New album in production

[Rollergirl]

indeed, great but with that smiley 

and then that one for good measure 


and then that one coz I always use it 

[Jarle]

Diary update!!!

http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/2011MKStudio/Diary_Page_5

[superval99]

I love the group picture at the end!   

[dmg]

Ten years since the first tour diary.  Where does the time go...

[Tally]

Guy mentioned that the presence of the harmonica guy was a hint at the sound of some of the songs. And this would be blues I suppose?

Also note that Mark is playing a Gibson with him, seems like he's doing an open A chord or something. Must be blues 

[superval99]

Guy mentioned that the presence of the harmonica guy was a hint at the sound of some of the songs. And this would be blues I suppose?

Also note that Mark is playing a Gibson with him, seems like he's doing an open A chord or something. Must be blues 

Great!   

[Love Expresso]

But as always with MK, it will never be a "blues album", but only some parts (songs) on the album might be bluesy. MK always offers a complete catalogue about what he is interested in - we had this discussions before about which album sounds the most "album like" (I think RPD does).
But two or three blues numbers would be fine with me.

So we have

song(s) with some unusual background singing
song with clapping
strings
Tim O'Brien vocals (obviously more singing than only background)
harmonica
the complete folk contingent
a lot of acoustic guitars (see the first entry)

And obviously a whole bunch of songs... I think after all those months of waiting I would be really disappointed if there were only 11 or 12 songs on the album and that's it. A double album, or at least a lot of "b-sides" or "bonus songs" would be very nice...

LE

[Jackal]

Or at least a deluxe option with a second CD with recordings from the Dylan tour. Live versions and studio versions of some of the songs in one release, that would be nice.

[Rollergirl]

And obviously a whole bunch of songs... I think after all those months of waiting I would be really disappointed if there were only 11 or 12 songs on the album and that's it. A double album, or at least a lot of "b-sides" or "bonus songs" would be very nice...

LE

Or a deluxe box with dice cards and a fluffy toy for

[erknorea]

eeeeeeeeeeeee ecky thump !!

[Jackal]

Fluffy toy and cheezy peaz.

[dmg]

The album will start with a spirited rocky number for track one, the rest mostly folky stuff with McGoldrick taking over.  Oh, and it will be called "When Whistles Whine" by Mike McGoldrick with special guest Mark Knopfler.

The box set has a penny whistle in it!

[vgonis]

This new soundtrack will probably have the name of the movie. As for an album, it won't be ready until 2013, which is a pity because earth will come at an end in December 2012. But even if the Mayas are wrong with this prediction 2013 will be the end of the European Union, and the start of WW III. And even if this is a way out prediction, MK will probably donate the earnings of his new album to the starving people of Scotland. So perhaps there won't be any deluxe editions, but the standard CD will cost as much to help the noble cause.

[tunnel85]

They can do an album with only R&J, Monteleone, Donegan or Shangri-La, I don't care. Will buy it !
I want the real thing : the tour 
The sooner the better ! 

[dmg]

This new soundtrack will probably have the name of the movie. As for an album, it won't be ready until 2013, which is a pity because earth will come at an end in December 2012. But even if the Mayas are wrong with this prediction 2013 will be the end of the European Union, and the start of WW III. And even if this is a way out prediction, MK will probably donate the earnings of his new album to the starving people of Scotland. So perhaps there won't be any deluxe editions, but the standard CD will cost as much to help the noble cause.

Scotland will be independent by then anyway and no part of the EU, living off our Whisky exports and fossil fuels.  And why starve when haggis, neeps and tatties is such a delicious feast!
130mph winds here today so we can sell our wind energy too!