Wow! KT just showed me this thread and it is an honor to be mentioned on Mudcat!! Big Jim, thanks for all the PR work you are doing for me! I guess I'll have to send you some money now. It is beautiful here in Juneau! The festival is a blast--everything from little kids to teens to family bands to Irish to bluegrass to great originals to music so individualized you won't hear it anywhere else. And the organization of this festival is absolutely seamless. I'll be heading back to the Ozarks tomorrow, but I sure plan on coming back to Alaska sometime when I have more time to spend.