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Sara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) 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. In addition to singing and fiddling, Watkins also plays the ukulele and the guitar, and also played ...
Mar 24, 2023 · For the beloved trio's return, Nickel Creek created its own world. 'We needed to let it rest,' Sara Watkins says of the 9 years between albums. March 24, 20235:00 AM ET. Brittney McKenna. Enlarge ...
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Jul 16, 2023 · Nickel Creek, formed back when Chris Thile and Sara Watkins were seven and Sean Watkins was 12, is a special case. Chris and Sara were still teenagers when the band released the seminal 2000 album Nickel Creek, produced by Alison Krauss, which merged the sounds of bluegrass and Celtic music with contemporary song craft and went platinum.
Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an American bluegrass band consisting of Chris Thile ( mandolin ), and siblings Sara Watkins ( fiddle) and Sean Watkins ( guitar ). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six albums between 1993 and 2006. The band broke out in 2000 with a platinum-selling self-titled album ...
Mar 31, 2023 · Nickel Creek is Chris Thile on mandolin, Sean Watkins on guitar, and Sara Watkins on fiddle. All three sing. Jeff Picker is bass player for the new album and tour. The band formed when the three primary contributors were in their teens, and their rapid rise to success was something to behold.
Mar 24, 2023 · Published March 24, 2023 at 3:10 PM CDT. Josh Goleman. /. Courtesy of the artist. Sean Watkins, Chris Thile and Sara Watkins sequenced Nickel Creek's "Celebrants" as a way to write the album. "We wanted the songs to relate to each other," says Sara Watkins. The opening song and title track of Nickel Creek 's fifth studio album, Celebrants ...
Apr 10, 2023 · Since 2005 they’ve released only two albums, which makes Nickel Creek not quite an active band but not quite a side project either. Instead, the three players can return to the fold once a decade or so, whenever it feels right, whenever they need to get something off their chests together.
