Arts & Entertainment
Carlsbad Music Festival: Sara Watkins with MandoBasso
Carlsbad resident, Sara Watkins, best known for her work in the Grammy Award winning band, Nickel Creek, recently released her solo album Sun Midnight Sun on Nonesuch Records. Sara is a frequent guest on the American Public Media program, A Prairie Home Companion and in the past few years, she has been on tour with John Prine, Donavan Frankenreiter, Robert Earl Kean, Dar Williams, Blind Boys of Alabama and the Decemberists. In between tours, Sara performs at Largo in Los Angeles, where she and her brother Sean perform as The Watkins Family Hour with frequent guests including Benmont Tench, Greg Leisz, and Fiona Apple. Sara and Sean will performing a free concert as part of the Festival on the Sunday afternoon in Magee Park.