Watkins Family Hour announces debut album, summer tour

Siblings and Nickel Creek members Sean and Sara Watkins have led a collective of musicians in California for many years known as the Watkins Family Hour. They are finally going to release an album on July 24 and they'll hit the road this summer in support of it.

The group going on tour includes the Watkins siblings, Fiona Apple, Don Heffington and Sebastian Steinberg as well as possible additional special guests. The tour will stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Thursday, September 10. The show will be seated. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 24, via Ticketfly for $30.

Check out the Watkins Family Hour's cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Steal You Heart Away" from the debut album below.



Watkins Family Hour tour dates
05.13.15 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo at The Coronet
06.10.15 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo at The Coronet
07.24.15 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
07.28.15 - New York, NY - City Winery
07.29.15 - New York, NY - City Winery
07.30.15 - New York, NY - City Winery
08.01.15 - Nashville, TN - City Winery
08.02.15 - Nashville, TN - City Winery
08.05.15 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
08.06.15 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
08.14.15 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
08.15.15 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
08.21.15 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
08.22.15 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
08.23.15 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
09.08.15 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
09.09.15 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
09.10.15 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle [Tickets]
09.11.15 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
09.12.15 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
09.13.15 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
09.13.15 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
09.15.15 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
09.15.15 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre