2016Nominee
Best Performance
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
Sara Watkins
Actor
Vista, California, USA
June 8, 1981
Biography
Sara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
Career Highlights
2012Highlight
Best Performance
How to Grow a Band
2017Highlight
Best Performance
The Porchlight Sessions
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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
Jackson Browne with Special Guest Sara Watkins Live