A Veeeery Young Nickel Creek! (1 of 3)

This is actual video that I happened to shoot one day of these "cute kids" on stage who could REALLY PLAY!

WHO KNEW?!!? ...Who knew that years later, these kids would grow up and become the Super Talented Grammy Award-Winning Band of Contemporary Acoustic Music "Nickel Creek"?

Location: Temecula, California
Event: Temecula Valley Arts Festival, 1991.
Video by: Wayne French

Guitar: Chris Thile
Fiddle: Sara Watkins
Mandolin: Sean Watkins
Acoustic Bass: Scott Thile

Besides seeing Nickel Creek for the first time, I also won 2nd Place in the Advanced Bluegrass Banjo Competition that day as well...so it was a very good day! :-) I also have two personal videos currently on YouTube: "Bluegrass Banjo 'Rocks' Navy Choir" -and- "Fleck's Reverie -A Navy Banjoman's Final Salute! So, check them out if you wish.

Finally, if you were a contestant at this festival (or the Temecula Music Festival in 1992) ...or, competed in the 1990 & 1991 JULIAN Banjo, Fiddle, Guitar and Mandolin Contests....Then I MAY have your performance and could get you a DVD of it. I recorded much of these events, so let me know.

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Music

Tags:

• Young
• Nickel
• Creek
• Progressive
• Acoustic
• Country
• Bluegrass
• Folk
• Music
• Watkins
• Chris
• Thile
• Mandolin
• Fiddle
• Guitar
• Bass

[cantstanga]

that's not chris on guitar its sean and he still looks that small when he holds his guitar now

[wwfrench]

No, this is actually right! Check out the ending of the next song (2 of 3) where Scott Thile (on bass) says "Sara and Sean Watkins" and then points to his left & right. Chris (on guitar) also extends his arms out in recognition of them. Then, Sean (on mandolin) say's "Thank you very much!" It's very clear.

[sisterabe]

I think it's funny that Chris is playing the guitar and Sean is playing mandolin...

[howlinlevi2]

HOly crap they were ridiculously fast when they were young too

[MidnightHelena]

Awe this melts my heart, they're amazing~!

[mldriskel]

Holy shit.

[carot2003]

Very good, well reheased..

[emilymichellenelson]

I remember reading somewhere that Chris and Sean switched instruments when they realized they were better suited to each other's (and when it became clear that Chris was an insane genius mandolin prodigy), but wow, Sean's dang good at the mandolin too!

[AmeRosexx]

@wwfrench Yeah, but look at the faces! I know you're right and there was a point that Sean was the mandolin and Chris was the guitar, but that's definately Sean's face in the middle. Maybe not. I have to watch this again.

[kofemord]

they sounded spectacular, then and now

[halleee122]

yeah, back then Sean played the mandolin. and if you look at the guitar player he really does resemble Chris.

[pokerpuppit]

wow i can't believe this! i'm so proud!~ PRAISE GOD!!!