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Andy Thornton

About Me

Andy Thornton has been writing songs since the day he first picked up a guitar at age 14. His instinct for telling a story is only equalled by his passion to get beneath the surface of everyday life and unveil the secrets of the human heart; whether it be anger, frustration, tenderness, wild love or hope of justice.


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Member Since: 1/5/2006
Band Website: http://www.evinsol.co.uk/andythornton
Band Members:

credits for 'Sunflower Girl' (2005)...

Iain Archer : acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
Lucy Bannister: viola
Simon Jaquet: mandolin
Eddie John : drums
Katy Jones: cello
Alan Tait: cello
Neal Thornton: orchestral support
...everything else... Andy Thornton

Mixed by Rafe McKenna
Assisted by Tom "Pro fessional Tools" Bailey
Mastered by Tom Leader at LCL Digital


Sounds Like: Bruce Cockburn, Elvis Costello, Damien Rice
Record Label: dubious recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

How the world looks to a 7 year old

On Sunday our daughter was told that the clocks go forward (into British Summer Time) and she dutifully sorted out her bedroom clock and arrived downstairs in the morning knowing the right (new) time....
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:40:00 GMT

New Tunes / Old Tunes

I thought I'd stick up some old tunes and masquerade them as new ones on my profile.  So I did.  'You Don't Know What You Don't Know' sounded good when I came acrooss it the other day (to me at least)...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Free kick

Just want to pay homage to my Australian girlfriend and commiserate the loss of her team from the World Cup.  I was travelling on a train at the time of the match, she was watching and telling m...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:54:00 GMT

consumption

Today I bought a new USB stick to save my files. It's one of those utilitarian / novelty ones.  At the other end from where you plug it into the computer it's got a mini tea-strainer so you can m...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:57:00 GMT