The Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant is currently touring in the United Kingdom with the band Saving Grace and he invited the legendary Irish musician Donovan to the stage at at the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival to perform the classic song “Season Of The Witch” on Halloween night.
The song was written by Donovan and Shawn Phillips, being released on Donovan’s classic album “Sunshine Superman” in 1966. Since it’s release it became one of the songs most played during Halloween.
Donovan talked about performing with Plant, saying: “It was historic to sing my song “Season Of The Witch” with Robert Plant and Saving Grace, a song that Robert has included in his concerts for some time.”
“I shared the vocal with female vocalist Suzi Dian, the audience in the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival on November 3rd exploded when I joined them on stage.”
Watch Robert Plant and Donovan performing “Season Of The Witch”:
The complete setlist of Robert Plant and Saving Grace was:
- Gospel Plow (Bob Dylan cover)
- The Cuckoo (Ramblin’ Jack Elliott cover)
- Let the Four Winds Blow (Robert Plant and the Strange
- Sensation cover)
- Out in the Woods (Leon Russell cover)
- Too Far From You (Nashville Cast cover)
- Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Band of Joy cover)
- Monkey (Low cover)
- Two Coats (Ralph Stanley cover)
- Everybody’s Song (Low cover)
- It’s a Beautiful Day Today (Moby Grape cover)
- As I Roved Out (Sam Amidon cover)
- Chevrolet (Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr. cover)
- House of Cards (Richard & Linda Thompson cover)
- Season of the Witch (Donovan cover)
- Down To The Sea
- Angel Dance (Los Lobos cover)
- And We Bid You Goodnight (Sam Amidon cover)
Next tour dates
5 – Edinburgh, Scotland – The Queens Hall
6 – Glasgow, Scotland – King’s Theatre
8 – Aberdeen, Scotland – Aberdeen Tivoli Theatre
9 – Perth, Scotland – Perth Concert Hall