Nickel CreekNickel CreekBY: BY:

Alicia PowellAlicia Powell

Greg PierceGreg Pierce

Jennifer PoeJennifer Poe

Drew OlsonDrew Olson

Sara WatkinsSara Watkins

• Was born June Was born June 8, 19818, 1981

•Grew up in San Diego, CA

•Studied the fiddle with

Dennis Caplinger

Sean Watkins Sean Watkins

• February 18th, February 18th, 1977 1977

• Is Sara BrotherIs Sara Brother

• Plays two Plays two Bourgeois guitars Bourgeois guitars

Chris ThileChris Thile• Born February 20, Born February 20,

19811981

• Oceanside, Oceanside, California California

• first heard a first heard a mandolin at age mandolin at age twotwo

MandolinMandolin

• Chris Thile had almost Chris Thile had almost mastered the mandolin mastered the mandolin at age five.at age five.

• Mandolins are stringed Mandolins are stringed instrumentsinstruments

• Mandolins have eight Mandolins have eight strings in groups of strings in groups of fourfour

• Tuned in unison, and Tuned in unison, and are a fifth apart from are a fifth apart from adjacent pairsadjacent pairs

FiddleFiddle

• Playing fiddle since the Playing fiddle since the age of sixage of six

• Stringed instrumentStringed instrument

• Made up of four strings, Made up of four strings, tuned a fifth aparttuned a fifth apart

• Played with a bowPlayed with a bow

• The bridge is shaved The bridge is shaved down, so it is less down, so it is less curved unlike the violincurved unlike the violin

GuitarGuitar

• Sean started on Sean started on mandolin and mandolin and switched to guitarswitched to guitar

• Stringed Stringed instrumentinstrument

• Has six strings Has six strings plucked by fingers plucked by fingers or by pickor by pick

The BandThe Band•First started First started

performing together performing together in 1989.in 1989.

•Thile's father Scott Thile's father Scott joining them on bass joining them on bass

•Nickel Creek landed Nickel Creek landed a record deal with a record deal with

music label Sugar Hill music label Sugar Hill

•their self-titled debut their self-titled debut album, which was album, which was released in 2000 released in 2000

Relationship of the bandRelationship of the bandSarah, Sean, and ChrisThey all grew up

doing there homework together while being home schooled

They are all comfortable with each other while onstage

This band has like a brother/sister relationship in it.

Awards and Awards and AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

• Featured in Time magazine Featured in Time magazine as the music innovators as the music innovators special in May of 2000special in May of 2000

• They have been They have been nominated four times for a nominated four times for a grammy and recently won grammy and recently won there first for “best there first for “best contemporary folk album”contemporary folk album”

• There self- titled debut There self- titled debut (released in March of (released in March of 2000) sold 800,000 copies2000) sold 800,000 copies

Works CitedWorks Cited

www.nickelcreek.com

www.nickelcreek.info/index.htm

www.nickelcreekfans.com

www.bonnaroo.com/2003/artist03/bio03nickelcreek

www.nickelography.com

Our QuestionsOur Questions

The Band first started performing together in The Band first started performing together in ____.____.A) 1989A) 1989B) 1996B) 1996C) 1980C) 1980

Niickel Creek won their first Grammy for _________.Niickel Creek won their first Grammy for _________.A) “Best musician award”A) “Best musician award”B) “Best contemporary folk album”B) “Best contemporary folk album”C) “Best family associated band”C) “Best family associated band”

Name all the members of Nickel Creek.Name all the members of Nickel Creek.A) Sara, Sean, ChrisA) Sara, Sean, ChrisB) Sean ,Sara, MattB) Sean ,Sara, MattC) Shawn, Chris, SaraC) Shawn, Chris, Sara