Joel Plaskett
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Joel Plaskett talking with fans at the 2011 Vancouver International Folk Music Festival
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| Background information | |
| Born |
April 18, 1975 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Origin | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, keyboards |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | MapleMusic Recordings, New Scotland |
| Associated acts | Thrush Hermit, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Neuseiland |
| Website | joelplaskett |
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Gibson RD |
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Joel Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He first rose to prominence as a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s, transforming himself through the first decade of the 21st century from an admired regional musician to a "nationally adored" icon. Plaskett is comfortable playing in an eclectic array of genres, from blues and folk to hard rock, country, and pop.
Plaskett is based in Dartmouth, and his songwriting frequently contains allusions to his home city. With his band The Emergency, he has toured throughout North America and Europe with such performers as The Tragically Hip, Sloan and Kathleen Edwards.
Plaskett spent his formative years in Lunenburg, a fishing village on Nova Scotia's South Shore. His father, Bill Plaskett, is also a musician. Bill was a cofounder of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival. Plaskett learned to play guitar and write songs while listening to an eclectic range of music, from singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young to rockers such as the Sex Pistols and the Pixies.
Plaskett's family moved to Halifax when he was 12; by the next year, he had formed his first band with friends Rob Benvie and Ian McGettigan. Initially they called themselves Nabisco Fonzie. It took a while for the group to settle on a name and a configuration but by 1992, they were a foursome called Thrush Hermit, with Michael Catano on drums.
Plaskett was the lead singer and guitarist for the Halifax-based band Thrush Hermit. Catano was replaced by drummer Cliff Gibb in 1994, the same year the band was signed to Murderecords. After two EPs, the group went on to release its full-length debut on Elektra in 1997--Sweet Homewrecker, which was recorded in Memphis with producer Doug Easley. The album did not do well commercially, and they were dropped by their label. The band would record one more album, Clayton Park, for Sonic Unyon Records, before quitting in 1999.
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