Nickel Creek’s Sara and Sean Watkins will spend much of the fall on the road with gospel legends Blind Boys Of Alabama. The siblings will open for the Blind Boys and then join the group onstage for select songs off their new gospel/country album Take the High Road. Sara and Sean Watkins first performed with the Blind Boys last year during a series of sold-out shows at New York City’s Lincoln Center. “I have been a fan of the Blind Boys of Alabama since I first heard them 15 or 20 years ago, but I’ll never forget the first time I found myself on stage singing with them. I was struck by the force they have – the power in their singing is real. Sean and I are truly excited and grateful to tour and sing with them this fall,” said Sara Watkins, who recently spent a few months on the road with The Decemberists. Take the High Road also features appearances by Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., Lee Ann Womack and The Oak Ridge Boys, among other country luminaries.

Here’s a look at Sara and Sean Watkins’ upcoming shows with the Blind Boys of Alabama

9/28/2011 The Grammy Museum: Clive Davis Theater Los Angeles, CA
9/30/2011 Fox Theatre Visalia, CA
11/3/2011 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
11/4/2011 Stoughton Opera House Stoughton, WI
11/5/2011 FitzGerald’s Berwyn, IL
11/6/2011 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
11/8/2011 Old Rock House St. Louis, MO
11/10/2011 East Arkansas Community College Forrest City, AR
11/12/2011 The Midland Theater Kansas City, MO
11/14/2011 The Kessler Theater Dallas, TX
11/15/2011 Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater Austin, TX
11/16/2011 Dosey Doe Café The Woodlands, TX
11/18/2011 Samford University Birmingham, AL
11/19/2011 The Saenger Theater Mobile, AL
11/20/2011 Mississippi State University Meridian, MS
12/11/2011 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
12/13/2011 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
12/15/2011 Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Davis, CA
12/17/2011 The Uptown Theatre Napa, CA
12/18/2011 Grand Sierra Resort Reno, NV