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Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by Tony Dekker. Based in Southern Ontario, the group emerged in the early 2000s with a succession of heavily atmospheric albums recorded in old silos and rural country churches. The music developed in that pastoral warmth, performed and recorded in acoustically resonant and
historical locales with a revolving cast of personnel. They are renowned for homespun folk and lush, intimate Americana in their live shows.
Their newest album, Caught Light, out Oct 10, 2025, is their most immediate and instinctive album to date. Recorded in just five days in Ontario’s Ganaraska Forest with producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas) and engineer Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo), it draws warmth from early ’70s folk-pop while embracing a new spontaneity and directness in Dekker’s songwriting. Great Lake Swimmers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and nominated twice for Canada’s Juno Awards, with the CBC calling them “a national treasure.”

Setlists

    1. 1.One More Dance Around the Sun
    2. 2.Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
    3. 3.For You to Come Around
    4. 4.Changing Colours
    5. 5.Everything Is Moving So Fast
    6. 6.Caught Light
    7. 7.Your Rocky Spine
    8. 8.Moving Pictures Silent Films
    9. 9.Youth Not Wasted
    10. 10.Endless Detours
    11. 11.Still
    12. 12.A Distant Star
    13. 13.Pulling on a Line
    1. 1.Still
    2. 2.Moving Pictures Silent Films
    3. 3.Bodies and Minds
    4. 4.Three Days at Sea (Three Lost Years)
    5. 5.Somewhere Near Thunder Bay
    6. 6.Changing Colours
    7. 7.Riverine
    8. 8.Where in the World Are You
    9. 9.Concrete Heart
    10. 10.Your Rocky Spine
    11. 11.Easy Come Easy Go
    12. 12.The Knife
    13. 13.Stealing Tomorrow
    14. 14.Pulling on a Line
    15. 15.Alone But Not Alone
    16. 16.When the Storm Has Passed

  2. Encore

    1. 17.I Will Never See the Sun
    2. 18.Moving, Shaking
    1. 1.Still
    2. 2.Moving Pictures Silent Films
    3. 3.Bodies and Minds
    4. 4.Three Days at Sea (Three Lost Years)
    5. 5.Somewhere Near Thunder Bay
    6. 6.Changing Colours
    7. 7.Where in the World Are You
    8. 8.Riverine (Acoustic)
    9. 9.Your Rocky Spine
    10. 10.Easy Come Easy Go (Retrospective version)
    11. 11.The Knife
    12. 12.Stealing Tomorrow
    13. 13.Pulling on a Line
    14. 14.Don't Leave Me Hanging
    15. 15.Alone But Not Alone
    16. 16.When the Storm Has Passed

  2. Encore

    1. 17.I Will Never See the Sun (By request)
    2. 18.Various Stages (By request (Tony forgot last verse))
    1. 1.Still
    2. 2.Moving Pictures Silent Films
    3. 3.Bodies and Minds
    4. 4.Three Days at Sea (Three Lost Years)
    5. 5.Somewhere Near Thunder Bay
    6. 6.Changing Colours
    7. 7.Where in the World Are You
    8. 8.Riverine
    9. 9.Your Rocky Spine
    10. 10.Easy Come Easy Go
    11. 11.The Knife
    12. 12.Stealing Tomorrow
    13. 13.Pulling on a Line
    14. 14.Don't Leave Me Hanging
    15. 15.Alone But Not Alone
    16. 16.When the Storm Has Passed

  2. Encore

    1. 17.Song for the Angels (Tony Dekker solo; audience request)
    1. 1.Everything Is Moving So Fast
    2. 2.Put There by the Land
    3. 3.Pulling on a Line
    4. 4.Uncertain Country
    5. 5.When the Storm Has Passed
    6. 6.Still
    7. 7.Your Rocky Spine
    8. 8.Clay Pigeons (Blaze Foley cover)
    9. 9.Riverine
    10. 10.Flight Paths
    11. 11.Respect for All Living Things
    12. 12.Come a Long Way (Kate McGarrigle cover)
    13. 13.The Real Work
    14. 14.Swimming Like Flying
    15. 15.I Am Part of a Large Family

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Rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 19 reviews
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  • Great Lake Swimmers: Outstanding show, great venue

    by jsl24 on 6/12/10The Ark - Ann ArborRating: 5 out of 5

    I have been listening to this group recently, so I bought some tickets when I learned they were playing near by. They sounded amazing. Each band member contributed greatly to the overall sound. As part of the encore, they played a song written for a children's compilation. I recognized it from "Mama Yamma", a children's show my daughter watches on CBC. It was fun and light, and a big hit with the audience.

  • Great Lake Swimmers=incredible

    by RCcola78 on 10/14/09El Rey Theatre - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5

    This show was one of the best I have been to from start to finish. The two opening bands were amazing, and Great Lake Swimmers sound even more amazing live then they do on their albums. I am a fan for life, can't wait to see them again soon. I am also excited to learn more about the two opening bands, their sound really complimented each other nicely.

  • Poetic music and athmosphere

    by ichbindagegen on 9/30/09Bowery Ballroom - NEW YORKRating: 5 out of 5

    The whole concert was a very nice experience; good music - fresh, poetically beautiful, sincere and original. Without the commercial taste of mainstream bands, Great Lake Swimmers and the opening acts did a great job, vocally, instrumentally and lyrically. The Wooden Birds provided just the perfect opening and the venue had just the right atmosphere for this musically and aesthetically satisfying experience.

  • Awesome Great Lake Swimmers

    by jotus on 9/29/09Music Hall of Williamsburg - BrooklynRating: 5 out of 5

    the show was great and the venue was truly the best to see this band, as it is fantastic for a intimate setting and you really felt like you were an important part of the show. besides that, they played really well and the band was tight....especially love the upright bass and the violinist, they add so much.

  • Great Lake Swimmers

    by Shahrzad on 9/28/09Bowery Ballroom - NEW YORKRating: 5 out of 5

    Fantastic band, unbelievable performance! All very talented, such sweethearts Glad to have them stop by NYC

  • Entertaining folk from Great Lake Swimmers

    by meanjoegreene on 8/31/09The Ark - Ann ArborRating: 5 out of 5

    From the transparency of the lyrics to the modesty of Tony Dekker to the smooth instrumentation, this concert was even better than I expected as a two-year fan of this group.

  • wow

    by myrrisa on 8/30/09The Ark - Ann ArborRating: 5 out of 5

    This was perhaps one of my favorite shows. These guys are no joke when it comes to sound production and true talent. Tonys voice was so hauntingly beautiful that I even shed a little tear. The bands sound was so precise. There changes were perfect. The drummer sounded like 2 guys in one. I can not get over how talented and beautiful there music was. I love them more now that I saw them live and they were one of my favorites.

  • Astounding Talent

    by ezstriden on 8/30/09The Ark - Ann ArborRating: 3 out of 5

    It is rare these days to hear a voice so pure and music so unique, truly haunting. The tone quality is comparable to Coldplay, and songwriting is a hybrid between Damien Rice and Neil Diamond. The only fault that could be called out is stage presence. They seemed limited in their ability to talk to the audience... but don't let that scare you... just tick it up to the group still being young up and comers. Strongly recommend seeing them, though for now would only give them 3 stars. Over the next couple years, as they develop, there is no doubt that they will grow into a 5 star show.

  • Great Lakes Swimmers was perfect

    by onepixel on 8/30/09The Ark - Ann ArborRating: 5 out of 5

    The venue (The Ark in Ann Arbor) was smoke free, had impeccable sound and cheap drinks. The band played a very long (in a good way) set and every member was a master musician. One of the better shows I have ever seen.