Great Show
by moosesoup on 2010-02-08Trinity-St. Paul's Centre - TorontoThis band played great in this venue, had a really great time
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This band played great in this venue, had a really great time
great lake swimmers are amazing. it was a beautiful venue and the performance was perfect.
It seems that churches were built for folk music. The Great Lake Swimmers resonated beautifully in the building. My first time seeing this local group, and hopefully not the last.
St. Paul's was the perfect venue for a group like GLS – close, intimate and woodsy. Their collection of songs were finely crafted and performed. So nice to see and hear honest, humble home-towners who truly appreciate their audience. They should win an award at the Junos or at least get honourable mention. Funny how young artists always look the same no matter what the decade. Love them and wish them every success. But not too much as to not ruin their beautiful sound.
GLS are the loveliest band to watch and perfectly matched to the venue. Totally unforgettable.
What a fantastic show. The venue at St. Pauls church was amazing! I wish I could see every act there! The band was also so amazing! Such a powerful and talented group! They should never play any other venue! Tony's voice is so great I had tears in my eyes. I can't wait to see them again!! This really was the best show I've ever seen!
One of the best concerts I've been to in a long time. The banjo was amazing.
Wow!! What to say about this show... it was well incredible!! From the opening act to the final song it was amazing. I would highly recommend that anyone given the chance to see the great lake swimmers take it as well as jon-rae fletcher he was amazing and was a perfect match to play with the great lake swimmers.
The concert was generally good, and going to the Great Lake Swimmers gives you exactly what you expect - the show centers its focus on Tony Dekker's vocals and performance. And his unique and haunting voice is certainly worth hearing live. The band played mostly tunes from the new album, which was great to showcase these. One drawback seemed to be the venue's sound system - the band's sound in the Vogue Theatre was fairly unbalanced, and overwhelmed by the bass and the drumset, which made it difficult to hear the acoustic instruments (guitar, banjo, fiddle, etc).. A second drawback was that the concert seemed to only take on real life about midway through. Perhaps this is a factor of the kind of music that tends to GLS write, but too many mellow tunes and played in much the same way by all instruments leads to a "sameness" in sound. This was fortunately alleviated mid-set with a solo performance by Dekker, followed by the addition of a guest mandolin player. Overall, a well spent evening and a very enthusiastic crowd, and is a recommendation for anyone who has yet to hear Dekker's voice.
amazing :) if you like their music, you'll love them live :) and they're super nice, too.
They were humble, sweet and musically remarkable. They didn't waste too much time telling us what all their songs were about, they knew we knew already. They worked together and didn't miss a beat. I would definitely suggest everyone and anyone to see them. The Great Lake Swimmers are Canadian music that should not be hidden from the public eye.
The concert and the two bands were really good. They played lots of songs and they were just great. Their songs make your heart beat a bit faster and are very touching! Loved it!
Loved the whole of the concert..pure beauty........
The music was amazing! Great night!! The sound from the Vogue Theatre was pretty good and we had great seats. I would definitely go to see them again!
Totally awsome! The Vogue is a great location but with a band like GLS it's really at its best, especially when PACKED to the rafters like it was tonight!
I would always make time to see the Great Lake Swimmers.