abstract:Nickel Creek (formerly known as The Nickel Creek Band) was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), Sara Watkins (fiddle) and Sean Watkins (guitar).May, Caryn.
As a member of the Grammy-winning progressive-acoustic trio NickelCreek, Watkins, a fiddler, along with Chris Thile and her brother Sean, helped introduce finger-picked jams to fans who had never given mandolins a second thought.