The Trawlerman's Song  The Trawlerman's Song is an EP by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 April 2005 by Mercury Records. The EP contains the album version of "The Trawlerman's Song" from the 2004 album "Shangri-La" and live in-studio versions of five other songs recorded in one take at Shangri-la Studios in Malibu, California. All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.