Mumford and Sons @ St Martins in the Fields
FFS braved a chilly London night to see Mumford and Sons Winter Fair. An open air gig in the grounds of St Martins in the Fields at Trafalgar Square complete with hog roast, mulled wine and mince pies. The West-Londoners were in fine form although the show lacked some of the atmosphere of the basement gigs we’ve seen them play before — it’s jolly difficult to work up a sweat in the freezing cold.
As well as songs from Sigh No More the Sons covered an Old Show Medicine Show and with Marcus’s asking: “Has anyone seen the Disney version of Robin Hood? Greatest film ever made, no doubt…” the band launched into a cover of Not in Nottingham from said film, with some most impressive whistling from the frontman.
Mumford and Sons are about to embark on a tour of India with Laura Marling and will head off to Australia after Christmas. When back in Blighty they’ll embark on a UK tour with two already-sold-out dates at Shepherds Bush Empire. I remember when they were playing to about 20 people in the Tower Arts centre in Winchester just last year. Word certainly has got around.
Tracklisting:
- Sigh No More
- Awake My Soul
- Little Lion Man
- White Blank Page
- Not in Nottingham
- Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
- Winter Winds
- The Cave
- I Gave You All
- Roll Away Your Stone
- Encore: Whispers in the Dark
**Please excuse the terrible cameraphone picture. Anika can’t be everywhere, sadly.
