Noddy Plant

Legendary Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant is going to be appearing on SIRIUS Channel 70 this weekend, talking about his new CD Raising Sand.

I actually met Robert Plant once when he visited Tresco. I remember serving him shots of Johnny Walker and bottles of Grolsch. .

Plant seemed like an astonishingly nice, down-to-earth person and hung out and chatted to a few of the staff members in The New Inn after the restaurant had shut.

I don't think he was particually impressed with me - and it had nothing to do with the extortionate prices I charged in my bar. When I heard there was a famous rock-star coming to The Island Hotel, I instantly misidentified the curly-haired Plant for another famous rocker.

Noddy Holder - legendary 'Iiiit's Chriiiistmasss!' dude.


You can see how it could happen! (Robert Plant is on the right... Wait, the left...)

Raising Sand is a collaboration with Americana-Bluegrass Artist Alison Krauss and is available now from most good music stores.