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Toronto singer/guitarist Brian Gladstone is an inspired finger-picking guitar player, a colorful performer and a passionate songwriter. A true original who forges his own path in the world of music, Gladstone's first release (1999's Back to the Dirt) led to immediate airplay and international recognition. Now Gladstone is back with the playfully-titled Psychedelic Pholk Psongs—an important new step in the evolution of an exciting career. The result is an organic and spontaneous-sounding collection of nineteen original songs, recorded as simply as possible in Gladstone's eclectic home studio. Psychedelic Pholk Psongs features Gladstone's intricate guitar and banjo work, complemented perfectly by Tony Quarrington on additional guitars. Daisy DeBolt, Ron Korb and Maureen Brown also make significant musical contributions, as does Brian's sister Bonnie Gladstone on harmony vocals.

Brian Gladstone once said that Psychedelic Pholk Psongs is the "only CD which guarantees to restore brain cells lost to cheap 60s drugs." It's an audacious claim, but Brian Gladstone is known for his sense of humour and his optimism. Without a doubt, the honesty and enthusiasm of Psychedelic Pholk Psongs is positively infectious. And Brian Gladstone is a colorful performer making his mark on the world.