Play Great Lake Swimmers Radio
Great Lake Swimmers
On Tour
3,838,587 plays (254,850 listeners)
Listening now: gethyper
Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada (2003 – present)
Great Lake Swimmers is an indie folk band which formed in 2003 in Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada. The band currently consists of Tony Dekker (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Erik Arneson (banjo, guitar, harmonium), Bret Higgens (bass), Julie Fader (keyboards, vocals) and Greg Millson (drums).
Fifty-five years ago, Marilyn Bell took a plunge and traversed Lake Ontario. Back then, being a Great Lake swimmer was a big deal; now, it’s an astonishing physical feat taken for granted. It’s a rapidly forgotten part of history, like a faded map or a tattered photograph. Or a lost channel.
Tony Dekker’s Great Lake Swimmers have spent the past seven years performing on stages around the world—though, like Bell, they should never be taken for granted. LOST CHANNELS, their fourth album set for release on March 31st, finds them once again recording at historic locations. This time in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario and New York state, telling tales of hidden histories, still “mining for light in the dark wells,” still “tuned to an instrument of greater and unknown design.”
The instrument in question is the singular voice of Tony Dekker, a voice that summons ghosts from times past. It’s a voice that is capable of conveying heartache and comfort all in the space of a single phrase. Though his supporting cast has changed over the years—with the exception of longtime right-hand man Erik Arnesen — Dekker has always encircled him self with sympathetic players who value spacious arrangements that frame his vocals.
Fifty-five years ago, Marilyn Bell took a plunge and traversed Lake Ontario. Back then, being a Great Lake swimmer was a big deal; now, it’s an astonishing physical feat taken for granted. It’s a rapidly forgotten part of history, like a faded map or a tattered photograph. Or a lost channel.
Tony Dekker’s Great Lake Swimmers have spent the past seven years performing on stages around the world—though, like Bell, they should never be taken for granted. LOST CHANNELS, their fourth album set for release on March 31st, finds them once again recording at historic locations. This time in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario and New York state, telling tales of hidden histories, still “mining for light in the dark wells,” still “tuned to an instrument of greater and unknown design.”
The instrument in question is the singular voice of Tony Dekker, a voice that summons ghosts from times past. It’s a voice that is capable of conveying heartache and comfort all in the space of a single phrase. Though his supporting cast has changed over the years—with the exception of longtime right-hand man Erik Arnesen — Dekker has always encircled him self with sympathetic players who value spacious arrangements that frame his vocals.
Top Albums
-
Ongiara
Great Lake SwimmersBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.90
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.36
- eBay Search
-
Bodies And Minds
Great Lake Swimmers
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital $6.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.19
- eBay Search
-
Lost Channels
Great Lake Swimmers Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $7.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $13.99
- eBay Search
-
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital $6.99
- iTunes $9.90
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
||||
| 2 |
|
Pulling On a Line
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
||||
| 4 |
|
||||
| 5 |
|
Palmistry
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
Everything Is Moving So Fast
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Concrete Heart
full track
|
|||
| 8 |
|
||||
| 9 |
|
||||
| 10 |
|
Still
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
She Comes to Me In Dreams
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
Song for the Angels
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
I Will Never See the Sun
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
Bodies and Minds
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
|
Shoutbox
-
smslindsay wrote:
Beautiful music. I had the privilege to see these guys close up at Grimey's where they played a small set.
-
nachtaktiv wrote:
moving, shaking
-
mecha51 wrote:
Your Rocky Spine is such an amazing song. I need to listen to their other stuff.
-
Majors10 wrote:
check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
-
licergic wrote:
come to brazil guys!
-
PrarieD0G wrote:
Man, they passed through my college's town a few months ago before I knew who they were. Kicking myself for that now...
-
lgby wrote:
Amazing
-
aldtv wrote:
See you guys in bei Jing , Cheng Du ,wu Han and Shang Hai ! I will follow you guys wherever you go !
