Bill Plaskett

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| birth_date = 1945/1946

| birth_place = London, England

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| origin = London, England

| instrument = Vocals, and Guitar

| genre = Indie Rock, Folk Rock, Jazz

| occupation = Musician, songwriter

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| label = MapleMusic Recordings, New Scotland

| associated_acts = Joel Plaskett

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Bill Plaskett is a British-Canadian folk, rock, Jazz and indie rock musician,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/joel-and-bill-plaskett-join-forces-for-a-father-son-folkalbum/article34070226/|title=A Plaskett family affair|date=2017-02-17|newspaper=The Globe & Mail|access-date=2017-07-09}} best known as a founder of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/joel-plasketts-new-album-is-a-veritable-kitchen-party/article23445724/ "Joel Plaskett’s new album is a veritable kitchen party"]. The Globe and Mail, March 13, 2015.

He is the father of Canadian folk rock musician and Juno Award winner Joel Plaskett,{{Cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1481486-pop-life-from-the-family-tree-back-to-the-roots|title=POP LIFE: From the family tree back to the roots|date=2017-06-27|newspaper=The Chronicle Herald|access-date=2017-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831050437/http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1481486-pop-life-from-the-family-tree-back-to-the-roots|archive-date=2017-08-31|url-status=dead}} with whom he recorded the collaborative album Solidarity in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/bill-and-joel-plasketts-solidarity/|title=Bill and Joel Plaskett get it right more than wrong on Solidarity|date=2017-02-16|newspaper=Now Magazine|access-date=2017-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qkg4p/dad-rock-why-joel-plaskett-made-a-new-record-with-his-pops|title=Dad Rock: Why Joel Plaskett Made a New Record With His Pops|last=Lindsay|first=Cam|date=2017-02-16|website=Vice|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-07-25}} He has also been a contributing musician on some of Joel's other albums, including Three.