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Infobox musical artist|name = Nickel Creek|image = Nickel Creek in Oct 2007.jpg|caption = Chris Thile , Sara Watkins , and Sean Watkins on the Farewell (For Now) tour in October 2007.|image_size =|landscape = yes|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Vista, California , United States of America|USA |genre = Progressive bluegrass Acoustic music|Acoustic |years_active = 19892007|label = Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill Records |associated_acts = Alison Krauss , Mutual Admiration Society (collaboration)|Mutual Admiration Society , Punch Brothers , Switchfoot , Fiction Family |website = http://www.nickelcreek.com/ www.nickelcreek.com| past_members = Chris Thile Sara Watkins Sean Watkins Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile ( mandolin ), Sara Watkins ( fiddle ) and Sean Watkins ( guitar ).May, Caryn. http://www.tsweekly.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=93& Itemid=1 "Nickel Creek dares to branch out". The Source Weekly . July 14, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2008. The band was founded in 1989 and released six albums between 1993 and 2006, winning a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Nickel Creek disbanded in 2007.
History
The two families, the Watkinses and the Thiles, met after Sean Watkins and Chris Thile had mandolin lessons with the same music instructor, John Moore.Sara Watkins studied with Moore's bandmate, Dennis Caplinger. The band name comes from a song by Byron Berline, who was Sara Watkins' fiddle instructor.Seida, Linda. http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Bio.aspx? ArtistID=36325 "Chris Thile Bio on JamBase". JamBase . Retrieved December 27, 2007.
Early days: 19891999
Nickel Creek's first performance was at That Pizza Place in Carlsbad, California in 1989 with Chris Thile|Scott Thile , Chris's father, playing string bass .Havighurst, Craig. http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag92/nickelcreek.shtml "Nickel Creek: Newgrass Wunderkinder". Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar . August 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2008.Quillien, Shay. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070427/ai_n19063627 "Hit-making Nickel Creek tries to catch its breath". Oakland Tribune . April 27, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2008.Rubin, Steven. http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/18/entertainment/music/11_41_0212_14_05.txt "Grammys follow Nickel Creek as sound morphs". NC Times . December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2008. The oldest of the Watkins children, Sean was only twelve years old at the time.cite web | url = http://www.blueridgecountry.com/people/sean-watkins.html | title = ''Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins Blue Ridge Exclusive Interview | publisher = Blue Ridge'' | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2007-10-13 At the start of Nickel Creek's history, Chris Thile played guitar and Sean Watkins played mandolin but later they decided to switch instruments. The band played many bluegrass festivals throughout the 1990s, and the band members were home-school ed to accommodate their tour schedule.cite web | url = http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/2051/nickel_creek? page=3 | title = Nickel Creek: Mandolin With No Country | publisher = Paste Magazine | date = 2006-08-01 | accessdate = 2007-10-13Nickel Creek's first two albums were Little Cowpoke (1993) and Here to There (1997).
main|Nickel Creek (album)Nickel Creek met Alison Krauss at one of their shows and later invited her to produce their next album. According to band member Sara Watkins, the group was "thrilled" with the guidance they received from Krauss to upgrade their vocal sound and the overall "production of the CD." http://www.ibluegrass.com/vi_posting3.CFM? "Sara Watkins". iBluegrass.com. 1999. Retrieved on October 13, 2007 Their eponymous release was later certified gold and platinum. Citation needed|date=July 2011 The group received two Grammy Award|Grammy nominations: Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album|Best Bluegrass Album and Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental|Best Country Instrumental for the song "Ode to a Butterfly". The trio was nominated at the CMA Awards for Best Vocal Group and the Horizon Award and were named one of the "Five Music Innovators of the Millennium" by TIME Magazine in May 2000.Jeckell, Barry A. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1738710 "CMA Awards Add McBride, Tritt & More". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . October 10, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2008.Nickel Creek's " The Lighthouse's Tale " video was nominated for a CMT "Flameworthy Video Award" for Group/Duo Video of the Year.Jeckell, Barry A. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1490399 "Jackson, McBride, Keith Lead 'Flameworthy' Noms". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . May 14, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2008.Nickel Creek. http://web.archive.org/web/20020608060304/ http://www.nickelcreek.com/bios.htm "Meet The Band". Nickel Creek. June 8, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
The band went on tour and opened eleven shows for Lyle Lovett in the summer of 2000 and appeared on Austin City Limits in January 2001 with Dolly Parton . A month later Parton invited Nickel Creek to perform as her backup band at the 2001 Grammy Awards. The trio also had a spring tour with Glen Phillips in a collaboration dubbed Mutual Admiration Society . A self-titled album was set to be released, but was delayed until 2004. Nickel Creek also opened for Vince Gill and Amy Grant in that winter.Martens, Todd. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1059901 "Grant, Gill Take Christmas On Tour". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . September 21, 2001. Retrieved February 3, 2008.Sara Watkins , Sean Watkins . http://web.archive.org/web/20040624063730/www.nickelcreek.com/journals.htm "Nickel Creek Journals". Nickel Creek. August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 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 and in March 2001 was replaced by bassist, Derek Jones.Sara Watkins . http://web.archive.org/web/20040624063730/www.nickelcreek.com/journals.htm "Nickel Creek Journals". Nickel Creek. August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