-
majkabally wrote:
they were in Germany in November ;)
-
Soundcebo wrote:
Come to Germany. Please!
-
erikmsims wrote:
how is band of horses not the first similar artist?
-
PhilKlygo wrote:
hi there, generally we only maintain the bands website and their myspace pages, and expect other sites like this one to take information from there. I added the other 2 shows we have in China as I was alerted to some concern from fans there. We look forward to come to China for our first time. Best Regards Phil Klygo - Manager of GLS www.weewerk.com
-
narinisinsane wrote:
They're coming to Shanghai on January 10th. I can't wait.
-
hclamauc wrote:
ahrg, why just beijing and not shanghai??? And why to Wuhan??
-
PoorMi wrote:
Wow! They're even more fantasitic live! I can't get "Everything is moving so fast" out of my head!
-
cheescaeks wrote:
What a great band. :)
-
DifferentStars wrote:
Hier ist unsere Konzert-Review (24.11.09 Festsaal Kreuzberg): http://www.lieinthesound.de/2009/11/whispers-in-between-yells-ein-abend-mit-den-great-lake-swimmers/
-
GTabitha wrote:
I enjoyed the show in London very much!!! But why didn't Tony let them all have a solo...like the drummer didn't have one and the bassist as well...I,m puzzled...but anyway you guys are really good and you are always with me when I'm driving in a train through the nights of london.
-
noranarcise wrote:
what a bunch of charismatic talented musicians
-
jdt28 wrote:
Great show at the Komedia in Brighton last night - such beautiful music, they were a pleasure to watch :)
Videos
See more
Events
-
Jan
7
Great Lake Swimmers
Yu Gong Yi Shan/愚公移山, Beijing, China
5 shouts
| 16 attendees
-
Jan
8
Great Lake Swimmers
little bar, Chengdu, China
1 shout
| 1 attendee
-
Jan
9
Great Lake Swimmers
Vox, Wuhan, China
3 shouts
| 9 attendees
Listeners
-
gethyper
Listening now
to Imaginary Bars -
sushi_co
Listening now
to Let's Trade Skins -
jleigh22
Listening now
to I Will Never See the Sun -
stealmyrecords
Top Listener
-
AnnieLR
Top Listener
-
cleetusvandamme
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
matithyahu, AbbeyZee, snugglensoft and 17 other people added Great Lake Swimmers to their libraries. 1 hour ago
-
tom_hoffmeyer tagged Great Lake Swimmers with folk and indie. yesterday morning
-
teechocky, kativmilano, oh-if-only and 4 other people added Great Lake Swimmers to their libraries. yesterday morning
-
Lucas_ribeirop tagged Great Lake Swimmers with ‘folk’. Monday evening
-
danilofloydiano, Nibbles2010 and manorlady added Great Lake Swimmers to their libraries. Monday evening
-
mokitger wrote about Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels in a deleted journal. Monday afternoon
-
mokitger wrote about Great Lake Swimmers in a deleted journal. Monday afternoon
-
StJimmy91 wrote about Great Lake Swimmers in a deleted journal. Monday afternoon
-
StJimmy91 wrote about Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels in a deleted journal. Monday afternoon
-
StJimmy91 wrote about Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels in a deleted journal. Monday afternoon
Related Journals
-
Monster 2009 Year-End Wrap-Up
by lizvelrene |
2 Jan 2010 | 3 comments
-
My Top 2009 Singles, Albums, Songs, Concerts, Albums due in 2010, Movies
by SonischJong |
1 Jan 2010 | Add comment
-
Mix(es) of the Year: 2009
by jurlacher |
1 Jan 2010 | Add comment
Groups (73)
-
Canadian Americana
41 members
-
Great Lake Swimmers
47 members
-
CBC Radio 3
61 members
-
Slow-coustic
1,101 members
-
i'm not anti-social, i just enjoy my music.
11,144 members
More Information
- Links
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Great Lake Swimmers from Universal Music.
