Senator Heather Somers will host 2023 New England Music Hall of Fame

The New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com (NEMHOF), founded in 2018, has made it their mission to “Preserve, Promote, Educate, Unite and Influence the music of New England and the people who represent it.”
Since the beginning Senator Heather Somers has always made it a point to support both the local arts and the New England Music Hall of Fame. She was there at the first induction back in October of 2020 at the Shaboo Theatre in Willimantic, Ct.

2020 New England Music Hall of Fame Induction Oct 30, 2020 - YouTube where she officially inducted Beehive Queen Christine Ohlman the lead singer of the Saturday Night Live Band. She later assisted in inducting posthumously Muddy Waters at The Kate NEMHOF News Muddy Waters Induction at The Kate - YouTube Mud Morganfield son of Muddy Waters accepted on his father's behalf.

Somers was given the first ever New England Music Hall of Fame person of the year award the following year for her tireless efforts in helping local community charities.
Senator Heather Somers along with co-founder Christopher Annino will be inducting Connecticut based vocal group the "Sin Sisters" into the New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com on November 25 AT THE KATE IN OLD SAYBROOK

The "Sin Sisters" origin began in 1988. Released from 12 years of a strict Catholic school education, Janice Ingarra, Kathy Kessler, and Patti Rahl, all from Connecticut, experienced a moment of revelation: that divine moment when the rich, honeyed tones of their voices embraced them in pitch-perfect harmony. So long, farewell, nuns. Hello, Sin Sisters.

Over the next two decades—first as part of Bobby and the Angels, Beauty and the Beat , then with The Spectacles—they were fortunate to perform with a host of accomplished musicians whose sterling musicianship enhanced their sound.

They also shared the stage with legendary acts like NRBQ, James Montgomery, The Rascals, and John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, to name a few. They were featured singers for many years for WPLR's "Smith and Barber and the Morning Show." These three working moms took the stage all over New England performing at music venues, festivals and private events.

Shortly after they appeared on “WFSB-Better Connecticut” as "The Santa Sisters" with Scot Haney, at a televised Christmas fundraiser, they got a call from The Beehive Queen, Christine Ohlman of "Saturday Night Live" fame. She’d heard about three girl singers from a friend, and the next thing they knew they were her backup singers and contributing to her critically acclaimed CD “Strip" and "Live Hive” DVD with Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez.

For Ohlman, it was a no-brainer. “The Sisters have this singular sound that combines gospel with soul, and it’s an ultra-beautiful thing," she says. "They’re consummate performers and just a delight on stage. Right away, I considered them our artistic partners."

In 2009, the Sin Sisters realized what most singing red-wine connoisseurs discover: voices improve with age, and with that revelation a new band was formed. The Sin Sisters’ nickname, all of those years, was just an inside joke from the early days (since they really weren’t ‘Angels’). Patti’s husband Don insisted they stay true to their legacy, forming The Sin Sisters Band.

In 2015, The Sin Sisters Band bid farewell to Patti and Don, who took their talents to the South. Despite the distance between them, the Sisters have continued to regularly sing with Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez.

They will be joining such big names from the “Class of 2023” as Emmy Award Winning composer Randy Edelman, "The Atlantic's", Cowboy Mach Bell (Joe Perry Project), Hirsh Gardner (New England), Charlie Karp of CT, New Hampshire resident Don Randi (Wrecking Crew), "Sister Funk" of Ct , Boston's very own "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer , Robin Lane, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, and Brad Delp along with Sib Hashian formerly of the legendary band Boston.

Tickets are available.

https://www.thekate.org/event/christine-ohlman-rebel-montez/