Mark Knopfler has been played on NTS in shows including Realistik Radio w/ Cindy Lee, featured first on 16 July 2015. Songs played include Smooching, Love And Guilt and Wild Theme.

Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter, record producer, and film score composer. He was the lead guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. He was born in Glasgow but raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Since Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler has recorded and produced nine solo albums and, as…