Nickel Creek was an American acoustic music trio. Although the group's music has roots from
bluegrassBluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of country music. It has roots in Irish, West African, Scottish, Welsh and English traditional music. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of immigrants from the United Kingdom and Ireland , and African-Americans, particularly...
, the trio describes itself as "progressive acoustic". Nickel Creek consisted of three permanent members:
Chris ThileChris Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and vocalist for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers and his most recent album is Punch. He has also recorded five albums as a solo artist, debuting with Leading Off in 1994...
(
mandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It is descended from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family...
),
Sara WatkinsSara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1999 as the fiddler of the progressive bluegrass group, Nickel Creek, which consists of herself and her elder brother, Sean, as well as mandolinist Chris Thile...
(
fiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, including the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
), and her brother
Sean WatkinsSean Charles Watkins is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is a member of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek, the duo Fiction Family and the supergroup Works Progress Administration.-Nickel Creek:...
(
guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
). The trio has always recorded and toured with a bass player, but no bass player has ever been an official member of the band. Chris's father Scott Thile played bass with the group until 2000, followed by Byron House, and Derek Jones.
Mark SchatzMark Schatz is an American bassist and banjoist who has recorded and toured with artists such as albums for artists such as Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Maura O'Connell, Tony Rice, John Hartford, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Tim O'Brien...
has played bass regularly with the group since 2003. In interviews, the band has stressed that they are not a bluegrass band, but a band that "incorporates bluegrass into [its] music". Nickel Creek has covered songs by
WeezerWeezer is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Matt Sharp , and Jason Cropper . Cropper was later replaced by Brian Bell...
,
RadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992...
,
PavementPavement is an American indie/alternative rock band. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following and were one of the most popular and influential lo-fi rock bands of the 1990s. The group remained signed to an independent label throughout...
,
ColdplayColdplay are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1998. The group comprises Chris Martin , Jonny Buckland , Guy Berryman , and Will Champion .Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis...
,
Elliott SmithSteven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...
,
Bob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet and painter who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was, at first, an informal chronicler and then an apparently reluctant figurehead of social unrest...
,
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, the Jackson Five and
Britney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American singer and entertainer. Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to...
.
Early days: 1989–1999
Nickel Creek formed at "That Pizza Place" in
Carlsbad, CaliforniaCarlsbad is a seaside resort city in the North County section of San Diego County, California, United States. The 2009 population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to be 104,652...
in 1989 with
Scott ThileChris Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and vocalist for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers and his most recent album is Punch. He has also recorded five albums as a solo artist, debuting with Leading Off in 1994...
, Chris' father, playing string bass. The two families, the Watkins and the Thiles, met after Sean Watkins and Chris Thile had
mandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It is descended from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family...
lessons with the same teacher, John Moore. Sara Watkins studied with Moore's bandmate, Dennis Caplinger. At the start of Nickel Creek's history, Chris Thile and Sean Watkins played guitar and mandolin, respectively after deciding to switch. The oldest of the children, Sean, was only twelve years old at the time. Upon forming, the band decided the name of the band, which comes from a song by Byron Berline, who was Sara Watkins' fiddle instructor at the time. Nickel Creek played many renowned bluegrass festivals throughout the nineties, but by the mid-nineties, the three members of the band had to be home-schooled to accommodate their busy schedule. "The school wasn’t really cool with us missing the first two weeks of school and the last week of school," recalled Sara Watkins, "just because there were some really great festivals back east." In the early days, Nickel Creek released two albums:
Little CowpokeLittle Cowpoke is the first album by the Grammy winning group Nickel Creek. At the time it was recorded, Sara Watkins and Chris Thile were 11 years old while Sean Watkins was 15 years old...
in 1993, and
Here to ThereHere To There is the second album by the musical group Nickel Creek. Scott Thile plays bass on the album. It was first self-released in 1997 and sold at the festivals and shows that they played. It is now out of print, and the band has stated that it has no intentions of ever re-issuing it...
in 1997.
Nickel Creek: 2000–2001
For Nickel Creek's next album release, the trio was in need of a producer, and
Alison KraussAlison Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987...
filled that position. Sara Watkins discussed their affiliation with Krauss in a 2000 interview. Krauss produced their self titled 2000 release on Sugar Hill, which was widely considered their first major release. It was their most successful album to date, certified gold in 2002 and platinum later on. Critics responded favorably to the album, with Allmusic giving it four and a half stars out of five.
