known officially as Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). The octet is composed of Watkins, his sister Sara Watkins (fiddle), Glen Phillips (guitar, vocals), Benmont Tench (piano), Luke Bulla (fiddle), Greg Leisz (various), Pete Thomas (drums), and Davey Faragher (bass). The group released their self-titled debut album on August 28, 2009. As the group continued, the lead singer-songwriters Watkins (Sean), Phillips, and Bulla were considered the core group and were supported by others when their projects made it possible. Bulla is no longer considered part of the group and as of summer 2011, their most recent lineup was Watkins and Phillips supported by Jerry Roe on drums and Sebastian Steinberg on bass guitar. Sean and sister Sara play regularly at the Largo nightclub in Los Angeles as "The Watkins Family Hour". Keyboardist Benmont Tench (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and bassist Sebastian Steinberg (formerly of Soul Coughing) are regular participants and other guest musicians from the Largo family generally show up as well, including Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, Don Heffington, Greg Leisz, and former Nickel Creek bandmate Chris Thile when he is in town. The irregular collaboration lead to a 2015 album and tour under the same name. Sean has also frequently supported his sister Sara on guitar and vocals for her solo dates since the release of her debut album in April 2009. In addition, Watkins plans to release what he calls "15 minutes of noise" as a digital download on his website. He said that the final product was "very strange", and that there would "be some cool art to go with it". In October 2013, Sean announced that he had completed a record entitled All I Do Is Lie, which was released in June 2014. Discography Solo Let It Fall (2001) 26 Miles (2003) Blinders On (2006) All I Do Is Lie (2014) What to Fear (2016) This Is Who We Are (2020) – with The Bee Eaters Nickel Creek Fiction Family With Watkins Family Hour Albums Watkins Family Hour (2015) Brother Sister (2020) References External links Sean's website Nickel Creek's website LAist Interview with Sean Watkins Fiction Family Website Works Progress Administration website Career Retrospective Interview from April 2016 with Pods & Sods People from Vista, California Nickel Creek members 1977 births American country singer-songwriters American folk guitarists American male guitarists American mandolinists American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from California Living people American bluegrass mandolinists Guitarists from California