Imagine a five -year -old kid picking up a mandolin for the very first time. He's hanging out in a California pizza joint called that Pizza Place. Just a regular kid in a noisy local restaurant absorbing the sound of a bluegrass band over the clatter of plates. Yeah, pretty typical Tuesday night.

And that exploring a dissonant jazz chord isn't just musically weird. Right, you are told there are rules you simply do not break. But looking at Nickel Creek's trajectory, he took that rule book and totally shredded it. They absolutely systematically dismantled the boundaries of traditional bluegrass.

• Imagine a five -year -old kid picking up a mandolin for the very first time
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