Press release –
With a voice timeless and true, Toronto singer-songwriter Clela Errington releases her second single, “STANDING ON THE PLATFORM.” Following closely on the heels of her excellent first single, “Full Moon Dark Time,” the new one is also drawn from the upcoming Walkin’ Each Other Home, Errington’s fifth studio album to date. “Standing on the Platform” will be out on all major platforms on September 26th, and the accompanying video will be available on YouTube. For more information please visit her website.
“Standing on the Platform” is a contemporary folk ballad written and performed by Errington. With cinematic scope and a reflective heart, it’s rooted in folk tradition, but carries jazz and blues sensibilities in Errington’s phrasing and harmonic openness.
Her warm, unhurried vocals float over acoustic guitar, piano, and subtle percussion, creating a quiet power and sense of anticipation — like standing at the threshold of change. The soft but insistent beat of brushes on the snare drum perfectly conveys the easy click-clack of the train’s steel wheels as they run on the rails.
Errington’s song echoes the spirit and tradition of Gospel train songs like The Impressions’ “People Get Ready,” Elizabeth Cotton’s “Freight Train,” and Woody Guthrie’s “Bound for Glory.” Like those eternal classics, “Standing on the Platform” gently suggests that the tracks are heading, slowly but surely, toward a promised land of peace and light.
Errington has been praised for her ability to bring tenderness and emotional honesty to a song, with critics comparing her voice to those of Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, and Eva Cassidy. Whether performing original material or re-imagining classics, she creates an atmosphere of intimacy and authenticity.
The video for “Standing on the Platform” finds Errington performing the song and sometimes dancing to it, in beautiful, natural settings of green grass, blue skies, and a private garden.
