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Tony Dekker
Tony Dekker is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Most noted as leader of the indie folk band Great Lake Swimmers, he has also released two solo albums. Early life and education Born and raised in Wainfleet, Ontario,"Tony Dekker's rural roots". ''Welland Tribune'', July 22, 2005. Dekker studied literature at the University of Western Ontario."Dekker's music is his art". ''Welland Tribune'', July 12, 2003. Career Dekker recorded his band's first two albums, ''Great Lake Swimmers'' and '' Bodies and Minds,'' in Wainfleet, in an abandoned grain silo and a Catholic church, respectively. By the time of the band's third album ''Ongiara'', Dekker and the band were based in Toronto full time. In 2008, Dekker composed the score for ''Song Sung Blue'', a documentary film. In addition to his work with Great Lake Swimmers, Dekker released his debut solo album ''Prayer of the Woods'' in 2013. He followed up in 2014 with ''Tony Dekker Sings 10 Years of Zunior'', an album of covers of othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wainfleet, Ontario
Wainfleet is a rural township in southern Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. There is a small and growing tourist industry, near and on Lake Erie at the southern area of Wainfleet called Long Beach. Wainfleet is also the home of the Marshville Heritage Village, a living history museum, recreating life in Ontario c. 1850-1910. Communities The township includes the communities of Attercliffe, Beckett's Bridge, Belleview Beach, Burnaby, Camelot Beach, Chambers Corners, Long Beach, Morgan's Point, O'Reilly's Bridge, Ostryhon Corners, Perry, Wainfleet (known until the 1920s as Marshville), Wellandport (which straddles the border with the neighbouring Township of West Lincoln), Willow Bay and Winger. Wainfleet is near Willow Bay. The administrative offices of the township are located in Wainfleet. Coat of arms Wainfleet Township's Coat of Arms consists of a white shield depicting a red cross, which symbolizes the arms of Lincoln, England, with a maple leaf in its centre. The maple l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |