It recently came to my attention that Nickel Creek, a band I've loved for a few years now has decided to indefinitely split up and its 3 members want to pursue their own individual solo careers. While this is yet another instance of something giving me great joy disappearing in a puff of reality, this post is hopefully not yet an obituary.
I remember reading an edition of Rave, a magazine that I will still say has some moments of good music journalism, which was about Live 8 and also had an article on Robert Corwin. Who? Photographer who specializes in music/musician photography. As they say in the IRC way JFGI for more information.
Anyway the article on Corwin (who incidentally is related to that Animal Planet fellow Jeff) obviously had examples of his work and one picture caught my eye.
That's Nickel Creek.
Three musicians, in the air. The next couple of days were spent prowling the net for information and a few torrents later (yeah yeah sue me) I discovered joy.
It's not often that the sheer passion and happiness of music is almost exactly reflected in a picture but this is one instance.
Their music is traditional, folksy, bluegrass injected, acoustic, passionate and just happy.
And after some many years of touring and making music they apparently find it's no longer as easy and natural as it used to be...
So they're off on some soul searching expedition and all I can do is hope and pray that they get back sometime.
Their last farewell (for now) tour did feature one hilarious track.
Google "nickel creek" and "toxic" download the mp3 and listen to it.
Then listen to Smoothie song, House of Tom Bombadil, Beauty and the Mess and the host of others and you'll see what I mean.
To Sean, Sara and Chris, hope you guys get back.
I remember reading an edition of Rave, a magazine that I will still say has some moments of good music journalism, which was about Live 8 and also had an article on Robert Corwin. Who? Photographer who specializes in music/musician photography. As they say in the IRC way JFGI for more information.
Anyway the article on Corwin (who incidentally is related to that Animal Planet fellow Jeff) obviously had examples of his work and one picture caught my eye.
That's Nickel Creek.Three musicians, in the air. The next couple of days were spent prowling the net for information and a few torrents later (yeah yeah sue me) I discovered joy.
It's not often that the sheer passion and happiness of music is almost exactly reflected in a picture but this is one instance.
Their music is traditional, folksy, bluegrass injected, acoustic, passionate and just happy.
And after some many years of touring and making music they apparently find it's no longer as easy and natural as it used to be...
So they're off on some soul searching expedition and all I can do is hope and pray that they get back sometime.
Their last farewell (for now) tour did feature one hilarious track.
Google "nickel creek" and "toxic" download the mp3 and listen to it.
Then listen to Smoothie song, House of Tom Bombadil, Beauty and the Mess and the host of others and you'll see what I mean.
To Sean, Sara and Chris, hope you guys get back.
