JP2 -- you may want to check out this thread .

Mark Knopfler IMO is one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters of the last 30 years -- in ANY genre. Calling him a folkie isn't an insult.

It's always been obvious that MK has been influenced and inspired by American roots music throughout his career, and if you listen to his recent solo work, like "Hill Farmer's Blues" or "Marbletown" (from "The Ragpicker's Dream", 2002), it's just about as close as a white boy from the banks of the Tyne could come to country blues.



Which certainly is folk music.

Cheers,
Michael