About
Howard Gladstone, Toronto-born singer/songwriter, is releasing “There Is A Well”, his ninth album of original song. Howard is a man on a mission, since his recovery from a life-changing spinal cord injury in 2014. He released the album “Hourglass” inspired by his healing journey in 2017. During this period Howard found new strength, resolve and strength in music and understood more deeply its healing power. His album “The Promise” was recorded and released during the pandemic lockdown with its themes of hope and resilience. His 2024 “Crazy Talk” continued his efforts to share the healing power of music and hope in troubled times. His latest release “There Is A Well” carries his music and art forward to even higher levels. Howard’s book of his selected lyrics titled “Timepieces” is widely available.
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THERE IS A WELL
Toronto singer-songwriter Howard Gladstone’s ninth album, There Is a Well, features eight original songs spanning his usual eclectic mix of folk, folk rock, world, Americana, country and pop.
The album moves through distinct moods: from the elemental and universal, through the personal and intimate (even one lighthearted song), then concluding with two songs reflecting more deeply on mortality and the passage of time.
Excellent musicianship from a tight ensemble of Toronto players who form Howard Gladstone’s regular band give the album intimacy and depth. Gladstone sometimes envisions his songs cinematically, or as paintings and pictures created sonically, moving through time and space using words and melody and texture as tools.
Lyrically, There Is a Well is, on one level, about being present in the moment, with a constant awareness of mortality. As one song puts it: ‘It’s a celebration of life if we live to love every day.’ Howard invites you to into the music, to experience it first hand.
Crazy Talk
Contemporary roots-folk singer-songwriter Howard Gladstone has unveiled his eighth album, Crazy Talk. This diverse collection of twelve tracks blends folk, jazz, rock, and world music, showcasing Gladstone’s signature storytelling. With its heartfelt lyrics, diverse themes, and rich musicality, Crazy Talk is sure to resonate with fans of folk and country alike, making it a significant contribution to the genre. – Canadian Beats
Howard Gladstone casts his songwriting net very wide to haul in some hope, reassurance, and moral sustenance – for himself and for us. Though much of what he sees around him is insane, bleak, terrifying – and most of what he can hear is the painful ‘crying of the times’, nonetheless in the end he believes we are all ‘born to endure’, even if it should be ‘beneath a broken sky’. This new set of original songs is a considerate, compassionate recording, with not a little wisdom in it. This is a mature offering, serious but with quite the undercurrent of wry humour – whether he is trying to understand history (‘Inheritance of Junk’), personal relationships (‘Bodies In Motion’), or the so-called music business (Show A Little Love). This is a helpful, sustaining album that pushes a little in the direction of hope and healing.
Timepieces
“A remarkably compelling collection” — James Gordon, veteran Canadian singer/songwriter.
Timepieces – Selected Lyrics, by Canadian songwriter/poet/lyricist Howard Gladstone, is a compilation of his best lyrics from his eight albums released from 2002 to 2024.
“Gladstone is at the top of his game” with “his ability to communicate simply and directly while maintaining a poet’s lyricism,” Gordon wrote. “It’s an inviting style and many of these songs really resonated with me, and I’m sure they will with any reader.”
Gladstone’s lyrics “bite into the social conscience of humanity and touch us right in the heart,” according to another reviewer.
“A perfect balance of words, innovative expression and clarity of thought that takes one off to new places” and “shapes ordinary words into beautiful visions,” wrote a third.
With a craftsman’s approach, Howard Gladstone writes as a seasoned journalist would: with a keen eye for detail, and a filmmaker’s sense of story. There is also more personal and introspective writing in the lyrics, reflecting the tradition of the searching romantic poet. For variety, there are fun and light-hearted songs in the eclectic mix. What they all share is Howard Gladstone’s impeccable wordcraft.
BONUS Download
🎶 Bonus! Receive a download of 16 songs selected by the author from his 8 albums – free with every purchase of Timepieces. Listen to the songs on Timepieces as recorded by Howard Gladstone combing his poetic lyrics and original music. 🎶
book trailer
Early Praise for “Crazy Talk”
Praise for Howard Gladstone’s previous albums
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View Sea of Sorrow Lyric Video from Howard Gladstone’s album “Crazy Talk”
