Emily Ann Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls.
Saliers first met her future Indigo Girls bandmate Amy Ray when they were students at Laurel Ridge Elementary School[5] in Decatur, Georgia.
As students at Shamrock High School, they started performing music together at talent shows and local venues (including bars when she was still under age[4]) under the band names of "Saliers & Ray"[7] and the "B-Band".
[4] In 2014, she began working on her first solo album, Murmuration Nation,[6][7] which was released on August 11, 2017[10] and was produced by longtime friend and Juilliard-trained violin player for Indigo Girls, Lyris Hung.
Appearing with Saliers are drummers Robert "Sput" Searight and Will Calhoun, bassist Tim Lefebvre, and keyboardist Rachel Eckroth, along with guest vocalists Jonatha Brooke, Jennifer Nettles, and Lucy Wainwright Roche.
[4] Saliers married her longtime girlfriend,[7] former Indigo Girls tour manager Tristin Chipman at New York City Hall[13] on August 20, 2013.