Robert and Alison were big winners at the Americana Music Honors and Awards ceremony on September 18, 2008. Raising Sand was named Album of the year, and Robert and Alison won Duo of the Year.

The 2008 Americana Music Honors and Awards ceremony took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Robert was one of the “surprise” performers for the evening, singing with Buddy Miller. About Miller, Robert said: “It’s been such an experience working with this guy. He’s spectacular.”

Robert and Alison joined Levon Helm on stage Wednesday, September 17, 2008 in Nashville. They performed the Song “In the Pines”, a song they first performed for the Leadbelly Tribute.

The concert was part of the Americana Music Awards that will be held September 18. Robert and Alison are nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Duo or Group at the Awards. The awards will take place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and broadcast on XM radio.

Molineux administration worker Barbara Martin is setting out to raise $3,000 by walking the Great Wall of China. The money will go to Compton Hospice, a provider of care for the terminally ill.

Martin says “Robert Plant was also 60 not long ago and he’s someone I’ve known for a long time. He’s also been to Molineux to pledge his support which is great.”

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Blogger David Deal offers an article about older musicians and the traits they have in common. He applies the trait of Adventure to Robert:

Robert Plant, now 60, could have rested on his laurels after Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980. Instead, he embarked on a solo career that established him as one of the most inventive musicians in rock history, not “the ex-front man for Led Zeppelin.” His work, especially in the 1990s and beyond, has explored the rhythms of North Africa, rockabilly, folk, and a dash of electronica. He doesn’t need the primal scream of Zeppelin days. On the CD Dreamland, he practically whispers folk covers, and he quietly explores blue grass with Alison Krauss in Raising Sand. Could it be that the established rockers like Plant are in a better position to take these kind of risks because they have nothing left to prove?

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Alison Krauss playfully teased Robert Plant about his food choices at the Mercury Prize ceremony, commenting about a “fragrance that would knock over an elephant. It’s all that Indian food. Have you been eating raw onions? It’s like this pyramid of fragrance that just keeps getting worse.”