Mike Overton (upright bass), Darcy Yates (electric bass), Mike Olsen (cello), and Mike Bonnell (organ) also contributed their talents to this recording. In addition to the core band of Tony Dekker (voice, guitar), Erik Arnesen (banjo, electric guitar), and Colin Huebert (drums, percussion, glockenspiel, timpani), the new album features special guest appearances by singer-songwriter Serena Ryder (backing vocals, autoharp), Bob Egan of Blue Rodeo (pedal steel and dobro), Sarah Harmer (backing vocals) and Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy and Arcade Fire (string arrangements). Album closer "I Became Awake" is country-infused lullaby which speaks to revelation and self-realization. "There Is A Light" is a love song thinly veiled as a protest song, and similarly, "I Am Part Of A Large Family" contains a message of peace. "Where In The World Are You", "Passenger Song" and "Changing Colours" touch on themes of seeking grace and understanding in the weary journey of everyday life, and the latter reflects on the cycle of living and dying. These ten new songs are largely inspired by Canada's majestic natural environment ("Your Rocky Spine"), and our reciprocal relationship with the land ("Put There By The Land"). The atmospheric sound has been referred to as "ambient folk." The new record is permeated with a rich natural reverb, courtesy of London, Ontario's Aeolian Hall, which creates the magical background on which the songs are painted, with a melancholic finesse that pulls at the heartstrings at the same time. Tony Dekker is the singer/songwriter behind the musical project Great Lake Swimmers, and the new third full-length album "Ongiara" will be released in Canada on Maby Nettwerk Productions while (weewerk) will release a Limited Edition Vinyl version of "Ongiara" with special gatefold artwork.Īs with the first two critically acclaimed albums ("Great Lake Swimmers" 2003, and "Bodies and Minds" 2005 released by weewerk), "Ongiara" continues to explore the worlds of indie folk, roots music and alt-country pop, with a focus on lyrics and the craft of songwriting. Natural reverb and folkie arrangements complement Dekker's soft voice perfectly" - Exclaim! His haunting, somber ballads emit an otherworldly quality, due in no small part to the natural environment in which they're captured. "Tony Dekker takes acoustics very seriously.
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