Thor Harris

Thor Harris
Born	February 7, 1965 (1965-02-07)
Genres	Rock, Folk rock, Indie rock, lo-fi music
Occupations	Percussionist, carpenter, art instructor
Instruments	Drums, hammer dulcimer, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, clarinet, water bowls, found instruments and homemade instruments.
Years active	1986–Present
Associated acts	Shearwater (2001-present) Bill Callahan (2005-present) Devendra Banhart (2004) The Angels of Light (1999-2001) Rebecca Cannon (1995-present) Rob Halverson (1995-present) Lisa Germano Gretchen Phillips Swans

Thor Harris (born February 7, 1965) is a musician, painter, and carpenter. He is the percussionist for Shearwater (2001–present), a band from Austin, Texas. He has performed with Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light, Lisa Germano, Gretchen Phillips, Devendra Banhart, Rebecca Cannon, Rob Halverson and Swans. 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)
• The Golden Archipelago (2010, Shearwater)
• My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (2010, Swans)

External links

• Shearwater's official site
• Young God Records official site
• Review of Fields of Innards
• Article about Thor and his House