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Hourglass

by Howard Gladstone

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Howard Gladstone's 2017 Release, Hourglass, on Compact Disc.

    Howard Gladstone on vocals and acoustic guitar is joined by Laura Fernandez on vocals, Tony Quarrington on guitar, George Koller on bass, and Great Bob Scott on drums (4 tracks). The album was recorded in high resolution audio to ensure studio quality sound is available to the listener.

    Focused intently on crafting powerful lyrics, and aiming to find their perfect union with melody, arrangement and musical accompaniment, Gladstone created songs that reflect a quiet despair, but are matched by hope-driven optimism. An early reviews states” Hourglass flows with flourishes of insight and romantic imagery” *

    Gladstone is no stranger to these ideas, since experiencing a sudden onset of spinal stenosis in 2014 that resulted in debilitating spinal surgery. At first he was totally paralyzed and completely immobile. It was a very gradual recovery, but after three years, he emerged with a greater passion, a higher level of commitment and inspiration, and a deeper understanding of the healing power of art and music.


    “You may be shattered like the hourglass,
    Grains of sand on dying grass,
    Winds rage and howl at your battered soul,
    Deep inside something keeps you whole"

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hourglass via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Hourglass PDF Booklet includes lyrics, photos, album credits.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 8 Howard Gladstone releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Irish Rain (....Bloomsday In The Rain), Concord Sessions, The Promise, Hourglass, Roots and Rain, The Breath In The Wind, Candles On The River, and Sunflowers Light The Room. , and , .

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1.
I’ll walk five miles when I can Even through the driving rain Or five hundred miles through the darkest night To be guided toward the light I’ll rise through the numbness and pain I’ll move towards you again Down the healing river to the reborn sea Ocean, wash over me If you lie next to me Like the shoreline lies next to the sea The pain washed away In the promise of what still can be I’ll stumble on through the dark The road is gone, the choices are stark I’ll rise once again though it takes all my will My heart won’t let me keep still You may be shattered like the hourglass Grains of sand on dying grass Winds howl and rage at your battered soul Deep inside something keeps you whole I’ll rise once again though it takes all my will My heart won’t let me keep still
2.
Granada nights I remember the time The Spanish song from your lips so sweet The words flow like rhyme The candle glow falters Burned out altar of our days Not even love can set us free No matter what price we pay Losing love tastes so bitter I never want to see you go Oh Andalucía! Hear the music change From the poems of Lorca To the saddest song I know El amor que se aleja
 No lo quiero abandonar
 Andalucia, esas melodias, los poemas de Lorca Tan triste el recorder, triste el recorder
 No lo quiero abandonar Oh the songs of freedom Gentle breeze on the air We are captive to the music And the world seemed so fair The chains that bind came swiftly With the change of the guard Love, look over these prison walls Where beauty can’t be scarred Granada sunset Nothing left to lose The Moon rises It’s the road I choose  
3.
Some people see the future Some live in the past I’m trying to stay in the moment Where every second lasts Memories and prophecies Of emptiness I had my fill I played my hand I made my move Now I’m standing still In the moment I’m with you In the moment I’m gone I’m the moment eternity passes We just have to go along Darling, I want to stay here But something’s pulling me The river of time yanking at the chains Carrying a basket to the sea I tried to repair the world Rebuilding in the name The river’s strong I’m rowing home With what freedom is attained I’m trying to stay in the music Where every whole note lasts I feel the beat, the tempo rises I’m too slow, or it’s too fast The song is bright, and it’s fading The silence – a cry of pain I did my best I laid it down Can we start it again?
4.
Jet-black mare, full round moon Olives in my saddlebag Although I know the road so well I shall not I shall not I shall not Get to Cordoba Through the plain, though the wind Jet black mare, full round moon Death is gazing down upon me Down down down From the towers of Cordoba Por el llano, por el viento Jaca negra luna roja La muerte me esta mirando Desde, desde, desde Las torres de Cordoba Ah, the road so dark and so long Ah, my mare so tired, so brave Death is waiting there for me Before before before I get to Cordoba Jet-black mare, full round moon Olives in my saddlebag Although I know the road so well I shall not I shall not I shall not Get to Cordoba Death is gazing down upon me Down down down From the towers of Cordoba
5.
When We Fall 04:15
We are so big We are so small We are so broken When we fall When we fall We fall The colors flare The autumn trees And as leaves fall We’re on our knees We’re on our knees It’s a short way down It’s a last embrace Hard to hold on to Any touch of grace Hard to hold on There’s a yonder road There’s a yonder hill There’s a restless yearning That won’t be stilled That won’t be stilled We are so big We are so small We climb back up When we fall We climb back up When we fall
6.
When Katrina broke the levees there was hell to pay Another hurricane takes its shot, seven years to the day If Katrina is the mother then Isaac is the son. And the city of New Orleans is the unlucky one It’s not hard to think the father’s sins Are placed on the head of the son When the storm surges cross the dams And puts families on the run It’s déjà vu one more time Board the windows the storm is near. Did the bridge hold cross the Ponchtrain? It’s too far gone for fear And there ain’t no one can tell me It’s nothing but coincidence In the City of Marie Laveau No one’s living in the present tense Fishing boats float on the Gulf When the southern winds blow sweet. Lazy days in Plaquemine. Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street Till once again the Gulf coast winds Huff and puff to blow us down. Flood us out, push us out. We’re not movin’ to higher ground Then the whirling winds pick another fight Blow hard and wet and wild Another hurricane coming ashore Like an unruly child We’ll get through it one more time How? It’s hard to say And I guess we can expect it back In seven years to the day
7.
Never thought you’d call or even knew my name I was in free fall just myself to blame Then you shone your light Brightened up my night Put focus in my days Now I’m soaring like a bird in flight And it feels right this way Now I see you every moment Every spring and every fall Shining love into my life Love, I never thought you’d call Love, I never thought you’d call I always hoped you’d call, my rivers turned to ice I was feeling small, locked out of paradise But then you came this way And I must say I’m never thinking twice About the love I finally found And it sure feels right
8.
Left my home so long ago Journeyed far and wide Travelled easy, travelled hard Sometimes you were by my side Now the road is dark and nothing’s clear Can’t tell where we go from here We all know the journey ends Guess I’ll se you there my friend Still on the road And the road’s in me Places I been, places I want to be Heading for home, paid the price for being free Not ready to quit, not tired of it The road is me I knew where I was going At least I thought I did Everything made much more sense When I was just a kid Moving to keep moving Going just to go Stars were shooting way too fast Now they’re falling slow Thought I saw my journey clear SI had such a pilgrim soul Till things I believed in fell apart Out of my control Now I been running down this road Up and down this well-worn track Been so high and pushed back down Got skid marks on my back See how far I’ve come along There are some things I’ve not forgotten At my age my judgment’s ripe Please tell me it’s not rotten Mired in maturity I see my heroes won’t be saving me My thirst is quenched and hunger’s gone Though there’s nothing I’m craving
9.
Feet don’t fail me yet Heart don’t fail me yet Faith don’t fail me yet I still got so long to go I’d run ten miles for your love Or five hundred miles for you Rise up each day not fade away Still got so long to go I’d crawl through glass for your love I’d crawl through glass for you Broken where the vision has passed Still got so long to go My heart is on fire for your love My heart is on fire for you My heart is on fire, burned from desire Still got long to go I’d cross over Jordan for your love I’d cross the Mississippi for you I’d cross muddy waters with the lovesick blues Still got so long to go Dark cloud on a nearby shore Shrouds what we came her for Stand with me and I’ll walk with you We still got so long to go Feet don’t fail me yet Heart don’t fail me yet Faith don’t fail me yet I still got so long to go

