PS21 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION with THE LEGENDARY INGRAMETTES
PATHWAYS PERFORMANCE
June 16, PS21 Pavilion
6:00 pm Performance
Free to the community. Optional adult tickets for $25 and youth for $10
ABOUT THE EVENT:
The Legendary Ingramettes, Richmond’s “First Family of Gospel,” bring their roof-raising harmonies to Hudson and Chatham in celebration of Juneteenth on June 16. Inspired by the Black gospel quartets of the 1940s and 50s, the all-woman group has shared stages with Clara Ward, Shirley Caesar, and other luminaries, toured the US and Europe, and recorded for the storied gospel label Nashboro Records.
In partnership with Who We Be!, organized by Tanya Jackson.
Free bus transportation from Hudson to PS21 and back!
We are offering free bus transportation from Hudson to PS21 (and back) for anyone interested in attending the Legendary Ingramettes performance at 6:00 pm.
The first bus will depart at 4:30 pm.
The second – and last – bus will depart at 5:15 pm.
The first bus will depart at 6:45 pm.
The second – and last – bus will depart at 7:20 pm.
Passengers will be dropped off at the original pick up location – 360 State St, Hudson, NY 12534 (formerly the John L Edwards Elementary School)
THE LEGENDARY INGRAMETTES
Six decades of music, sixty-five years of song, generations tied together through the force of will of a matriarchy of powerful women. This is the story of African-American gospel quintet The Legendary Ingramettes, founded by Maggie Ingram to keep her family together through hardship, and now led by her daughter Almeta Ingram-Miller, who has carried on Maggie’s legacy since her death in 2015. Inspired by the Black male gospel quartets of the 1940s and 50s, The Legendary Ingramettes bring roof-raising harmonies and explosively powerful vocals, all driven by the voices of women.
Based for many years in Richmond, Virginia, Take A Look In The Book is the group’s first release under Almeta’s leadership. A scintillating vocalist in her own right, the album showcases Almeta’s bold new vision and towering vocal abilities, with backing by her niece Cheryl Maroney-Yancey, sister-in-law Carrie Jackson, Maggie’s goddaughter Valerie Stewart, and a rock-solid rhythm section. The album draws on songs from new Appalachian sources including Ola Belle Reed and Bill Withers, and reworks family favorites, some of which date back to old spirituals. Produced by state folklorist Jon Lohman as part of the Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities, Take A Look in the Book was recorded over just three days in Richmond, with most songs being cut in one take to capture the power of the group’s incendiary live performances. A live show from The Legendary Ingramettes is a house-rocking affair, with audiences getting whipped to a gospel fervor, and the recording comes close.
