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Nickel Creek is an United States|American acoustic music trio. Although the group's music has roots from bluegrass music|bluegrass, the trio describes itself as "progressive acoustic".<ref name="sourceweekly">May, Caryn. [http://www.tsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93&Itemid=1 "Nickel Creek dares to branch out"]. ''The Source Weekly''. July 14, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2008.</ref> Nickel Creek consists of three permanent members: Chris Thile (mandolin), Sara Watkins (fiddle), and her brother Sean Watkins (guitar). The trio has always recorded and toured with a bass player, but no bass player has ever been an official member of the band. Chris's father Scott Thile played bass with the group until 2000, followed by Byron House, and Derek Jones. Mark Schatz has played bass regularly with the group since 2003.<ref name="seattlefarewell"/><ref name="meettheband">Nickel Creek. [http://web.archive.org/web/20020608060304/http://www.nickelcreek.com/bios.htm "Meet The Band"]. Nickel Creek. June 8, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2007.</ref> In interviews, the band has stressed that they are not a bluegrass band, but a band that "incorporates bluegrass into [its] music".<ref name="jambaseblood">Cook, Dennis. [http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?... read all