Nickel Creek – studio session at The Current (music & interview)

Nickel Creek — the string band comprising Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins and Chris Thile — have been delighting audiences since they were in their teens, but with long-running and wide-ranging music careers, they hadn’t released an original album together since 2014.That changed during the pandemic, when they suddenly got that spark to work together again. The resulting album is Celebrants, released on March 23 of this year.

While Nickel Creek were in town to play a show at the Palace Theatre, they visited The Current studio to play songs and to chat with host Mac Wilson. Watch and listen to the complete session above.

Video Segments
00:00:00 Going Out…
00:02:59 Where The Long Line Leads
00:06:26 Holding Pattern
00:09:35 Interview with host Mac Wilson

All songs from Nickel Creek’s 2023 album, “Celebrants,” released through @thirtytigers_music.

Musicians
Chris Thile – mandolin, vocals
Sara Watkins – vocals, fiddle, guitar
Sean Watkins – vocals, guitar
Jeff Picker – bass, vocals

Credits
Guests – @NickelCreek
Host – Mac Wilson
Producer – Derrick Stevens
Video Director – Evan Clark
Camera Operators – Evan Clark, Peter Ecklund
Audio – Derek Ramirez
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor

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[Cletus_the_Elder]

I hope the music of Live from Here lives on in the work of the wonderful musicians. The quality of the performances, week after week, was absolutely astounding. My two favorite performances, ever, were from the broadcasts: Someone Who Loves Me, with Sara Bareilles and The Milk Carton Kids, and Greensleeves, with Sarah Jarosz and Chris Thile. There is a chasm in NPR without this show.

[Storkus]

Glad to see them making music again but boy do i miss "Live From Here!" And I hope "Im With Her" is still a thing.

[timothywourms]

Simply put, Nickel Creek’s Celebrants is a sonic and lyrical masterpiece from the first song through the last. We do appreciate their courage to create such a complex and connected album which is totally contrary to the disjointed playlist world which we live. Definitely worth multiple listens from the beginning to the end. We experience something new every time! Go see them live if you can!

[noahlejeune]

7/8 is such an immediately recognizable time signature, I'm such a sucker for it too. Welcome back, guys!

[paulelliott]

Awesome band, saw them recently and they are on fire
Wonderful music and so great it’s ridiculous

[TruthAll]

Great stuff. They still have the magic! I first listened to them 20 years ago on A Praire Home Companion and fell in love with their music. At the time, I was dealing with the loss of my father, he loved this style of music. They came along right when I needed them and opened up the door to a genre of music that has stayed with me to this day.

[davidscotbrown]

Great to know that they haven't abandoned the concept of a cohesive album designed to be listened to from start to finish. Many artists spend a great deal of time determining the running order of a record only to be defeated by the contamination in our society of short attention spans - fueled by Spotify and other streaming services. Go Nickle Creek!

[annissagraves]

Finally got to see you perform in OKC November 2024 after loving your music for 15 years! Y’all were definitely worth the wait!!❤

[slode]

So fun to listen to them talk over the process of writing this album. Because I said i the first time I listened to it, and little things keep popping up every time that show, it was truly written as one body of work.

[koreystephens]

4:01 There comes a time in every young man’s life when he hears Sara Watkins live for the first time and then realizes she’s married.

[petershim]

There's nothing like this! Heaven's musical angels all together in one room! ❤🤩❤🤩❤🙏🏼

[flyingcheff]

Yay! So good to see and hear you! Been favorite for me since the beginning!

[juliechristianson]

They put so much energy into their music. I love them. Thank you.

[j.s.]

Just listening to Let it Fall, Sean’s first solo Album, with Chris and Sarah on board of course. A wonderful collections of songs showing Sean’s exceptional guitar skills.

[student]

Sean deserves more press!!! @19:50, Sara has an amazing sense of humor!!!

[rpayo]

Holding Pattern is my new favorite. So haunting.

[joshlovegood]

Brilliant Video. I've been waiting for a new Nickel Creek Interview for so long!! 'Going Out' was extra special to see live. So beautiful & complex.

[josephsaah]

Jeff Picker on bass is a great addition!

[youngtoonfish]

They all are just getting better and better and better and better as time goes by!

[jeffreyjacobs]

Sara is looking healthy and energetic. So good to see ! She has been playing with Aoife & Sara Jarosz - so very good blend.