Singing with Ira: The Album

Dear Camp Kinderland Community,

One year ago this month, we lost our beloved Ira Coleman-Palansky. As our Program Director and the heart and soul of Camp Kinderland, Ira was a mentor to countless campers and staff over the years. We miss him deeply. His unwavering commitment to peace, solidarity, equity, justice, and internationalism continues to inspire us every day.

Today, we are honored to present Singing with Ira: The Album— available for purchase on Bandcamp to download and stream now.

Ira, in his typical humility, originally thought the idea of recording an album was "ridiculous." But after years of forwarding him emails from people asking if such an album already existed, he relented, and in the summer of 2021 Ira gathered a group of CITs on the porch of the Pete Seeger Dining Hall, and we captured the magic that generations of Kinderlanders have known simply as "Singing with Ira."

Four years later, we are so pleased to share this album with you. Your purchase will allow you to download and stream it online, and comes with 39-pages of liner notes filled with lyrics, photos, and remembrances of Ira.

We have big plans in the works to memorialize Ira at Camp Kinderland. We will be launching a fantastic fundraiser in the Spring to make this happen. So stay tuned for more details.

In the meantime, please enjoy the music. Thank you for listening, for singing along, and for keeping Ira’s voice alive in our hearts.

In solidarity and song,

Joey Perr

Development Director