Ongiara

Ongiara
Studio album by Great Lake Swimmers
Released	March 27, 2007 (Canada) May 8, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded	Aeolian Hall London, Ontario
Genre	Folk rock
Length	43:21
Label	Nettwerk
Producer	Andy Magoffin
Great Lake Swimmers chronology
Bodies and Minds (2005) Ongiara (2007) Lost Channels (2009)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	[2]
PopMatters	[3]

Ongiara is an album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released on March 27, 2007. The album was released on Nettwerk.

The band recorded most of the album in London, Ontario's historic music venue Aeolian Hall with producer Andy Magoffin.

The title Ongiara was the name of the boat that ferried the band to Toronto Island, where they recorded the initial demo. "Ongiara" is also the original name for Niagara Falls; the name is said to have originated from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra and the local tribe of Iroquois inhabitants known as the Ongiaras.

Guest musicians appearing on the album include Serena Ryder, Sarah Harmer, Owen Pallett and Bob Egan.^[4]

Ongiara was available for purchase on iTunes during March 2007, before its scheduled release on March 27. The song "Your Rocky Spine" reached #1 on CBC Radio 3's The R3-30 charts the week of June 14, 2007.

The song "Changing Colors" has been covered by American pop singer Josh Groban. Groban used the song as the opening song on his 2011 "Straight To You Tour."

Track listing

1. "Your Rocky Spine" – 3:36
2. "Backstage with the Modern Dancers" – 4:28
3. "Catcher Song" – 4:11
4. "Changing Colours" – 4:44
5. "There Is a Light" – 5:06
6. "Put There by the Land" – 2:43
7. "I Am Part of a Large Family" – 4:23
8. "Where in the World Are You" – 3:49
9. "Passenger Song" – 4:28
10. "I Became Awake" – 5:53

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. PopMatters review
4. "Great Lake Swimmers Sign With Nettwerk For New Album". Chart. 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2009-04-27.