In the Room with Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- In this episode, Folk-Rcok icon Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls fame discusses her 30 year career, from early influences to her current creative endeavors.
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I went to high school with Amy and Emily, and was in that same AP class that Emily talked about early in the video. I have a tape of them rehearsing in that classroom, recorded on one of those terrible casstte recorders that we learned foreign languages on. Wow, over 40 years ago. Go Shamrock Dragons! 🐉
Incredible!
FANTASTIC!
Definitely upload that if you're able. Would love to see it.
Oh that would be a magical roots listen of two iconic singer/songwriters 😮
Cool story
I love how she describes her partnership with Amy: “We filled up every bit of space with our differences.”
She is a beautiful poet. Her lyrics are amazing.
Hence the title of one of their albums, Despite Our Differences.
Oh my goodness, Emily is so delightful. I was just sitting here smiling through the whole interview. Thank you so much, Rick.
Delightful is exactly the word I was coming to write as well. She is so authentic and humble. Thanks Rick!
Right !?!
Me too! Laughing and yes, even tearing up a little bit, from sheer joy
This woman is one of the main reasons I've played guitar for over 30 years, and playing guitar is one of my favorite things in life. How do you thank someone for that?
Nomads, Indians and Saints is IMHO a masterpiece and as a musician was absolutely one of my biggest influences. They were a modern day Simon/Garfunkle that spoke to me at a level no one else could.
That is the record. World Falls, 1991...
My first IG record, and the reason I play guitar. A and E are exceptional people, and have made the most important music in my life. So glad to see Emily here. Thanks Rick!
Great interview,Rick! Just saw Amy Ray Band 2 weeks ago.Folk club in Boston..Passim's perhaps...They're the " real deal" band over 30 years of inventing their music
and performing BTWunforti unfortunately their own recording wasn't used,Brandi &Catherine Carlile sang it on: Barbie :...,marketing move probably.
For me it was Rights of Passage. That came right as I was hitting the age where I was picking my own music to listen to.
Strange Fire is probably my favorite album of theirs. Their first 4 albums were fantastic, but I'm going to go with Strange Fire.
Watershed, Kid Fears, Galileo and of course Closer to Fine comprised the soundtrack to my college years. I am grateful the Barbie soundtrack provided an opportunity for me to share Indigo Girls' music with my daughter. I told her, "They were my Taylor Swift."
Watershed. Unforgettable. My favorite too.
Totally, I play the Girls around my house on Saturday mornings. This past June my husband and I took our 11year old daughter to see them live on their summer tour. She sang along 🥰
@@Barklord You… you… well, DO realize this is a song? A piece of art, and not a historical record? While the actual story is fascinating and important, this comment befuddles me. The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald isn’t historically accurate either, but Gordon Lightfoot made an incredible song.
But seriously, they are so much more than Taylor Swift could hope to be, respectfully. So much depth to their music, the lyrics, so much musicianship. Unparalleled.
I like Taylor a lot, but the Indigo's lyrics are on a whole other level
Emily and Amy are like superheroes to me. Graduated high school in '88, and they were the soundtrack of that era for me. And to be clear, I'm a 6'4" former college football linebacker and team captain. Music breaks all barriers! ❤
But did you score 4 touchdowns in a single game for Polk High?
@waltercoyle6393 only one hero could do that! (Hand in pants)
Yes it does! Class of 89' here. I first saw them on MTV and their harmonizing really made an impression on me.
This is a great story.
I love that the Barbie movie has introduced the Indigo Girls to a new generation.
I was 15 in 1987 and a cousin handed me a cassette called Strange Fire. I have been a massive Indigo Girls fan ever since. They've made me dance, they've made me cry, they've made me fall in love. I can look back at all the major events of my life and tie it to an Indigo Girls song. I earnestly believe that Emily and Amy are two of the most important songwriters of my generation.
Thank you for this interview.
