Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek | |
|---|---|
Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan on the Farewell (For Now) Tour, October 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Nickel Creek Band |
| Origin | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1989–2007, 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Chris Thile Sara Watkins Sean Watkins |
| Past members | Byron House Derek Jones Scott Thile Mark Schatz |
| Website | nickelcreek |
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 Carlsbad, 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. After a fifth studio album and a compilation album, the band announced an indefinite hiatus at the conclusion of their 2007 Farewell (For Now) Tour. After numerous solo projects from the band members, Nickel Creek reformed in 2014 announcing new album and subsequent tour.