Once again I’m proud to be a Knopfler fan.

Mark Knopfler has an incredible curiosity about people. His biographical and lyrical songs reach across time to bring them into our spheres. He isn't just an entertainer. He is a teacher that we don't realize is educating. We learn as we enjoy his musical genius.

Anyone else feel that Mark is an excellent presenter? Love his style!

Mark is not the usual rock musician type at all. He's not the typical documentary chap, either. He is a rocking documentarist who's been around, performed in front of 30000 people and still speaks like a decent human being.

Mark Knopfler is a treasure of our time . This piece of work set mark in another level he's written so many great song but " Sailing to Philadelphia " is truly a musical masterpiece .

I taught my daughters history taking them to school each morning listening to one Mark Knopfler song or another. We loved this album and the story of the Mason-Dixon line! I was so happy to have been able to see him in concert a while back...a truly great experience!

Mr. Knopfler's accuracy in his research is astounding. Puts a marvelous backdrop to a beautiful song. Appreciated Sir!🙏🙏

I would like to watch a video like this for every song he made.

What a guy Mark Knopfler is, such talent and so humble. I could listen to him all day. Going to see him in Manchester in May. I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas. Thank you so much Mark for being who you are.

Lovely story. I'm glad Mark's beautiful song has shed more light on these two remarkable people who sailed to Philadelphia all those years ago.

We, who live here in Philadelphia, love this song.

Gives me chills. To sing another's life in remembrance is a blessing.

I always thought this is one of Mark Knopflers best songs. And now, it's even more interesting.

He could take on any subject and find a way to project meaning and depth to it through song. He is truly an amazing Local Hero!

The simple vision of a great song writer. "The morning tide has raised the capes of Delaware..." Centuries of hope and ambition in that little phrase.

I always had the feeling of being there with Mason and Dixon when listening to that song. The lyrics of "Sailing to Philadelphia" just take me on a journey.

Its amazing as you still see remnants of Knopfler's old journalism days in the way he reports on this masterpiece. His commentary on how they "fade away to obscurity" and "the line epitomizes the split between north and south" , These are phrases you read in a magazine.

Used to listen to this song so many times but I never knew the story behind it...Mark Knopler amaze me over and over again

For anyone interested in the Mason &Dixon story, there is a wonderful novel by Thomas Pynchon (called 'Mason&Dixon), one of the best books ever written in my opinion. Definitely worth a read, eloquent and wonderfully imaginative like all of Pynchons work and filled with extraordinary characters. A poignantly beautiful story.

Mark's a complete encyclopedia... a Poetry Essay... a Historical treatise and more about whatever one may think about!!!!.... I wonder how an Artist can embrace such a huge culture and deal with in so much love like him.... love you dear Idol!... 💎🎸💎

Thank you Mark, this was a remarkable piece! Bless your Heart and Soul for investigating the history of Mason and Dixon! Saw you with, Dire Straits, at the Commodore Ball Room in Vancouver B.C. in 1981. Fabulous night! 💕🎸🎶💃

Just got to love history when it is presented like this!

Mark your incredible, the knowledge you posses with in,first your music, second, humanity, and all life's equations, you sir are paying attention, congrats.!!!

Mark is really skilled to do voice overs, too, isn't he? My inspiration, my guitar- and songwriting hero! He's the best!

This sweet and clever documentary would still have had my attention if it had lasted for 12 hours.

Mark Knopfler is a fantastic poetry, musician and more all this he gives history lesson throught his art...and here throught this so beautiful song...I didn't know what was exactly the "Mason, Dixon line"...now I know, i'm a little bit less idiot because of Mark....Thanck you Mr Knopfler !!!...You're the best !!!

I always felt there was way more meaning in this song than just a great lyric, thanks for posting, geniuses from the past remembered by a genius tom today....wow

As a Dane, I have loved this tune since I first heard it! And I have long time friends in Newcastle, though the husband sadly died about a year ago!

Sailing to Philadelphia is one of the finest, elegant and most beautiful song that I have ever heard and Mark Knopfler is one the best and complite songwriter, if not the best. His songs are full of elements and inspirations biographical, historical, geographical, social, cultural, literary and lexical. He is a true poet, divulger and storyteller. Immense talent.