I went to an REM concert at the Omni in Atlanta where the Indigo Girls opened. Michael Stipe came on stage and sang backup on Kid Fears. I got goosebumps. Great concert! I have just about all of the Indigo's music.
First indigo girls song I heard was Kid Fears because I was a huge REM fan at the time, friend chucked it on a compilation tape for me. When Stipe's voice comes in, goosebumps, 100%. No other word for it. I still remember the exact moment, the weather, where I was, could probably even narrow it down to the exact date due to my extensive diaries at the time... 17 year old me changed in that instant.
Rick has really elevated his game and the music TH-camr game with these interviews and everything he does. Great questions, great interviews, really captivating.
This interview is a Holy trance ❤
I'm almost 46 years old, graduated highschool in 1996. I was probably the only guy in school that absolutely loved the Indigo Girls. I had been in choir and drama of some sort all my life, and was introduced to their music by some of the ladies that I was friends with from choir that were into the '90s female folk scene that was going strong at that point in time. I had also been playing guitar for a couple of years and loved everything they were doing. Guitar parts that played off of each other, vocal parts that played off of each other while having amazing harmonies, great lyrics, perfection. Closer to Fine was my introduction to them, and I was of and running. Their rendition of Dire Strait's Romeo and Juliet blew my mind. The passion in their singing on that song still kills me to this day. I am so grateful for their music!
I have a nearly identical story except I graduated in 1997. I think they are incredible, and I finally got to see them in concert last year and was blown away.
I have kept these lyrics in my mind for many years and it has helped me many, many times,
"Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
And I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores"
Thank you for this Indigo Girls
Gorgeous lyrics, beautiful harmonies - so good, as Rick would say!
I'm an older man, and the first thing I ever heard by the Indigo Girls was their take on "Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters" and I was amazed and have listened to them ever since.
Emily is a national treasure. Her songs reflect sincere struggle, sometimes macro, sometimes micro, but always spoken with an honest seeker’s voice. What a treat to spend time with Rick and Emily. Thank you for bringing Joni Mitchell into the mix. 🌈💜🇺🇸
I remember hearing "Closer to Fine" for the first time like it was yesterday. Instant fan. And what an "ahead of its time" song with all the implications of mental health and authenticity and such that has become so much more "ok to talk about" than it was 35 years ago. Between that and the counter melodies on "Kid Fears" I must have listened to that record 1000 times.
Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
And I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores
I just love listening to artists talk about their story, music and how all the relationships interweaved to where they are today. Thanks Rick for having these musicians on your channel and making these videos.
Si❤
Is si es muy buena entrevista GRACIAS RICK❤
_I 100% agree. He is documenting music history perhaps better than the mainstream could ever do._
*Artists really trust Rick (Rick is a true student and teacher of music, as I'm sure you are aware). His interviewees are quick to 'be themselves' in these interviews.*
*_And as a consequence of this mutual comfort level between Rick and his guests, these interviews are amazingly informative & somewhat (pleasantly) kinda shocking. : ) 😁👍🏽_*
_Anyway, sorry for rambling on. 👍🏽_
I wasn't really aware of the Indigo Girls music but after this interview with Rick and the song that Emily sang, "Look Long" (which gave me a big lump in the throat) i'll be making sure to catch up with their back catalogue in the near future. This is what Rick's channel does - it's an education. Great stuff
Great interview. Emily is so articulate and interesting and down to earth and funny.
Dang! As a straight guy, I always call Indigo Girls my “guilty pleasure.” LOL! Loved them since they first came out. In fact, “Closer to Fine” is the reason I bought my first capo. Think I have their first 5 CDs. Interesting that Emily says she gets bored with acoustic music. That’s what I always loved most about them. Their first three albums are my favorites. Listening to them play acoustic guitar and harmonize vocally, that’s my favorite. Amy’s voice has moved me to tears. The way their voices blend, it’s so beautiful. I have the Indigo Girls Live at the Uptown Lounge on VHS. Two girls with guitars. It’s captivating. Then Michael Stipe shows up for his guest vocal on Kid Fears! Gives me chills every time! Thanks for interviewing her. I’m off to relearn all those early tunes of theirs! Heheh
The Indigo Girls are so ill! Those harmonies are otherworldly, and the songwriting is absolutely spectacular.
