Great Lake Swimmers

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 band's style has been compared to Red House Painters, Nick Drake, Iron & Wine and Neil Young, as well as Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) and Sufjan Stevens. Dekker has said his influences include Gram Parsons and Hank Williams (wikipedia).

“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)

Great Lake Swimmers - 2003



1. "Moving Pictures, Silent Films" - 5:31
2. "The Man with No Skin" - 5:26
3. "Moving, Shaking" - 5:22
4. "Merge, A Vessel, A Harbour" - 4:44
5. "I Will Never See the Sun" - 3:35
6. "This is Not Like Home" - 3:45
7. "The Animals of the World" - 5:31
8. "Faithful Night, Listening" - 4:08
9. "Three Days at Sea (Three Lost Years)" - 3:52
10. "Great Lake Swimmers" - 6:45

Good Music!

Bodies and Minds - 2005



1. "Song for the Angels" - 5:19
2. "Let's Trade Skins" - 5:24
3. "When it Flows" - 3:34
4. "Various Stages" - 4:11
5. "Bodies and Minds" - 3:48
6. "To Leave it Behind" - 4:05
7. "Falling into the Sky" - 3:05
8. "Imaginary Bars" - 2:23
9. "I Saw You in the Wild" - 3:47
10. "I Could Be Nothing" - 5:16
11. "Long into the Evening" - 5:44

Good Music!

Ongiara - 2007



1. "Your Rocky Spine" – 3:36
2. "Backstage with the Modern Dancers" – 4:28
3. "Catcher Song" – 4:11
4. "Changing Colours" – 4:44
5. "There Is a Light" – 5:06
6. "Put There by the Land" – 2:43
7. "I Am Part of a Large Family" – 4:23
8. "Where in the World Are You" – 3:49
9. "Passenger Song" – 4:28
10. "I Became Awake" – 5:53

Good Music!

Lost Channels - 2009



1. "Palmistry" – 2:34
2. "Everything Is Moving So Fast" – 4:19
3. "Pulling on a Line" – 3:19
4. "Concrete Heart" – 3:31
5. "She Comes to Me in Dreams" – 4:03
6. "The Chorus in the Underground" – 3:21
7. "Singer Castle Bells" – 0:48
8. "Stealing Tomorrow" – 3:47
9. "Still" – 2:51
10. "New Light" – 3:20
11. "River's Edge" – 4:21
12. "Unison Falling Into Harmony" – 3:25

Good Music!