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This article is most the band. For their eponymous anthology, run across Nickel Creek (anthology).

American progressive acoustic music trio

Nickel Creek
Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins on the Farewell (For Now) Tour in October 2007.

Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins on the Farewell (For Now) Tour in October 2007.
Background information
Likewise known as The Nickel Creek Band
Origin Vista, California, U.South.
Genres
  • Progressive bluegrass
  • acoustic pop
  • state
  • folk rock
Years active 1989–2007, 2014–present
Labels Sugar Hill Records, Nonesuch/Elektra Records
Associated acts Alison Krauss, Mutual Admiration Lodge, Dolly Parton, Glen Phillips, Dial Brothers, Switchfoot, Fiction Family, Watkins Family Hour, I'm with Her, Béla Fleck
Website www.nickelcreek.com
Members Chris Thile
Sara Watkins
Sean Watkins
Past members Byron House
Derek Jones
Scott Thile

Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an Americana music group consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), and siblings Sara Watkins (fiddle) and Sean Watkins (guitar). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released half-dozen albums between 1993 and 2006. The band broke out in 2000 with a platinum-selling self-titled album produced by Alison Krauss, earning a number of Grammy and CMA nominations.

Their 4th album "This Side" won a 2003 Grammy Accolade for Best Contemporary Folk Anthology. Following a fifth studio album and a compilation album, the band appear an indefinite hiatus at the decision of their 2007 Farewell (For Now) Tour.[1] Following numerous solo projects from the band members, Nickel Creek reformed in 2022 with proclamation of a new album and subsequent tour.[2]

History [edit]

The Watkins and Thile families met after Sean Watkins and Chris Thile had mandolin lessons with the aforementioned music teacher, John Moore. Sara Watkins studied with Moore's bandmate, Dennis Caplinger. The band name comes from a vocal by Byron Berline, who was Sara Watkins' fiddle instructor.[3]

Early on days: 1989–99 [edit]

Nickel Creek's starting time operation was at That Pizza Place in Carlsbad, California, in 1989 with Scott Thile, Chris's father, playing string bass.[4] [5] The oldest of the Watkins children, Sean was just twelve years old at the time.[6] At the offset of Nickel Creek'due south history, Chris Thile played guitar and Sean Watkins played mandolin just afterwards they decided to switch instruments.[4] The band played many bluegrass festivals throughout the 1990s, and the band members were home-schooled to adjust their tour schedule.[7] Nickel Creek'south first two albums were Piffling Cowpoke (1993) and Here to In that location (1997).

Nickel Creek: 2000–01 [edit]

Nickel Creek met Alison Krauss at 1 of their shows and later invited her to produce their next anthology. According to ring member Sara Watkins, the group was "thrilled" with the guidance they received from Krauss to upgrade their song sound and the overall "production of the CD."[8]

The group received two Grammy nominations: Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Instrumental for the song "Ode to a Butterfly". The trio was nominated at the Country Music Awards for Best Vocal Group and the Horizon Award and were named ane of the "V Music Innovators of the Millennium" by TIME Magazine in May 2000.[9] Nickel Creek's "The Lighthouse'southward Tale" video was nominated for a CMT "Flameworthy Video Award" for Group/Duo Video of the Twelvemonth.[10] [xi]

The ring went on tour and opened xi shows for Lyle Lovett in the summertime of 2000 and appeared on Austin City Limits in Jan 2001 with Dolly Parton. A calendar month later, Parton invited Nickel Creek to perform as her fill-in band at the 2001 Grammy Awards. The trio also had a spring tour with Glen Phillips in a collaboration dubbed Common Adoration Guild. A cocky-titled album was set for release, but was delayed until 2004. Nickel Creek also opened for Vince Gill and Amy Grant that wintertime.[12] [thirteen] Shortly after Nickel Creek started touring, Scott Thile decided to leave the band to spend time with his family. He was replaced by bassist Byron House, who was in March 2001 replaced by bassist Derek Jones.[thirteen]

This Side: 2002–04 [edit]

In 2002, the band released their 4th album, This Side, produced by Alison Krauss. It was a departure from their previous, purely bluegrass releases. The cadre bluegrass influence remained, but with other genres, such as indie rock and folk rock, and they included cover songs—"Spit on a Stranger" past Pavement and "Should've Known Better" by Carrie Newcomer.[14]

