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progressive bluegrass Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music, it lar ...

band

Nickel Creek 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 Southern California, they released six alb ...

. They have released six

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, one

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, as well as eight

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

. Their debut live album was announced on October 2, 2020. Nickel Creek's first widely known album, ''

'', was released in 2001. It charted within the Top 20 of the ''Billboard''

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charts. The album featured three singles: " When You Come Back Down", " The Lighthouse's Tale", and "Reasons Why". The first two charted to number 48 and number 49 on the ''Billboard''

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charts, whereas the third single failed to chart. Also in 2001, the band were featured with

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

on " Shine", a cover of the pop group

Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...

's signature song. The song was released as a single from Parton's album ''

Little Sparrow ''Little Sparrow'' is the thirty-eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on January 23, 2001, by Sugar Hill and Blue Eye Records. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album and ...

'', and also featured a music video. ''Nickel Creek'' was then certified Gold by the

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on February 4, 2004. In 2003, they released their critically acclaimed album ''

This Side ''This Side'' is the Grammy-winning third album by the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, released on Sugar Hill in the summer of 2002. It gained attention in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, " Spit on ...

''. It was a success on the Top Country Albums chart, debuting and peaking at number 2, as well as their first album to chart within the Top 20 of the ''Billboard'' 200, where it reached number 18. It was also a number-one album on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The album only spawned one chart single with its

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. It peaked at number 56 on the country charts. Their fifth studio 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 Sugar Hill on August 9, 2005, in the United States, and on August 8 in the United Kingdom. ...

'', was released in 2005. Like its predecessor, it too, made the Top 20 of the Billboard 200, but failed to enter the Top Country Albums chart. One single was released, "When in Rome," but it failed to chart. The band's sixth studio album, '' A Dotted Line'', was released April 1, 2014.Varga, George
"Nickel Creek adds reunion concert here"
''

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''. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014. Nickel Creek announced the release of their latest studio album, Celebrants, to be released on March 24, 2023. This album was recorded during the pandemic lockdown in February of 2021. During the sessions, the band performed two live "Nickel Stream" concerts vi
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*'' Bug - original motion picture soundtrack'' (2007)

Sean Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...

Sara Watkins Sara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of Nickel Creek, the progressive bluegrass group she formed with her brother Sean and mandolinist Chris Thile. In addi ...

- track #2 "No Way to Live" *Contributed mandolin and vocals to ''Circles'' (2006), a song on alternative/post-grunge band

Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...

's album

Oh! Gravity ''Oh! Gravity.'' is the sixth album by the San Diego based alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was released on December 26, 2006. It was Switchfoot's last album released through Columbia Records and Sony BMG (Their next album was released throu ...

*''Those Were The Days'' (2005) with

, featured on a cover of

Blowin' in the Wind "Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' in 1963. It has been described as a protest song and poses a series of rhetorical questions about ...

*''

Mutual Admiration Society "Mutual Admiration Society" can refer to: Literature * Mutual admiration society, a term referring to people who admire or flatter each other, originated in the 1800s but came into common use in the latter 1950s, popularized by the song of the s ...

'' (2004) with Glen Phillips *''

Little Worlds ''Little Worlds'' is the tenth album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 2003. The album was released as a 3-disc set. Ten tracks from the set were also released on a single disc called ''Ten from Little Worlds''. The album contains s ...

'' (2003) with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, featured on Off the Top (The Gravity Wheel) and Off the Top (Line Dance) *''Further Down The Old Plank Road'' (2003) with

The Chieftains The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous wi ...

, featured on

The Raggle Taggle Gypsy "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy" (), is a traditional folk song that originated as a Scottish border ballad, and has been popular throughout Britain, Ireland and North America. It concerns a rich lady who runs off to join the gypsies (or one gypsy). Com ...

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'' (2001) with

, featured on the single " Shine"

References

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