Years active 2002 (2002)–present Associated acts Nickel Creek Genres Bluegrass, Folk music | Labels Family Hour Records Albums Watkins Family Hour | |
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Origin Los Angeles, California, United States (2002) Members Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, Benmont Tench, Sebastian Steinberg, Greg Leisz Profiles | ||
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Watkins Family Hour is a bluegrass musical collaborative led by Sara and Sean Watkins. The group began in 2002 as a monthly, informal musical variety show with the Watkins siblings and their friends in the Los Angeles nightclub Largo. Their eponymous debut album, which consists entirely of covers, was released on July 24, 2015 on Family Hour Records via Thirty Tigers, and was produced by Sheldon Gomberg. In addition to the Watkins, musicians who performed on this album include Fiona Apple, Lone Justice's Don Heffington, Benmont Tench, Greg Leisz, and Soul Coughing’s Sebastian Steinberg. According to Metacritic, Watkins Family Hour received generally favorable reviews from critics; on the site, the album has a score of 76 out of 100, based on six reviews.
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Not in NottinghamWatkins Family Hour · 2015
Brokedown PalaceWatkins Family Hour · 2015
Feeling Good AgainWatkins Family Hour · 2015