Dolly Parton & Nickel Creek — Austin City Limits 2000
Recorded December 5, 2000
KLRU-TV · Austin · 
United States
Setlist
Wrong timestamp?
Album featured at the showLittle Sparrow2001Dolly previews songs from Little Sparrow before its release, including the title track, Shine and Mountain Angel.“To see Dolly's Austin City Limits debut, in December 2000, before Little Sparrow.”
Context
In December 2000, Dolly Parton steps onto the Austin City Limits stage for the first time. After decades of career, the debut comes during a phase of closeness to bluegrass and Appalachian music. Little Sparrow has yet to reach stores, but its songs already fill the program.
Dolly sings the title track, goes through Collective Soul's Shine and makes room for Mountain Angel. Mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro and acoustic guitars make up the backing. Coat of Many Colors and I Will Always Love You link this phase to her classics. In another segment, Nickel Creek plays four songs, from Ode to a Butterfly to The Fox.
Little Sparrow arrives in January 2001 and continues Dolly's exploration of her musical roots. The meeting with Nickel Creek also continues: she invites the group to back her at that year's Grammys. Preserved as a season 26 episode, the recording brings a veteran songwriter together with a generation that widens bluegrass's reach.
- Chris Thile plays in Dolly's backing band and in Nickel Creek's own segment.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Dolly PartonVocals and acoustic guitar
- Stuart DuncanFiddle, Dolly Parton's band
- Chris ThileMandolin and vocals; member of Nickel Creek and part of Dolly Parton's band
- Jim MillsBanjo, Dolly Parton's band
- Byron HouseUpright bass, Dolly Parton's band
- Bryan SuttonAcoustic guitar, Dolly Parton's band
- Rob IckesDobro, Dolly Parton's band
- Sara WatkinsFiddle and vocals, Nickel Creek
- Sean WatkinsAcoustic guitar and vocals, Nickel Creek
Trivia
The December 5, 2000 taping marks Dolly Parton's debut on Austin City Limits.
Chris Thile plays mandolin in Dolly's band and also appears in Nickel Creek's segment.
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