A review in Allmusic said that "Thile and the Watkins siblings' originals, easily outdo the likes of folk-rockers Dave Matthews and Hootie & the Blowfish, while forging a new style to rejuvenate a genre that has always been a bit of a nighttime horse."[15]

This Side entered the Billboard 200 at No. eighteen on the chart, and at No. 2 on the magazine'south Top Country Albums chart.[16] The anthology was certified aureate the post-obit year by the RIAA.[17] The success of This Side earned the group a Grammy Laurels for Best Contemporary Folk Album.[5] [eleven] The band was featured in Rolling Stone'due south "Best Of 2002" edition.[11]

During their 2002 and 2003 tour, Nickel Creek opened five shows for John Mayer in Nov 2002,[18] and toured with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings earlier in the twelvemonth.[19] In 2003, Nickel Creek appeared on the Béla Scrap and the Flecktones album Fiddling Worlds.[20]

Why Should the Fire Dice?: 2005 [edit]

In 2005, the band released their fifth anthology, Why Should the Fire Die? with more than rock and pop influences.[21] [22] The album debuted and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard bluegrass chart.[five]

In the summer of 2006, Nickel Creek appeared at numerous music festivals, including Bonnaroo,[23] High Sierra Music Festival, Austin City Limits,[24] SXSW,[25] Lollapalooza[26] and Star Fest.[27]

Bye (For Now) Tour: 2006–07 [edit]

In late summer 2006, via Billboard and their official website, Nickel Creek appear that at the end of the year they would no longer record every bit a grouping and their tour, scheduled through 2007, would be their last for an indefinite flow[28] so band members could expand their musical horizons.[28]

In Nov 2006, Sugar Hill released Reasons Why: The Very Best, a compilation of selected studio tracks from Nickel Creek'due south three latest albums, as well as 2 previously unreleased tracks and all of the music videos from the trio'due south singles.[29] Their vii-month Farewell (For Now) Tour started in April 2007 and concluded in November.[thirty] The tour was originally to be called the Victory Lap Bout, but the band's managers thought that would sound "presumptuous and boastful."[31]

The bout featured guest appearances by Glen Phillips,[32] [33] Jon Brion,[34] Fiona Apple,[35] [36] [37] [38] Bruce Molsky,[39] Bela Fleck,[37] Tom Brosseau[37] and Tift Merritt, amongst others.

Reunion and A Dotted Line: 2014–2020 [edit]

The band announced on February 3, 2022 that they would release a new album in the leap of 2014.[2] Titled A Dotted Line, the anthology was produced by previous collaborator Eric Valentine and marked the group'southward get-go release on Nonesuch Records. Released on Apr one, 2022 in the United States, the album coincided with the grouping's 25th anniversary. A subsequent tour began in April 2022 with over two dozen dates.[40] [41]

Nickel Creek has occasionally reunited to perform on the radio show Live from Hither (hosted past Thile), including once in Nov 2017[42] and again in February 2019.[43] A Dotted Line's "Destination" was selected equally the theme song for the Netflix original series, "Sweet Magnolias." The series premiered May 19, 2020.

On October 2, 2020, the band announced the release of their debut live album, Live From The Trick Theater, recorded on May 19, 2022 at the Flim-flam Theater in Oakland, CA .[44]

Nickel Stream: A Livecreek Experience (2021) [edit]

On February 9, 2021, Nickel Creek announced a series of livestream concerts on Feb. 21 and 28 as the start of a new series known as Livecreek. They connected to release other streams throughout early 2021. [45]

Awards and nominations [edit]

Wins [edit]

  • 2000: IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year
  • 2001: IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year
  • 2002: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album (This Side)
  • 2006: CMT Pinnacle 10 Land Compilations of 2006 (Reasons Why: The Very All-time)[29]

Nominations [edit]

  • 2001: Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album (Nickel Creek)
  • 2001: Grammy Laurels for Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Ode to a Butterfly")
  • 2001: CMA Honour for Best Vocal Grouping
  • 2001: CMA Horizon Award
  • 2005: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album (Why Should the Fire Die?)
  • 2005: Grammy Award for Best State Instrumental Performance ("Scotch & Chocolate")
  • 2015: Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance ("Destination")
  • 2015: Grammy Award for Best Americana Album (A Dotted Line)

Discography [edit]

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • Nickel Creek'due south official site

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_Creek

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