Great Lake Swimmers are proud to announce that they will be headlining the Sandbanks Music Festival in Picton, Ontario which takes place on Saturday, September 16th.
Great Lake Swimmers are excited to be performing April 28th at the CONCERT AT THE CAVE at The Cave & Basin National Historic Site in Banff Alberta to help celebrate Canada’s 150th.
The birthplace of Canada’s national parks, the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, has a rich history and connection to nature that continues to be shared in unique ways today, like Concert at the Cave. This quaint,
intimate venue has presented arena sell-out artists such as Steven Page, frontman of the Barenaked Ladies, and Cape Breton fiddler and international performer, Natalie MacMaster. Concert at the Cave is in proud collaboration with Parks Canada.
This concert is a FREE, family-friendly event! Space is limited so get your free tickets to guarantee your spot.
Great Lake Swimmers • Friday, April 28 • 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
Click here to reserve your free tickets for Friday’s concert:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/concert-at-the-cave-great-lake-swimmers-tickets-32965044335
Great Lake Swimmers are happy to announce they will be performing at Mariposa Folk Festival on July 8 & 9 in Orillia, Ontario. The lineup already looks fantastic, and there’s many more exciting artistic announcements to come. Make your plans today. Tickets at https://goo.gl/pAX4zH
Canadian indie darlings Great Lake Swimmers are thrilled to announce new tour dates on the heels of a very busy 2016 and their latest EP, Swimming Away. After successful tours in Europe and Western Canada last year as a trio, the band will be taking their ‘Floating Through The Forest’ show to the East Coast of Canada and the Midwestern US this spring. The band will be revisiting the quiet side of their fourteen-year, seven-album catalogue, and have shows planned in Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The U.S. leg will begin on April 12th in Pittsburgh and will take the band through Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois before wrapping up in Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 23rd. A full list of North American dates can be found below.
Their latest full-length record, A Forest Of Arms, was released via Nettwerk in 2015 and they also released an EP, Swimming Away, in March of 2016, which included two covers, a Tom Waits classic, “Innocent When You Dream” and the aching PJ Harvey song “The Desperate Kingdom Of Love.” It also featured two new songs, the starkly beautiful “Condition White,” which was commissioned for the series Torn From The Pages and is based on the novel Sleep by Nino Ricci, and finally the hypnotic title track “Swimming Away,” which is an unreleased outtake from A Forest Of Arms.
Great Lake Swimmers (Trio) North American Spring Tour 2017:
March 22 – Montreal PQ @ La Sala Rossa
March 23 – Quebec City PQ @ L’Anti
March 24 – Fredericton NB @ The Capital
March 25 – Saint John NB @ Peppers Pub
March 26 – Parkindale NB @ Parkindale Hall
March 27 – Miramichi NB @ Home Concert
March 28 – Charlottetown PE @ Baba’s
March 30 – Riverport NS @ The Old Confidence Lodge
March 31 – Margaretsville NS @ Evergreen Theatre
April 1 – Halifax NS @ The Seahorse
*Support for Canadian dates – Megan Bonnell
April 12 – Pittsburgh PA @ Club Cafe
April 13 – Cleveland OH @ Beachland Tavern
April 14 – Ann Arbor MI @ The Ark
April 15 – Boyne City MI @ Freshwater Arts Gallery
April 17 – Grand Rapids MI @ Founders Brewing
April 18 – Marquette MI @ Ore Dock Brewing Co
April 19 – Hancock MI @ The Orpheum Theatre
April 21 – Milwaukee WI @ Colectivo Coffee – Prospect Café
April 22 – Chicago IL @ Hideout
April 23 – Fort Wayne IN @ The Brass Rail
*U.S. dates will feature local support
Great Lake Swimmers have added Ontario dates to their tour schedule this December, teaming up with Elliott Brood for two nights at the Aeolian Hall in London, Ontario.
December 1 – London ON @ Aeolian Performing Arts Centre with Elliott Brood
December 2 – London ON @ Aeolian Performing Arts Centre with Elliott Brood
December 9 – Milton ON @ Milton Centre for the Arts
December 10 – Stratford ON @ Masonic Hall
December 15 – Ottawa ON @ NAC Studio with Elliott Brood
December 16 – Ottawa ON @ NAC Studio with Elliott Brood
December 17 – Ridgeway ON @ The Sanctuary – Centre for the Arts
Great Lake Swimmers are also thrilled to be performing at CANADA’S WALK OF FAME FESTIVAL at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on September 25th to celebrate the 2016 inductees. http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/events/festival/all-events/free-festival-at-yonge-dundas-square-day-3
In addition, after a successful set of dates overseas, they will be embarking on a cross-Canada tour this fall where the band will be performing as an acoustic trio, revisiting the quiet side of their thirteen-year, seven-album catalogue.
