Joel Plaskett is tagged as: canadian, indie, singer-songwriter, indie rock, alt-country
Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician who has been a long time favorite on the campus radio charts across the country, he was a member of the Halifax-based rock band Thrush Hermit from its inception in 1992 until its dissolution at the end of 1999, Joel was the lead singer and guitarist for the group, he was also band's main songwriters
After the breakup of Thrush Hermit Plaskett embarked on a solo career so far he has recorded five albums three as a solo artist and two of his backing band the Joel Plaskett Emergency The Emergency consists of Joel drummer Dave Marsh and bassist Tim Brennan, a special friend of Ian McGettigen group that can often be seen playing bass in many of their shows they have been nominated for a pair of Juno Awards and won one östCoast Music Award in the "Rock Recording of the Year" kategorin their albums truthful truthfully Maple Music is the current label for both acute and Joel efforts solo Joel and the band has toured throughout North America and Europe with such artists as The Tragically Hip and Kathleen Edwards, they released a DVD entitled "Make a little noise in February 2006
In recent years, Joel has started a number of projects he has worked as a producer (and staff) for Atlantic Canadian artists such as Two hours... Read More About Joel Plaskett Biography...
