Great Lake Swimmers

2023-09-15 19:30 2023-09-15 21:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Great Lake Swimmers

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/34495

In-person event

Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by songwriter/vocalist Tony Dekker with a revolving backing band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the group emerged with a succession of heavily atmospheric albums recorded in old silos and rural country churches. The music has developed that pastoral warmth over subsequent albums through a continued vision to record and perform in acoustically unique...

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Babs Asper Theatre,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Friday, September 15, 2023
7:30 PM EDT
Music Folk
“Canadian folk tradition personified in the 21st century.” Exclaim!
  • In-person event

Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by songwriter/vocalist Tony Dekker with a revolving backing band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the group emerged with a succession of heavily atmospheric albums recorded in old silos and rural country churches. The music has developed that pastoral warmth over subsequent albums through a continued vision to record and perform in acoustically unique and historical locales. They are renowned for their homespun folk and lush, intimate Americana in their live shows. 

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