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Sara Watkins

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Sara Watkins

Sara Watkins

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Description of Sara Watkins' Music:

singer/songwriter, bluegrass, contemporary folk

Comparisons:

Sara Watkins started out as one third of the prodigious trio Nickel Creek. Fans of Sara may be interested in the solo projects of her brother Sean Watkins and former collaborator Chris Thile.

Recommended CDs by Sara Watkins:

Sara Watkins (Nonesuch, 2009) Compare Prices

Reasons Why (The Very Best) with Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill, 2006) Compare Prices

Purchase/Download Sara Watkins MP3s:

"Freiderick"
"Where Will You Be"
"All This Time"

Artists with Whom Sara Watkins Has Performed:

Nickel Creek, Watkins Family Hour, Mutual Admiration Society, Ray LaMontagne, Richard Thompson, Bela Fleck, Dolly Parton, Mandy Moore, Switchfoot, The Chieftans, Grant Lee Phillips, and many more.

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