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JV reporting from Bergenfest 2014: Day 2

Robert Plant
Robert Plant, Bergenfest 2014, photo: Hallgeir Olsen/Johannasvisions

Bergenfest 2014 - day2

Robert Plant and The Sensational Space shifters:

Robert Plant
Rober Plant, Bergenfest 2014, photo: Hallgeir Olsen/Johannasvisions

The headliner on the second day was of course, Robert Plant and his band The Sensational Space shifters. Plant revisited  surprisingly many songs from the Led Zeppelin catalog (and an appreciative audience loved it) plus some new songs and tunes from his post-Zeppelin career. The emphasis was on blues put in a historic context, very modern sounding but also very true to it’s roots. He drew the lines from England to Memphis to Africa. This wasn’t a dry history lesson, but a joyful celebration of the blues artform.

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