Great Lake Swimmers w. Colleen Brown

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Music / Alternative / Alternative Rock. Starts 7:30 PM. Capturing light is not easy: ask any outdoor photographer. In order to capture the perfect shot, one has to be ready for fragmentary shifts in illumination. In that spirit, Caught Light is Great Lake Swimmers' ninth album, and perhaps their most nimble: be prepared, don't overthink, act fast. Founder Tony Dekker has always been akin to a wildlife photographer, often choosing to make records in unique surroundings with a connection to Ontario history. This time, he holed up in the Ganaraska Forest, between Peterborough and Port Hope, with producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas) and engineer Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo). Their goal was to tap the warmth of early '70s folk/pop/rock, whether it be the cozy sonic sweater of Gordon Lightfoot's classic work, or the gentleness of underrated American songwriter Dory Previn. Dekker made everyone listen to John Martyn's 1971 album Bless the Weather before the session. For the first time, Dekker ceded control to a producer, albeit one who had once been the bassist in Great Lake Swimmers (2007-08). Yates chose the studio and the backing band, which included veteran drummer Gary Craig (Bruce Cockburn, Jann Arden), who Dekker calls , "rdquo" -> the Jim Keltner of Canada." Tracking was completed in three days, Nashville-style, with only two days of overdubs, including Colleen Brown's backing vocals. Compare that with 2023's Uncertain Country, which took three pandemic-stricken years to make. Caught Light was captured in the shortest amount of time Dekker had ever spent making a record, and it's likely to be the one with perhaps the longest impact. That's because Caught Light is not just the most fully realized Great Lake Swimmers album in years, but it also leads off with two of Dekker's strongest singles. , "rdquo" -> One More Dance Around the Sun" is an open-window, summer-driving song to accompany a golden-hour trip through the backroads of your childhood hometown. Dekker himself mov

Great Lake Swimmers w. Colleen Brown is a music event at SPACE in the Chicago area, scheduled on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Event Beast lists it with the date, venue and a link to the official page so you can decide whether it belongs in your plans.

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Event

Great Lake Swimmers w. Colleen Brown

Date

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Venue

SPACE

Area

Chicago

Category

Music

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