If you spent any time near a radio in the 1990s, there is a good chance you are already familiar with Emily Saliers. She’s half of the Grammy Award-winning duo The Indigo Girls, along with songwriter Amy Ray. Now, over three decades into a professional music career, Saliers begins recording her very first solo album this winter, and she’s getting a hand from her fans.
The songwriter has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the recording costs of the album through the service Pledge Music. While she admits that she was at first uncomfortable with the idea of asking fans to chip in to pay for the record, Saliers acknowledges that it is “a different world now” in the music industry.
“I have given to different campaigns of musicians that I support,” Saliers told “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes, “and for me as a fan, not only did it feel good to give but also to participate in that artist’s record.”
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