Joel Plaskett
Canada has produced some of the world’s most enduring songwriters and Joel Plaskett is being hailed as one of the best.
Joel’s latest release, titled “Three to One” ( one disc version of “Three” in the UK ) / “Three”( 3 disc collection in Canada) is a masterpiece collection featuring an eclectic blend of styles, ranging from stripped-down acoustic folk to a deep-country vibe and rollicking pop. A songwriters holy trinity – “Three to One” (UK)/“Three”(Canada) marks another landmark in the career of this great Canadian songwriter.
“Three listens in — and it becomes evident that Plaskett has written and recorded what could very well be the album of his career.” Vancouver Sun
Since spending his teenaged years recording and touring with Halifax indie upstarts Thrush Hermit, Plaskett has been writing his own story. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums – In Need of Medical Attention (1999) and Down at the Khyber (2001) – independently, Joel signed to Maple Music Recordings for the release of 2003’s Truthfully Truthfully, a rock tour de force with his band, The Emergency.
Over the last three years, Joel has toured extensively both solo and with The Emergency, to sold-out clubs, theatres and headlining festivals throughout Canada, the United States and Australia, on the heels of great Canadian success with his Make A Little Noise DVD & EP (2006) and Ashtray Rock (2007). Topping that off was Joel’s Juno Award nomination for Songwriter of the Year and his placement as First Place Winner in the 2008 Great American Song Contest and the Billboard World Song Contest for his single “Fashionable People” (in the Pop Category).
Most recently Joel was nominated for the prestigious 2009 Polaris Music Award chosen by national media critics which recognizes the best Canadian recordings in the last year. 'Three' garnered him a Juno, two Canadian Folk Music Awards, an Indie Award and six East Coast Music Awards.
Without a doubt, another personal career highlight for Joel and his band was sharing the stage opening for the legendary Paul McCartney (in Halifax, Nova Scotia) performing to an audience of over 50,000 fans….and so begins another chapter for one of Canada’s finest songwriters.
Visit his website: www.joelplaskett.com
Joel is playing at all 5 of Jools Hollands summer concerts in 2010.