The Creek Drank the Cradle is the debut studio album by the American musician Iron & Wine (aka Sam Beam).

His intention was to pass these on to Joey Burns and John Convertino of the band Calexico who provided a rhythm section on the finished piece.

[3] The Creek Drank the Cradle has received widespread critical acclaim since its release.

[4] Pitchfork placed The Creek Drank the Cradle at number 137 on its list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s.

[5] All tracks are written by Sam Beam This 2000s folk album-related article is a stub.