Nickel Creek’s first performance was at That Pizza Place in Carlsbad, California , in 1989 with Scott Thile, Chris’ father, playing string bass . The oldest of the Watkins children, Sean was only twelve years old at the time. At the start of Nickel Creek’s history, Chris Thile played guitar and Sean Watkins played mandolin but later they decided to switch instruments. The band played many bluegrass festivals throughout the 1990s, and the band members were homeschooled to accommodate their tour schedule. Nickel Creek’s first two albums were Little Cowpoke (1993) and Here to There (1997).
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