Isn't it neat to hear of the variety of music that was part of Emily's early life. These are the perspective questions Rick you ask that brings a reality to how one became successful of time. The story is a great one. Emily's is wonderful to hear.
29:38 As a songwriter and author of a couple books, I love that she mentions, "On Writing" by Stephen King. I spoke to a songwriter's group a month ago and mentioned it. I also wrote about it a couple days ago in an article on how to improve your writing.
Also, thank you for this interview Rick and Emily. I knew the Indigo Girls at the periphery but after I taught my gf guitar, she asked me to help her with Closer to Fine. After that I started listening to them more earnestly.
I think so many of us are going to start our comments with ‘oh my god’…. That was just wonderful, I could tell Rick really appreciated Emily’s art and abilities. Amy and Emily are the real thing. Their music is strong and beautiful and such a gift to so many of us…
But it’s true🎉❤
I’ll never forget the first time I saw Emily and Amy, it was on Letterman. They performed “World Falls”. Never had I heard a song summarize my deepest feelings which most of the world discards unnoticed. Thank you Emily. Love to you.
I always loved The Indigo Girls. Their songs, especially "Closer to Fine", are so iconic. I'm delighted that Amy and Emily still maintain a close friendship, which started in Elementary school.
So I’m outside building a deck and listening to Rites of Passage and Swamp Ophelia, which I really hadn’t played in a few years. But those are two of my fave records of all of the 90s. I come inside for a break from the heat, and find this. Awesome. 👊🏼
Serendipitous synchronicity.
All of a sudden "Wood Song" takes a whole new meaning (I mean, depending on what the deck you're building is made of ;)
So many great acts that came out of GA in the late seventies and eighties. Indigo Girls and Michael Stipe doing Kid Fears was indicative of that talent. Harmonies that the Indigo Girls came up with, always unforgettable.
Didn’t the B-52s also come out of Georgia?
@@andrewkorbel9883Yes. Of course, also R.E.M.
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They sure did.
@@andrewkorbel9883*Yep. Many talented musicians/bands originated from Athens, GA (located about an hour east of Atlanta).*
*_And despite Athens always being known as a massive college football (U of GA) town, Athens became a hotbed of music (alternative, moreso) in the late 1970s/early 1980s. And it continues to be one of the country's biggest 'music scene'._*
*To put it into perspective: Athens became such a town so rich in musical talent, that Seattle, WA (grunge's birthplace) was often later referred to by music journos as the 'Athens of the northwest'. 👍🏽*
That was a great, unexpected surprise. And once again, Rick, your video production has really hit a new level. Beautiful lighting and colors in the studio.
looks great - but I think it's a VERY well done green screen - am I right, Rick?
Indigo Girls music is some of the best music out there. I really hope more people continue to discover them over time. Criminally underrated, but absolutely appreciated.
Omg. I just died and went to heaven. I haven’t watched this. Just saw the opening screen. THANK YOU RICK!!!! Emily is more than a legend to me. Such a beautiful soul. Her and Amy’s music speak volumes.
Rick, I think their cover of Mark Knopfler's "Romeo and Juliet" is one of the best things ever recorded. Incredible!!
I completely agree. I saw them in Nashville back in June, and the highlight of the show for me was Amy playing Romeo and Juliet.
@@charlesbolton8471 it is such an incredible song by Mark, and Amy’s rendition is just so powerful. My favorite Emily song is “The Girl With The Weight Of The World In Her Hands”. Such phenomenal songwriting and such a poignant delivery. Wow!!
