Mumford & Sons facts for kids

Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons in 2015
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Indie folk, folk rock, bluegrass
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Gentlemen of the Road Island (UK) Universal Music (Canada) Universal Music Australia (AUS) Glassnote (US)
Associated acts	Old Crow Medicine Show Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Laura Marling The Wedding Band King Charles Johnny Flynn Dawes
Members	Marcus Mumford Winston Marshall Ben Lovett Ted Dwane

Mumford & Sons are an English folk rock band from London.

The band was formed in 2007 by band members Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane. Lead vocalist Marcus Mumford organised the band and their performances and was one of the most visible members of the band because of this the band decided to use the name Mumford & Sons.

They released their debut studio album Sigh No More on 2 October 2009. They later released their second studio album Babel on 21 September 2012. Babel won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards. They were also a part of the documentary Big Easy Express which won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video.

Band members

Current

• Marcus Mumford - lead vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin (2007–present)
• Ben Lovett - vocals, keyboards, accordion, drums, electric guitar (2007–present)
• Winston Marshall - vocals, banjo, dobro, electric guitar (2007–present)
• Ted Dwane - vocals, double bass, bass guitar, drums, guitar (2007–present)

Discography

Albums

• Sigh No More (2009)
• Babel (2012)

Images for kids

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  Mumford & Sons performing at Dot to Dot Festival in Bristol on 23 May 2009

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  Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall on stage in Brighton, 4 October 2010

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  Mumford & Sons performing at the 2013 Brit Awards held at the O2 Arena in London, 20 February 2013

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  The band members play multiple instruments in live performances. Here Marcus Mumford sits at a drum kit.

See also

In Spanish: Mumford & Sons para niños