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June 12, 2010 Hear the band's updated take on the classic sounds of British and American folk music.

Studio Sessions

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December 31, 2012 The "arena folk" band talks about balancing spaces both quiet and loud, and plays songs from Babel.

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Clockwise from left: Donovan, Laura Marling, Richard Thompson, Mumford & Sons.

March 19, 2012 Hear from artists who've helped define the sound, including Donovan, Bert Jansch and Laura Marling.

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December 27, 2010 Hear an interview and studio session with the London folk-pop band.

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Interviews & Profiles

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September 23, 2012 For the British folk-rock band, testing out songs on the road is part of the creative process.

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February 21, 2010 The band's rich harmonies and infectious melodies bring to mind Crosby, Stills and Nash.

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Discover Songs

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June 29, 2010 See the Top 20 albums of the year to date, as selected by NPR listeners.

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June 16, 2010 The NPR Music gang examines some of the highlights from this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival.

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June 8, 2010 All Songs Considered looks at some of the bands performing at this year's festival.

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February 25, 2009 "Roll Away Your Stone" is Mumford and Sons' raw folk-rock ode to facing demons and starting over.

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News

Mumford & Sons (from left: Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Winston Marshall) accept the award for album of the year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

February 11, 2013 No single act dominated, but rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.

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Mumford & Sons is led by singer Marcus Mumford (second from left). The band's second album, Babel, was released on Sept. 25 and is on pace to be the highest-selling debut of 2012.

September 27, 2012 The British band, which draws from American folk and Christianity, has earned a huge following.

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February 25, 2009 "Roll Away Your Stone" is Mumford and Sons' raw folk-rock ode to facing demons and starting over.

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June 27, 2012 Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Mumford and Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show hop a train.

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  • Album: Babel
  • Artist: Mumford & Sons
  • Label: Island
  • Released: 2012
 

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  • Album: Sigh No More
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  • Label: Cooperative
  • Released: 2009