# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Great Lake Swimmers with special guest Justin Wells at Turntable in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 22, 2025!

Great Lake Swimmers

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, out October 10, 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 in Dekker’s songwriting.

Great Lake Swimmers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and nominated twice for Canada’s Juno Awards, with the CBC calling them “a national treasure.”

“A stunning variety of tones and textures... nothing less than both cerebral and sublime”
— American Songwriter, 4/5

“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

“Dekker’s preoccupation with the Canadian state of mind flourishes in his lyrics. Few songwriters are able to convey the country’s harsh beauty as well. ...Canadian folk tradition personified in the 21st century.”
— Exclaim!

Justin Wells

With Justin Wells’ latest album, ?????????, the Kentucky singer-songwriter once again stokes the fiery depths of his pure intent, the core elements of the record revolving around things that matter most in life — steadfast family, genuine friends, and creative fulfillment.

Captured by Grammy-nominated producer Duane Lundy at his legendary studio in Lexington, Kentucky, ????????? came about as an ode to Wells’ wife, Andrea, with whom he first crossed paths with when they were both teenagers.

“Cynthiana is the small central Kentucky town where we met,” Wells says. “There’s little pieces of her in all of these songs.”

The 10-song LP harnesses the raw power and lyrical honesty that’s made Wells a stoic figure in the rich, vibrant tapestry of music bubbling up over the last decade or so from The Bluegrass State — with Wells’ tone and talent quickly spilling out to the rest of the country.

“Cranking up the amps and gliding down the fretboard of his Fender Telecaster, singer-songwriter Justin Wells — in a similar tone to the late, great George Jones — rumbled across the Outpost stage, the sweat of a humid mid-summer afternoon dripping from his forehead,” Rolling Stone wrote of his recent AVLFest appearance.

It doesn’t matter to Wells the portals by which he’s able to reach the listener. What counts is this internal mission to connect with whoever’s in the room — folks in search of compassion and something real in a sometimes lonely and confusing world.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/indianapolis/great-lake-swimmers-at-turntable/200028769128503
- **Event Categories**: music, kentucky-derby, entertainment, rodeo
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Indianapolis
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6281 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46220
- **lat**: 39.86938
- **long**: -86.1457
- **full address**: 6281 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46220

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable being held?
  - **A:** Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable takes place on Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm to Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm at 6281 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46220.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable?
  - **A:** Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable is organized by Turntable Indianapolis.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Indianapolis, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Great Lake Swimmers at Turntable sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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