Amazing… thank you Mark Knopfler and Historical Society for all these amazing insights! And what a beautiful Song! ❤️ Mark Knopfler, you are awesome!

you still look great and you still sound amazing...I love to hear you sing...you are the best I have ever heard....I love Mark

What a fantastic song..and loads of history and stories behind it..sung by the genius as only he can!..Thank you Mark. Keep singing always..

I first heard this song performed live with James Taylor and Mark Knopfler... Wow! What show! My 19th James Taylor show!Mark was not mentioned on the playbill, and was brought out as a guest... Blown Away! Now? I'm a multi-instrumentalist, and a year into guitar, I'm playing this song... 😊

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Oh, I forgot to mention that "Sailing to Philadelphia" has had a place in my top-3 favorite songs and always will.

Good God this is fasinating such a beutiful song. I Will never tire of listening to it. Mark knopfler an utter legend, always will be.

This is such a poignant video and thank you Mark Knopfler for capturing the whole story with such a beautifully composed song. You truly are a Local Hero!!

I'm familiar with the song and the history, but was pleasantly surprised to see a former co-worker of mine featured in the video. Great job, Todd Babcock. I know how much sweat and effort you put into finding and preserving the markers along the Mason-Dixon line. Hope you're doing well.

played this at my fathers funeral last week , thanks for the music. love to u Mark

I heard this beautiful song for the first time today on Amazon music. I knew Mark Knopfler from Dier Straits fame and was excitedly surprised that he has done solo work. The song got me thinking about Mason and Dixion and the difficult job they were hired to perform, which lead me here. Beautiful story song, done in Mark’s genital and mystic way of singing and playing the guitar. Brother in Arms is the same; a haunting story song is sung just as well.

This is why he’s my idol, Mark. He may not be the best guitarist, the best singer, the best songwriter, or the best lyricist, but all his music capabilities put together with his humble and sweet character. He is such an inspiration to me.

ملك القيتار والأحساس الراقي مارك كنوبفلر. هذه الأغنية هدية لكل سكان العالم من ليبيا 🇱🇾 تحية قلبية لهذا العملاق الذي امتعنا كثيرآ بقيتارته وأغانيه وألحانه التي لا يوجد مثلها ولن يأتي هو مارك كنوبفلر واحد فقط فى هذه الكرة الأرضية.

Fascinating history 👍👏👏👏

Iconic voice never forgotten

Brilliant!!

what a classic masterpiece!!

I went from the UK to the Mason Dixon line, a real piece of both British and USA history.

Great video to one of my favourite tracks ever. Thank you sirs

Thanks Mark. You're a true legend.

When I was a child my grandparents converted the Quaker chapel to a house where Jeremih Dixon rests. This video has just triggered memories that have come flooding back.

Wow. The story I had imagined listening to this song did not have an army of 100+ men. :) Mark Knopfler made the whole affair so romantic! One of my all time favorites and I don't have many.

An all time favourite song eye-watering and shivers up the spine every time.

Thank you Mr Knopfler for the history lesson and for preserving these two great men’s lives who might have otherwise been forgotten

Really good to hear what inspired the song that tells so much of these 2 men in 4 short verses. A fantastic song with no wasted words and so beautiful.

What’s interesting is, most people here in the US don’t know anything about these cats. Most know the phrase “Mason-Dixon Line” but have no knowledge of the history or actual meaning of it. I love that MK brings historical events to life through song! ⚜️☮️❤️🎶

Even better when he’s singing it with James Taylor

Thank you, hajepe2010 for posting... and thank you, Mark Knopfler for your song that will keep alive the story of two local Heroes, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. I learned about their sacrifice a difficult task, as they set out to divide Pennsylvania and Maryland. I enjoyed your song as I watched the interesting documentary...

As Brian Johnston said a.history lesson set to music words can’t express what mark means to people a wonderful wonderful human being ❤️❤️

It's so incredible to see how he put the song together. Fantastic 😊

Thanks for sharing Henk and Jeroen!

I truly appreciate this incredible documentary. One of my favorite songs of all time made better with the back story of its creation. Mark’s artistry not only tells the story, but makes us feel the hope and dreams of a new land. Even today the Mason Dixon line carries a more emotional response rather than a simple geographic demarcation. Thank you for posting this.

My most favorite song in the world

Left UK some time ago to live in rural Alabama. Everyone here knows the mason Dixon line but not a lot know of the person Dixon. I enjoy telling them. Southern people are so great to talk to.