This Side : 20022004
main|This SideIn 2002 the band released their fourth album, This Side , produced by Alison Krauss. It was a departure from their previous releases which were purely bluegrass. Although the core influence of bluegrass remained, other genres such as indie rock and folk rock were present in their music included cover songs Spit on a Stranger by Pavement (band)|Pavement , and ''Should've Known Better by Carrie Newcomer . http://music.barnesandnoble.com/features/interview.asp? NID=581248 Nickel Creek Tackle Bluegrass Tradition and Pop Innovation on This Side. Barnes & Noble . August 16, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
Critics responded positively to the album and 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 dark horse ."Charles Spano. Allmusic|class=album|id=r598966|pure_url=yes "This Side& nbsp;& ndash; Nickel Creek". Allmusic . Retrieved November 11, 2007.
This Side entered the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 at #18 on the chart, and at #2 on the magazine's Top Country Albums chart.Martens, Todd/Ellis, Michael. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1621485 "Nelly Topples The Boss At No. 1". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . August 22, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2008. The album was certified gold the following year by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA . http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1478150/20030911/creek_nickel.jhtml "Nickel Creek Certified Gold". Country Music Television|CMT . September 11, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2008. The success of This Side earned the group a Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album|Best Contemporary Folk Album . The band was featured in Rolling Stone 's "Best Of 2002" edition.
During their 2002 and 2003 tour Nickel Creek opened five shows for John Mayer in November 2002,Jeckell, Barry A. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1749373 "Mayer Taps Randolph, Nickel Creek For Fall Tour". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . October 25, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2008. and toured with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings earlier in the year.Sara Watkins . http://web.archive.org/web/20040624063730/www.nickelcreek.com/journals.htm "Nickel Creek Journals". Nickel Creek. November 19, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2007. In 2003, Nickel Creek appeared on the Bιla Fleck and the Flecktones album Little Worlds .Jeckell, Barry A. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1911923 "Flecktones Prep Ambitious Triple 'Worlds'". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . June 12, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
Why Should the Fire Die? : 2005
main|Why Should the Fire Die? In 2005 the band released their fifth album, Why Should the Fire Die? with more rock and pop influences.cite web | url = http://www.blueridgecountry.com/faces/seanwatkins.cfm | title = Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins Blue Ridge Exclusive Interview | publisher = Blue Ridge | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2007-10-13 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927064706/ http://www.blueridgecountry.com/faces/seanwatkins.cfm |archivedate = September 27, 2007Cook, Dennis. http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx? StoryID=7300 "Chris Thile: Bringing In Some New Blood". JamBase. Retrieved January 17, 2007. the album debuted and peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard bluegrass chart.
In the summer of 2006 Nickel Creek appeared at numerous music festivals, including Bonnaroo , http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1522948/20060201/creek_nickel.jhtml "Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Announced". Country Music Television|CMT . February 1, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008. High Sierra Music Festival , Austin City Limits , http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1002538617 "Petty, Morrison, Nelson Top 'Austin City Limits' Bill". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . May 18, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008. SXSW ,Cohen, Johnathan. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1001699388 "First Round Of Artists Confirmed For SXSW". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . December 15, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2008.LollapaloozaJeckell, Barry A. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1002198005 "Chili Peppers, Kanye, Wilco Lead Lollapalooza Lineup". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . March 16, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008. and Star Fest.Jeckell, Barry A. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1002538161 "Train, Pink lead Atlanta's Star Fest". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . May 17, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
Farewell (For Now) : 20062007
In late summer 2006, via Billboard and their official website, Nickel Creek announced that at the end of the year they would no longer be recording as a group and their tour, scheduled through 2007, would be their last for an indefinite period of timeHasty, Katie. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003053813 "Nickel Creek Going On Hiatus, Just Not Yet". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . August 28, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2008. so band members could expand their musical horizons.
