# 32. When We Wake with Joel Plaskett

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Podcast: [When We Wake with Andrew Shaver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-we-wake-with-andrew-shaver-6464812)
Published: 2025-04-24T07:00:00+00:00
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Joel Plaskett just turned 50. In celebration of this momentous occasion, his long time manager and friend, Sheri Jones, quietly asked dozens of his musical pals to contribute a cover of one of Joel’s songs to an album she was compiling as a surprise birthday gift. And, boy oh boy, did these friends heed the call. The album, Songs From the Gang: A Celebration of Joel Plaskett , released April 11, a week before Joel’s big day, and features the likes of Sloan , Arkells , The Sheepdogs , Jenn Grant , Rose Cousins , Alan Doyle , David Myles , City and Colour , Matthew Barber , and his sister Jill Barber . And that’s not even half of them. The album is a remarkable testament to one of Canada’s finest songwriters. As you’ll hear in our chat, Joel was looking forward to a quiet 50th. Instead, he found himself in the middle of a full on press campaign. As most conversations with Joel go, we weren’t constrained to a single avenue. Sure, we talk about Songs From the Gang , but our chat also meanders back to his most recent album One Real Reveal, over to its companion film, Character Witness , and back up to the media course he’s currently taking with Andrew McLuhan, Marshall’s grandson. That and more on today’s episode with Joel Plaskett . Wanna get in touch? Send an email to ⁠whenwewakeradio@gmail.com⁠ Or find me on Instagram @whenwewakeradio & @theandrewshaver When We Wake with Andrew Shaver is written, hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Shaver . The radio broadcast is syndicated across the country, info can be found here . Theme song Got You by Noah Reid

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