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ThorNton Creek's music explores a variety of styles that range from haunting acoustic to bluesy rock. But ThorNton Creek takes it one step further to incorporate elements of blues, jazz, and country. ThorNton Creek's music has a pleasant familiarity, but they are not clones. Thornton Bowman's lyrics and wistful Southern voice are at the heart of the band. Bowman grew up in Virginia near the Tennessee border. Many of his songs have a Southern, front porch feel. The band began performing in 1996 shortly after Bowman released his solo CD, In the Kitchen of the Blacksmith. His music has been used in several documentaries, around very many kegs and at least once in a Playboy video. Don Miller (electric guitar, vocals), Steve Miller (bass), Mark Drake (drums), and Eric Smith (mandolin/Dobro/bottleneck guitar) fill out the band.
(ThorNton Creek)	Discs A Different Door, released February 2011 Whiskey, released July 2006 Six times Strongerreleased 2002 SpookyBird EP, five songs, rare and out of print Songs from the Urban Watershed, an earlier TC lineup In the Kitchen of the Blacksmith, Thornton's solo work
	Download Demo Clips Mind Like a Window (490kB) Frying Pan (1.1MB) Don't Forget About Me (1.8MB) Whiskey (1.1MB) Laugh Away (1.2MB)

About A Different Door, the altCountryForum says: Thornton Bowman with his raspy vocals and vocal timbre matches Stephen Stills in his younger years. The six are well aware of the fact that too much is too much. They are avoiding this pitfall. Arrangements on this album are thus carefully done. "A Different Door" contains beautiful melancholic Americana music with a laidback groove. It is a relief to hear the creative melodies, compelling vocals and lyrics about everything Bowman is moved by. [The CD] is a wonderful, enjoyable and well made record. (Johan Schoenmakers) About Whiskey, Victory Music Review says: If you've ever hung out at honky tonks in a small western town watching locals two step and swing to music accented by clinking glasses, then you have experienced the feel of Thornton Creek. And if you listen only for the feel, you might miss something important: the intriguing lyrics of Thornton Bowman. Musically, this is a fun-filled album, but take a moment to sit with the lyric sheet to appreciate the craft and the wry view of songwriter Thornton Bowman... (Char Seawell) About Six Times Stronger, Victory Music Review says: The name ThorNton Creek conjures up the image of a Bluegrass band, but this band has a diverse sound that's hard to categorize - sort of country/folk/pop, but frequently with more edge; and of course this CD is 'six times stronger.' The band cranks out 11 solid tracks, plus a delightful bonus track/jam at the end....this is a tight, well produced CD, that will bring the listener back to it again and again in order to fully appreciate its many artistic levels. (Alan Kausal) About In the Kitchen of the Blacksmith, The Rocket said: ...if you like Neil Young, Bowman will have you beaming. The man isn't a clone by any means, but there's enough in his voice to get you harking back to old Neil's acoustic work. As far as his writing goes, the songs are a much more slippery beast, lyrically dense, sometimes even serpentine, uncoiling soul the way a good song should and that little kernel of truth, the way the best songwriters should. (Chris Nickson) About ThorNton Creek, a satisfied customer said: Best bar band in the world. If you are looking for a laid-back, no-attitude band to play your laid-back, no-attitude club, you couldn't ask for a better group than ThorNton Creek. We had them in more than once, and every time they packed the house. This CD is a great addition to their already fantastic song library, and I look forward to seeing them play some of this new stuff live. Outstanding musicians and a really cool group of people - I just can't say enough good things about them. (Clay from Guppys West Seattle)

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