In November 2006 Sugar Hill released Reasons Why: The Very Best , a compilation of selected studio tracks from Nickel Creek's three latest albums, as well as two previously unreleased tracks and all of the music videos from the trio's singles. Their seven-month Farewell (For Now) Tour started in April 2007 and ended in November. http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1552705/02162007/creek_nickel.jhtml "Nickel Creek Prepares First Leg of Farewell Tour". Country Music Television|CMT . Retrieved February 19, 2008. The tour was originally intended to be called the Victory Lap Tour, but the band's managers thought that would make them sound "presumptuous and boastful".Argyrakis, Andy. http://www.concertlivewire.com/interviews/nickelint.htm "Interview with Sean Watkins: Roots rock/alternative country combiners Nickel Creek say "farewell" for now LiveWire . August 8, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
The tour featured numerous guest appearances by Glen Phillips ,Jackson, Cory. http://media.www.marshallparthenon.com/media/storage/paper534/news/2007/07/19/Life/Sold-Out.Crowd.Says.farewell.To.Nickel.Creek-2925303.shtml "Sold out crowd says 'farewell' to Nickel Creek" Marshall Parthenon . Retrieved March 1, 2008.Dickens, Tad. http://www.roanoke.com/entertainment/insideout/podcasts/wb/138113 "End of the road for Nickel Creek? ". The Roanoke Times . November 2, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.Jon Brion ,MacDonald, Patrick. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003703099_nickel12.html "Bluegrass fans tell Nickel Creek "hurry back"". The Seattle Times . May 11, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.Fiona Apple ,Hasty, Kate. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003587793 "Apple, Nickel Creek Teaming For Tour". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard . May 18, 2007.Madison, Tjames. http://www.livedaily.com/news/12126.html "Fiona Apple joins Nickel Creek's 'farewell' tour". LiveDaily . May 17, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.Madison, Tjames. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2007/05/nickel_creek_fi.html "Nickel Creek & Fiona Apple& nbsp;& ndash; 2007 collaborative & farewell Tour Dates (Summerstage)". Brooklyn Vegan . May 17, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008. Bruce Molsky , http://compassrecords.com/blog/bruce-molsky-on-tour-with-nickel-creek "Bruce Molsky On Tour with Nickel Creek". Compass Records . October 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2008. Bela Fleck , Tom Brosseau Kilgore, Kym. http://www.livedaily.com/news/12920.html "Nickel Creek tours to the finish". LiveDaily . October 4, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008. and Tift Merritt , among others.
The band had plans to record its final performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville in November 2007 but the idea was later "scrapped".John. http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/nickel-creek-no-dvd-after-all/ "Nickel Creek& nbsp;& ndash; no DVD after all". The Bluegrass Blog . November 7, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.Dollar, Steve. http://www.nysun.com/article/71455 "Putting the 'Blue' Back in Bluegrass" The New York Sun . February 19, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008. http://www.gotorenotahoe.com/news/stories/html/2007/04/25/2944.php "Bluegrass group Nickel Creek says farewell (for now)". Go to Reno Tahoe . April 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
Awards and nominations
Wins
2000: IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year
2001: IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year
2003: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album ( This Side )
2006: CMT Top 10 Country Compilations of 2006 ( Reasons Why: The Very Best ) http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1548768/20061222/creek_nickel.jhtml "Top 10 Country Compilations of 2006". Country Music Television|CMT . December 22, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
Nominations
2001: Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album ( Nickel Creek (album)|Nickel Creek )
2001: Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Ode to a Butterfly")
2001: CMA Awards|CMA Award for Best Vocal Group
2001: CMA Horizon Award
2005: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album ( Why Should the Fire Die? )
2005: Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance (" Scotch & Chocolate ")
http://www.nickelcreek.com/ Nickel Creek's official site
http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp Archived Audio Featured on show 165 of WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx? id=5811 NewMusicBox cover: Chris Thile in conversation with Frank J. Oteri, October 27, 2008 (includes video)
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