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Listen Sara Watkins On World Cafe WXPN

August 21, 2012 – The singer and former Nickel Creek fiddler is back with her second solo album, Sun Midnight Sun. WXPN

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Sara Watkins plays the Fort Stage at the Newport Folk Festival.

Read Sara Watkins, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

July 30, 2012 – Watkins' songs rest within pop, country and folk on the Venn diagram of musical genres.

Sara Watkins' new album, Sun Midnight Sun, comes out May 8.

Read First Listen: Sara Watkins, 'Sun Midnight Sun'

April 29, 2012 – The former Nickel Creek member is smart enough to spike her accessible roots music with surprises.

Sara and Sean Watkins perform a live set on Folk Alley.

Listen Sara And Sean Watkins: Folk In The Family FolkAlley

December 28, 2010 – The bluegrass siblings from Nickel Creek perform a studio session for Folk Alley. FolkAlley

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Listen Sara Watkins On Mountain Stage

May 11, 2010 – Watkins plays a generous set on Mountain Stage, accompanied by her brother, Sean Watkins.

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Listen Summer Road Trip: Songs For Speed And Spirit

July 6, 2009 – Critic Tom Moon assembles a playlist to chew up miles and cheer up his family.

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Listen Beyond Nickel Creek: Sara Watkins Goes Solo WXPN

May 26, 2009 – In a session from WXPN, Watkins demonstrates her instrumental breadth with a sweet voice. WXPN

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Listen Sara Watkins: Summertime Blues

April 15, 2009 – Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins brings youth and innocence to John Hartford's "Long Hot Summer Days."

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