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Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall (born 20 December 1987) is a British musician. He is best known as the former banjoist and lead guitarist of the folk rock band Mumford & Sons. Prior to this he was in the bluegrass sleaze rap group Captain Kick and the Cowboy Ramblers. With Mumford & Sons, Marshall won multiple awards, including a Grammy ...
Watch videos of Winston Marshall, the former Mumford & Sons member, who challenges you to dare to think on his podcast and interviews.
Jun 25, 2021 · The band's lead guitarist and banjo player left the group after facing backlash for praising a right-wing author. He said he regretted the distress to his bandmates and their families, and blamed a "viral mob" for his decision.
Jun 25, 2021 · Winston Marshall took time away from the band in March after saying journalist Andy Ngo was "brave" for his book which says far-left activists have "radical plans to destroy democracy".
Winston Marshall is the co-founder of Mumford & Sons and a host of The Winston Marshall Show. He writes essays, interviews and music on Substack, and co-founded Dissident Dialogues and Hong Kong Link Up.
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Jun 29, 2021 · The musician says he left the band to protect his bandmates from online abuse after he praised a conservative journalist's book on far-left activism. He regrets his decision and hopes to speak freely on issues that matter to him.
Jan 25, 2024 · Welcome to The Winston Marshall Show. Back in 2021, I quit my band Mumford & Sons. That's a story for another day. But the long and short of it is that I decided it was better to live honestly than to stay silent, better to speak freely than to self-censor. Well, two and a half years later, I can truthfully say, it's a much better way to live.