What does British folk music sound like?

British singer Laura Marling, and folk and roll band Mumford & Sons jam with Rajasthani musicians at weekend show

British singer Laura Marling, and folku00a0and roll band Mumford & Sons jam with Rajasthani musicians at weekend show

English folk. What's that? Cut to Google and you realise that the preservers of colonial culture have also successfully safeguarded and revived their folk music, which is a confluence of jigs, Morris dance, erotic folk, war songs, protest compositions, sea shanties, carols and ballads.

Laura Marling

Laura Marling drops in to Mumbai to give you a taste of British folk. For what promises to be a hypnotic performance, Laura will be accompanied by London-based folk and roll band Mumford & Sons, with Marcus Mumford (vocals, guitar, drums), Winston Marshall (vocals, banjo, dobro), Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboards, organ) and Ted Dwane (vocals, double bass).

To create a fresh arrangement, new sounds and revitalised acoustic instrumentation, Laura will pool in the soulful music of Anaraag Mahanta of popular Assamese band Papon. Mumford & Sons will perform with a troupe of Rajasthani artistes of the Dharohar Project.

5 questions with Laura Marling
How did the Indian tour come about?
We met someone, whose name I don't remember, during a music festival in Texas. They wanted us to perform in India. I said yes, and here I am.

What can we expect at the show?
I'll be playing tracks from my first album, Alas! I Can't Swim. I'm sure the local collaborations with Indian musicians will be a return gift.

Your new album Goodbye England releases this Christmas. What's it about?
It's about this sulking feeling I experience when I travel abroad. I miss my country.

What gift would you ask Santa for?
Peace.

What new year Resolutions haven't you kept?
Those of kindness and composure. When someone looks down on me, I can't stand it.

On: December 12, at Bandra Amphitheatre, 6.30 pm. Call 22790120.