We couldn't be more honored to have had the pleasure to work with the genuine lads, and team, of Mumford & Sons. Over $150,000 has been raised for human needs assistance through this wonderful collaboration.
A local charity for the region was chosen by Deering and the band, one that focused on human needs (such as homelessness, mental health, education, elderly, etc) and each banjo was personally signed by the band and auctioned off with the proceeds going to these charities.
Custom one of a kind banjos have been made for locations they played all over the world, from Australia to South Africa, the United Kingdom to the United States. In the second decade of the 21st century, Mumford & Sons have managed to push acoustic instruments and crowd-around-the-mic harmonies toward the center of pop culture, no small feat!Ĭollaborating with Deering, Winston and all of Mumford & Sons have also been passionate about given back to the areas they perform. There are many banjo players today who will tell you they were inspired to play by Winston Marshall. Since then he has been one of a handful of banjo players to bring the instrument a new life and appreciation in mainstream music.
It was like, 'That is the music I want to make' ". As he said, "Watching it was fucking the end of me. He had started playing electric guitar at age 13, but later had a singularly intense O Brother, Where Art Thou? experience. During his time with the band through 2020 Winston played banjo, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, and provides backing vocals.īefore Mumford & Sons became established, Winston ran a jam night at Bosun's Locker, a tiny music club, where musicians who had an affinity for acoustic music hung out and played music together. In 2018, Marshall invited Canadian academic Jordan Peterson, who has been accused of transphobia, misogyny and Islamophobia, to visit the band’s London studios.Īfter pictures of Peterson and members of the band appeared on social media, Marshall told a Canadian radio station, “I don’t think that having a photograph with someone means you agree with everything they say.” He added, “Primarily I’m interested in his psychological stuff, which I find very interesting.Winston Marshall is one of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning British band Mumford & Sons formed in 2007. While a member of Mumford & Sons, Marshall courted controversy for associating with notorious right-wing personalities. Winston Marshall, the banjoist and guitarist of Mumford & Sons, has quit the Grammy-winning British band months after provoking a fan and public backlash following his support for a book by right. Ngo, a conservative journalist who rose to prominence filming left-wing protests in Portland, has become notorious for his associations with the neofascist white nationalist groups the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer.Ī few days after his tweet, Marshall announced he was “taking time away” from the band. You’re a brave man,” Marshall tweeted, before deleting the message following a backlash and intense mockery of the band. “Finally had the time to read your important book. In March, in a now-deleted tweet, Marshall, who also goes by the music aliases Country Winston and WN5TN, congratulated Ngo on the publication of his book Unmasked, which promises to take the reader “inside ANTIFA’s radical plan to destroy democracy.” On Twitter, the official Mumford & Sons account tweeted: “We wish you all the best for the future, Win, and we love you man.” He continued, “I hope in distancing myself from I am able to speak my mind without them suffering the consequences.”
“I could remain and continue to self-censor but it will erode my sense of integrity.” My love, loyalty and accountability to them cannot permit that,” he added. “For me to speak about what I’ve learnt to be such a controversial issue will inevitably bring my bandmates more trouble. Mumford & Sons' Banjo Player Slammed On Social Media for Supporting Right-Wing Author
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