Now let’s start the day proper with this; thanks to DIAMOND DAVE | 'Saving Grace' Robert Plant and ensemble at NPR (5 songs)

 So Diamond Dave dropped by to say had I seen the Robert Plant Tiny Desk Concert over at NPR knowing how much a fan I am of the latest band  and Robert’s extraordinary journey in music . . . . . 

 . . . . . you know what I hadn’t . . . . but I have now and it contains some of my favourite roots and Americana tracks (Gallows Pole, Gospel Plough and of course the Moby Grape track I [posted the other day It’s a Beautiful Day ) although as Robert points out they are Englisharcana! They all live nearby on the English Welsh border known as The Black Country (where Robert was born)

Robin Hilton | November 21, 2025

When Robert Plant first stepped behind the Tiny Desk on a blustery Halloween afternoon, he took stock of the relatively stripped-down setup. "This is just like Live Aid," he said with a smile. "I couldn't hear myself there either." He was referring to the fact we don't amplify voices or use monitors so artists can hear themselves.

But if ever there was someone up to the challenge, it's Robert Plant. With a voice that's only gotten better with age, Plant has deftly moved from the full-throated rock and swagger of Led Zeppelin to the more restrained and profoundly beautiful folk, blues and roots music found on more recent recordings. His latest solo album, Saving Grace, is a collection of covers that range from the traditional spiritual "Gospel Plough" to "It's A Beautiful Day Today" by Moby Grape, a psychedelic rock band that, Plant says, still makes him "weepy."

Plant and his band perform both songs for this set, along with a version of "Higher Rock" by the singer-songwriter Martha Scanlan and Low's "Everybody's Song." They close with a new arrangement of "Gallows Pole," another traditional Plant first reinterpreted for the Led Zeppelin III album in 1969.

SET LIST

"Gospel Plough"

"Higher Rock"

"Everybody's Song"

"It's a Beautiful Day Today"

"Gallows Pole"

MUSICIANS

Robert Plant: vocals, harmonica

Suzi Dian: vocals, accordion 

Matt Worley: guitar, banjo, cuatro, background vocals 

Tony Kelsey: guitar

Barney Morse-Brown: cello

Oli Jefferson: drums

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