Great Lake Swimmers FLOATING THROUGH THE FOREST 2016 Tour:
Oct 24 – Sudbury ON @ The Townehouse
Oct 26 – Thunder Bay ON @ Crocks
Oct 27 – Winnipeg MB @ Park Theatre
Oct 28 – Regina SK @ The Artful Dodger
Oct 29 – Swift Current SK @ Lyric Theatre
Oct 30 – Red Deer AB @ Bo’s Bar & Grill
Nov 1 – Canmore AB @ Communitea
Nov 2 – Calgary AB @ Festival Hall (Early Show)
Nov 2 – Calgary AB @ Festival Hall (Late Show)
Nov 4 – Nelson BC @ Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
Nov 5 – Revelstoke BC @ Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre
Nov 7 – Lethbridge AB @ Southminster United Church
Nov 8 – Saskatoon SK @ The Bassment
Nov 11 – Sault Ste. Marie ON @ Loplop Lounge & Gallery
Nov 12 – Kagawong ON @ Main Street Café Kagawong
Supporting the tour will be singer-songwriter Megan Bonnell.
Great Lake Swimmers are thrilled to be performing at CANADA’S WALK OF FAME FESTIVAL at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on September 25th to celebrate the 2016 inductees.
Come see the Swimmers in concert along with a whole host of other FREE entertainment, for more details please visit:
Nov 8 – Saskatoon SK @ The Bassment
Nov 11 – Sault Ste. Marie ON @ Loplop Lounge & Gallery
Great Lake Swimmers are thrilled to announce new Canadian tour dates on the heels of their 2016 EP, Swimming Away. After a successful European tour as a trio, the band will be revisiting the quiet side of their catalogue in this formation with shows in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Great Lake Swimmers Fall Tour 2016:
Oct 24 – Sudbury ON @ The Townehouse
Oct 26 – Thunder Bay ON @ Crocks
Oct 27 – Winnipeg MB @ Park Theatre
Oct 28 – Regina SK @ The Artful Dodger
Oct 29 – Swift Current SK @ Lyric Theatre
Oct 30 – Red Deer AB @ Bo’s
Nov 1 – Canmore AB @ Communitea
Nov 2 – Calgary AB @ Festival Hall
Nov 4 – Nelson BC @ Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
Nov 5 – Revelstoke BC @ Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre
Nov 7 – Lethbridge AB @ Southminster United Church
Supporting the tour will be singer-songwriter Megan Bonnell.
Advance tickets on sale Thursday June 23rd.
In the press:
“For those of you craving an album that carries a sensitive storyline by someone consistent in their craft, look no further than Canadian folk treasures Great Lake Swimmers” – Beatroute
“… (a) cherished blend of folk and orchestral indie pop” – Exclaim!
“Ambient Zen Americana” – Mojo
Great Lake Swimmers upcoming full-band summer tour dates:
June 26, 2016 – Wakefield QC @ The Blacksheep Inn*
July 23, 2016 – Toronto ON @ Harbourfront Centre
July 28, 2016 – Brentwood Bay BC @ Butchart Gardens
July 29, 2016 – Comox BC @ Filberg Festival
July 30, 2016 – Comox BC @ Filberg Festival
Aug 12, 2016 – Gravenhurst ON @ Peter’s Players
Aug 19, 2016 – Salmon Arm BC @ Salmon Arm Roots & Blues
Aug 20, 2016 – Salmon Arm BC @ Salmon Arm Roots & Blues
Aug 21, 2016 – Salmon Arm BC @ Salmon Arm Roots & Blues
Aug 27, 2016 – Dundas ON @ Harvest Picnic
* Tony Dekker solo (opening for Art Bergmann)
Great Lake Swimmers will be performing at the beautiful Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay on July 28th as well as returning to play Peter’s Players in Gravenhurst August 12th.
July 28 – Brentwood Bay BC @ The Butchart Gardens
http://www.butchartgardens.com/activities/entertainment
August 12 – Gravenhurst ON @ Peter’s Players
http://www.petersplayers.com/event_post/great-lake-swimmers-2/
Great Lake Swimmers are excited to be playing a FREE concert at the Shield to Shore Festival at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto on July 23rd with Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys. In December Great Lake Swimmers will be playing a two night NAC Presents / CNA Présente event in Ottawa at the NAC Studio with friends Elliott Brood. Advance tickets for these two concerts will be going on sale this Friday at 10AM.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
July 23 – Toronto ON @ Harbourfront Centre – Shield to Shore Festival
July 29,30 – Comox BC @ Filberg Festival
August 19,20,21 – Salmon Arm BC @ Salmon Arms Roots & Blues Festival
August 27 – Dundas ON @ Harvest Picnic
December 15 – Ottawa ON @ NAC Studio with Elliott Brood http://nac-cna.ca/en/event/14266
December 16 – Ottawa ON @ NAC Studio with Elliott Brood http://nac-cna.ca/en/event/14265
