Nickel Creek

This article is about the band. For their eponymous album, see Nickel Creek (album).
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
Also known asThe Nickel Creek Band
OriginCarlsbad, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1989–2007, 2014–present
LabelsSugar Hill Records, Nonesuch/Elektra Records
MembersChris Thile
Sara Watkins
Sean Watkins
Past membersByron House
Derek Jones
Scott Thile
Mark Schatz
Websitewww.nickelcreek.com

Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an American bluegrass band consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), and siblings Sara Watkins (fiddle) and Sean Watkins (guitar). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six 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 fourth album “This Side” won a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Following a fifth studio album and a compilation album, the band announced an indefinite hiatus at the conclusion of their 2007 Farewell (For Now) Tour.[1] Following numerous solo projects from the band members, Nickel Creek reformed in 2014 with announcement of a new album and subsequent tour.[2]

  1. ^ "Nickel Creek Going On Hiatus, Just Not Yet". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference blogs.tennessean.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).