THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES
The coming together of Mark Knopfler (L) and Steve Phillips (R)
saw the formation of 'The Duolian String Pickers' in 1968.
News cutting of 'The Duolian String Pickers' which was just
Mark Knopfler (L) and Steve Phillips, seated in the middle.
The caption underneath reads ....
''A performance by The Duolian String Pickers before the good folk of the Horsforth Mechanics Institute, is recorded in a 1973 edition of the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Knopfler is far left sporting his Blind Willie McTell cap which Steve Phillips thought made him look like a spaniel''
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It says at the bottom of photo .....
''The unofficial inaugaration of The Notting Hillbillies''
May 1986 at The Grove, Leeds.
Brendan (left) Mark (centre) Steve (right)
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During the peak of Dire Straits, Mark joins Steve yet again for a
bit of the old magic that works between them.
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It wouldn't be long before the two were together again when Mark
was interested in producing Steve's next album which in turn became
The Notting Hillbillies.
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Drafted in for The Hillbillies was Dire Straits keyboard player, Guy Fletcher
and the glorious singer guitarist, Brendan Croker.
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See a very rare newspaper cutting from
The Yorkshire Evening Post written by Mark Knopfler.