Beverly Glenn-Copeland shares another preview of his forthcoming album with “Stand Anthem"

The forthcoming album is his first studio LP in almost 20 years and the first since the extraordinary career renaissance triggered by the rediscovery of his now-classic Keyboard Fantasies album.

“Stand Anthem" is a collaboration between Glenn-Copeland and his longtime partner Elizabeth, an artist and playwright. She prompted Glenn-Copeland with an idea for a song within her play that would “leave the audience knowing of our collective power".

Commenting on the track Glenn-Copeland says: “"Stand Anthem" was originally a song written to represent the essence of a one-woman show Elizabeth wrote, entitled, Bearing Witness. She wrote, produced, directed and performed in the show which was workshopped with the support of that inimitable (and now late) Canadian dramaturg, Sharron Pollock with the support of Mount Allison University. In the show, I and an Indigenous elder represented 'the voice of the elders'. This was Elizabeth's visionary, earth-activist show, and utterly brilliant.”

"Stand Anthem" follows previous releases, "Harbour (Song For Elizabeth)", and "Africa Calling".

Glenn-Copeland recorded The Ones Ahead in collaboration with producer John Herberman and Indigo Rising (Bianca Palmer, Jeremy Costello, Nick Dourado, Carlie Howell and Kurt Inder), the band who accompanied him on his inaugural European tour.

The album was recorded in a remote studio in Nova Scotia in late 2021, then finished in 2022, with Herberman recording live from the floor, capturing the dynamic interplay among the group.