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Ben Lovett of musical group Mumford & Sons created his dream venue in London as a place to foster the community's independent talent. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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World Cafe

Mumford And Sons' Ben Lovett Stays Devoted To Shining A Light On Independent Talent

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August 30, 2019 • On World Cafe's Sense Of Place trip to London, Ben invited host Talia Schlanger to check out Omeara, his 320-capacity venue near London Bridge.

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Music Features

'SNL' Musical Guests, Ranked From No. 1 To Greta Van Fleet

May 20, 2019 • BTS! DJ Khaled! Paul Simon! Kanye West dressed as a bottle of sparkling water! This season of Saturday Night Live had it all, and now all 21 performances have been cruelly ranked for your enjoyment.

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World Cafe

Mumford & Sons Get Acoustic Again On World Cafe

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January 18, 2019 • The members of Mumford & Sons went through a lot of personal changes that fed into writing the band's fourth album, Delta.

Mumford And Sons On World Cafe

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Music Interviews

Mumford & Sons On Plugging In And Turning Up

June 3, 2015 • The electrified new album Wilder Mind turns the band's "arena folk" sound on a dime. "It's almost like being a teenager again," says singer Marcus Mumford.

Mumford & Sons On Plugging In And Turning Up

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Music Interviews

Catching Up With Dylan

November 7, 2014 • Given the daunting task of finishing songs Bob Dylan had started (and abandoned) decades ago, super-producer T Bone Burnett decided to call a few friends.

Catching Up With Dylan

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: The New Basement Tapes, 'When I Get My Hands On You'

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October 29, 2014 • With Marcus Mumford singing lead, a supergroup breathes new life into an old Bob Dylan lyric.

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The Record

Mumford & Sons Take Home Album Of The Year Grammy

February 11, 2013 • Call it diversity or a lack of consensus, but no single act dominated this year's awards. Instead, the Grammys spread the love, though rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.

Mumford & Sons Take Home Album Of The Year Grammy

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World Cafe

Mumford & Sons On World Cafe

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December 31, 2012 • The band responsible for the term "arena folk" talks about balancing between quiet and loud spaces within its music. And, of course, it performs songs from its new album, Babel.

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The Record

Mumford & Sons Preaches To Masses

September 27, 2012 • The British band, which draws inspiration from American folk and Christian tradition, has become one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Its new album, Babel, will be the biggest album in the country next week.

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Music Interviews

Mumford & Sons: Finding Balance In 'Babel'

September 23, 2012 • With a name like a hardware store, Mumford & Sons is a British folk-rock band with a huge stateside following. For the group, testing out songs on the road is part of the creative process.

Mumford & Sons: Finding Balance In 'Babel'

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All Songs Considered

'Big Easy Express': Three Bands, One Train, A Ton Of Music

June 27, 2012 • Three bands — Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show — hop a vintage train from Oakland to New Orleans in the new documentary, Big Easy Express.

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

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World Cafe

World Cafe Looks Back: Celebrating U.K. Folk

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March 19, 2012 • World Cafe honors the history of folk music in the United Kingdom with artists who've helped define the sound: John Martyn, Donovan, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, Laura Marling and Mumford and Sons.

World Cafe Looks Back: Celebrating U.K. Folk

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Mumford And Sons On World Cafe

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December 27, 2010 • After bonding over a shared affinity for country, bluegrass and folk music, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane began collaborating in 2007, with an enthusiasm that helped land them at the forefront of London's underground folk scene.

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Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

June 29, 2010 • NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music and regardless of how the votes fell, it was an exciting chance to pause and look back on what an incredible year it's been for music.

Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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All Songs Considered

Bonnaroo 2010: A Look Back

June 16, 2010 • On this All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen examines some of the highlights from the enormous Bonaroo Music Festival with Rita Houston of WFUV, Andy Uhler of KUT and Jill Riley of The Current.

Bonnaroo 2010: A Look Back

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British rock act Mumford and Sons kicked off Saturday's shows in the "That" tent at the bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on June 12, 2010. Laura Fedele hide caption

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Live From Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo 2010: Mumford And Sons In Concert

June 12, 2010 • Among the leading lights in the London new-folk scene, Mumford and Sons' members have broken through with a rootsy style incorporating the momentum and skittish energy of bluegrass. Hear the band perform live from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

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All Songs Considered

Bonnaroo Preview

June 8, 2010 • On this All Songs Considered, Bob talks with WFUV's Rita Houston, Andy Uhler of KUT and Jill Riley of The Current about some of the acts they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's Bonnaroo.

Bonnaroo Preview

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Music Interviews

Mumford And Sons: Foot-Stomping British Folk

February 21, 2010 • The music of the West London band Mumford and Sons features banjos and mandolins that conjure images of American folk. The group's rich harmonies have even drawn comparisons to Crosby, Stills and Nash, but members Marcus Mumford and Ben Lovett say that that's only part of a large cast of influences.

Mumford And Sons: Foot-Stomping British Folk

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Song Of The Day

Mumford And Sons: Overseas Americana

February 25, 2009 • Whether the group was inspired by America's own recent pop-folk explosion or merely harbors a secret love of twang, there's no denying that Mumford and Sons can jam. "Roll Away Your Stone" is a raw ode to facing demons and starting over.

'Roll Away Your Stone' by Mumford and Sons

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