Abi Carter joined Palm Springs Life for a photo shoot in her hometown of Indio.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHELLE GONZALES
The first time Abi Carter busked for tips at Palm Springs VillageFest, she knew how to play only 30 songs. At 16 years old, she camped out in a T-shirt and jeans on the corner of East Andreas Road and North Palm Canyon Drive with her piano and speakers, nervously belting out a rotation of throwbacks for passersby, from Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”…