Mumford & Sons

The Lumineers Debut Still Claims Billboard Folk Albums #1

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Folk-pop trio The Lumineers remains at the top of the Billboard Folk Albums chart with their self-titled debut album, seeing off Mumford & Sons‘ ‘Babel,’ at #2, and Ed Sheeran’s ‘+’.   Billboard Folk Albums Chart (January 24, 2013): 1. ‘The Lumineers’ – The Lumineers 2. ‘Babel’ – Mumford & Sons 3. ‘+’ – Ed Read More

David Mayfield to Deliver Sophomore Album, Good Man Down, on April 1, 2013

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David Mayfield will release his sophomore album, Good Man Down, on April 1, 2013. After a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign – Mayfield raised more than twice the requested amount – he can present the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut album, Parade. As a highly-respected performer who has shared the stage with many Americana and Read More

Mumford & Sons Collects Three BRIT Awards Nominations, Alabama Shakes One

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That British folk rockers Mumford & Sons will finish 2013 with several new awards on their mantlepiece is not a crazy prediction. The already collected Grammy nominations and yesterday added three BRIT Awards nods. The quartet is nominated in the new Global Success category, which celebrates British artists international achievements, where they are pitted against Read More

Year in Review: UCN’s Favorite Album Releases of 2012

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The closing of a year always invites lists of favorites of all sorts of things, so this is the perfect time to share a few country music releases which especially impressed in 2012. This is not a ranked countdown but just a couple of albums which I believe should be part of the record collection Read More

Single Review: ‘I Will Wait’ – Mumford & Sons

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Songwriters: Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, Country Marshall, Ben Lovett One of the biggest music trends of the last few years is the increasing popularity of roots music leading to a renewed interest in folk, Americana, bluegrass – pretty much alt-anything. Storming ahead of everyone is British quartet Mumford & Sons.  The folk-rockers arrived on the Read More

Mystic Pinball Leads the Way for a Fifth Week on Americana Radio

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John Hiatt‘s Mystic Pinball continues to dominate the Americana Albums Chart. Newcomers to the Top 10 are Mumford & Sons with their release, Babel, at #4.   Americana Albums Airplay Chart (October 22, 2012): 1. Mystic Pinball – John Hiatt 2. 3 Pears – Dwight Yoakam 3. Tempest – Bob Dylan 4. Babel – Mumford Read More