GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS ~In Pieces Tour ~ with TBD special guest

Saturday, September 21, 2024 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM

All Ages

Seated

$23 Advance, $28 Day of Show 

This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our .

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.

Both cerebral and sublime, the Great Lake Swimmers consistently keep audiences entranced, whether through their astute arrangements or simply their eagerness and enthusiasm. The Cedar is honored to welcome our neighbors to the north back to our stage after way too long of an uncertain time.“Ambient Zen Americana” -Mojo

Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by songwriter/vocalist Tony Dekker.

Based in Toronto, 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 unique and historical locales with a revolving cast of personnel. They are renowned for their homespun folk and lush, intimate Americana in their live set.

Great Lake Swimmers celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2023 with “Uncertain Country,” an album where doubts are followed by discovery, demos end up as finished tracks, and themes of new beginnings, rear-view reflections, and ruminations on the fluidity of time form the basis of the album. It follows a prolonged period of collective anxiety. Recorded in different locales—and with a variety of musicians—a theme of questioning runs throughout. Even before the world turned upside down, Dekker felt mired in uncertainty: from the climate crisis to the ever-changing political landscape. The “uncertain country” chosen as the album’s theme is not a specific place. Rather, it’s a territory we, as humans, inhabit in the 21st century—a world that, more often than not, is confusing, unfamiliar and unsettling.

Great Lake Swimmers were shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and nominated twice for Canada’s Juno Awards, with the CBC calling them “a national treasure.”“Dekker's preoccupation with the Canadian state of mind flourishes in his lyrics. Few Songwriters are able to convey the country's harsh beauty as well. ...Canadian folk tradition personified in the 21st century” –Exclaim!“Dekker has done a masterful job of finding that balance on The Waves, the Wake, which has enough connections to the past to satisfy long-time fans of Great Lake Swimmers even while the singer looks to the future and moves forward as an artist.” –The Georgia Straight“A minimalist, atmospheric compendium of songs with a sonic environment the listener can easily get lost in.” –The Vue

To learn more about GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS:

• Visit their website here

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