Farm Aid’s annual festival is an extraordinary feat of planning and logistics and we couldn’t do it without the expertise, passion, hard work and collaboration of the people who help make it happen. From individuals, teams, vendors and partners, it is a collective of hundreds who dedicate their time, skills and good energy to this labor of love.
Executive Producer: Willie Nelson
Creative Director: Mark Rothbaum
Producers: Ron Stern and Rich MacDonald with Carolyn Mugar, Glenda Yoder, Jennifer Fahy and Caroline Campbell McCormick
Production Manager: Charlie Hernandez
Site Coordinator: Rich MacDonald
The Roadies: Dug Wuest, Luke Larson, Matt Monahan, Scott Grebe, Michael Washer, Aaron Williams, Alex Larson, Nick Foster, Tom Davis and Mathew Fulkerson
Production Rigger: Bart Durbin
Production Coordinators: Andrea Fulkerson and Jean Dalsin
Artist Relations: Lindsay Goldfarb, Meg MacDonald and Ed Slapik
Talent Coordinators: Briseis Guthrie
Artist Hospitality: Esther Bloch
Crew Travel Coordinator: Charles Zimmer and Jean Dalsin
Ground Transportation: Brian Market
Credentials: Aaron Bach, Arnett Designs
Security: Steve MacDonald
Lighting: John Huddleston, Upstaging Lighting
Lighting Crew: Mike Hosp, Andrew Harvey, Ken Burns, Michael Ponsiglione and Andy Cordova
Lighting Designer/Director: Jason Robinson
Lighting Design Operations: Christopher Keene, Ross McNamara, Troy Eckerman, Mike Nevitt and Kota Earnhart
Sound: Clair Global: Troy Clair, Robert Drewes, M.L Procise (1985-2014) and Greg Hall
Sound Crew: Keith Robert Smuder, Thomas Coffin Ford, Bryan David Darling, Jason Kilday Bennett, Mathew Thomas Edmiston, Michael Anthony Fronk, John Thomas Morris, Patrick Hinson, Joshua David Weibel (SBY), Nicholas Rgidor, Salvador Irigoin, Ricardo Ramon Barragan, Kory Lutes, Peter Behr and Robert Lee Rankin
Video Screens and Monitors: Todd LePere, Leon Roll and Karrie Fabricino
Nighthawk Crew: Brian Bateman, Ted Cognata, Cristina Sepulveda and Bryan Keyes
Screenworks Video Crew: Brian Lockwood, Ryan Ratajczak, Rob Taylor, Brian Littleton, Joe Weir and Jaime Cantrell, Kimberly Booth-Higgs, Zach Bennet, Simon Cadiz, Mark Johnson, Tim Watson, Eddie Marquez, Lu Cotto, Todd Reynolds, Joel Bennett, Wilkey Black, Drewcilla Wilson, Ben Kaleshefski and Patrick Kligel
Backline: Clair Backline
Backline Crew: Matt Borders
Audio Recording: American Mobile, Chris Powell, Metro Mobile Recording, Timothy Powell
Audio Recording Crew: Timothy Powell, Chris Shepard, Caleb Dudte, Jonathan Lackey and Steve Weeder
Video Director: Danny O’Bryen
Camera Operators: Brian Littleton, Joe Weir, Zach Bennet, Simon Cadiz and Mark Johnson
Denali: Jan Grodt, Hugh Healy, Dejan Milovanovic, Frank Lewis and John Samler
Trucking: Upstaging Trucking: Robert Carone, Robin Shaw, Chanon DiCarlo, Jennifer Clark and Evan Lawrence
Radios: AAA Communications: Ronnie Martinelli, Lori Raccioppi and Linda Shepard
Farm Photos for Set Design
Laurie Bonneau, Sabine Carey, Lise Metzger, Patty O’Brien, Molly Peterson and Scott Streble
Farmer Stories
Producer/Director: Susan Steiner
Camera: Nancy Serna Guerrero
Editor: Christo Tsiaras
Sound: Carla Mejia and Emily Strong
Farmer Voices
Northeast:
Earl Ransom
Hector Gerardo and Liz Guerra
Jen Salinetti
Kama Doucore
Muhidin Libah
Sister Anna Muhammad
Qiana Mickie
Ulum Ahtohil
Vicheth Im
From Across the Country:
Cheri Hood
Doug And Melissa Havemann
Laura Manthe
Roger Fragua
Tom Henslee
Darnella Burkett Winston
Jeff Jones
Rhonda Perry
Roger Allison
June and Angie Provost
International Lelo Jones
Terry Spence
Germaine Jenkins
Tyler Short
Kelsey Ducheneaux
Dr. Mike Kotutwa Johnson
Niaz Dory
Tatum Lantana
Chambliss Lantana
Zach Ducheneaux
Toni House
Brophy Toledo
Robin John
Micheal Kempley
Derek Blackwell
Aleka Shewczyk
Kennard Jarrett
Jimmy Youmans
Lovay Wallace-Singleton
Judith McGeary
Vicheeth Im
Monica Mejia
Jesse Green
Sara Youmans
Grace and Emmet Delaney
Sabine Carey
Daniel Teague
Robin Hood
Lina Sturman
Farmer Ama, Nama Farm
Jerry Volenec
HOMEGROWN Food: Sonya Dagovitz, Culinary Director
