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Play It Forward: Indigo Girls' Amy Ray And Emily Saliers On Their 45-Year Kinship

A new season Ari Shapiro's musical chain of gratitude, Play It Forward, begins with Indigo Girls' Amy Ray and Emily Saliers talking about their lifelong bond and the poetic flair of Kae Tempest.
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers contemplate their place as queer artists in country on their latest album, <em>Look Long</em>, released in May.

We're back with season two of , where we talk with artists about their music and the artists they're thankful for. The band has shaped a generation of singer-songwriters. Emily Saliers and Amy Ray released their first album in 1989; their latest album, , came out in May while the country was under stay-at-home orders and they debuted some of their new music in livestreamed concerts on social media,

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