Plasketts intimate folk and jagged rock history may have seemed an odd choice to meld with a 50-odd piece orchestra but the sensitive arrangements brought something special to his work and that, combined with Plasketts showmanship, made it an unforgettable evening. His most recent full-length album, La De Da, was drawn from heavily, though there was room for acoustic versions of "True Patriot Love, Thrush Hermits "Before You Leave and a rapped version of "Extraordinary, by request. Though an irreverent program, the symphony season ticket holders ate it up and Plasketts albums were flying off the merch table.
Joel Plaskett with Symphony Nova Scotia
BY Carsten KnoxPublished Mar 6, 2007
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