Mission Statement

The Music Festival of Rosendale, Inc. is a not-for-profit, grassroots citizen organization that comes together for the purpose of continuing the legendary Rosendale Street Festival for the multiple benefits it offers to our community and the Mid-Hudson Valley as a whole.

The festival is held on Main Street, Rosendale, New York each July for two days to boost the local economy and boost community interaction. It is also produced to help support and expose people to the local music of our region. In the event that the street festival is profitable, it is dedicated to helping fund scholarships for a graduating senior from the Kingston, New Paltz and New Paltz School districts.

Woman in skirt and fishnets playing an electric guitar

  • Charlie Kniceley
    Co-Chair, Sound Company Liaison

    Carrie Wykoff
    Co-Chair, PR, Music Committee, Vendor Committee

    Matthew McCluskey - Vice Co-Chair / Vendor Committee Chair/ Kids Craft Area

    Billy Liggan
    Vice Co-Chair, Planning, Festival Junky

    Kieran Liggan
    Secretary, Merchandise, Vendors

    Linda Liggan
    Treasurer

    Tito Walsh
    Tee Shirt, Signage Production, Stage Setup

    Ed Essig
    Music Transportation Chair, Stage Setup

    Bre Liggan
    Secretary, Hospitality, Beer Gardens Admiral

    Peter Bogdanos
    Main Street Relations, Vendor Set Up

    Mike Ponte
    Stage Rehab, Electric Chief

  • Terry Shapiro
    Music Committee, Snack Queen

    Val Mathis
    Music Committee Chair

    Fre Atlast
    Music Committee, Vendor Set Up

    Jim McGee
    Trash Patrol

    Phil Goetschius
    Trash Patrol

    Alan McGee
    Ice Patrol

    Adam Iannazzone
    Festival Communications, Website

    Jim Marzano
    Handicap Transport

    Bobby Kennedy
    Music Committee, Soy Sound and Stage Manager

    Jan Melchior
    Program Design

    Dana Lapan
    Volunteer and Timeline Coordinator

    Uncle Willy
    Founder, M.C and Birthday Boy

    Carl Welden
    Cafe Stage Sound

    Peter Morrison
    Firehouse Stage Sound

    Steve Terpening
    Firehouse Stage Manager

    Jim Prehn
    Stage Rehab and Firehouse Stage Manager Assistant

    Eli Winograd and Bern
    Lone Pine Road Studio, Creekside Stage Sound

    Justin Peone and Cassandra Joseph
    Rosendale Theatre Sound and Tech

    Linnea Iannazzone
    Logistics and Letter Wrangler, Health and Safety Plan Editor, Vendor Committee

    Cousin Pete Donahue
    Troubleshooting Wrangler

    Debbie Checchia
    Bean Counter

    Sharon Carey
    Bean Counter

    Doogie
    Stage Rehab

    Andrew Knicely
    Stage Rehab

    Adam Watson
    Landscaping, Tree Work

  • We also thank The Town of Rosendale, Supervisor Jeanne Walsh, The Rosendale Town Board, County Waste, Rosendale PD and FD, Ulster County Sheriff Department, New York State Police, NYSDEC, NYSDEP, Marbletown First Aid, Town of Rosendale Highway Department, UCAT, Glen Kubista Consulting, Ulster County Bridges and Highway, Jack McGarrill, IBEW 363, Jack Walsh, The Residents of Rosendale, Aerostar Petroleum/Sunoco, Canopy Tree Service, WDST, our excellent security team, The Big Cheese, Radio Kingston, The Rosendale Cafe, The Trataros Family, Soy, The Rosendale Theatre, Creekside Acupuncture, Wallkill Valley Land Trust, Ballentine Communications, My Kingston Kids, Stepping Stone Productions and the amazing volunteers!