Indigo Girls was/is a major influence on me. My GF (at the time) and I love them and saw them at Berkeley Greek Theatre in the very early 90s. I love Amy's raw voice and Emily's fine guitar playing. Two very different voices create wonderful harmonies together.
OMD Finally I understand why I could NOT hear Ann Wilson’s voice when I had front row tickets for the The Ann Wilson Thing!!! I was so frustrated and broken-hearted. I finally got to sit front row, nearly center, to hear one of my favorite singers ever and I could barely hear her. She even said something directly to me and I couldn’t hear it. Thanks, Emily and Rick for talking about this.
I am a metalhead from WAYYYYYYY back. Having said that, I grew up with every sort of music imaginable in the house, from the Beatles/Stones/Who to Dylan/Donovan/CSN to Motown to outlaw country to piano/classical/ etc........
The first time I heard Indigo Girls was "Closer to Fine", of course. I bought both albums and went nuts. I have bought everything they have ever released (much to the consternation of many bandmates) and have ever seen them a couple of times.
Thank you for putting this together. It was very educational (as always).
Emily and Amy are two of my favorite musical artists. Rick I'm so grateful to you for this interview. The room you give artists to talk is spectacular dude. I learned so much about one of my heroes. It's funny to me that you'd ever get someone in your audience to say these interviews are not their favorite part of all that you offer on your channel. One of your special gifts is being able to bring out the best in your interviewees. You do it bt asking good questions and by giving them the space to give us the info. Love these interviews. This one especially. Thanks!
Agreed!
Rick, What a surprise to see Emily Saliers interviewed! I have met Her and Amy a few times and have a funny story I like sharing with people. But honestly, I don’t know very many people who are as eclectic musically as you are and I often feel alone in the world in that regard and I look forward to seeing who else you might surprise me with in the future. Thanks for having one of the best TH-cam channels out there. I have benefited from your teachings on here and now I am enriched with the interviews. You ask the questions I want to know if I were to be sitting down with these artists.
The Indigo Girls changed my life, literally!
I was in a hole, I hated my job as a kitchen designer/salesman which I'd been for 12 or so years.
Whilst at a gig in London, back in the 90s, listening to them singing 'Watershed' and realising that my burden was indeed my heaviest load, I chose to get used to a country mile and made the decision to give it all up. The very next day I handed in my notice and haven't looked back since.
A very big thank you to Emily and Amy. Love you guys. ❤️
Great interview! Thanks Rick. My all-time favorite song by Emily is “Love’s Recovery”. Her half-step dissonances and suspensions are beautiful
Thanks Rick for a great interview. Thanks Emily for coming on Rick's channel. This was such a pleasant, fun interview.
Great Interview, Rick knows the right questions to ask and Emily so forthcoming and articulate. A wonderful insight into an artist's life. Thanks both.
She is so articulate and humble. Probably my favorite interview to date. I remember them playing in Dakalb during the 90s. Always an amazing time! Cheers, Joe
The Indigo Girls are one of the most criminally underrated groups of all time. Their song Ghost is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.
I totally agree!! Ghost is such an amazingly beautiful and mesmerizingly haunting song! It's one of my favorite songs of all time!!
@@General_Junkie So..................Ghost is a haunting song...........................uh, no pun intended?
@davidl570 I knew this was coming!! I didn't know when. I did know where and how though!! And yes Ghost is a beautifully haunting song that makes one yearn for a past love or person or even feeling that they dearly miss and are still in love with or still under its spell even though they can't physically touch it or feel it and it always comes to them at a certain time of the year or season cuz that's when this thing or person met them or shared something of importance with them at the time. Or something like this or these scenarios. That's also one thing I love about their songs as well is that their lyrics allow a person to interpret the songs meaning in so many different ways or apply them to so many different experiences one has had in their life. It's something that some people I've known hate and others love. I am one that happens to love it.
@@General_Junkie Couldn't have said it better myself!
