Sara Watkins

About Sara Watkins

Nickle Creek's singer-songwriter and fiddler, notable for albums such as This Side and Why Should the Fire Die?

Sara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as fiddler and founding member of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek along 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 percussion while touring with the Decemberists. With Nickel Creek, Watkins released five studio albums, one compilation album, and seven singles. During the band's seven-year hiatus, Watkins released three solo albums: Sara Watkins and Sun Midnight Sun on Nonesuch Records and Young in All the Wrong Ways on New West Records.

Labels	Nonesuch Records, Sugar Hill Records
Genres	Bluegrass, folk, country
Instruments	Vocals, fiddle, guitar, ukulele percussion
Years active	1989–present
Birth name	Sara Ullrika Watkins
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Associated acts	Nickel Creek, Sean Watkins, Chris Thile, Mutual Admiration Society, Works Progress Administration, The Decemberists, Dan Wilson, I'm With Her (band), Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz
Born	June 8, 1981
Origin	Vista, California, U.S.

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Trivia

She also plays the ukulele, guitar, and percussion.

Sara Watkins before fame

Before going solo, she was a member of Nickel Creek.

Achievement of Sara Watkins

She also performs on the ukulele, guitar, and percussion instruments.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Sara Watkins family life

Todd Cooper and she married in 2008.

Associations of Sara Watkins

On John Mayer's album Born and Raised, she played the violin.

Sara Watkins Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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