6
      September
      21,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Pat
      GRECO
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PG:
      Tell
      me
      about
      your
     
     
      new
      triple
      record
      “Three”
     
     
      what
      was
      the
      inspiration
     
     
      to
      do
      a
      more
      toned
      down
     
     
      folksier
      triple
      album?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JP:
      I
      got
      carried
      away
     
     
      (laughs),
      I
      had
      a
      lot
      of
      songs
     
     
      but
      I
      wanted
      to
      make
      a
     
     
      record
      that
      kind
      of,
      well
      I
     
     
      love
      folk
      music
      it
      was
      kind
     
     
      of
      something
      that
      I
      kind
      of
     
     
      inherited
      from
      my
      father,
     
     
      was
      a
      love
      of
      that
      music,
      he
     
     
      had
      a
      record
      collection
      that
     
     
      was
      real
      deep
      in
      British
      folk
     
     
      and
      stuff
      like
      that.
      It
      has
     
     
      always
      been
      an
      influence
     
     
      on
      what
      I
      do
      and
      I
      thought
     
     
      it
      would
      be
      cool
      to
      have
     
    

    
     
      an
      opportunity
      to
      record
     
     
      some
      of
      those
      songs
      that
      I
     
     
      have
      been
      writing
      and
      to
     
     
      play
      some
      music
      with
      my
     
     
      dad,
      so
      he
      is
      playing
      on
      the
     
     
      record
      a
      bunch-
      he
      is
      not
     
     
      here
      tonight,
      tonight
      is
      more
     
     
      of
      a
      rock
      and
      roll
      show.
      We
     
     
      do
      some
      stuff
      from
      “Three”
     
     
      and
      stuff
      from
      the
      rest
      of
      the
     
     
      catalogue
      too.
      With
      “Three”
     
     
      I
      really
      felt
      like
      it
      was
      an
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      kind
      of
      dig
     
    

    
     
      a
      little
      deeper
      into
      some
     
    

    
     
      of
      the
      traditional
      stuff
      and
     
     
      make
      a
      record
      that
      had
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      variety
      too.
      It
      is
      a
      long
     
     
      record
      and
      I
      tried
      to
      make
      it
     
     
      so
      that
      there
      were
      a
      variety
     
     
      of
      tunes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PG:
      You
      have
      been
      doing
     
     
      the
      university
      circuit
      for
     
     
      years
      now
      and
      I
      know
      that
     
     
      in
      students
      have
      perhaps
     
     
      gotten
      a
      little
      tired
      of
      see-
     
     
      ing
      the
      same
      show
      from
     
     
      some
      other
      bands,
      but
      that
     
     
      doesn’t
      seem
      to
      be
      the
      case
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THREE
      MINUTES
      WITH
      JOEL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      when
      the
      Joel
      Plaskett
     
     
      Emergency
      comes
      to
      town.
     
     
      How
      are
      you
      able
      to
      keep
     
     
      reinventing
      yourself
      and
     
     
      able
      at
      the
      same
      time
      to
     
     
      stay
      relavant?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JP:
      Well,
      I
      love
      playing,
      so
      I
     
     
      feel
      like
      if
      you
      can
      keep
      the
     
     
      performance,
      you
      know?
      I
     
     
      mean
      we
      rehearse
      and
      we
     
     
      try
      and
      get
      some
      new
      stuff
     
     
      into
      the
      show
      every
      time
      we
     
     
      play
      and
      at
      the
      same
      time
     
     
      we
      try
      and
      just
      wing-it
      and
     
     
      just
      make
      stuff
      up
      on
      the
     
     
      spot
      or
      just
      try
      and
      embrace
     
     
      the
      night.
      I
      think
      sometimes
     
     
      what
      happens
      is
      some
      bands
     
     
      kind
      of
      get
      in
      a
      routine
     
     
      every
      now
      and
      then,
      but
      I
     
     
      try
      and
      shake
      it
      up
      on
      record
     
     
      and
      that
      means
      when
      it
      is
     
     
      shaken
      up
      on
      record
      I
      kind
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      have
      to
      shake
      it
      up
      live
     
