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| Sara Watkins | |
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 Sara at Manchester Students Union in July 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sara Ullrika Watkins [1] |
| Born | June 8 1981 |
| Origin | Vista, California  |
| Genre(s) | Bluegrass Folk Country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Fiddle Ukulele |
| Years active | 1994 - Present |
| Label(s) | Sugar Hill Records |
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Nickel Creek Mutual Admiration Society Darol Anger Sean Watkins Jonny Lang Ray LaMontagne |
Sara Watkins, (born June 8, 1981) is a fiddler, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary bluegrass/folk band Nickel Creek. Her brother Sean Watkins, also a member of Nickel Creek, plays guitar and sings in the group. Sean and Sara have been with Nickel Creek since its beginning in 1989. Nickel Creek recently participated in a project dubbed Mutual Admiration Society, a collaboration with former Toad The Wet Sprocket singer Glen Phillips. They were joined on a 2004 tour by the stellar rhythm section of John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) on bass and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello & the Attractions/Imposters) on drums. Sara also performs with her brother Sean in a group called Watkins Family Hour, which she has been doing the past few years. The Watkins Family Hour usually is the Watkins duo with special guests, occasionally performing at the Largo. In 2006 she toured with the violinist Darol Anger.
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Solo career
Watkins started recording songs with friends of hers for a debut solo album in September 2007. [2] She plans to finish the work she started in the winter of 2007, and the album will be produced by bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame. To promote the album, Watkins will tour the United States in the spring and summer of 2008.
Discography
Solo
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Collaborations and guest appearances
- More Than Words... (Sheri Lee)
- Pickin' On ZZ Top [1] (Various Artists)
- Pickin' On Rolling Stones: A Tribute [2] (Various Artists)
- Faraway Land (Ron Block, 2001)
- Let It Fall (Sean Watkins, 2001)
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Chris Thile)
- The Almeria Club Recordings (Hank Williams Jr.)
- 26 Miles (Sean Watkins)
- Further Down The Old Plank Road (The Chieftains)
- Little Worlds (Béla Fleck)
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Reflections, Vol. 1 (Various Artists)
- Ten From Little Worlds (Béla Fleck)
- Trouble (Ray LaMontagne)
- All Star Bluegrass Celebration (Various Artists)
- Mutual Admiration Society (Mutual Admiration Society)
- Republic of Strings (Darol Anger & the American Fiddle Ensemble)
- Flatpicking 1998 (Various Artists)
- Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio Soundtrack (Various Artists)
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 30 Years (Various Artists)
- What I Mean To Say Is Goodbye (Tom Brousseau)
- Turn Around (Jonny Lang)
- Blinders On (Sean Watkins)
- Oh! Gravity. (Switchfoot)
- Sweet Warrior (Richard Thompson)
- Bug - original motion picture soundtrack (Various Artists)
- Wild Hope (Mandy Moore)
- "Ripe (album)" (Ben Lee)
Nickel Creek
- Little Cowpoke (1993)
- Here to There (1997)
- Nickel Creek (2000)
- This Side (2002)
- Rare Live Tracks (2003)
- Why Should the Fire Die? (2005)
- Reasons Why: The Very Best (2006)
References
- ^ Watkins, Sara Ullrika. ASCAP.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ Watkins, Sara. "And then my friend yelled 'put your fists in the air.'". MySpace. November 25, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
| Nickel Creek |
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| Chris Thile • Sara Watkins • Sean Watkins |
| Discography |
| Albums: Little Cowpoke • Here to There • Nickel Creek This Side • Why Should the Fire Die? • Reasons Why: The Very Best |
| Singles: When You Come Back Down • The Lighthouse's Tale • Reasons Why This Side • Speak • Smoothie Song • When In Rome |
| Related articles |
| The Real SeanJon • Mutual Admiration Society |
