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Sparks Street Back in the summer of 1991, just before Junkyard Symphony was created, Jonny O used to busk by himself on Spark Street. This picture was put on the cover of the Ottawa Citizen, with the caption "Jonny O's Junkyard Symphony", thus the birth of the name. The Amazing Lackey joined shortly afterwards.

Winterlude Junkyard Symphony has performed at Winterlude many times. The great thing about junk is that is doesn't get damaged by rain or snow. This picture was also in the Citizen in the City section. You can see the volunteer trying to chase jonny and play on a water jug.

Jazz Fest Junkyard Symphony has also performed at the Ottawa Jazz Fest many times. The great thing about junk is that is you can't put it into one musical category. This picture was also in the Citizen in the City section. You can see Jonny showing off. Lackey isn't to impressed.

Brandtford Busker Festival Jonny and the Amazing Lackey are drumming up a storm to a captive audience! You can see all the different pieces of junk they are playing on ... pots and pans, water jugs and even a catalytic converter! It looks like somebody just kicked the Amazing Lackey in the butt...Don't ya think?

The Early Years This picture, as well as the one up top was taken at the beginning of Junkyard Symphony, when there was only just the street show. In 1999 the Junkyard Jonny shows were formed, and Junkyard Jam a year later.

Junkyard Jonny Juggling Demonstrating one of his many talents, Jonny is juggling the very junk he and the Amazing Lackey play on! Taking a look at the setup JYS uses to play on, you can see buckets, a big blue bath tub in the bottom right hand corner and tire rim with a big red strip! Can you spot where the tire rim is? It's right beside the Canadian flag that JYS proudly flys!

The "Ladder of Lunacy" Once again Junkyard Jonny risks life and limb in an effort to make "Junk" sing. The Amazing Lackey, taking a more sensible approach, is drumming the "Junk" like no one else! The audience of children and adults alike are applauding and cheering Junkyard Symphony on!

Jonny on a Unicycle This picture was taken on the waterfront at the Halifax Busker Festival. Junkyard Symphony has done the festival four times already. It is by the best Busker Festival around.

Klondike Krew This is a picture of Jonny and Tony on the Klondike Stage at Klondike Days in Edmonton, Alberta summer 2004. Thankfully Tony shaved off all of his hair not long after the show. Junkyard Symphony was joined by local singer Jenae Rogers who help them perform songs from their Album Planet Junk. In all Junkyard Symphony performed 50 shows over the 10 days that they were at the festival. After that Tony could help but go to the barber.

Cornwall Crew Junkyard Symphony performs on the mainstage at L'Ecole Secondaire 'L'Heritage in Cornwall to a fabulous audience in May of 2005. While teenagers can be a difficult crowd, Junkyard Symphony seemed quite comfortable performing for the excited fans at L'Heritage who seemd to be quite amazed by the performance.

Ice Devil This is a picture of Jonny and Tony on the Winterlude Stage at Jauques Cartier Parc, winter 2005. Jonny is playing with Devil Sticks also known as Rhythm Sticks. Having a beat in the background really gives the sticks greater movement.

Main Stage The Junkyard Symphony's niche is daytime mainstage performances at outdoor festivals, summer or winter. With microphones on the junk, the crowd can really get into the beat and warm up as in this case. The volunteers on the stage warm up by doing the 'can can'. Winterlude spends two weeks blowing snow to make the giant slides that make Jaques Cartier Parc a huge winter playground.

Juggling with Mits Jonny juggles plungers with mits on, and sticks the pungers to his face. Jonny started juggling when he was fifteen. His inspiration was a juggler named David Aitken, also known as the Checkerboard Guy, who went to the same high school as Jonny, Bell High School in Nepean. Jonny also attents a jugglers jam which is held on every second Thursday of the month at the Mcnabb Community Centre in Ottawa.

The JYS Van #1 This is the first Junkyard Symphony Van 1993-1998. It was originally owned by Jonny's Grandpa, then was handed down to his aunt and then to Jonny. The Olsen family would pile into the van and go camping. It had a fridge, a stove, a bed and even a porta potty, and then it had some junk in it too.

The JYS Van #2 1998-2002. Made in 1988, this van used to be a Bell repair van. It was helpful to have the flashing light on the top when the Junkmobile would drive through crowds at festivals. It was also helpful when JYS had to fix telephones. The ladder carrier was great for holding all their buckets.

The JYS Van #3 2002-present. Made in 1993, this van used to be a spy van for the Canadian Secret Inteligence Service. Inside it had padded leather lining and four captains chairs, as well as a seperated cargo section. It also had some stylin; rims.

Dumpster Dan Here's a picture of the Junkyard Symphony with Junkyard Jonny(left) and Dumpster Dan(right) performing at a street party in the Glebe, an upscale neighborhood of Ottawa.

Hong Kong In the winter of 2003, the Citygate Shopping Centre on Lantau Island in Hong Kong flew Jonny and Tony over for the weekend to perform the Junkayrd Jam show in the outdoor mall. They had great fun riding on the boats. climbing to the Peak Tower and not getting SARS.

Boat trip to Kowloon This is a picture of Jonny and Tony taking the ferry from Hong Kong to Kowloon. They also went to Ocean Park and saw a Mexican band with Chinese musicians speaking English. It just goes to show you that the world is getting smaller all the time.

Junkyard Symphony - with Junkyard Jay-Ess! (From top left to right) Junky Jay-Ess the steel drum man, Junkyard Jonny & Trashcan Tony. Junkyard Jay-Ess joined the Street Show for the Halifax Busker Festival in the summer of 2001.

Live at Barrymores! This is a shot of Junkyard Symphony on stage at Barrymores Music Hall in downtown Ottawa. Junkyard Symphony had their CD release party (Planet Junk) at Barrymore's in March 2001. It was also the ten year anniversary of Junkyard Symphony. The packed show also featured the Eric Eggleston Band.

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