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Nickel Creek's mandolinist Chris Thile was named the BBC Musician Of The Year as part of their 2007 Folk Awards at the event last night in London, England. Chris was the only American on the ballot, and was nominated along with folk music legends John McCusker, Martin Simpson, and Dave Swarbrick.
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Alison Krauss produced Nickel Creek, which came out in 2000 on Sugar Hill Records. It was made gold in 2002 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has now sold one million copies. Nickel Creek got two Grammy Award nominations for the album: Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Instrumental for "Ode to a Butterfly". Three singles, "When You Come Back Down", "The Lighthouse's Tale", and "Reasons Why" were released with music videos, and the first two were on the US Country chart. The album itself topped the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and reached #125 on the Billboard 200.[4]
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You're invited to a series of intimate, relaxed shows hosted by Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek at the inimitable Largo in Los Angeles. Come hear The Watkins Family Hour on Thursday nights in September, through October 4th. For details, check the Tour page.
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Shirley Thiel of Black Creek, Wisconsin, is a friend of Nickel's who accompanied him for the race. She says Nickel had no known health problems. She described him as having a great sense of humor and as someone who everyone loved.
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