Great Lake Swimmers announce ninth studio album + share wistful "Youth Not Wasted" out
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NEWS - Great Lake Swimmers announce ninth studio album + share wistful "Youth Not Wasted" out
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.
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With Elliott BROOD: October 15 – Regina, SK – Darke Hall October 17 – Sherwood Park, AB – Festival Place Theatre October 18 – St. Albert, AB – Arden Theatre October 20 – Red Deer, AB – Bo's Bar & Grill October 21 – Vernon, BC – The Vernon Towne Theatre October 23 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret October 24 – Victoria, BC – Capital Ballroom October 25 – Nanaimo, BC – The Queens October 26 – Campbell River, BC – Tidemark Theatre October 28 – Golden, BC – Golden Civic Centre October 29 – Revelstoke, BC – Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre October 30 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth Bar & Stage November 1 – Saskatoon, SK – The Capitol Music Club November 2 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
With Rita Visser: November 4 — Thunder Bay, ON — Magnus Theatre
With Justin Wells: November 17 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works November 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe November 19 – Columbus, OH – Natalie’s – Grandview November 20 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark – Ann Arbor November 21 – Cleveland, OH – The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern November 22 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable Indianapolis November 23 – South Bend, IN – Stockroom East
With Abe Partridge: December 7 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground December 8 – Boston, MA – City Winery December 9 — Northampton, MA — The Iron Horse December 10 – Concord, NH – BNH Stage December 11 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge December 12 – Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall December 13 – Philadelphia, PA – MilkBoy |
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