@davidl570 thank you kind sir!!
In a recent live stream you expressed uncertainty about whether you should be doing so many interviews on the channel. Well, I hope that uncertainty was a fleeting thing, because I absolutely love every single one of the interviews you do - every single one is phenomenal, and this is no exception. I don't even know Indigo Girls music, but I found this interview fascinating and enjoyable, and now I'm going to go and listen to some Indigo Girls music. These interviews will live on, and years from now people will be discovering them anew, or coming back to them, and they're important and necessary. I hope you keep doing them because I don't see interviews with musicians like this anywhere else, and you're performing a vital service!
Love love the Indigo Girls. I've played in an acoustic duo for over 30 years and we've covered some of their songs. I hope we've educated our Australian audience on how good these girls are by playing their songs in our gigs.
Legend. Rites of Passage and The Self-Tiled album are my two favorite albums. Perfect albums.
Such a talented lady. I remember working their show (as a local stagehand) when they first broke big. I had never seen anything like it.
I was just listening to "Galileo" last night. Truly love Indigo Girls! Emily Saliers is such a treasure 💜
Can't tell you how much I appreciate this interview. Amy and Emily are two of the best songwriters around. I've been a fan since around 1992 and have seen them several times. Emily is such a joy and I hope by her being on here, people who don't know discover the Indigo Girls for themselves and love them as much as us that are "in the know". The Swamp Ophelia album is an absolute masterpiece in my opinion.
I am crying tears of joy seeing you interview Emily! Her and Amy have played a pivotal part in my life the last three years and I saw them twice in 2022. Thank you for the interview!
What a beautiful person and artist, I ould hear her talking for hours. Great interview. Thank you.
What a lovely surprise to have this interview pop into my feed. I watched it in raptured admiration the way Emily must've been that night in Joni's home. indigo girls are one of my all-time favorite artists, and I sometimes wish I'd picked up a guitar of my own 25 years before I did. Wonderful interview, Rick!
'Love will come to you' is a masterpiece in alternate tuning magic. My first exposure to alternate tuning. It's awesome that Emily's plays alternate tuning for us today as well. Beautiful
I went back to play this after so many years and realized it's in dadgad tuning same as Kashmir.
I'm 77 and have been watching your channel for a couple of years. I have never written a comment. Also, I have no memory of listening to Indio Girls music. I'm going to search TH-cam and will probably discover I've heard them and liked their music without knowing who they were. I know the name, just can't put them together with their songs. So, first, I have to say that was one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in quite awhile. Secondly, your interview was, as usual, well thought out and you asked what I thought were great questions answered by a very open and honest songwriter/musician. She seems to be very happy with her life and is fortunate to have such a wonderful friend/companion for a band member. What a superbly wonderful 50 minutes that I will remember for a long time. Thanks to both of you!
Saw the girls in the late 80's in a small club in Orlando with my wife. We were so impressed. Thank you for doing this interview. She is a delight to listen to. A wonderful poet, artist and musician.
That point in the song when Michael Stipe joins them vocally on 'Kid Fears'. Still one of my all time favourite musical moments. What a song and what a performance by them all! Sends shivers down my spine!
Agree. That moment in Kid Fears is one of the greatest moments in music history.
Absolutely agree! Getting chills just thinking about it.
went to listen, and yes, epic! thanks for sharing.
And that whole section that follows with the three voices weaving in and out is just extraordinary.
@@urbangorilla33Totally!
Love Emily. Met her once in Charleston when they were touring. Super nice and crazy talented. Rick, you are the man. Such a pro. Thanks for all you do and your hard work and dedication to music. I'm a fan close by in Greenville, SC.
I'm stoked to see this. Been wanting a What Makes This Song Great that highlights an Indigo Girls song for years.
Glad to see they're on your radar.
This woman has brought me so much joy through out my life with her voice and songs.
No matter what happens, her and Amy's songs have always been there.
