Welcome to the Lonesome Pine Band Festival Blog

Welcome to the Lonesome Pine Band Festival Blog. This blog was developed to keep band directors, band players, parents and the public informed about a tradition that has been going for 37 years in Wise, Virginia; The Lonesome Pine Band Festival. It is our hope that you will use this site for information purposes and to follow your favorite band program through news, photos, etc. Thanks for visiting and come back often!

2012 LP Band Festival Band Lineup and Performance Times Announced

The lineup and performance times are listed below.

Awards will be presented for Music, Marching General Effect, Drum Major, Auxilary and Percussion. New this year is the Sweepstakes Award presented to the top band in each class. Awards will also be given for Best Soloist Performance (David Tipton Award), the Crowd Favorite, the reserve Grand Champion and the Lucian Priode Grand Champion Award.

The Lonesome Pine Band Festival is in its 37th year and is hosted by the Central High School Marching Warrior Band and sponsored by the Central High School Band Boosters.

Band		Director								Performance
Class A
Twin Springs HS		Mr. Ryan Carpenter								2:00
Eastridge HS		Ms. Emily Addis								2:15
Tazewell HS		Ms. Caitlin Hutchison								2:30
Twin Valley HS		Mr. Tom Burniston								2:45
Eastside HS		Mr. Gary Skeen								3:00
Class AA
Williamsburg Independent		Ms. Shawn Sudduth								3:15
Marion HS		Ms. Nicole Lawson								3:30
Grundy HS		Mr. Pete Marcum								3:45
Lebanon HS		Mr. Chad Brooks								4:00
Richlands HS		Mr. D. Bruce Miller								4:15
Break						4:30 - 5:00
Class AAA
Graham HS		Mr. Mike Brown								5:00
Letcher County Central HS		Dr. Jason Griffith								5:15
Morgan County HS		Mr. Greg Greene								5:30
John I Burton HS		Mr. Bud Stewart								5:45
Class AAAA
John S. Battle HS		Mr. Mark Collins								6:00
Lee HS		Mr. Ben Harding								6:15
Patrick Henry HS		Mr. Justin Camacho								6:30
Union HS		Ms. Kim Sturgill								6:45
Exhibition
Central High		Mr. Josh Brown								7:00
AWARDS						Approx. 7:15

Sponsor Awards at LPBF

Local  businesses will sponsor major awards in this year's Lonesome Pine Band Festival to be held on October 6.

There are 3 top major awards.  The 1st top award is the Lucian Priode Grand Champion Award.  The 2nd top award is the David Tipton Soloist Award.  And the 3rd top award is the Reserve Grand Champion Award.

The Lonesome Pine Band Festival will be held at Carroll Dale Stadium in Wise, VA on the campus of Central High School (formerly J.J. Kelly High School). The festival will feature  bands from across Southeastern Kentucky, Southwestern Virginia and Northeast Tennessee vying for top honors and the coveted Lucian Priode Grand Champion Award. For more information, contact Mr. Josh Brown at jbrown@wise.k12.va.us.

Tennessee High takes top honors at the 36th Annual Lonesome Pine Band Festival

Despite a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon, there was warmth for the fans of the Tennessee High Band program on Saturday, as the Mighty Viking Band of Bristol Tennessee took top honors in the 36th Annual Lonesome Pine Band Festival.

The Mighty Viking Band led by director Tom Padgett, took top honors in Class AAAA competition on their way to the Lucian Priode Grand Champion Award presented at the end of the competition at Carroll Dale Stadium on Saturday night in Wise.

Sullivan Central's Cougar Band of Blountville, TN was the Cavalier Pharmacy of Wise Reserve Grand Champion Award winner as the Cougar Band took top honors in Class AAA competition as the second top performing band on the day.

Sweepstakes award winners per class included: Eastside High School in Class A, and Holston High School in Class AA along with Sullivan Central and Tennessee High in Class AAA and Class AAAA respectively.

Holston High School took the David Tipton Soloist Award presented by A&G Coal for the best soloist performance on the day.

Graham took top honors in majorettes followed by Union and Tazewell.

This year's Lonesome Pine Band Festival attracted twenty-two bands from across three states.

Here is a complete run down of the 3rd, 2nd and 1st place winners in the categories of Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary, Drum Major and Percussion in all classes.

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Class A

Music
3rd Place	Marion Sr. High
2nd Place	Eastside
1st Place	Northwood

Marching
3rd Place	Northwood
2nd Place	Tazewell
1st Place	Honaker

General Effect
3rd Place	Williamsburg, KY
2nd Place	Knott Co. Central (KY)
1st Place	Eastside

Auxilary
3rd Place	Tazewell
2nd Place	Northwood
1st Place	Williamsburg, KY

Percussion
3rd Place	Eastside
2nd Place	Williamsburg
1st Place	Honaker

Drum M ajor
3rd Place	Marion Sr. High
2nd Place	Honaker
1st Place	Eastside

Sweepstakes Class A:

Eastside

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Class AA

Music
3rd Place	J I Burton
2nd Place	Lebanon
1st Place	Holston

Marching
3rd Place	Morgan County(KY)
2nd Place	J I Burton
1st Place	Holston

General Effect

3rd Place	Letcher County(KY)
2nd Place	J I Burton
1st Place	Holston

Auxilary
3rd Place	Holston
2nd Place	Morgan Co.
1st Place	Lebanon

Percussion
3rd Place	J.I. Burton
2nd Place	Morgan County
1st Place	Holston

Drum Major
3rd Place	Holston
2nd Place	Burton
1st Place	Lebanon

Sweepstakes:
Holston

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Class AAA

Music
3rd Place	Union
2nd Place	Pulaski Co.
1st Place	Sullivan Central

Marching
3rd Place	Lee
2nd Place	Pulaski Co.
1st Place	Sullivan Central

General Effect
3rd Place	Pulaski Co.
2nd Place	Sullivan Central
1st Place	Lee

Auxilary
3rd Place	Pulaski Co.
2nd Place	Lee
1st Place	Sullivan Central

Percussion
3rd Place	Pulaski Co.
2nd Place	Union
1st Place	Sullivan Central

Drum Major
3rd Place	Union
2nd Place	Pulaski Co.
1st Place	Sullivan Central

Sweepstakes:
Sullivan Central

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Class AAAA

Music
3rd Place	Graham
2nd Place	Patrick Henry
1st Place	Tennessee High

Marching
3rd Place	Graham
2nd Place	Abingdon
1st Place	Tennessee High

General Effect
3rd Place	Abingdon
2nd Place	Graham
1st Place	Tennessee High

Auxilary
3rd Place	Abingdon
2nd Place	Graham
1st Place	Tennessee HighighH

Percussion
3rd Place	Patrick Henry
2nd Place	Abingdon
1st Place	Tennessee High

Drum Major
3rd Place	Graham
2nd Place	Patrick Henry
1st Place	Tennessee High

Sweepstakes:
Tennessee High

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Soloist Award:
Holston -Trumpet

Reserve Grand Champion:
Sullivan Central

Lucian Priode Grand Champion:
Tennessee High

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2011 FESTIVAL ADJUDICATORS

Steve Hedrick -Music

James French -Marching

Trish Rhoton -General Effect

Amy Stewart -Guard

Colleen Semones -Drum Major

Ryan Mullins - Percussion