“Despite pressure to nix me they invited me to continue with the band. To call me ‘fascist’ was ludicrous beyond belief.”ĭespite a previous report claiming that the band - which also comprises Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane - had given him the boot, Marshall praised them for supporting him after he came under fire. My family knows the evils of fascism painfully well. My Grandma, unlike her cousins, aunts and uncles, survived. Thirteen members of my family were murdered in the concentration camps of the Holocaust. “Nothing could be further from the truth. The banjoist explained he didn’t want his outspoken views to bring down the rest of his bandmates. “I failed to foresee that my commenting on a book critical of the Far-Left could be interpreted as approval of the equally abhorrent Far-Right,” he explained. Marshall maintained that he floats “between ‘centrist,’ ‘liberal’ or the more honest ‘bit this, bit that,'” in terms of his political leanings but after his since-deleted tweet promoting “ Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy,” he felt he was being labeled “erroneously.” “I hope in distancing myself from them I am able to speak my mind without them suffering the consequences.” “The only way forward for me is to leave the band,” he continued. 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. “For me to speak about what I’ve learnt to be such a controversial issue will inevitably bring my bandmates more trouble,” Marshall, 33, explained. The banjoist, who was forced to take a step back from the band after he praised a book that condemns the destructive rise of Antifa, published an essay on Medium detailing his decision to leave the “Little Lion Man” group, saying having to “self-censor” would “erode my sense of integrity.” Winston Marshall announced he has quit Mumford & Sons so he can speak “freely” on politics without negatively affecting his bandmates. We couldn't be more honored to have had the pleasure to work with the genuine lads, and team, of Mumford & Sons.Paul McCartney takes in Mumford & Sons show in the Hamptons 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. Winston Marshall is one of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning British band Mumford & Sons formed in 2007.
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