Intrigueing, memorable, honourable, noteworthy history and beautiful maps that record the work of the Mason-Dixon line. Thankyou for bringing it to notice.

Mark is a world treasure

Excellent..thank you.

Amo questa canzone... Delicata, avvolgente e ricca di significato. Grazie Mr.

I think someone might have mentioned the book Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon (one of my favourite books) - I'd be surprised if Mark Knopfler hadn't read it before writing this song and been at least partly inspired by it. Really a very imaginative account of their lives, and moving - particularly of the end of their lives I thought. Also one of my favourite songs by Mark Knopfler - I have 5 different versions of it on my computer, because I love all of them!

Thank you for this documentary Mark....love the song even more now I know the story behind it

great little clip on how this song was put together and tells a story on a historical event...and Mark still looks and sounds great

Mark is just great raconteur who put things in very interesting words. I love to listen to him not only as sings but also when he tells the stories. I could listen to him by countless hours.

This is a remarkable story behind the song!

I'm what's called a numismatist. I also deal in rare coins so I'm known as a coin dealer. But anyone with a few bucks can "deal" in coins but those of us who actually study history and use these little spheres of knowledge to do so are called numismatists and we are considered a notch above from a standpoint of knowledge certainly about rare coinage. Mark Knopfler is a great guitarist. In my opinion he is certainly Hendrix material but Mark is even on a different level than Hendrix or Clapton or even some of the classical guitarists, he's deeper, and he understands history and it's importance to study, like Telegraph Road, the Mason Dixon line etc. Mark if a "coin dealer" would be a Numismatist. and I would be honored to call him a fellow numismatist or coin weanie ha! Thank you Mark, your music will forever be in my soul, would just like to share a meal with you sometimes

This song is the reason I have heard of Mason and Dixon. Thank you!

Mark knopfler a treasure you go sir we love what you do

This song really captures and brings me back

Now, this IS a fascinating post, great history and gorgeous music.

Thank you Mark.

Thats real royalty of a man. What a song. What a great album

Many thanks to hajepe2010 for posting this segment! I read about it on Mark Knopfler's website, but not being in the UK I couldn't watch it on the BBC website. I love this little documentary! I smiled at the two "local hero" quips and at the way the biographical and historical facts were tied together by the song lyrics. ...But I have to admit: seeing how old Mark Knopfler looks now breaks my adoring, admiring heart. I wish he could be exempted from aging. I don't want to consider a time when there will be no new music from Mark Knopfler.

Graet ...Nice to get the whole storie .I love the song and many many others that Mark K has .Also been to a Consert with Him..it was a beutiful Gig on a Beutiful sommer evening ..

Wow! I am from America and was today years old when I learned this! Thanks for this video!

Awesome story, history and that song and melody,just awesome!!

One of my favourite pieces of Knofler music, been a fan since Dire Straits appeared in Bridlington where I live many years ago. found this by chance, what a brilliant piece of journalism. Real local heroes!

Thanks Mark

Beautiful, thanks for posting! My other favorite history lessons, in Rock Songs are: 1849 - Lighthouse Acadian Driftwood - The Band Monster - Steppenwolf Enjoy!

Dear Mark Knopfler, Definitely you own the creation of Music Prophecy Art in all the ways

Everyone gets to leave their mark on the world. Just not musically all of the time. There are other great ways to do great things. Just everyday, ordinary people. We are all part of the whole. Mark just happens to be the very best guitar player that ever held a guitar. Completely unmatched by anyone.

Bought this album when it first came out and loved this song and I'm just now realising what it's all about...great tune.

Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you penning this video plus the rest of the video is also really good related to Philadelphia.

This was a great history ❤

Dare to bring very deep observation. Knowledge us, keeping it alive in beautiful song. Thank You my very best sir :)

Lovely, interesting story and a great song that I have listened to on a weekly basis for a few years now.

Love your voice and guitar playing. You are the king.

👑 of ❤❤❤. Perfection ♥️♥️

Masterpiece ❤❤❤❤

The Great Maestro ...Inquisitive.. Curious ...Always learning & teaching.... Long Live MK

💕Thank You💕Greetings from The Free People’s Movement From Sweden💕🙏🏻

Such a beautiful song!

Great history, Great J. Dixon and Great M. Mark Knopfler ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank You ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