The recent Gentlemen of the Road
tour featured the delightful Mumford and Sons.
The Artists:
The English folk rockers are Marcus Mumford on lead vocals- drums, guitar and mandolin, Ben Lovett on backup vocals, drums, accordion, keyboards, Winston Marshall on banjo, backup vocals, guitar and Ted Dwane also on backup vocals, string bass, drums and guitar. The town was a-buzz with surprise performances of members of Mumford and Sons popping up in various venues. The talk of the town was how nice, polite and generous the members of Mumford and Sons were to the locals.The Venue:
The tour-stop we attended was in St. Augustine, Florida. Sometimes outdoor venues can be iffy-- the sound systems, the weather, the crowds....but this was perfect, well, almost. The almost will be discussed in another posting, but it had nothing to do with Mumford and Sons, or the sound system, the weather or the crowds (hint: a headliner group dropped out of the tour the night before). The venue was fairly well organized with wrist bands allowing use of riding on busses as well as boat taxis to and from the venue. At times the wait was lengthy, but that was to be expected for a gathering of this size. The historic charm of St. Augustine flooded the city and embraced its visitors. The Atlantic did not disappoint for scenic appeal.
The Performance:
AMAZING! Prior to the concert, my husband enjoyed Mumford and Sons music- but other than the occasional song on the radio he had not really listened to their music. For a solid month after the concert all he listened to day and night was Babel! This was the last night of the tour (they did a couple of make-up performances after) and they gave it their all. If they were weary, it did not show in their music!
The sad note is Mumford and Sons are currently taking a break from performing. The up note is they are rumored to be working on a new album!
A DEFINITE MUST SEE CONCERT!
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