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Back to All Events Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026 Tuesday, November 10, 2026 7:30 PM 10:30 PM The Cedar Cultural Center 416 Cedar Avenue Minneapolis, MN, 55454 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS The Cedar Presents greak lake swimmers — caught light tour 2026 Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Doors 7PM | Show 7:30PM Standing | All Ages buy tickets Accessibility at The Cedar listen ABOUT THIS SHOW Great 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. great lake swimmers 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.” Learn more about Great Lake Swimmers here.
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