Nickel Creek received two
GrammyThe Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...
nominations for the album:
Best Bluegrass AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album has been awarded since 1989. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1989 the award was known as Best Bluegrass Recording ...
and Best Country Instrumental for "Ode to a Butterfly". They were also nominated at the CMA Awards for Best Vocal Group and the Horizon Award. Nickel Creek's video for "
The Lighthouse's Tale"The Lighthouse's Tale" is a song by progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, taken from their debut album, Nickel Creek, released in 2001.-Single details:...
" was nominated a
CMTCMT may refer to:* Cadmium Mercury Telluride* California mastitis test* California Musical Theatre, a nonprofit arts organization in Sacramento, California* Cambridge Mathematical Tripos* Canadian Music Trade Magazine...
"Flameworthy Video Award" for Group/Duo Video of the Year. In addition to the Grammy nominations, they were named one of the "Five Music Innovators of the Millennium" by
TIME Magazine in May of 2000.
To promote the album, Nickel Creek toured as a headlining and opening act in 2000 and 2001. The band opened eleven shows for act and opened eleven shows for
Lyle LovettLyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the #10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards,...
in the summer of 2000, and played
Austin City LimitsAustin City Limits is an American television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Austin City Limits was initially created with an eye and ear toward original Texas music, featuring artists who created innovative sounds in everything from western swing and Texas blues to...
in January 2001 with
Dolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best-known for her work in country music....
. One month later, Parton invited Nickel Creek to perform as her back-up band at the 2001 Grammy Awards. The trio also had a spring tour with former
Toad the Wet SprocketToad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in 1986. The band consists of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss...
lead singer
Glen PhillipsGlen Phillips is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.-Personal life:...
in a collaboration dubbed
Mutual Admiration SocietyMutual Admiration Society is a musical collaboration between singer/songwriter Glen Phillips and progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek.-History:...
. A self titled album was set to be released, but the album's release was delayed until 2004. Nickel Creek also opened for
Vince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
and
Amy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, author, media personality and occasional actress, best known for her contemporary Christian music. Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia....
in the winter. Shortly after Nickel Creek started touring, Scott Thile decided to stop playing with the band due to lack of family time. Thile was briefly replaced by bassist Byron House, and in March 2001, a new bassist, Derek Jones, joined the touring band.
This Side: 2002–2004
In 2002, the band released their fourth album
This Side, produced by Alison Krauss. The album was a major transition from their previous releases, the first two being purely bluegrass. Although the core influence of bluegrass remained throughout the album, many other genres were present, such as
indie rockIndie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The term is often used to describe the means of production and distribution of independent underground music, as well as the style of music that was first associated with this means of...
and
folk rockFolk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
(the band covered
Spit on a Stranger"Spit on a Stranger" is the name of a single by the indie-rock band Pavement, coming from their final record Terror Twilight.-Track listing:# Spit on a Stranger [Album Version] – 3:03# Harness Your Hopes – 3:26# Roll With the Wind – 3:17...
by
PavementPavement is an American indie/alternative rock band. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following and were one of the most popular and influential lo-fi rock bands of the 1990s. The group remained signed to an independent label throughout...
, and
Should've Known Better by
Carrie NewcomerCarrie Newcomer is an American singer and songwriter. Performing since 1980, she has released a number of solo albums since 1991, most recently The Geography of Light.-Biography:...
). When discussing the album in an interview from
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, Chris Thile described it:
As with
Nickel Creek, critics responded positively to
This Side. Charles Spano of Allmusic said that "Thile and the Watkins siblings' originals, like the sleepy, subtle "Speak" and the darker "Beauty and the Mess," easily outdo the likes of folk-rockers
Dave MatthewsDavid John Matthews is a South African-American Grammy Award-winning musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band.-Early life:...
and
Hootie & the BlowfishHootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded seven studio albums to...
, while forging a new style to rejuvenate a genre that has always been a bit of a
dark horseA "dark horse" is a term used to describe a little-known person or thing that emerges to prominence.-Origin:The term began as horse racing parlance. A dark horse is a race horse that is not known to gamblers and thus is difficult to place betting odds on....
."
This Side entered the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
at #18 on the chart, and at #2 on the magazine's Top Country Albums chart. The album was soon certified gold the following year of its release by the
RIAAThe Recording Industry Association of America is a group which represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings...
. The success of
This Side earned the group several awards, including a
Grammy AwardThe Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...
for
Best Contemporary Folk AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album....
. The band was featured in
Rolling StoneRolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...
's "Best Of 2002" edition following the release of
This Side.
