Sara Watkins

American musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1981 · age 45

Sara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of Nickel Creek, the progressive bluegrass group she formed with her brother Sean and mandolinist Chris Thile.

Sara Watkins is read about 89 times a day, in 11 languages.

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A life in dates

2021

Under the Pepper TreeAlbumMore about this, 15 tracks2016Americana Award for Instrumentalist of the YearAward

Young In All The Wrong WaysAlbumMore about this, 201610 tracks2012

Sun Midnight SunAlbumMore about this, 10 tracks2009

Sara WatkinsAlbumMore about this, 14 tracks1981Born8 June 1981

People around Sara

Close ties

Benmont Tench Bandmate in Watkins Family Hour

Also in Deutsch

Albums 4

UTUnder the Pepper Tree2021 · 15 tracks

YWYoung In All The Wrong Ways2016 · 10 tracks

SSSun Midnight Sun2012 · 10 tracks

SWSara Watkins2009 · 14 tracks

Albums and cover art from Spotify

Media & music

Photos 3

Watkins performing at Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2009

Watkins performing at the season opening of A Prairie Home Companion, 2014

Awards

Americana Award for Instrumentalist of the Year2016

About this person

In addition to singing and fiddling, Watkins also plays the ukulele and the guitar, and also played percussion while touring with the Decemberists. In 2012, she and her brother played with Jackson Browne during his "I'll Do Anything" acoustic tour.

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United States