The long history of American roots music is rife with gospel slayers, bluegrass guitarists, outlaw country dudes, and weird, dark tales. You might say, when it comes to those music traditions, it’s all been done before. But has it? Parker […]
Sean Watkins is a busy man — splitting duties between the beloved Nickel Creek, the eclectic Watkins Family Hour, and his own burgeoning solo career. It would not be inaccurate to say that he excels in all of these projects, bringing […]
Watkins Family Hour performed on Cayamo 2016.
The last time I went to an art museum by myself was probably never. I can recall middle school field trips, romantic dates on Sunday afternoons, and slouching through exhibitions in pack formation with my kids who were neither bored […]
This past Sunday, I took the train and then a subway to the Upper West Side, walked up and down Broadway picking at piles of books sold by street vendors for a mere dollar or two, and found shade in […]
Folk music, in all of its forms, is about family – the universal family of artists and audience. It’s a worldwide family of restless human souls who find melodic expressions of love and redemption calling them toward their best selves. […]
Sean Watkins, guitarist and vocalist for Grammy-award winning band, Nickel Creek, plays Amnesia in San Francisco. Sunday, Jan 11. 9pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/801400683266331/
As a member of Nickel Creek, Sean Watkins has often been overshadowed by his sister Sara Watkins and mandolinist Chris Thile, but with his third solo album, he takes a much-deserved turn in the spotlight. Straying even further from Nickel […]
Nickel Creek acoustic guitarist Sean Watkins’ splendid solo debut, Let It Fall, is a collection of original instrumentals that would fit nicely on the soundtrack for a romantic comedy about Emily, a young archer, and Mason, a graphic designer working […]