    

    
     
      a
      little
      bit
      too.
      If
      it
      is
      go-
     
     
      ing
      to
      keep
      with
      the
      record,
     
     
      and
      especially
      with
      this
     
     
      new
      album
      there
      is
      so
      much
     
     
      material
      on
      it,
      that
      it
      gives
     
     
      me
      a
      lot
      of
      new
      stuff
      just
      to
     
     
      dig
      into
      but
      first
      and
      fore-
     
     
      most
      I
      just
      love
      to
      go.
      Like
     
     
      the
      guys
      I
      admire,
      the
      guys
     
     
      like
      (Bruce)
      Springsteen
     
     
      who
      just
      kind
      of
      go
      out
      and
     
     
      just
      really
      tale
      a
      lot
      of
      pride
     
     
      in
      the
      live
      show.
      For
      me
      I
     
     
      try
      not
      to
      get
      to
      precious,
      if
     
     
      something
      screws
      up,
      or
      a
     
     
      guitar
      becomes
      unplugged
     
     
      or
      you
      don’t
      hit
      all
      the
     
     
      marks,
      it
      is
      a
      rock
      and
      roll
     
     
      show
      and
      those
      are
      often
      the
     
     
      things
      that
      people
      remember
     
     
      as
      being
      cool.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PG:
      How
      was
      the
      recep-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      in
      Kelowna?
      (Refer-
     
     
      ring
      to
      Plaskett’s
      May
     
    

    
     
      12
      show
      in
      Kelowna
      B.C.
     
     
      Plaskett’s
      first
      time
      re-
     
     
      turning
      to
      the
      city
      since
      re-
     
     
      leasing
      his
      hit
      song
      “Love
     
     
      this
      Town’’,
      in
      which
      he
     
     
      states
      that
      he
      hates
      that
     
     
      town.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JP:
      It
      was
      good,
      that
      was
      the
     
     
      strange
      thing.
      It
      could
      have
     
     
      been
      a
      nightmare
      but
      it
      went
     
     
      really
      well.
      It
      was
      weird
     
     
      because
      I
      haven’t
      been
      back
     
     
      since
      I
      wrote
      that
      song,
      that
     
     
      is
      a
      lie
      we
      played
      the
      Big
     
     
      White
      Ski
      Resort
      and
      that
     
     
      was
      an
      even
      worse
      show,
     
    

    
     
      it
      was
      a
      real
      nightmare.
      I
     
     
      had
      a
      good
      feeling
      about
     
     
      this
      show
      and
      then
      when
      I
     
     
      played
      that
      song,
      I
      made
      up
     
     
      a
      couple
      new
      verses
      and
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
     
     
      kind
      of
      hilarious.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PG:
      I
      have
      seen
      you
      play
     
     
      every
      size
      venue
      from
     
    

    
     
      a
      church
      to
      the
      biggest
     
     
      concert
      in
      Nova
      Scotia
      -
     
     
      History.
      From
      Acoustic
     
     
      to
      Electric.
      What
      is
      your
     
     
      favorite
      type
      of
      show
      to
     
     
      Play?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      P:
      That
      is
      the
      thing,
      I
      don’t
     
     
      think
      there
      is
      any
      one,
      be-
     
     
      cause
      if
      you
      do
      any
      one
      for
     
     
      too
      long
      it
      gets
      boring.
      So
     
     
      to
      shift,
      That
      (Paul)
      Mc-
     
     
      Cartney
      show
      was
      amazing
     
     
      from
      a
      sheer
      spectacle
      point
     
     
      of
      view
      and
      to
      be
      apart
      of
     
     
      that
      and
      to
      play
      in
      front
     
    

    
     
      of
      that
      many
      people
      was
      a
     
     
      total
      trip.
      But
      I
      loved
      play-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      Massey
      Hall
      (legendary