![]() ![]() ![]() But there are places where we can work together. It doesn’t change my perspective, and probably doesn’t change theirs either. So, I just try to be open-minded, hear what they have to say and not alienate people. It’s Trump country and they are my neighbors. “I’m living in a rural town that’s very conservative. “We feel,” Ray added, “that it’s important to connect with people who don’t share our views - but like our music - to break down boundaries. “Our resources have expanded over the years, but the spirit behind our music hasn’t changed.” “In terms of how we write and arrange music, how we think about it and how we play together, not a single thing has changed,” Saliers said. So is their devotion to a variety of social causes and their championing of inclusiveness, in their songs and personal actions.īoth still marvel that a duo co-led by two proudly left-leaning lesbians was signed by a major record label in the 1980s, then went on to make several million-selling albums and earn mainstream success. Ray and Saliers’ hand-in-glove vocal harmonies are a trademark. The arc of their music between the 1980s and now has seen the group create a diverse body of work that expertly draws from folk, rock, country, blues, jazz, Celtic and more. And we have strict protocols for our shows, including vaccinations and masking (for attendees).” Sweet harmonyĭespite the recent health setbacks, the harmonious bond between the Indigo Girls’ two co-founders remains as strong and resilient as ever. ![]() We’re doing rapid tests every day and PCR tests every third day. So, our road crew is among the most stringently tested people I know of. “Subsequently, we had a couple of other people on our team test positive. “I got COVID and had to quarantine for two weeks,” Saliers said. Other dates were canceled, a costly blow for any music act that had been unable to tour for more than a year because of the pandemic. Her illness led to a number of postponed and canceled concerts, which the Indigo Girls announced online without specifying who had contracted the potentialy fatal disease.Ĭiting “an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of the band, crew and most importantly our fans,” Saliers and Ray postponed some late August and early September concerts. Saliers, speaking in a separate phone interview, disclosed that she was diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending a writer’s workshop in August. I love driving, but it’s hard to drive the whole tour.” I’m vaccinated but I worry about spreading it to other people, plus I’ve got a child. We’ve lost seven or eight concerts (because of Saliers getting COVID) - and, when you cancel - it’s hard to reschedule. “But I decided I’d drive separately because we can’t afford to lose any more gigs now. ISBN 1-90.“We test all the time,” Ray stressed. "Mark Knopfler a Bigger Gay Icon Than George Michael? - Music - Seattle". ↑ "Wanda Sykes, Natash Bedingfield, Indigo Girls Headline Milwaukee's Pride Lineup ( : Milwaukee, WI News)".↑ "LGBT Studies - Symposium: Queer Iconography - Hofstra University".Poseidon and the Bitter Bug (2009) US #29.Strange Fire (1987, independent 11-song version, re-released 1989 in major-label 10-song version) US #159.Because of their work for LGBT rights they are seen as icons of the movement. Personal livesīoth Ray and Saliers have long identified themselves as lesbians. They promoted the release of the book together including several days of speaking and performing together at the Washington National Cathedral College in Washington D.C. In 2005, Saliers and her father, Don Saliers, a theology professor at Candler School of Theology at Emory University, released the book A Song to Sing, a Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice. Saliers was an initial investor in the Flying Biscuit Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia. She is co-owner of Watershed Restaurant in Decatur, Georgia. She has toured with both The Butchies and her band The Volunteers. They are called Stag, Prom, Live from Knoxville, Didn't It Feel Kinder and " Amy Ray: Live MVP". ![]() The company has signed Magnapop, Ellen James Society, Kristen Hall, Rose Polenzani, Girlyman, Athens Boys Choir, and James Hall among others. ![]()
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