Mumford & Sons Banjoist Quits Band After ‘Cancelled’ Over Tweet to Andy Ngo

Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons performs onstage during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sept. 21, 2019. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

British banjo player Winston Marshall announced on Thursday that he’s leaving the folk-rock band Mumford & Sons.

The decision comes after Marshall was embroiled in a Twitter storm over his comment on a book by U.S. journalist Andy Ngo.