Great Lake Swimmers - Stealing Tomorrow

Great Lake Swimmers – Stealing Tomorrow

Posted On: April 2, 2010
Posted In: Great Lake Swimmers, LOST CHANNELS, Stealing Tomorrow, Tony Dekker
Comments: 2 Responses

Great Lake Swimmers seem to be extremely popular on the channel 2 playlist of late and so here is a live version of ‘Stealing Tomorrow’ for all those that emailed in asking for it…

Great Lake Swimmers is an indie folk band which formed in 2003 in Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada. The band currently consists of Tony Dekker (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Erik Arneson (banjo, guitar, harmonium), Bret Higgens (bass), Julie Fader (keyboards, vocals) and Greg Millson (drums).

Fifty-five years ago, Marilyn Bell took a plunge and traversed Lake Ontario. Back then, being a Great Lake swimmer was a big deal; now, it’s an astonishing physical feat taken for granted. It’s a rapidly forgotten part of history, like a faded map or a tattered photograph. Or a lost channel.

Tony Dekker’s Great Lake Swimmers have spent the past seven years performing on stages around the world—though, like Bell, they should never be taken for granted. LOST CHANNELS, their fourth album, finds them once again recording at historic locations. This time in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario and New York state, telling tales of hidden histories, still “mining for light in the dark wells,” still “tuned to an instrument of greater and unknown design.”

www.greatlakeswimmers.com

Mike Cottone says:

April 3, 2010 at 12:08 am

Thanks for posting this, I’m a big fan of GLS. Tony’s voice sounds great live.
Louise says:

April 3, 2010 at 12:28 am

Thanks for adding this Dan. Your a star x

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