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Howard Gladstone is on a mission to direct the songs on his new album Hourglass to those in need of hope. It’s nine songs are filled with the themes of hope, healing, and resolve in facing adversity. Everything is viewed through the lens of passing time, and symbolized in the hourglass.

Howard Gladstone on vocals and acoustic guitar is joined by Laura Fernandez on vocals, Tony Quarrington on guitar, George Koller on bass, and Great Bob Scott on drums (4 tracks). The album was recorded in high resolution (192/24) to ensure in-the-studio quality sound is available to the listener.

Focused intently on crafting powerful lyrics, and aiming to find their perfect union with melody, arrangement and musical accompaniment, Gladstone created songs that reflect a quiet despair, but are matched by hope-driven optimism. An early reviews states” Hourglass flows with flourishes of insight and romantic imagery” *

Gladstone is no stranger to these ideas, since experiencing a sudden onset of spinal stenosis in 2014 that resulted in debilitating spinal surgery. At first he was totally paralyzed and completely immobile. It was a very gradual recovery, but after three years, he emerged with a greater passion, a higher level of commitment and inspiration, and a deeper understanding of the healing power of art and music.


“You may be shattered like the hourglass,
Grains of sand on dying grass,
Winds rage and howl at your battered soul,
Deep inside something keeps you whole"

credits

released September 13, 2017

Howard Gladstone - vocal, guitar
Laura Fernandez - vocal
Tony Quarrington - guitars, electric sitar, keyboard, vocal
George Koller - stand-up bass
Great Bob Scott- drums

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Peter J. Moore
Produced by Tony Quarrington

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Howard Gladstone Toronto, Ontario

Howard Gladstone, Toronto singer/songwriter, has released 7 albums of original music. Crossing the boundaries between genres of folk, rock, world, jazz, etc, these songs have lyrical bite & tenderness, all delivered with excellent supporting musicians and audiophile quality recording.
"If you heard this music in a crowded room, you'd swear it was a lost gem from another time." Toronto
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