This is a brief recap of the Watkins Family Hour show at Largo at the Coronet on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Click the title to read more
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Every Wish Would Be Heard and Answered, Newport Folk Festival (Part 2)
My second day at the Newport Folk Festival, as the folk fest celebrated its 60th anniversary! Read about the musicians I watched with some extra detail given to the set by the Milk Carton Kids. Click the title to read more …
Come Back to Me, Pretty Saro
Bluegrass-inspired band Pretty Saro performed at Club Passim on July 23, 2019 in honor of the release of their first album, Racing Back to You. The opener was musician Hannah Siglin, playing and singing in the folk tradition. Click the title to read all about the show. …
Find Where I Belong
It had been a while since I last attended a Watkins Family Hour show and with the addition of a couple guests I wanted to see, it was a no-brainer to head up to Largo at the Coronet for the show on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. I will jump right into the set list and the recap of the concert. Sara Watkins started the show off with an fiddle tune (no name check), with Sean Watkins quickly joining in on his guitar. “Love Needs a Heart” Jackson Browne cover. The pair talked about how they had recently been in Canada
One Chapter Opens as Another Ends
My first concert of the new year was at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles (surprise, surprise) where I traveled to see the Watkins Family Hour plus special guests on January 11, 2017. Sean Watkins took to the stage with his guitar and wished the audience a “Happy New Year,” while Sara picked up her ukulele and wondered how late into January it was appropriate to remark on the new year. The first song, played as a duo, was one written by Bobby Darin and Woody Harris, “Early in the Morning.” Upon finishing they introduced the talented Tristan Clarridge,