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- ↑ "POP LIFE: From the family tree back to the roots". The Chronicle Herald. 2017-06-27. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ↑ "Bill and Joel Plaskett get it right more than wrong on Solidarity". Now Magazine. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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- ↑ "Joel And Bill Plaskett Bio". Atlin Arts & Music Festival , 2017.
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