You could say that Sara Watkins’ solo debut has been a lifetime in the making. The singer-songwriter and fiddle player spent nearly two decades—all of her teenage and young adult life—as one-third of Nickel Creek. Her self-titled solo disc and Nonesuch debut, produced by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, features an impressively wide range of backing players and old friends, including Gillian Welch, Dave Rawling, Benmont Tench, and her Nickel Creek bandmates.