Nickel Creek
USA
Formed: 1989
Died: 01 January 2007
Genres: Country, Pop/Rock, Folk
Styles: Contemporary Country, Traditional Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass, New Acoustic, Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Bluegrass, Progressive Country
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Distinguished by their youth and eclectic taste, Nickel Creek became a word-of-mouth sensation on the progressive bluegrass scene and soon found their appeal spreading beyond the genre's core audience. Guitarist Sean Watkins, fiddler Sara Watkins (his younger sister), and mandolin/banjo/bouzouki player Chris Thile first started performing together in 1989, when all three were preteens and taking music lessons in their native San Diego. They met while watching the local band Bluegrass Etc., which put on weekly performances in a pizza parlor. A b...
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- Chris Thile (19)
- Fiction Family (4)
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Influenced by
- Dolly Parton (98)
- Alison Krauss (45)
- Tony Rice (33)
- Jerry Douglas (25)
- Bill Monroe (19)
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Followers
- Carbon Leaf (13)
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