To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the collaboration album between Dire Straits Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, All The Roadrunning, is reissued on 2LP smoky marble vinyl as part of Record Store Day 2026.
A treasure trove of duets recorded over a period of seven years, All The Roadrunning, was originally released in 2006 and was a top ten hit in the UK, and a number 1 in multiple European countries. The album includes a title track that was released as a single and reached number 8 in the UK charts, as well as singles This Is Us and Beachcombing.
Speaking at the time, Knopfler, who first met Harris on a Chet Atkins TV special, said Emmylous respect and affection for the players and the music struck me then and still does. In my writing, Id been dealing a fair bit with the male/female shape. With that amazing voice, Emmylou, now more than ever, seems to capture a kind of universal female experience, something t