Nickel Creek (formerly known as
The Nickel Creek Band) is an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of
Chris Thile (
mandolin),
Sara Watkins (
fiddle) and
Sean Watkins (
guitar). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six albums between 1993 and 2006. The band broke out in 2000 with a platinum-selling self-titled album produced by
Alison Krauss, earning a number of
Grammy and
CMA nominations.