Nickel Creek

Band · Active 1993–present · Vista
Progressive Bluegrass Folk / Americana New Acoustic

Nickel Creek is an American progressive acoustic trio, a group that helped broaden the audience for bluegrass-rooted music.

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  • Is the trio of the mandolinist Chris Thile and the siblings Sara Watkins, on fiddle, and Sean Watkins, on guitar.
  • The three formed the band as children in Southern California in 1989.
  • Their album “This Side” won a Grammy Award.
  • The band's genre-crossing style brought it a wide popular following.

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