Mumford & Sons — NPR Tiny Desk, 2026

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Why this recording

Rubber Band Man, the first single from Prizefighter, closes the session after Badlands, bringing the set to four songs in 17 minutes. Around the trio and Matt Menefee's banjo, a string quartet brings together Rob Moose and Christina Courtin on violins, Miranda Sielaff on viola and Christine Lamprea on cello. Marcus Mumford also plays guitar. Produced by Robin Hilton, the video is directed and edited by Joshua Bryant, with audio direction and mix by Josh Newell.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelNPR Music
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Directed byJoshua Bryant
Mix formatDedicated multitrack mix
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

Published on August 27, 2026 by

A live concert filmed in March 2026 for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk in Washington, this capture presents Mumford & Sons, the British folk band, thirteen years after a first missed appointment with the show. Around singer Marcus Mumford, pianist Ben Lovett and bassist Ted Dwane, the London trio — joined by banjo player Matt Menefee and a string quartet — draws on its sixth album, Prizefighter, as well as its historic repertoire. The session opens with I’ll Tell You Everything, continues with White Blank Page, from their debut album Sigh No More (2009), before closing on Prizefighter tracks including Badlands, played live for anyone for the very first time. The Tiny Desk’s stripped-back format highlights the vocal harmonies and the warm dimension of their acoustic folk, between banjo, piano and strings. A reference folk concert, to watch online, to rediscover Mumford & Sons in an intimate setting, far from the scale of their stadium shows.

Setlist

  1. I'll Tell You Everything
  2. White Blank Page
  3. Badlands

Personnel & credits

  • Marcus Mumford — vocals
  • Ben Lovett — piano
  • Ted Dwane — bass
  • Matt Menefee — banjo
Category

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Mumford & Sons appears 2 more times in the catalogue, and NPR Tiny Desk, Washington D.C. gathers 130 recordings in all.

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