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Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek has received 2 Grammy nominations, held a Top 20 spot on Billboard’s Country Album chart, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, sold out countless shows across the country, had three hit videos on CMT along with a documentary-style special, been named in TIME Magazine as one of five “Music Innovators for the Millennium,” and been profiled in the New York Times with the headline, “Bluegrass That Can Twang And Be Cool Too…” Most recently they were honored with two CMA nominations: Horizon Award and Vocal Group of the Year. Though originally incepted as a bluegrass band, Sara Watkins, Chris Thile, and Sean Watkins are adamant that they are “a conglomeration of everything [they] listen to.” Their influences include Elliot Smith, Radiohead, Bela Fleck, Turtle Island String Quartet, Edgar Meyer, Pat Metheny, Murray Perahia, and Bach. Expanding their musical horizons, the band has moved beyond strictly bluegrass and become what one writer has described as "polystylistic." .

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Nickel Creek 6/29/03: Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek, a bluegrass revival trio, has been touring for more than a decade, bringing contemporary flair to traditional rhythms.

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek, a bluegrass revival trio, has been touring for more than a decade, bringing contemporary flair to traditional rhythms.

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