Media memberships now available
Due to media demand, Swim Drink Fish Music is now making Ballad of a Fisherman's Wife available as an mp3 download for media preview and... [more]
Great Lake Swimmers create new song honouring Gulf fishermen, SDFM
Great Lake Swimmers, the Canadian folk-rock outfit led by Tony Dekker, will release a new track this week honouring fishermen and families... [more]
Waterkeeper Mark reflects after Wolfe Island Music Fest
The Wolfe Island Music Festival was a great place to meet and talk with people from around the Lake Ontario last weekend. From the... [more]
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I Could Be Nothing was recorded LIVE at "Swim Drink Fish Music Presents: Great Lake Swimmers" on June 5, 2010. Tony Dekker gives a special spoken word intro to the song that explains it all ...
For a project that has seen a slow upward trajectory since its humble beginnings in 2001, the Great Lake Swimmers are suddenly getting exponentially more attention, entrancing newcomers to the band with Tony Dekker’s unforgettable voice and compelling songwriting. Though his supporting cast has changed over the years—with the exception of longtime right-hand man Erik Arnesen — Dekker has always encircled him self with sympathetic players who value spacious arrangements that frame his vocals.
Great Lake Swimmers' fourth album, Lost Channels, was released in 2009. It was shortlisted for Polaris Music Prize and nominated for a JUNO Award. For album information, tour details and merchandise, visit the band online:
www.greatlakeswimmers.com.