Mystery by the Indigo Girls is my favorite song of all time hands down, #1 favorite song.
Thank you Rick for bringing her on.
saw them live in Newcastle UK 1993...one of the best gigs I ever went to. A small venue , packed tight and everyone knew all the words to every song. Fantastic
Superb interview with a wonderful artist. Thank you, Rick and Emily.
Thanks, Rick! I'm closer to fine than I was an hour ago. Emily and Amy have been part of the soundtrack of my life. Got to see them for the first time this year, and they did not disappoint.
💙🎶🎶💙
Oh that was wonderful Rick! Emily is so open and engaging, and sounding as fabulous as ever. Great job! 😊
Saw them a month or so ago, and saw them for the first time 30 years ago. Still many many moments of unbelievable harmonies, musicality, emotion - "hair standing up on my arms" moments. Hearing the entire audience at DPAC in Durham singing Closer to Fine at the top of their lungs was something else.
One of my favorite humans! What a joy!
I really wondered what it was like for her to hear her song in the biggest movie of the year. Loved the movie and the song fit perfectly!
Great interview. I've been a fan of the Indigo Girls since the beginning. My buddy and I had an acoustic duo and covered their tunes for years. Thank you for the great music.
History of Us is one of my favorite songs ever….very beautiful and poetic. Thanks Emily for being the soundtrack of my life for many, many years!
What a beautiful song at the end. Songwriting of the first order. Thank you Rick and Emily. Thank you.
Wow the unexpected tears with Look Long. Magical how she summons decades of memories in a heartbeat. Would love a follow-up if ever there's a chance.
When I saw that you were doing this interview it immediately made me think of the first of their songs that really caught my attention and I was pretty sure that I had it somewhere in my vast collection of albums , tapes and 45s. Took me a while but I finally found it. It was Hey Jesus on the Strange Fire album. In the process I came across so many other recordings that I hadn’t played in years that now I’ll probably be up the rest of the night listening to them. Cool !
Wow! An unexpected treat.
The Indigo Girls are the soundtrack to my romance with my wife.
Special place in my heart for them.
I always like your choice of friends Rick!
Yet ANOTHER brilliant interview Rick. You are truly an outstanding questioner, and importantly, listener. 😊 Good on you!
Wow! What a delightful interview. Back in the 90s I literally stopped my car to listen when I heard 'Airplane' on the radio. That was when I discovered Emily and Amy.
Excellent interview. I’ve enjoyed Emily’s songs for decades. But I love Swamp Ophelia so much I haven’t listened much to later albums. After this interview I checked and now I have a lot of new Indigo Girls albums to catch up on. Good times.
Those two ladies could be the most underrated band ever. Next level musicianship and songwriting for so many years.
What a glorious interview.
Strange fire and their 1989 self titled LP was *profoundly* comforting and grounding for me as a young person in the late ‘80’s. I was struggling with insurmountable obstacles in my life and those two albums were lifelines for my soul. I still listen to both albums and they are no less healing today than they were over 30 years ago.
Recently had a 1988 Martin J-40 and it’s got that sound from the Nomads Indians Saints Album. Emily and Amy started my guitar journey and I can’t thank them enough.
My younger brother introduced me to an Indigo Girls concert in Boston in the 1990s. I was hooked and have loved their music ever since. Thank you for this video!
The Indigo Girls taught me to play guitar - they mixed G-C-D stuff with more complex alternate tuning pieces. They really opened up my worldview too.
❤what a great interview !!! I have heard the name Indigo Girls but have not heard any of their music, what a shame !!! I will be correcting that tonight !! Emily has such a down to earth personality and is so real that I have to educate myself !!! You have turned me on to a whole new listening group and really am looking forward to it !!! Thank you for this interview !!!!! 😊
Ooh, please check back and let us all know what you listened to, and what you liked. I'm jealous that you get to hear them for the first time!
