Sara Watkins, Featured on NPR's "Folk Alley," Will Guest-Host "A Prairie Home Companion" on January 15

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Sara Watkins and her brother Sean were featured on NPR's Folk Alley over the holiday week. Sara discussed the many projects with she has been involved since her earliest days in Nickel Creek, not least her 2009 self-titled Nonesuch debut album, from which the two perform a number of songs live. She will guest-host A Prairie Home Companion on January 15 and will tour with The Decemberists starting later this month.

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Sara Watkins and her brother Sean were featured on NPR's Folk Alley over the holiday week. On the show, Sara spoke with Folk Alley host Jim Blum about the many projects she has been working on since the siblings' early years performing with Chris Thile in Nickel Creek, including her tour with and frequent performances on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor and working with Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones on her self-titled Nonesuch debut album from 2009. Sara and Sean perform songs from the album on the Folk Alley episode, which you can hear in full at npr.org. You can also watch a performance of the album track "All This Time" from the session, via Folk Alley's YouTube page, below.

Speaking of A Prairie Home Companion, Watkins has just announced that she will be guest-hosting the beloved public radio show, broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, January 15. For more information, visit prairiehome.org.

Among the many other projects on which Sara has been involved lately are performances of Much Ado About Nothing, featuring music by Lyle Lovett, presented by the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, which just came to a close.

More live music making is on the way as Sara Watkins joins The Decemberists for an extensive world tour that launches at the end of the month with three nights at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Her debut with the band will be Thursday, January 20,  when they will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. For more information on the tour and links for tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

To pick up a copy of Sara Watkins, head to the Nonesuch Store.

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  • Tuesday, January 4, 2011
    Sara Watkins, Featured on NPR's "Folk Alley," Will Guest-Host "A Prairie Home Companion" on January 15

    Sara Watkins and her brother Sean were featured on NPR's Folk Alley over the holiday week. On the show, Sara spoke with Folk Alley host Jim Blum about the many projects she has been working on since the siblings' early years performing with Chris Thile in Nickel Creek, including her tour with and frequent performances on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor and working with Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones on her self-titled Nonesuch debut album from 2009. Sara and Sean perform songs from the album on the Folk Alley episode, which you can hear in full at npr.org. You can also watch a performance of the album track "All This Time" from the session, via Folk Alley's YouTube page, below.

    Speaking of A Prairie Home Companion, Watkins has just announced that she will be guest-hosting the beloved public radio show, broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, January 15. For more information, visit prairiehome.org.

    Among the many other projects on which Sara has been involved lately are performances of Much Ado About Nothing, featuring music by Lyle Lovett, presented by the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, which just came to a close.

    More live music making is on the way as Sara Watkins joins The Decemberists for an extensive world tour that launches at the end of the month with three nights at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Her debut with the band will be Thursday, January 20,  when they will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. For more information on the tour and links for tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    To pick up a copy of Sara Watkins, head to the Nonesuch Store.

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