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For other uses, see Mutual Admiration Society (disambiguation).
Mutual Admiration Society Origin United States Genres Rock, Country, Bluegrass Years active 2000–present Website www.mutual-admiration-society.com Members Glen Phillips
Chris Thile
Sara Watkins
Sean WatkinsMutual Admiration Society is a musical collaboration between singer/songwriter Glen Phillips and progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek.
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History
The members of Nickel Creek were fans of Glen's band Toad the Wet Sprocket and a chance encounter with a friend of Glen's backstage at a festival led to Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins emailing Glen and Glen agreeing to sing the title song on Sean's debut solo album Let It Fall. Glen invited the band to perform with him at the Los Angeles nightclub Largo and they quickly became strong admirers of each other's music, leading to the name of the group. They got together in Glen's home studio in December 2000 and recorded the album in 3 days, though it took 3½ years before it was finally released.[1] Glen and Nickel Creek participated in a joint "Mutual Admiration Tour" in the fall of 2001, when they had initially expected the album to be released. When the album was finally released in the summer of 2004, another tour ensued, which included the services of Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Pete Thomas from Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Pete Thomas, Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, and Glen Phillips along with Luke Bulla and others began recording as Works Progress Administration in September 2007. They are currently touring the US in support of their album WPA.
Discography
- Mutual Admiration Society (2004) Recorded in 2000
In the summer of 2007, Glen Phillips was invited to perform as the opening act for the first leg of Nickel Creek's "Farewell (For Now)" tour, which included dates in the midwest. It was common for members of Nickel Creek to perform with Glen Phillips during his set and vice versa. Selections from the Mutual Admiration Society recording were performed during this collaboration.
References
- ^ Rubin, Steven. "Grammys follow Nickel Creek as sound morphs". NC Times. December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
External links
- Mutual Admiration Society page at Sugar Hill Records
- Glen Phillips official site
- Nickel Creek official site
- Listing of free Mutual Admiration Society concerts from the Live Music Archive
Chris Thile • Sara Watkins • Sean Watkins
Mark Schatz • Byron House • Scott Thile • Derek JonesAlbums: Little Cowpoke • Here to There • Nickel Creek • This Side • Why Should the Fire Die? • Reasons Why: The Very BestSingles: "When You Come Back Down" • "The Lighthouse's Tale" • "Reasons Why" • "This Side" • "Speak" • "Smoothie Song" • "When in Rome"Related articles Discography • Punch Brothers • Works Progress Administration • Fiction Family • Mutual Admiration SocietyCategories:- Musical groups established in 2000
- American rock music groups
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