Nickel Creek’s Last Waltz (review)

Last night’s final stop on Nickel Creek’s “Farewell (for now) Tour” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium was upbeat and rollicking with only a slight whiff of funereal eulogy. The evening was more like a celebratory party after a funeral, than a funeral — well, except maybe at the very end. (Photo set.)

There were touches of reflection, however: Bela Fleck sitting in on a few tunes, including Texas Red from the Telluride Sessions, an album Chris Thile said he listened to endlessly…