During the 2002 and 2003
This Side tour, Nickel Creek performed mainly as an headlining act, but also opened five shows for John Mayer in November 2002 in
Upstate New YorkUpstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York, but the term "Upstate" is sometimes used to refer to the whole of the state besides New York City...
and
New EnglandNew England is a region of the United States. It is located at the northeastern corner of the US, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the state of New York, consisting of the modern U.S...
, and toured with
Gillian WelchGillian Howard Welch is a singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional country, Americana, old-time string band music, and folk into a rustic style that she dubs "American Primitive". Her recordings feature the harmonies and unconventional guitar work of her...
and
David RawlingsDavid Todd Rawlings is a professional guitarist and harmony singer. He is best known as the longtime musical partner of bluegrass singer-songwriter Gillian Welch.David attended the Berklee College of Music & studied with Guitar Professor, Lauren Passarelli....
earlier in the year. In 2003, Nickel Creek appeared on
Béla Fleck and the FlecktonesBéla Fleck and the Flecktones is a multi-Grammy winning, primarily instrumental group from the United States, that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and jazz, sometimes dubbed "blu-bop". The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones...
's album
Little WorldsLittle Worlds is the tenth album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 2003.The album contains several tracks that are hidden at the beginning and end of Disc One and at the end of Disc Three. These hidden tracks present a short and humorous story of two men, voiced by Yankees...
.
Why Should the Fire Die?: 2005
After three years since the release of
This Side, Nickel Creek released their fifth album
Why Should the Fire Die?. The album brought more rock and pop influences to Nickel Creek, just as
This Side did. Chris Thile discussed the band's genre and style in a 2005 interview from
Jambase: "We actually feel like more than a bluegrass band that stretched out. We are a band that incorporates bluegrass into our music. There's been a problem in perception. 'Bluegrass band leaves the fold' (uses a news announcer voice). No, no, no, no, no. Actually, it's a band that incorporates a little bluegrass into whatever the hell kind of music they play." Sean Watkins also said:
Why Should the Fire Die? debuted and peaked at #17 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and topped the
Billboard bluegrass chart.
In the summer of 2006, Nickel Creek appeared at numerous music festivals including Bonnaroo,
High Sierra Music FestivalHigh Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, a mountainous area about 80 miles north of Reno, Nevada.The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4th...
,
Austin City LimitsAustin City Limits is an American television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Austin City Limits was initially created with an eye and ear toward original Texas music, featuring artists who created innovative sounds in everything from western swing and Texas blues to...
, SXSW,
LollapaloozaLollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups...
, and Star Fest.
Farewell (For Now): 2006–2007
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 together as a group and their tour scheduled through 2007 would be their last for an indefinite period of time. According to Thile, "It's always been so natural, but lately it hasn't been quite as natural and we're running the risk of actually having to break up. We would rather leave it for a while, while it's still intact and healthy."
Sean Watkins stated that all three members were ready to expand their musical horizons by experiencing real life again: "When you're on the road all the time and meet all these people who love your music, you can't always relate to them because stuff never happens to you. We're supposed to be writing songs that relate to other people... I need to be out there and having a different life than that. I am ready to write about real things again."
In November 2006, Sugar Hill released
Reasons Why: The Very BestReasons Why: The Very Best is a compilation album by the band Nickel Creek, released in late 2006. It's the band's fourth and latest official album. As of June 20, 2007, the band has sold approximately 60,000 copies of the compilation....
, a compilation album of selected studio tracks from Nickel Creek's three latest albums, as well as two previously un-released tracks and all of the music videos from the trio's singles.
In 2006, Nickel Creek planned the Farewell (For Now) Tour, which was originally intended to be called the Victory Lap Tour, but the band's managers thought it would make them sound "presumptuous and boastful". The seven month long Farewell (For Now) Tour started in April 2007 and ended in November 2007. In a statement at the start of the tour, Nickel Creek said that they "wanted to do this in a positive way and take that last lap before our break. We want to see our fans one more time and play with the musicians that have inspired us over the years." The tour featured numerous guest appearances by
Glen PhillipsGlen Phillips is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.-Personal life:...
,
Jon BrionJon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...
,
Fiona AppleFiona Apple is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 album Tidal, especially with the single "Criminal" and its music video. Her music is influenced by everything from early jazz, pop, to alt-rock...
,
Bruce MolskyBruce C. Molsky is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer. He primarily performs old-time music of the Appalachian region.Molsky was born in 1955 at New York Infirmary in Manhattan, and grew up in The Bronx...
,
Bela FleckBéla Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, with bassist Victor Wooten, saxophonist Jeff Coffin and percussionist Future...
