Rock and roll legend Robert Plant, the former frontman for Led Zepplin, is reinterpreting traditional folk music in his latest album, "Saving Grace." Plant is touring the U.S. with his band to support the album and caught up with "CBS Saturday Morning" ahead of recent performance.

Robert Plant, renowned as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, has released a new album titled 'Saving Grace' that marks a departure from his rock roots, focusing instead on traditional folk music. The album, recorded over six years near Plant's home in the British countryside and Welsh borderlands, features collaborations with artists such as Susie Dion and includes reinterpretations of very old songs.

Plant describes the album's creation as an organic process, inspired by his connection to the region's history and landscape. He reflects on his journey from global rock stardom to a more peaceful life, expressing a sense of freedom and contentment with this new musical direction.

Former Led Zepplin frontman Robert Plant reinterprets traditional folk

As the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant was the mythical voice of one of the biggest and loudest rock bands in history. ♪ I'd rather hear the people say ♪ It's a beautiful day His latest album is Saving Grace, and that voice is as mythical as ever, but this time the focus is folk and tradition, strings, and hormones. ♪ I'd rather hear the people say What was the moment, Robert, where you said to yourself, I want to make this record? Oh, I didn't think like that. I just wanted to know whether or not the arrangement was right for playing live, and it seemed like it might be a good idea to put two or three things together and see which is the first song, which is the second, the running order. I could choose a running order for a show, so it just, it tumbled. But that tumble took some time. The album was recorded over the span of six years near Plant's home in the UK in the stunning British countryside and Welsh borderlands. That region is where Plant, now 77, spent his childhood. What comes through in the music is not just your love of music, but your love of history. Yeah. You wander the countryside, sometimes the Welsh mountains. That's right, yeah. You love history. Well, I am history, you know, as well. You know, it's only a portion of it, but yeah, yeah, of course. And there are stories in these songs on this record, stories about that, that whole place as an idea, not just a geographic area. No, you're absolutely right. It's, there's an abstraction there to enjoy it and to see what the lyric is pushing towards, to hear the fables. Some of these songs on this record are very old. Plant's embrace of old songs comes as he welcomes new voices. When you reach for the high rock, then you reach for me. Like his partner on this project, Susie Dion, Plant has long respected female vocalists, including one who years ago played here at the historic Capitol Theater in New York. Janice Joplin played right here. You were friends with her? I was friends with her, yeah. She used to look after me. How so? She used to bring me stuff to help me with my voice when my voice was rough. Tea or? No, vodka. These days, Robert Plant hasn't stopped being Robert Plant and his towering presence and voice, which once filled stadiums, continues to entrance. Yet with this album and with his life near the mountains, there is a sense of peace about where the road has taken him. But what brought you home? I guess I finally got off all the buses that led to one particular destination in my career and just got into this bus and this is fine. What do you call this bus these days? Saving Grace. It's a beautiful phrase, Saving Grace. Comes from a lot of history, faith. What does it mean to you? Exactly this. I'm free.

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