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Marcus Mumford: Episode 2: Americana and Acoustic

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Episode 2: Americana and Acoustic

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BBC Radio 2 - Marcus Mumford, Americana and Acoustic

Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life.

Marcus Mumford, lead singer and songwriter with Mumford & Sons, plays the music that shaped his life. This week, the focus is on Americana and acoustic music.

From Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show and Gram Parsons to Blind Willie Johnson, Ryan Adams and Fleet Foxes, Marcus Mumford has always had a soft spot for Americana and US acoustic music. In this show, he plays some of his favourite songs from this style and talks about the impact hearing these tracks had on him as a budding musician.

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