Unplugged is (l-r): Anna Chamberlain, baritone; Julie Hagstrom, lead,
Teresa McCafferty, tenor and Judy Pozsgay, bass.

Unplugged!
These four talented women wow audiences with their distinctive sound, dynamic expression and delightful comedy. They came together from a variety of award-winning ensembles to form Unplugged in January 2001, and went straight to the top of the a cappella/barbershop scene in the Pacific Northwest.

Unplugged boasts an impressive list of accomplishments during their first two years together. They won the Sweet Adelines North Pacific Region 13 Competition just a few months after their first rehearsal! Six months later, they became the "talk of the town" at the 2001 Sweet Adelines International competition, where they captured 11th place and the mic tester spot, stealing the show with their riveting and hilarious "hypnosis" routine. In March, they ventured into the wide world of a cappella and captured second place at the renowned Pacific Northwest Harmony Sweepstakes. In true form, they moved up the international ladder of success, earning a ninth place finish at the 2002 Sweet Adelines International contest in Nashville, and this year taking 6th place in Phoenix! They are the first Top 10 quartet for North Pacific Region 13 in over 20 years! Unplugged is clearly on a fast track to international acclaim!

On The Road With Unplugged
Teresa, Julie and Anna live in the Seattle/Tacoma area and Judy hails from Vancouver, BC, making Unplugged truly an international experience of harmony...and an eight-hour round-trip drive just a normal part of rehearsals!

The quartet is often asked how they got together, and they always laugh and then explain: The four have mutual friends and met one year at an International contest. Every year after that at International, they'd run into each other on Saturday. . .always around 2:00 am with beer in hand. They would find a corner and sings some mutually known songs or tags.

At the end of 2000, when Teresa, Julie and Anna were looking for a bass, Judy was one of the first they called. She traveled down to Seattle and for once they got to hear how they sounded together when it wasn't "the wee small hours of the morning" at the end of a long week of convention activities!
 
They decided the combination was definitely something they wanted to try and Unplugged hit the road . . . literally! It's an eight-hour round-trip drive for rehearsals, as well as an International border crossing, which at times is a piece of cake and at others can have them pulling their hair out. They've been known to cross the border at 3:00 am in an effort to avoid being late for something the next afternoon. In addition, the quartet has gotten very used to answering the following questions:

  “What is your citizenship?”
  “Where do you live?”
  “Where are you going?”
  “Why are you coming here?”
  “Who are you going to visit?”
  “How long are you staying?”
  “Where are you staying?”
  “Are you bringing any presents with you?”
  “Whose car is this?”
  “Do you have any drugs or firearms in your possession?”
  “Do you have any cigarettes or alcohol?”
  “Do you have any fruit or vegetables?”
  “How long were you away and what did you do?”
  “Are you bringing anything home?” “Really?" "Three women from the states in Canada for the day and you didn't buy anything to bring home?” (The stock answer to that repeated question is “Just the dinner in our bellies.” And yes, the Americans tend to get strange looks from the border guards.)
  “Why do you have a bar stool and fax machine in your trunk?” (long story, but it apparently has something to do with Julie being a mother!?!)

And that happens going both ways! Occasionally, when they cross and the question “Where are you going?” is answered “Chilliwack” or “Puyallup,” the border guards assume if they know how to pronounce it, they must not be too bad and let them go on their way.
 
Teresa, Julie and Anna have never had their vehicle searched, yet Judy seems to get pulled over every other time...hmmmm...

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