Name: Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026
Start: 2026-11-10T19:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-11-10T22:30:00-06:00
Location: The Cedar Cultural Center

Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026

The Cedar Cultural Center

Tony Dekker has always been akin to a wildlife photographer, choosing to make records in surroundings with a connection to Ontario history.

The Cedar presentsGreat Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026Tuesday, November 10, 2026Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PMAll AgesStanding This is a standing room show. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our<a href="https://www.thecedar.org/access-services" title="https://www.thecedar.org/access-services" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Access Page</a>.For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door. Tickets purchased at the door will include a $1 Eventbrite fee.

ABOUT THIS SHOWGreat Lake Swimmers founder Tony Dekker has always been akin to a wildlife photographer, often choosing to make records in unique surroundings with a connection to Ontario history. For the band’s latest album, Caught Light, he holed up in the Ganaraska Forest, between Peterborough and Port Hope, with producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas) and engineer Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo). Their goal was to tap the warmth of early ’70s folk/pop/rock, whether it be the cozy sonic sweater of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic work or the gentleness of underrated American songwriter Dory Previn. Dekker made everyone listen to John Martyn’s 1971 album Bless the Weather before the session.

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, released in October 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.”<a href="https://greatlakeswimmers.com/" title="https://greatlakeswimmers.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Great Lake Swimmers here.</a>

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Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026

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