Indigo Girls singer talks about upcoming Tanglewood concert with Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter

In addition to serving as part of the "Four Voices" tour as one half of Indigo Girls, singer Emily Saliers said she is no different than the concertgoers who'll be attending Saturday's performance at

: A fan.

Featuring renowned singer-songwriters Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Indigo Girls, the "Four Voices" tour will stop at Tanglewood in Lenox on Saturday night, promising to deliver an intimate night of live music to concertgoers.

Saliers recently spoke with The Republican about all aspects of the tour, from sharing the stage with Baez and Carpenter to sharing a single bus while traveling between gigs.

"I love this tour with Joan and Mary. Not only as a performer, but as a fan, to get on stage with these women is fantastic," said Saliers, who first performed at Tanglewood with Baez more than 25 years ago - in 1990 - before following up with a performance in 2013.

"We're really grateful that this came together. Joan just did an album. My solo record comes out this August. Amy's writing a solo record and we're going to do a Indigo Girls symphony record in the new year."

Saliers said that fans of each performer could expect a mix of old classics and new material alike at the show - with a twist.

"Being called 'Four Voices,' Joan does a few songs herself, then Chapin, and we do a combination of harmony of original songs and folk songs. There's one slot I get to do a solo song, so I'm doing a song from the solo record during our set, too," said Saliers. "I think the balance between original material and old favorites of Joan that people lose their mind over, I think it offers everybody there something they want to hear."

In regard to having a chance to do vocal harmonies behind the likes of Baez and Carptenter, Saliers said the experience of the tour has been nothing short of surreal.

"It is mind blowing to me and I never get used to it. To a certain extent, you have to rise to a professional degree - I was a fan of Mary since her first release and a fan of Joan for years and years. And if Joan's up there singing 'Diamonds and Rust' - one of the first I ever learned on guitar - it's hard for me not to lose my mind on stage."

Saliers said, too, that the sense of camaraderie on-stage between the musicians extends all the way to the tour bus - which the quartet of musicians shares together while traveling between cities this summer.

We all ride on the same bus together. We're so used to road life now, we go to our places to read or catch up on our favorite shows. But we eat dinner together every night. We have so much respect, so much love for each other, nobody is trying to get away from everyone else."

Speaking so highly of the experience, when asked if "Four Voices" could become an annual tradition, Saliers said never say never.

"I would do it again in a heartbeat. I don't say anything won't ever happen again. We have to balance work and home life, but if it were based on the amount of good fun we're having, I'd love to see it happen again," she said, adding that her tour-mates are simply focused on staying in the moment over the course of the tour.

"I can't exaggerate. We're really present in what we're doing right now. We're not going through the motions. We're awestruck every night and we're extremely grateful for the people coming out to the shows. We're really enjoying it," she said.

Four Voices takes place at Tanglewood on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Tickets range between $25 and $99. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit

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