Great Lake Swimmers
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Canada
- Born: 2003 in Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada
- Active: 2003 - present
Biography
Great Lake Swimmers are a Canadian indie folk band from Wainfleet, Ontario, formed in 2003 around singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Known for recording in grain silos, churches and other resonant historic spaces, Dekker and a rotating cast including Erik Arnesen and Bret Higgins have made hushed, nature-haunted folk rock on 'Ongiara', 'Lost Channels', 'New Wild Everywhere', 'A Forest of Arms' and 'Uncertain Country'.
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Great Lake Swimmers Discography
- Great Lake Swimmers (2003) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Bodies and Minds (2005) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Ongiara (2007) - Album - rated 3.64/5
- Lost Channels (2009) - Album - rated 3.27/5
Members
- Tony Dekker - vocals, guitar, harmonica (2003–Present)
- Erik Arnesen - banjo, guitar, harmonium (2005–Present)
- Colin Huebert - keyboards, drums, percussion (2005–2009)
- Greg Millson - drums (2009–2012)
- Miranda Mulholland - violin, backing vocals (2009–2015)
- Bret Higgins - bass (2009–Present)
- Joshua Van Tassel - drums, percussion (2015–2018)