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}} Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Songwriter/Composer: Mumford Marcus Oliver Johnstone )〕 (born 31 January 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known as the lead singer of the band Mumford & Sons. He also plays a number of instruments with the group, including guitar, drums and mandolin. ==Early life and career== Marcus was born on 31 January 1987, in Orange, California, to English parents. As a result, he has held both British and US citizenship from birth. Mumford has an older brother, James. Mumford's family moved back to their native England when Marcus was six months old.〔 He grew up in Wimbledon Chase, southwest London, and attended King's College School in Wimbledon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list )〕 There he met future fellow band member Ben Lovett. He returned to London to focus on his music career after his first year of study at the University of Edinburgh. It was in Edinburgh that he penned most of Mumford & Sons' debut album, ''Sigh No More''. He began his musical career playing drums for Laura Marling on tour, along with the other current members of Mumford & Sons. It was through touring with Marling and gaining experience playing gigs, as well as experimenting with his early writing that they decided to form the band in 2007.〔 〕 Mumford was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of music stars in December 2012 for his achievements with Mumford & Sons. Forbes commented of the list which also included acts such as Adele and Rihanna: "In sum they represent the entrepreneurial, creative and intellectual best of their generation. Individually, they are engaging, surprising and incredibly hardworking."〔(30 Under 30:Music ) Forbes. Retrieved (1 April 2013).〕〔(MARCUS MUMFORD, ADELE, ONE DIRECTION INCLUDED IN NEW FORBES LIST ) Gigwise (19 December 2012). Retrieved (1 April 2013).〕 Mumford sang a cover of "Dink's Song" with Oscar Isaac for the 2013 Coen brothers film ''Inside Llewyn Davis''. Although Mumford is not seen in the film, he is said to be the protagonist's musical partner, Mike, who has committed suicide before the starting point of the film. Mumford is featured on the 2014 collaborative album ''Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes'', with other artists including Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James, Jay Bellerose, and T Bone Burnett. Mumford takes co-writing credits on tracks, "Kansas City", "When I Get My Hands On You", "The Whistle Is Blowing", "Stranger", and "Lost On The River #20".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mumsonfans.com/pre-order-lost-river-new-basement-tapes-ft-marcus-mumford/ )〕 On 23 September 2014, the video for "When I Get My Hands On You" was released and features Mumford on lead vocals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mumsonfans.com/new-release-marcus-mumford-takes-lead-get-hands/ )〕 The bands's third album, "Wilder Mind", was released on 4 May 4, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marcus Mumford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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