Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers, born on July 22, 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut, is a singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls.Emily Saliers is a consummate musician and plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin and many other world instruments. In 2004, she did her first film score for the independent short film, Month and although she has not yet released a solo album, she regularly does solo appearances at benefit shows or as a guest with friends' bands.Saliers has a passion for wine collecting, and is the co-owner of Restaurant in Decatur, Georgia, along with
her life partner, Leslie Zweben, and two of their friends. Emily also co-founded the Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia.She has co-written a book with her father, Don Saliers, a theology professor at Emory University, called ''A Song To Sing, A Life To Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice''. Emily and her father often do book signings and church appearances around the country in support of the book, one of which was at the DC, in May 2005.
Emily Saliers' Solo Appearances:
"No matter what my songs are about, i try to use them for a greater good, to try to be part of change." quote]*10/27/93 Eddie's Attic - Decatur, GA
- 05/31/96 The Point - Atlanta, GA
- 06/30/96 Pride - Atlanta, GA
- 08/04/96 Unknown - Decatur, GA
- 08/18/96 Rock for AIDS II - Unknown, GA
- 09/30/01 First Existential Church - Atlanta, GA
- 01/16/04 Dweezil & Lisa, Food Network - Atlanta, GA
- 05/12/04 French National Public Radio - ?, France
- 12/09/04 The Diane Rehm Show - WAMU 88.5 FM, American University
- 01/12/05 RadioActive Radio Show Interview, KRCL 90.9 FM - Salt Lake City, UT
- 01/29/05 Celebrity Hobbies, DIY Network - Atlanta, GA
- 05/10/05 National Cathedral, Washington, DC
- 10/16/05 Pilgrim Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
- 10/21/05 Caroline Aiken Benefit Concert, Eddie's Attic, Decatur, GA
Saliers, Emily
Saliers, Emily