Mumford & Sons are a British band formed in 2007. The band consists of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, and Ted Dwane. The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career, with Sigh No More earning the band the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2011, a Mercury Prize nomination and six overall Grammy Award nominations. The live performance at the 2011 Grammy ceremony with Bob Dylan and The Avett Brothers led to a surge in popularity for the band in the US. The band received eight total Grammy nominations for Babel and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The band also won the Brit Award for Best British Group in 2013. See more at
www.mumfordandsons.com.
A portion of profits from the sale of Mumford & Sons strings go to the The Gentlemen of the Road Fund: The Gentlemen of the Road Fund was founded in 2006 by the members of Mumford & Sons and their manager, Adam Tudhope. This entity has and will continue to donate money to charities fighting for social justice and common good around the world, and will support the efforts of non-profit organizations doing commendable work on a global, local and urgent scale. See more at www.gentlemenoftheroad.com.
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