HOMEGROWN Catering: Parkhurst Dining: Justin Betzer, Dave DeCollo, Bryan Marince
HOMEGROWN Concessions®: Legends Hospitality: Chef Tom Shields, Chef Dan Doyle, Carl Fiorentino, Don Griffin, Alan Anderson
HOMEGROWN Village: Alexandria Ward, Jessica Kurn, Lori Mercer, Rachel Van Boven
HOMEGROWN Youthmarket: Natalie Baris, Tom Strumolo, Joey Listro
Composting Coordination: Anne Bedarf and Derek Bedarf
Compost Operations: Blue Earth Compost, Sam King
Décor: Old Maids Farm, Townline Farm, Daffodil Hill Growers, Honey Meadows Farm, Cohen Farm and Botticello Farms
Publicity: Vanguard Communications: Brenda Foster, Brittany Vanderpool, Crystal Borde, Tomas Harmon, Jonathan Bock and Allyson Singh
Sponsorship & Hospitality: Integrated Marketing Solutions, Inc.: Dennis Gorg, Michael Caskey, Mike Steinbacher, Heather Repka, Jimmy Carney, Anne Roberts and Blake Roberts
VIP Experience & Hospitality: Steve Snyder, Caroline Fiore
Farm Aid App: Aloompa
Farm Aid Webcast Streaming: PSSI Global Services
Event Logo: Matthew Fleming
Merchandise
Merchandise Director: Rick Roth, Mirror Image
Merchandise Operations: Pam Ikegami and Allison Ray
Merchandise designs: Brian Lessard, Mirror Image; Matthew Fleming, Icon Tech Studio
Transportation: Brian Murphy
Official Photographers: Brian Bruner, Scott Strebler, Suzanne Cordeiro and Laurie Bonneau
Ticketing: Claire Kozower; TicketsToday; TicketMaster
Hotel Coordination: QuintRooms
Volunteer Coordination: Cyndi Kruise, Laurie LeBlanc
Volunteers
Thanks to the 200 volunteers who help Farm Aid 2021 run smoothly!
For 20 years, the Teamsters have volunteered at Farm Aid. Special thanks to John Murphy for his help over these years; and to Teamsters Local 671 in Hartford, CT, and Rich Belliveau and Caren Wheeler this year.
Farm Aid Legal: Greenburg Traurig, Jess Rosen
Farm Aid Donors/Supporters
Agua Fund
Colleen Bartlett
Deb & Brian Leedom
E. Joseph Evans Charitable Trust
Ed Krohn
GRACE Communications Foundation
Haselton Family Foundation
Helios Foundation
Karen Hirshan
Karen Sue Lavin Foundation
Kay Family Foundation
Louis Ciminelli Family Foundation
Paul & Renee Salden
Randy & Mina Poe
Robert and Joan Blackman Family Foundation
The DeFeo Family
The Fine and Greenwald Foundation
The Mugar Foundation
The VIYU Foundation
Tim Bucher
Tim Wegman
Tom & Connie D’Ambra
Travis Webb
Turner Foundation
William Warren Ball Family Foundation
Yan Besner
Farm Aid 2021 Sponsors
DISH Network
ButcherBox
Porter-Cable
Tractor Supply Company Foundation
Lundberg Family Farms
Spindrift
WhistlePig Whiskey
Maestro
Farm Aid Staff
Caroline Campbell McCormick, Operations Director
Molly Carey, Hotline Operator
Jennifer Fahy, Communications Director
Matt Glidden, Online Marketing Director
Tony Glover, Hotline Manager
Claire Kozower, Operations Manager
Jessica Kurn, Online Communications & Marketing Manager
Caroline Malcolm Fiore, Development Manager
Lori Mercer, Hotline Operator
Carolyn Mugar, Executive Director
Steve Snyder, Development & Brand Director
Rachel Van Boven, Hotline Operator
Alexandria Ward, Farmer Services Network Manager
Glenda Yoder, Associate Director
Farm Aid Board of Directors
Richard Fields
Joel Katz
Dave Matthews
John Mellencamp
Annie Nelson
Lana Nelson
Willie Nelson
Margo Price
Mark Rothbaum
Evelyn Shriver
Neil Young
Live Nation
Karl Adams, Executive Vice President
Jim Koplik, Promoter/Market President
Jeremy Koplik, Vice President CT Music
John Huff, Regional Vice President Venue Operations | Concerts
Michael Andrews, General Manager
Jay Dougherty, Assistant General Manager
Chris Zipay, Director of Production
Laura Lynch, Director of Ticketing
Linda Decelles, Accounting Manager/Settlement
Jim Bozzi, Director of Marketing
Renee Mullen, Experience Manager
Julian Dennison, Director Food and Beverage
Brian Siep, Senior VP Food and Beverage
Hector Picart, Maintenance Manager
Recorded at Xfinity Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut, Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
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