NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that Mark Knopfler,
songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, will host The
British Grove Broadcast, a new music radio program exclusively
on SiriusXM's Volume channel 106.
Broadcasting from Knopfler's British Grove Studios in
West London, The British Grove
Broadcast will feature Knopfler playing some of his
favorite music—from early roots, blues, rock n' roll to
up-and-comers—hand-selected from his personal and extensive record
collection. This weekly one-hour show will celebrate
Knopfler's love of radio, influential artists and music discovery
as he introduces audiences to tracks that they may not have heard
before. With each program, audiences will be treated to
Knopfler's musical knowledge and share in his joy of all kinds of
music.
Describing his new SiriusXM show, Knopfler said: "I've tried not
to make my choices too obvious and avoided the mega-hits. I hope
people might make a discovery or two, but there's so much good
music out there I've had to leave out mountains of it. It's been
tricky, but fun all the way."
"Having Mark take us on his personal journey of music
discovery—from the comfort of his own London studios—is a special addition to our
Volume channel," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer of
SiriusXM. "He is a true modern guitar hero and his work as a
songwriter and producer has such tremendous range. With that rich
and varied background, each show will be a treat for our listeners
as Mark curates and comments on his extraordinary range of
selections."
SiriusXM subscribers can catch The British Grove
Broadcast beginning Wednesday, March
4 at 9pm ET on Volume (channel
106), the channel devoted to the discussion of, and passion for,
music. Listeners can find The British Grove Broadcast
on Volume every Wednesday night at 9pm
ET where they'll hear tracks from artists such as
Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo, Jenny
O., Bob Dylan, John Prine,
Joni Mitchell and Los Lobos, among
others. Pandora will also release special playlists echoing
the music and themes of The British Grove
Broadcast.
British Grove Studios, established in 2005, is Knopfler's
state-of-the-art recording studio complex, named after its location
in London's Chiswick
neighborhood. Knopfler has recorded five solo albums at
British Grove Studios including his latest album, Down The Road
Wherever, as well as various projects and a film soundtrack.
Artists who have recorded at British Grove Studios include the
Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The
Who, Nick Cave, Sting, Kaiser Chiefs
and Goldfrapp, among others.
Knopfler is one of the most celebrated British guitar heroes to
emerge in the late 1970's and 1980's. He first rose to fame
as the lead singer and guitarist of Dire Straits and went on to
launch his solo career in 1983. He is a producer, songwriter,
film composer and guitarist. In addition to 2018's Down
The Road Wherever, recent studio albums include
Privateering (2012) All The Roadrunning, a
duets album with Emmylou Harris
(2006), and Shangri-La (2004).
SiriusXM subscribers with streaming access can also hear the
program on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs,
devices with Amazon Alexa or the
Google Assistant, Apple TV, Sony PlayStation, Roku, Sonos
speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/AtHome to learn
more.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio
entertainment company in the U.S., and the premier programmer and
platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio
products. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest
ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S.
SiriusXM and Pandora together reach more than 100 million people
each month with their audio products. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM
Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio
entertainment in Canada. In
addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers
connected vehicle services to automakers and directly to consumers
through aftermarket devices. For more about SiriusXM, please go to:
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