,
Tom BrosseauTom Brosseau is a American musical storyteller and guitarist, born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-Biography:He tours and performs in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. In the Los Angeles area his home club is Largo. His song "How to Grow a Woman from the Ground" was covered by Chris...
, and
Tift MerrittTift Merritt is an American singer-songwriter. She has released two studio albums for Lost Highway Records and one for Fantasy Records. She has released six singles, one of which has charted. Her 2004 album Tambourine earned her a Grammy Award and Americana Music Association nominations...
, among others.
Nickel Creek planned to record a live DVD at the
Ryman AuditoriumThe Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue located at 116 Fifth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., and is best-known as the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry. It was previously known as Grand Old Opry House and also as Union Gospel Tabernacle.-History:The auditorium...
in
NashvilleNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state...
in November 2007 with special guests over the course of two nights. However, in November 2007, it was announced that the "plans for the video shoot have been scrapped". The performances still took place, and were the last before the hiatus.
Looking back on the Nickel Creek experience, which spanned eighteen years, Sara Watkins said, "A lot of the other stuff will be special in the way that anything is special when you realize that it’s not going to be around forever...Nothing is going to be Nickel Creek except Nickel Creek. I’m not looking for anything to top this. It can’t be duplicated in my life."
Wins
- 2000: IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year
- 2001: IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year
- 2003: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album....
(This Side)
- 2006: CMT Top 10 Country Compilations of 2006 (Reasons Why: The Very Best
Reasons Why: The Very Best is a compilation album by the band Nickel Creek, released in late 2006. It's the band's fourth and latest official album. As of June 20, 2007, the band has sold approximately 60,000 copies of the compilation....
)
Nominations
- 2001: Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album has been awarded since 1989. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1989 the award was known as Best Bluegrass Recording ...
(Nickel CreekNickel Creek is an eponymous album by the acoustic/"newgrass" trio known as Nickel Creek. Although the group had released two albums prior to this, they are not produced anymore and the band's style was redefined before the release of Nickel Creek; therefore this album is widely regarded as...
)
- 2001: Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970. Between 1986 and 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance ....
("Ode to a Butterfly")
- 2001: CMA Award for Best Vocal Group
- 2001: CMA Horizon Award
- 2005: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album (Why Should the Fire Die?
Why Should The Fire Die? is the third major album release and fifth album overall by progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. The album was released on August 9, 2005 in the United States, and on August 8 in the United Kingdom...
)
- 2005: Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Scotch & Chocolate
"Scotch & Chocolate" is an instrumental song played by the modern bluegrass band Nickel Creek. It was the fourth song on Nickel Creek's latest album release, Why Should the Fire Die?. In 2006, Scotch & Chocolate was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental...
")
Albums
- 1993: Little Cowpoke
Little Cowpoke is the first album by the Grammy winning group Nickel Creek. At the time it was recorded, Sara Watkins and Chris Thile were 11 years old while Sean Watkins was 15 years old...
- 1997: Here to There
Here To There is the second album by the musical group Nickel Creek. Scott Thile plays bass on the album. It was first self-released in 1997 and sold at the festivals and shows that they played. It is now out of print, and the band has stated that it has no intentions of ever re-issuing it...
- 2000: Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek is an eponymous album by the acoustic/"newgrass" trio known as Nickel Creek. Although the group had released two albums prior to this, they are not produced anymore and the band's style was redefined before the release of Nickel Creek; therefore this album is widely regarded as...
- 2002: This Side
This Side is the Grammy-winning fourth album by the band Nickel Creek, released in the summer of 2002. It gained some notoriety in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, Spit on a Stranger...
- 2005: Why Should the Fire Die?
Why Should The Fire Die? is the third major album release and fifth album overall by progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. The album was released on August 9, 2005 in the United States, and on August 8 in the United Kingdom...
Singles
- 2001: "When You Come Back Down
"When You Come Back Down" was the debut single by progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek from their self titled debut album. The song is a cover of the bluegrass musician Tim O'Brien's original version...
"
- 2001: "The Lighthouse's Tale
"The Lighthouse's Tale" is a song by progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, taken from their debut album, Nickel Creek, released in 2001.-Single details:...
"
- 2002: "Reasons Why"
- 2003: "This Side
"This Side" was the first single by the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek from their second album, This Side. Sean Watkins takes vocal duties for "This Side".The song was written by Sean Watkins...
"
- 2003: "Speak"
- 2003: "Smoothie Song"
- 2005: "When In Rome"
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