Mumford and Sons Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Music Art prints | Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies connected like never before | Researched & plotted for fans of real music.
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Why is this Mumford and Sons Music Art Print a perfect gift for Mumford and Sons fans?
Mumford and Sons fans have spent fifteen years being told this is just a banjo band. My Mumford and Sons art print maps the albums in order and shows the banjo line stopping halfway across. The map makes an argument the records cannot make on their own.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.
The stations run chronologically from Sigh No More in 2009 to Rushmere in 2025 and include the records the band made under other names.
Two stations on this map are not Mumford and Sons albums at all. Laura Marling's I Speak Because I Can is on there because three of them play on it, and Marcus Mumford's solo record is on there because it is the same line continuing.
It rewards every closer look, particularly around 2015, where one line ends and the map changes shape.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Marcus Mumford is the only line that calls at every station. Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane run everything except the solo album.
Winston Marshall's banjo line is the one that stops. He plays on the first three Mumford and Sons records and on the Laura Marling album, and after Wilder Mind, he is gone from the map entirely.
The Marling station is a surprise for most people. Marcus Mumford drums on it, Winston Marshall plays banjo, and Ted Dwane plays double bass, so the band appears on her record as a backing group.
Babel carries the best guest credit in the catalogue. Paul Simon plays electric guitar and sings backing vocals on a version of The Boxer, with Jerry Douglas on Dobro.
Wilder Mind brings in James Ford, Thomas Bartlett and Aaron Dessner of The National, and Dessner returns on Rushmere a decade later. The Johannesburg EP adds Baaba Maal, The Very Best and Beatenberg as featured artists.
The solo album in 2022 is the densest station of all, with twenty credited musicians. Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Clairo, Monica Martin and Danielle Ponder sing on it, and the players include Blake Mills, Jim Keltner, Pino Palladino and Steve Ferrone.
Art Print Specifications:
Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm (16 x 12 in) | 16 x 12 in | Landscape |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in) | 24 x 18 in | Landscape |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
Why is a Laura Marling album on the map?
Because Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane all play on I Speak Because I Can, so their lines run through it.
What happens to the banjo?
Winston Marshall's line ends after Wilder Mind, and the later stations carry keyboards, strings and horns instead.
Is Paul Simon really on a Mumford and Sons record?
Yes, playing guitar and singing on a version of The Boxer on Babel.
Which album has the most credited musicians?
Marcus Mumford's 2022 solo album, with twenty.
Is the map in release order?
Yes. The stations run chronologically from 2009 to 2025.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
Is this a Mumford and Sons poster or an art print?
It fills the same spot on the wall as a Mumford and Sons poster, but I print it as a museum-quality Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte and archival acid-free. It comes in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore Mumford and Sons’ Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Mumford and Sons yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
Warren Ellis, on the The Shining plot map
