Comments on: Album Review: Sara Watkins – Sara Watkins

By: mjn | bass |

mjn | bass | — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:54:58 +0000

[...] For more post-Nickel Creek goodness, check out Sean’s sister Sarah Watkins. [...]

By: Fiction Family « Mike’s Miscellaneous Musings

Fiction Family « Mike’s Miscellaneous Musings — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:34:43 +0000

[...] For more post-Nickel Creek goodness, check out Sean’s sister Sarah Watkins. [...]

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Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women Announce Tour Dates | The 9513 — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:51:49 +0000

[...] giving away an autographed copy of the new self-titled album from Sara Watkins, which Juli Thanki gave four stars. Just leave a comment to [...]

By: Ben Milam

Ben Milam — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:08:03 +0000

i have always had an obsession, i mean interest in sara watkins. and a guilty pleasure for what many of my friends (music snobs) call wuss-grass. i think she’s great and is talented to the point where i think she can play just about any style and make it her own. those kinds of musicians are rare. i love wuss-grass. there i said it.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:49:12 +0000

I am definitely gonna get this album as soon as I get my next pay check. :P I know she, along with the NC trio, are awesome musicians. She definitely shines on her first effort. However, I also think that NC could get back together at some point in the future. They all had worked together tirelessly throughout their younger lives, so a hiatus is understandable.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:05:21 +0000

Sorry to be contrary, but it really took me awhile to get into this one and although I’ve warmed up to it a bit, I still don’t find it to be totally entertaining and think Watkins needs to enunciate a little more on a couple of the slower songs. I’m a sucker for Western influences, so I like “Pony” and “Any Old Time,” although her voice sounds almost too fragile to inject much more attitude than what’s present on the latter. The instrumentals are great. I like the album, recognize its quality, and there are some beautiful performances, but I don’t know if it’s entertaining enough for me to come back to very often. I also think she might have been able to do a little more with 14 songs. Probably a 3.5 from me.

I wonder what the people who got after John Rich for New York City town think about “Nashville town” in the Norman Blake penned “Lord Won’t You Help Me.”

By: solongsowrong

solongsowrong — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:25:29 +0000

John Paul Jones has been doing Americana music for a number of years now, and is a regular fixture at some of the major festivals, jamming with many of the greats in Bluegrass music. As with Plant, his music has long since expanded beyond the LZ days.

Although I found nothing on this album that makes it stand out, it was still a very enjoyable listen, and I think all involved have done a very nice job with it. The versatility of Sara’s music is quite remarkable, and I look forward to whatever this young lady brings us as she continues her musical journey. She has come a long way since her professional debut at age eight.

By: Ken- ThatNashvilleSound

Ken- ThatNashvilleSound — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:16:29 +0000

Could it be that a bluegrass-country album full of songs fit for the back porch of a small town general store could both harken back to another era and be more relevant and stylish because of it? The album is filled with rich instrumentalization and a guest list of major bluegrass players. It’s diverse in style, covering classic country, modern country, bluegrass, folk and Americana without boundaries. Whether it’s the sparse orchestrations without ever feeling empty on “All This Time”, the surprise falsetto and rocking drum tempo on “Long Hot Summer Days”, the haunting dobro on “My Friend”, Watkins master fiddle-playing on “Frieiderick”, this album has a surprise on nearly every song. She channels her inner Jeannie Seely and Jean Shepard playing the classic country tune “Any Old Time” and has a modern day western campfire song on my favorite tune, “Pony.” Outside of National Public Radio, this is an album today’s country music radio will largely ignore. It’s a shame- like those back porch general store jams, it’s a loss of a musical realness & richness for the masses.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:25:01 +0000

Matt, I think its about time for Roughstock to feature a multiple copy Sara Watkins give-away contest! (lol)

(PS – Roughtstock favorite Becky Schlegel gave birth to her third son recently. Just thought I’d mention that since Country Standard Time has a nice article.)

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:13:37 +0000

Rick, I didn’t get it for free, I bought it myself. xD

Anyway, I love this album, and I found myself agreeing with your last paragraph, Juli. Sara was always my favorite part of Nickel Creek, though Thile is great too.