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Revision as of 19:07, 6 February 2012
Great Lake Swimmers | |
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 Performing at the Burlington Sound of Music festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wainfleet/Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk rock, Indie |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | (weewerk), Nettwerk |
| Members | Tony Dekker Erik Arnesen Greg Millson Miranda Mulholland Bret Higgins |
| Past members | Darcy Yates Julie Fader Colin Huebert Mike Overton Sandro Perri |
| Website | greatlakeswimmers.com |
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario,[1] the band is currently based in Toronto.
The current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and harmonium, Greg Millson on drums, Bret Higgins on upright bass and Miranda Mulholland on violin and backing vocals. Past members included Julie Fader, now a solo singer-songwriter, on backing vocals, Sandro Perri on guitar, and Colin Huebert, now associated with the band Siskiyou, on drums.
The band's style has been compared to Red House Painters, Nick Drake, Iron & Wine and Neil Young,[2] as well as Will Oldham[3] (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) and Sufjan Stevens.[4] Dekker has said his influences include Gram Parsons and Hank Williams.[5]
Music is interesting because it brings people together, and the more that I do this the more I realize the importance to that.
— Tony Dekker, Great Lake Swimmers[6]
The band released its third full-length album, Ongiara, on March 27, 2007 in Canada and in May for the rest of the world. Although signing to Nettwerk early in 2007, Great Lake Swimmers continue to be managed by (weewerk). In September 2007, (weewerk) released a limited edition vinyl version of Ongiara. It was available in Australia through native indie label Speak N Spell.
Their fourth album, Lost Channels, was released on March 31, 2009. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize,[7] and was nominated for a Juno Award, in the category of Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group, and a Canadian Folk Music Award.
In 2009 Great Lake Swimmers took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had Tony Dekker talk about his daily underground commute along Toronto’s subway system.[8]
The band's fifth studio album, New Wild Everywhere, is scheduled for release on April 3, 2012.[9]
Discography
Albums
- Great Lake Swimmers (weewerk, 2003)
- Bodies and Minds (weewerk, 2005)
- Ongiara (Nettwerk, 2007)
- Lost Channels (Nettwerk, 2009)
- New Wild Everywhere (Nettwerk, 2012)
EPs
- Hands in Dirty Ground (weewerk, 2006)
- Live at the Church of the Redeemer (Nettwerk, 2007)
- The Legion Sessions (Nettwerk, 2009)
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart peak | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Alt [10] | |||||||||
| 2005 | "To Leave It Behind" | × | Bodies and Minds | ||||||
| "Bodies and Minds" | × | ||||||||
| 2007 | "Your Rocky Spine" | × | Onigara | ||||||
| "Backstage with the Modern Dancers" | × | ||||||||
| 2009 | "Pulling on a Line" | × | Lost Channels | ||||||
| 2012 | "Easy Come Easy Go" | 28 | New Wild Everywhere | ||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||
Compilations
- See You on the Moon! (2005): "See You on the Moon!"
- The Sound the Hare Heard (2006): "Where in the World Are You"
- Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young (2007): "Don't Cry No Tears"
- Peace on Earth (2007): "Gonna Make it Thru this Year"
- Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest (2008): "Your Rocky Spine"
- (weewerk) is 6! (2008): "Song for the Angels (Miracle Version)", "Gonna Make it Thru this Year". (Dekker also appears as a guest musician on tracks by Audiotransparent, Julie Fader and United Steel Workers of Montreal.)
- Friends in Bellwoods II (2009): "Send Me a Letter"
- Introducing Townes Van Zandt via the Great Unknown (2009): "Our Mother the Mountain"
- A Country Blues Christmas: The 2010 Zunior Holiday Album (2010): "When the Snow Starts to Fall"
- Paint it Black: An Alt-Country Tribute to the Rolling Stones (2011): "Before They Make Me Run"
- Have Not Been the Same - Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die (2011): "What Was Going Through My Head" (The Grapes of Wrath cover)
Soundtrack
- This is not like home (Silver Road, 2007)
- Your Rocky Spine (Weeds, 3x06 Grasshopper, 2007)
- Song Sung Blue (original film score, weewerk, 2008)
- There Is a Light (The Light of Family Burnam, 2008)
Other
In 2006, the band released a "digital box set" on Zunior, consisting of their first two albums, the limited edition Hands in Dirty Ground EP, several digital tour photos and the video for their song "To Leave it Behind" on a 512 MB USB flash drive.[11]
In 2008, Dekker appeared on Jenny Omnichord's album Charlotte or Otis: Duets for Children, Their Parents and Other People Too, performing a duet vocal on the song "Do You Know Karate".
In 2009 the band released a limited double 7" vinyl splitsingle with the Dutch band Audiotransparent. This release includes a cover of the Elvis Presley classic "Don't Be Cruel" and the original song "Send Me a Letter". Dekker and Arnesen also appear on the Audiotransparent song "You Are a Movie".
In 2010, the band contributed four tracks to the online music community Swim Drink Fish Music, including live versions of their songs "Your Rocky Spine", "I Could Be Nothing" and "Everything Is Moving So Fast" and a previously unreleased track, "Ballad of a Fisherman's Wife".
The song "Moving Pictures Silent Films" was featured in the August 15, 2011 episode of Warehouse 13, entitled "Don't Hate the Player."
Awards
Canadian Indie Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Great Lake Swimmers | Favourite Folk/Roots Artist/Group[12] | Won |
References
- ^ Van Evra, Jennifer. "Songs to dive into", The Globe and Mail, 2007-03-30, p. R4.
- ^ "Inspired by nature to pen songs", Evening Chronicle, 2007-04-11, p. 2.
- ^ Wilson, Carl. "Pop", The Globe and Mail, 2003-01-18, p. R20.
- ^ Pidd, Helen. "Review: Pop: The Great Lake Swimmers", The Guardian, 2007-05-04, p. 42.
- ^ McDowell, Adam. "Still learning to swim", National Post, 2005-04-02, p. TO4.
- ^ Magazine Billys Bunker Interview Tony Dekker
- ^ Polaris Music Prize – The 2009 Short List
- ^ http://www.citysonic.tv/films/Tony-Dekker-Great-Lake-Swimmers-at-Spadina-Subway-Station.php
- ^ Great Lake Swimmers: "Easy Come Easy Go". Exclaim!, January 9, 2012.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Zunior
- ^ Jessica Lewis (March 15, 2010). "Constantines, Joel Plaskett, Metric, Great Lake Swimmers Honoured at CMW Indie Awards". Exclaim.