Sara Watkins

Sara Watkins

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. 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.

Sara plans on releasing a self-produced solo album in 2007.

Discography

Solo

• To be announced, 2007 (tentative)

Collaborations and guest appearances

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Watkins performing at Austin City Limits.

• Pickin' On ZZ Top [1] (Various Artists, 2000)
• Pickin' On Rolling Stones: A Tribute [2] (Various Artists, 2000)
• Let It Fall (Sean Watkins, 2001)
• Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Chris Thile, 2001)
• Full Moon's Daughter (Randy Phillips)
• Trouble (Ray LaMontagne, 2004)
• Turn Around (Jonny Lang, 2006)
• Sweet Warrior (Richard Thompson, 2007)
• Bug - original motion picture soundtrack (Various Artists, 2007) - track #2 "No Way to Live" with Sean Watkins

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)