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Who is Winston Marshall? Mumford & Sons guitarist called 'fascist' for lauding 'neo-Nazi' author Andy Ngo's book

Marshall posted addressing Andy Ngo: 'Finally had the time to read your important book, you're a brave man'

Winston Marshall, the lead guitarist and banjo player of the Grammy Award-winning British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons is now getting slammed by the Internet for being a fan of 'neo Nazi' author Andy NGO and his book 'Unmasked'.

"Congratulations @MrAndyNgo. Finally had the time to read your important book You’re a brave man," Marshall posted on Twitter, along with a picture of the book. The description of the book by the conservative journalist reads: "A journalist who's been attacked by Antifa writes a deeply researched and reported account of the group's history and tactics.  When Andy Ngo was attacked in the streets by Antifa in the summer of 2019, most people assumed it was an isolated incident. But those who'd been following Ngo's reporting in outlets like the New York Post and Quillette knew that the attack was only the latest in a long line of crimes perpetrated by Antifa. In Unmasked, Andy Ngo tells the story of this violent extremist movement from the very beginning. He includes interviews with former followers of the group, people who've been attacked by them, and incorporates stories from his own life. This book contains a trove of documents obtained by the author, published for the first time ever."

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Who is Winston Marshall?

Born on 20 December 1987 in Wandsworth, London, England, Winston Aubrey Aladar Marshall is the banjoist, lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the British band 'Mumford & Sons'. He has been attributed as Country Winston and WN5TN on the Mumford & Sons albums, 'Sigh No More' and 'Wilder Mind'.

Before Mumford & Sons was founded, Marshall ran a jam evening at Bosun's Locker, a tiny music club beneath a pastry shop on the King's Road in Fulham, where musicians who had an inclination for earthy acoustic music played with each other. Before 'Mumford & Sons', he was a part of the band 'Captain Kick and the Cowboy Ramblers', a bluegrass sleaze rap band, in which he was credited as Country Winston and played the banjo and guitar.

In October 2013, he joined a temporary supergroup called 'Salvador Dalí Parton' with artists Gill Landry of 'Old Crow Medicine Show', Mike Harris of 'Apache Relay', Jake Orrall of 'JEFF the Brotherhood', and Justin Hayward-Young of the 'Vaccines'. The band, planned as a joke from the start, composed six songs in 20 minutes on their first day together.  And performed six shows around Nashville, Tennessee, the following night before breaking up.

In late 2015, he got engaged to actress Dianna Agron and tied the knot on 15 October 2016, in Morocco. After staying together for 4 years, the couple decided to part ways in August 2020.

As soon as Marshall's post about the "important book" came to light, people started slamming him. One Internet user said, "oh crap, a decent band I have to wipe from memory. Mumford and Sons' banjo player fesses up to being a Nazi far-right idiot praising Ngo." While another one wrote, "Never knew Mumford & Sons (LOL!!) had a fascist in the band. Why do Nazi sympathizers make such crappy music? Hello Morrissey."

While musician Steven Adam tweeted: "After spending years trying not to hate Mumford & Sons it turns out Winston is a fan of this neo Nazi prick and he wants people to know it. I just feel an enormous wave of relief." And another one said: "Banjo dude from Mumford exposed as a nazi shitbag? Didn’t have this on my bingo card".

Calling Marshall the hottest one, another one said, "My sister is not happy to discover that "the hottest one!" among the Sons of Mumford is a nazi-azi-azi." While one person who seemed to have the book said, "While there was an actual planned, if poorly executed, insurrection by the right. All the shit in this book is nothing but a conspiracy theory with zero fact to support it, the right ARE actually trying to tear down democracy. As they have clearly shown in their attempts. #Moron."