Emily is such a charming, easy-going person, and it is lovely to see her be such a nerd when it comes to music and those who she respects.
Wow! What a surprise. Rick, I've been watching your videos for years now, but I've been an Indigo Girls fan since the 1990s. Thank you for this interview and recognizing Emily and Amy's greatness. Great interview.
Very enjoyable! These interviews are just fascinating, intimate biographies. You don't even have to know the artists, or know anything technical about music.
Bravo!!! Thank you for this Rick and Emily. Wonderful talk and performance!
Indigo Girls are very cool! I like them and this style of music! Nice playing and beautiful vocal arrangements! Thanks for inviting Emily! My warm Greetings to her!
I’ve been a fan since their 1st album. It’s been the music of my life. I took my daughter to one of their concerts when she was about 15.
I was fortunate to be at the Indigo Girls' first performance at Red Rocks. I forget who they were opening for, maybe 10000 Maniacs? But two women with acoustic guitars owned that stage and sang as joyously and enthusiastically as any duo I've ever seen. Great interview, Rick!
Very delightful.... these "interview conversations" with artists are absolute candy to my brain - more please! ... and Thank You! Emily is a really neat person.
Emily Sailers is one of my heroes. Thank you for sharing this conversation with us! ❤
Great interview Rick. This conversation/interview is so warm , genuine, and humble. Emily has written some great songs. It’s wonderful to hear how invigorated she is bout writing for musicals.
Thank you Rick and Emily for sharing with us a great, heart-felt interview.
The Indigo Girls are phenomenal artists. They have been making great music for as long as I can remember. In my opinion, they are the female versions of Lennon and McCartney. Emily and Amy come at music from different places, and it works for that reason. What I love about the Indigo Girls is that there are no rock star stories of living a life of excess. By all accounts, they have stayed humble and true to their roots, despite years of great success. Their contribution to music doesn't get the national exposure that people who are more about the show than substance, but millions of us know how great the Indigo girls are. What do they do with their influence-advocate for some great and important causes! Each time I revisit one of their albums, I hear something direct, and the songs take on new meaning. Great job as always Rick Beato!
I've been a fan of IG since seeing them open in 1988ish at WVU. I remember listening them to through headphones to make sure I was hearing the full scope of their music. It's magical.
What a great interview! A smart, honest and natural conversation.
Such a great interview, two music lovers coming together and talking shop. I really enjoyed all the great questions and answers !
Emily is such a sweetheart!
She is such a genuinely nice person and so talented! I just can’t say enough nice things about her! I’m grateful to have met and known her for the time that I have! She’s a true joy!❤️❤️
I absolutely love these interviews. I make and play music as a hobby but I still love hearing you and your guests talk about the business side of the music industry and how artists handle their work and how it all works.
I kinda wish I could learn more about how someone like me (who makes music as a hobby) should go about handling my music. Even though I’m basically unknown I still would like to know that I truly own my artistic works and since most artists like me just post our music onto platforms with little precaution there’s always risks.
Thanks, Rick and Emily! I continue to get these 'memory joggers!" Recalling their concert in the Cordova (Alaska) High (and junior high) School Gym benefit for the Eyak Rainforest. I attended with my family, and the next morning was hilarious. Our entire crew (5) starting the day in the Harbormaster's Office began with a panicked telephone call from the holder of the gate receipts, because the organizer of the concerts was leaving with the Indigo Girls on the Stan Stephens boat to Valdez. "They're leaving without the money!" I called the boat on marine vhf radio, and apparently they stopped at the fuel dock and relieved the panic. Some how, I often had phone conversations with the same USCG Lieutenant whenever there were crazy/strange/nutty 'rescues' so we (I still am) were always "in the same boat." LOL 😄
In the mid-90s, I went through my own coming-out at a Mormon university in Provo, Utah. I learned to be true to myself and that organized religion was bullshit. I left all that in order to save myself and Emily and Amy were singing the soundtrack.