LIVE VIDEOS : Joel Plaskett at St. Ann's Auditorium

Joel Plaskett at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver back in 2009.

Halifax singer-songwriter/rocker Joel Plaskett played a one-off show on December 28 2010 in Victoria while he's on the west coast visiting extended family. The sold out 200 person audience in the quaint, lovely little St. Ann's Auditorium were treated to solo guitar (or $5 keyboard) renditions of material from his solo career, songs with the Emergency as well as oldies from the defunct Thrush Hermit. Plaskett played two separate sets and was called back out for 2 encores, taking many requests from the audience, as well as calling the seated crowd to its feet in joining his karaoke sing-along to hit "Fashionable People."

Below are 5 videos from that night. Although the video quality suffers from the dim lighting in the room (no spotlights!), the audio is crystal clear. I hope you enjoy the three new songs from Plaskett, and two "oldies"-- "Non-Believer," one of my favourites, and "Before You Leave" from the Hermit days.

The Island Girls and the Harbour Boys (New)



I'm Yours (New)



Absentminded Melody, transitioning into For Your Consideration (New)



Non-Believer



Before You Leave (Thrush Hermit)