Down at the Khyber is the first album that Joel Plaskett

Joel Plaskett

Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia...

 recorded with his backing band The Emergency. The title was influenced by the many days and nights spent playing and recording at The Khyber

The Khyber

The Khyber is a three story multipurpose arts centre located in a building owned by the Halifax Regional Municipality and is a registered Historical Property...

. Down at the Khyber was named the #46 greatest Canadian Album of All Time by Bob Mersereau in his book The Top 100 Canadian Albums The Top 100 Canadian Albums

The Top 100 Canadian Albums

The Top 100 Canadian Albums is a book by Bob Mersereau, published in 2007 by Goose Lane Editions.Mersereau acknowledged that the list will cause heated debate among music fans across the country. "The important part is to talk about Canadian music and enjoy it", he said...

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Track listing

All songs written by Joel Plaskett

Joel Plaskett

Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia...

 except where noted.

1. "Down at the Khyber"
2. "There's Love in the Air"
3. "Maybe We Should Just Go Home"
4. "Clueless Wonder"
5. "This Is a Message"
6. "Unconditional Love"
7. "Waiting to Be Discovered"
8. "True Patriot Love"
9. "Blinding Light"
10. "It's Catchin' On"
11. "Cry Together" (Alton Ellis
    Alton Ellis
    Alton Nehemiah Ellis, OD, was a Jamaican musician best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady music and was often referred to as the "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.-Biography:Ellis was born in 1938 and...
    
     & Coxsone Dodd
    Coxsone Dodd
    Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, CD was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond...
    
    )
12. "Light of the Moon"

Personnel

• Joel Plaskett: vocals, guitars, pedal steel, mandolin
  Mandolin
  A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
  
  , keyboards
• Tim Brennan: bass, backing vocals, piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Dave Marsh
  Dave Marsh (musician)
  Dave Marsh is a Canadian musician, best known for being drummer of seminal Halifax power-pop group The Super Friendz in the 1990s, of Joel Plaskett Emergency in the 2000s, and as a solo artist....
  
  : drums, backing vocals, percussion, organ

With Guests:

• Ruth Minnikin
  Ruth Minnikin
  Ruth Minnikin is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was formerly a member of Booming Airplanes, The Heavy Blinkers, The Guthries and Reels, and now performs as Ruth Minnikin and her Bandwagon....
  
  : vocals on Track 9
• Ian McGettigan
  Ian McGettigan
  Ian McGettigan is a Canadian rock musician and producer.As bassist, singer and songwriter for Thrush Hermit, McGettigan gained indie rock notoriety. Thrush Hermit also included Joel Plaskett, Rob Benvie and Cliff Gibb. Touring extensively through Canada and the United States, Thrush Hermit released...
  
  : acoustic guitar on Track 12, tamborine and backing vocals on Track 9
• Charles Austin: bouzouki
  Bouzouki
  The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
  
   on Track 12
• Bill Plaskett: banjo
  Banjo
  In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
  
   on Track 12
• Valerie Salez: backing vocals on Track 12

Production

• Produced by Joel Plaskett with Ian McGettigan
• Recorded by Ian McGettigan at Ultramagnetic Recording, Halifax
  City of Halifax
  Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
  
  , Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
  
   (Oct/Nov 2000)
• Technical assistance by Charles Austin and Kenny Lewis
• Mastered by Brett Zilaki at Metalworks Studios
  Metalworks Studios
  Metalworks Studios is a music recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1978 by Gil Moore of the Canadian rock group Triumph.-Music Artists:*Alexisonfire*Adriana Lombardo*Jason Dawson*Kate Voegele*Demi Lovato*Fair to Midland...
  
  , Mississauga, Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....