Ready and smiling for their halftime show “Playlist,” the majorettes wait as band director Ron Williams lines up the band. From left, the majorettes are Emerson Delese, Katelyn Duncan, Hannah Snow and Maggie Winters. Nadia Turner is hidden behind.
The clarinets have come over very close to the crowd at the sideline of the Linden-Kildare football game and are playing their final notes. From left, they are Nadia Turner, Karina Fuentes,Autumn Montoya and Liz Farris.
The trumpets in a band are always held high and proud. The L-K trumpeters are, from left, Kyleigh Abernathy, Evey Lansdale and Cadi Belford.
Drum Major/Director Katelyn has changed her band uniform to a rock and roll suit.This is from an earlier Tiger band performance.
L-K band director Ron Williams.
Katelyn Duncan is a popular and happy band sweet- heart for the Linden-Kildare Roaring Tiger Band.
Linden-Kildare Roaring Tiger Band
Linden-Kildare’s Tiger Band has a delightful tongue in-cheek sense of humor. Last Friday night they entertained the stadium audience at halftime by being out of control and winning over the drum major/ conductor into letting them play the songs they wanted.
Some 10 to 12 players must have soloed, breaking rank and walking out individually to play a song they liked.
Finally, the drum major joined in, and everyone played together. The title of the program was “Playlist.”
“The kids have really bought in. We’ve wanted to do a fun show for quite a while and everyone has a song for each sad or happy moment in our lives,” said director Ron Williams about the program. Let him explain more.
“We play snippets of songs from various eras. Maybe country, Christian rock, jazz and more. We thumb our nose at tradition and just play. At the start the director says it’s organized chaos. But then, she gets on the podium, changes her uniform into a leather rock suit and everyone plays together. The band even walks off to the sidelines and plays for the audience. It’s a big but fun challenge for each of the 53 kids to act their part.”
The audience gets to enjoy their part by recognizing the songs of their playlist. Here are some scenes from last Friday’s foggy halftime show.