Thor Harris

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Name = Thor Harris


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Instrument = Drums, hammer dulcimer, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, water bowls, found instruments and homemade instruments.
Genre = Rock, Folk rock, Indie rock, lo-fi music
Occupation = Percussionist, carpenter, art instructor
Years_active = 1986–Present
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Associated_acts = Shearwater (2001-present)
Bill Callahan (2005-present)
Devendra Banhart (2004)
The Angels of Light (1999-2001)
[http://bookaband.com/Band/Rebecca%20Cannon Rebecca Cannon] (1995-present)
[http://www.robhalverson.com Rob Halverson] (1995-present)
Lisa Germano
Gretchen Phillips

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Thor Harris (born February 2, 1965) is a musician, painter, and carpenter. He is the percussionist for Shearwater (2001–present), a band from in Austin, Texas. He has performed with Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light, Lisa Germano, Gretchen Phillips, Devendra Banhart, Rebecca Cannon and Rob Halverson. He has recorded one solo album, entitled Fields of Innards.

Discography

*Fields of Innards (1999, Thor Harris and Rob Halverson)
*"New Mother" (1999, Angels of Light on Young God Records)
*Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound (2000, Rob Halverson)
*"The Dissolving Room" (2001, Shearwater on Grey Flat)
*"Everybody Makes Mistakes" (2002, Shearwater on Misra)
*"Winged Life" (2004, Shearwater on Misra)
*"Rejoicing in the Hands" (2004, Devendra Banhart on Young God)
*"Niño Rojo" (2004, Devendra Banhart on Young God)
*"A River Ain't Too Much to Love" (May 31, 2005; Smog (Bill Callahan))
*"Palo Santo" (2006, Shearwater on Misra)
*"Woke on a Whaleheart" (April 17, 2007; Bill Callahan on Drag City)
*"Rook (2008, Shearwater)

External links

* [http://www.shearwatermusic.com Shearwater's official site]
* [http://www.younggodrecords.com Young God Records official site]
* [http://www.ieatrecords.com/onesheets/ie11_info.html Review of Fields of Innards]
* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:75578 Article about Thor and his House]