Submitted by Sandy Graham
Photo Credit: Jen Squires
Born in Montreal and raised on the St Lawrence River in Brockville, ON, in
the 1000 Islands region, Errington followed the river to Prince Edward
Island on Canada’s East coast. There, she was first introduced to blues,
folk, country and Celtic music. She lived in PEI and performed throughout
the Maritimes in a duo with Island vocalist Dawne Fraser. Eventually
returning to Ontario and settling in Toronto, Errington is now part of the
city’s rich music scene – as a featured performer and a backup vocalist,
often collaborating with other artists, both onstage and in the studio.
With a voice timeless and true, Toronto singer-songwriter Clela
Errington releases her second single, “Standing On The Platform.”
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.
Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UY28WfRql24?si=6KM9mUY7Zw2Wph1K
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” 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.
Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xpOt8wkNPG9Edm5hy7p9B
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.
Most recently, Errington’s composition “White Dove” was arranged for choir
by Toronto musicologist Mike Daley and was performed in March 2025 by the
University of Toronto Hart House Chorus under the direction of Daniel
Norman.
For more information please visit: https://clelaerrington.com/