(this continues to the modern day as british bands (like “mumford and sons”) adopt “americana” postures in order to win over american audiences)
(mumford & sons are a british rock band from london, formed in 2007)
(the band consists of marcus mumford (lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums), Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboard, piano, synthesizer),Winston Marshall (vocals, electric guitar, banjo) and ted dwane (vocals, bass guitar, double bass))
Mumford & Sons have released three studio albums: Sigh No More (2009), Babel (2012) and Wilder Mind (2015). Sigh No More peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200 in the US, withBabel and Wilder Mind both debuting at number one in the UK and US, the former becoming the fastest-selling rock album of the decade[2][3] and leading to a headline performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2013. The band has also issued two live albums: Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire (2011) and The Road to Red Rocks (2012).
The band have 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 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 ear”)
(the band also won the brit award for best british group in 2013)