With a repertoire wide enough to tackle any audience, Shady Junction has taken its fun musical energy  throughout most of the Central and North Peace regions of Alberta. The members of this dynamic band have a willingness to play most popular musical genres. They are always entertaining, yet they don't take themselves too seriously. Grande Prairie's Shady Junction is a satisfying, full-bodied band that is good to the last song!

News

May 23/04 Join Shady Junction on Saturday afternoon, May 29, as the Downtown Association throws a party. See you there!

Nov.23/03 Randy's song Emily held the #1 spot on Soundclick.com's Folk Rock chart.

Nov.19/03 Mp3.com is shutting down so we've had to move our songs to Soundclick.com. I've changed the links to reflect the change.

Members

Gary Hotton: Keyboards and Vocals;
"I had to choose between taking piano and the 4H club. I started earning a little money performing and kept with it. I will listen to or play any style of music as long as it has a good melody."



Randy Kons: Guitars and Vocals;
"I grew up onstage and I love the challenge of performing for an audience. I like honest, roots-based music that has great melody and rhythm."







Bill Wright: Drums and Vocals;
"I love communicating the fun I'm having to the audience. I wear my emotions on my face when I perform. People often comment on the weird faces I make while I play."






Dave Wright: Bass guitar and Vocals;
"I consider myself musically open-minded. I like to explore a wide variety of music. The influences show up in my own, more pop-oriented music."

Bad Joke

Keep the bad jokes coming. Anyone who has heard us try to tell a joke on stage knows we need more material.

Annabelle Wright sent us a great example of a groaner joke:

Sven and Ole worked together and both were laid off, so off they went to the unemployment office. Asked his occupation, Ole said, "Panty stitcher; I sew the elastic onto cotton panties." The clerk looked up panty stitcher. Finding it classified as unskilled labor, she gave him $300 a week unemployment pay. Sven was asked his occupation. "Diesel fitter," he replied. Since diesel fitter was a skilled job, the clerk gave Sven $600 a week. When Ole found out, he was furious. He stormed back into the unemployment office to find out why his friend and co-worker was collecting twice his pay. The clerk explained that panty stitchers were unskilled and diesel fitters were skilled labor. "What skill?" yelled Ole. "I sew the elastic on, Sven pulls it over his head and says, ..."Yep, diesel fitter."