Photos: Sara Watkins - Seattle, Wash.
On Dec. 9, Sara Watkins played a show at The Triple Door in Seattle, Wash. She was joined on stage by supporting vocalists Sean Watkins, her brother, on guitar and Tyler Chester on bass. Paste photographer Kirk Stauffer was at the show to document the night of music by the young musician. Check out his photos in the gallery below.... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsSong Premiere: Sara Watkins - "When It Pleases You"
Sara Watkins’s name is attached to so many A-list acts that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Somehow, Watkins has also managed to record two solo albums, the latter of which will be released May 8 via Nonesuch. read more
Found in: Featured AudioHarvest Music Fest 2011: Day 4 Recap & Photos
The last day of a music festival is always a little bit sad. The music starts to fade as the sun sets, and it’s time to pack up the tents and go back to the real world. With a camping festival like Harvest, it’s easy to feel like part of a community or a family, especially after spending four days bonding over music together without showering. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsA Prairie Home Companion Returns to the Big Screen
A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor’s long-running live radio variety show, is pretty much synonymous with the word Americana.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsCatching Up With... Sara Watkins
After nearly two decades of being one-third of Nickel Creek... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesSara Watkins: Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins is a fine fiddler and guitar player... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsNickel Creek's Sara Watkins preps solo album
After a Grammy, rave reviews and platinum sales, alt.grass (blueternative?) trio Nickel Creek abruptly went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2007, and have yet to make good on the "for now" part of their "Goodbye (For Now)" tour. Still, the musical impulse burns deep in the scrappy acoustinauts with Chris Thile's 2008 solo album, the Watkins siblings' supergroup, W.P.A., and Thile's currently touring project, Punch Brothers. Fiddler Sara Watkins recently announced the upcoming release of her self-titled debut: an album of long-marinating songs penned during her time spent in L.A.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSean Watkins and Jon Foreman form Fiction Family
When Nickel Creek said farewell (for now) to fans and disbanded in 2007, each member said they wanted to pursue solo projects. Vocalist and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile went off to work with his group the Punch Brothers, where he recently composed a four-part, 40-minute suite entitled "The Blind Leaving the Blind" that features mandolin, violin, banjo, guitar and bass. Singer/violinist Sara Watkins is prepping her long-in-the-making solo album (due in early 2009), produced by Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones and featuring guests Jon Brion and Gillian Welch.... read more
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