(Photo by  Shelley Mays/The Tennessean).
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy made a surprise appearance at the Americana 2010 Award Show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, last night (9th September).
The band performed a 30-minute performance of songs from their upcoming album including Monkey, House Of Cards, Harms Swift Way, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down and We Bid You Good Night at the end of the evenings awards ceremony. Earlier in the evening Robert took to the stage to honor Buddy Miller with the Instrumentalist of the Year …

You can hear Robert Plants new Band Of Joy CD in it’s entirety on line at the player below. The on line streaming of the album, via NPR will be available until the album’s release on  September 14th.  Robert Plant will perform on the Monday, September 13 edition of NBC-TV‘s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”. The show will air at 12:35 a.m. ET (technically early Tuesday morning, September 14th ), the evening following his New York show.

Robert appeared on the BBC 1 Andrew Marr Show on Sunday morning for a interview and …

Adrian Chiles and DL – London HMV Forum September 2nd- Both with a lot to do on Monday…
Well after a whirlwind week, I’ve managed to make it to 54.
It was certainly some week with back to back Robert Plant shows and then the day in London on Friday. I personally thought Robert & the Band Of Joy live experience was pretty amazing as you will have read – though I respect that it won’t be for everybody.
Friday was spent in the company of my lifelong friends Dec, Tom, Phil and …

Robert Plant has announced a one-off show in New York on Sunday 12th September at the Bowery Ballroom, Delancey St., New York. Ticket go on sale noon today (Saturday) from www.ticketmaster
Following on from the successful show at The Forum in Kentish Town the next morning Robert appeared on the BBC 1 Morning News show, waxing lyrical about the Band Of Joy project and doing his best to ignore the Zepp to reform question. Check out the clip here from the www.bbc.co.uk website.

Photos: Gary Foy/TBL
Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy
’OH TO BE IN ENGLAND’’ – ROBERT PLANT BRINGS JOY TO THE FORUM  
Set List:
Down To The Sea, Monkey, House of Cards,  Please Read the Letter, Misty Mountain Hop, Rich Woman, Twelve Gates To The City/Wade In The Water, Trouble Don’t Go, All The Kings Horses, Satisfied Mind, Move On Up In Glory, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Central Two O’ Nine, Houses Of The Holy, Tall Cool One, Over The Hills And Far Away,  Gallows Pole, Encore: Harm’s Swift Way,  Rock and …

Above photo -Copyright Dan Cuny – re-produced with thanks
In recent weeks some excellent private cine-film of Led Zeppelin has surfaced on Youtube  via the  Led Zeppelin.com site.  The clips incude  rare film of Zep on stage in Japan and  a great piece from Landover 1977  A very close up Song Remains The Same from Greensboro 1977 has also recently surfaced. Here they are…
Japan 1971

Landover 1977

Greensboro 1977

Also check out this blog featuring some great photos from Led Zeppelin at  Kezar Stadium in 1973 with some excellent background material. Brit Rock by …

All photos Gary Foy/TBL
Robert Plant And The Band Of Joy
One Mayfair , London September 1st 2010
ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY IN LONDON: “WELCOME TO THE CHURCH’’
Set List: Monkey, House Of Cards, Cindy I’’ll Mary You Someday, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Central Two – O- Nine, Harms’ Swift Way, Angel Dance, I Bid You Goodnight.
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy introduced themselves to a UK audience for the first time with an all inclusive eight song set list drawn mainly from their forthcoming album. This secret gig …

On August 22nd Robert was one of the guests along with amongst others Steve Winwood, Brian May, Richard Thompson and Joe Brown on the special Bob Harris show to celebrate his 40th anniversary of Bob’s Radio one debut back in 1970.
Bob aired a pre recorded interview recorded a few days ago with Robert. Robert talked lucidly about his career and association with Bob including comments on Alexis Korner, Peter Grant and some perceptive and moving observations about the 02  – the moment Kashmir was aired after his reflections on the …

Listening to the forthcoming Robert Plant album Band Of Joy I was reminded of an interview quote he made a couple of years back ’’ The past can take care of itself – I go on undaunted’’
Indeed he does – and this latest twist in the story is proof again of his ability to immerse himself in a rich eclectic collection of material that makes for a very fulfilling listening experience.
Band Of Joy finds Robert Plant in the company of some seasoned Nashville based band mates – guitarist and co-producer …

Photo by Frank Melfi
The newly launched Robert Plant official Facebook Page has announced a free competition where all fans who ‘Like’ Robert are exclusively and automatically entered into a competition to win tickets to see a secret performance by Robert Plant and the Band Of Joy.
The lucky winners – chosen at random – will have the chance to attend the intimate show at a secret central London location on Wednesday September 1st 2010
Visit www.facebook.com/robertplant to enter