concert I recently saw in Nuremberg.

Before and after that gig I immensely enjoyed reading tour diaries by two of Mark Knopfler’s band members, Nashville guitar virtuoso Richard Bennett and Knopfler’s right-hand man, keyboarder Guy Fletcher.

Both have been blogging regularly, writing about every gig and every hotel along the way, often very insightful and humorous and always immensely readable.

For a glimpse of what it’s like to be on a tour of this scale, I wholeheartedly recommend both of their websites.

Guy Fletcher’s site - go to The Diaries

Richard Bennett’s site - go to Notes From The Road

Both websites, and in particularly those blogs, are treasure troves.
If your time is limited, do check this blog post about the very last show of the tour written by Guy Fletcher.

In fact, let me quote this little snippet from Guy:

It’s fascinating to see how Bob and his band give each other signals during the show and from this new viewpoint it’s clear to see that all important eye contact as only Bob knows when each song will draw to an end. Great too to be able to hear Donny’s fabulous work, Stu’s rocking rhythms and lead work, Charley’s clever little parts, Tony’s solid and funky bass foundation and George’s incredible wrist action. He’s a drummer we all love to watch; a truly great band and what a lovely bunch of guys too.

I’m sure you’ll enjoy browsing around both blogs.
Have fun,
Markus

16 December 2011 ·