Great Lake Swimmers
Fri, Oct 23
|Whiskey Creek Zócalo
“It floats from country to folk to indie rock and back again… a sharp-toothed but achingly beautiful portrait of the natural world and the human condition.” – New Noise Magazine
Time & Location
Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 US-180 East, Arenas Valley, NM 88022, USA
About the event
Great lake Swimmers
$15 advance $20 at the door/ 6pm Doors
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…
Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
Oct 23, 5:00 PM
$15.00
+$0.38 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00