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New Scotland Records

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Genre
  
Folk

Official website
  
Official website

Founder
  
Joel Plaskett

Location
  
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Date founded
  
2008

Country of origin
  
Canada

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New Scotland Records is a record label founded by Canadian Folk Artist Joel Plaskett in 2008 based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Plaskett claims that he "started New Scotland Records to release songs recorded with friends from my musical community in Nova Scotia and abroad". They have released multiple albums on vinyl and CD and digitally for free on their Bandcamp page

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Studio

In addition the record label, Joel opened New Scotland Yard Studio in 2013. It features a 950 square foot room and is equipped to record artists in both digital and analog formats. Speaking on the analog format, Plaskett said "I am useless with a computer. I don't even want to touch them, But I know how to align the tape machines" Artists who have recorded at the studio include Gloryhound, The Meds, Old Man Luedecke, Mo Kenney and Roxie & The Underground Soul Sound.

Artists

Artists who have released albums and singles on the label include:

  • Joel Plaskett
  • Mo Kenney
  • Big Sugar
  • Al Tuck
  • Peter Elkas
  • Thrush Hermit
  • Steve Poltz
  • Dave Marsh
  • References

    New Scotland Records Wikipedia