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The Troy Arts Council presents Bron-Yr-Aur, an acoustic Led Zeppelin tribute band, Saturday January 11 at the Studio in Troy.  Doors open at 6:30, p.m. and the concert starts at 7:00 pm.  Tickets can be purchased online at troyartscouncil.net or at the door.  General admission tickets are $20 and student tickets are $5.

Maggie Hammond, Troy Arts Council president, said “Led Zeppelin often brings to mind an epic rock anthem.

However, die-hard fans know that some of their best and most inestimable songs were when they unplugged their instruments, as in much of LED ZEPPELIN III, Hammond said.

Looking back, In 1970, after two huge albums and a tour of North American, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant retreated to an 18th century Welsh cottage called Bron-Yr-Aur to recuperate and write some new songs.

It was the first time the two had spent time together away from the rest of the band, and Page has said that was when he really got to know Robert Plant. Most of the songs written there were quieter, and gentler, more introspective songs. It was from this cottage that the idea of an all-acoustic Led Zeppelin band was born.

Fittingly called Bron-Yr-Aur, four of the best musicians in the Southeast have pulled together their knowledge and talent to gratefully recreate this more subtle side of Led Zeppelin.

Allen Barlow, Jon Campbell, Chris Kozak and Mark Lanter are seasoned and in demand performers who bring back the pastural surroundings of the Welsh countryside where the songs were born. Bron-Yr-Aur.

Hammond said those who attend the Bron-Yr-Aur concert at The Studio should prepare themselves for a spell bounding musical experience.