JuneauEmpire.com: This Week: March 23, 2006

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A last chance for Crabgrass until the fall
	In a state where, by necessity, all the old-time and bluegrass festivals are in the summer, Juneau's Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band is on its own clock.More...

Q&A with Bruce Molsky
Eager to explore the similarities between bluegrass and old-time music, fiddler Bruce Molsky and banjo player Tony Trischka formed Jawbone, the Alaska Folk Festival's guest artist, in the fall of 2004 with rhythm guitarist Paula Bradley.More...

31st Alaska Folk Festival kicks off today
Today is the first day of the 31st Alaska Folk Festival, and to some, therefore, it's spring. More...

Photos: Let there be folk
	Singer-songwriter Kray Van Kirk of Juneau, above, plays acoustic guitar Monday on the first dayof the 31st Alaska Folk Festival at Centennial Hall. 150 acts slated to appear during the festival this week. Van Kirk called his set, "From the shores of Wales to the dust of Gilgamesh."More...

Hobo musician to play tonight
	Years ago, after he had already traveled through most of the Lower 48 and all parts of the world, Vermont singer-storyteller Rik Palieri was given his "hobo name" by songwriter and humorist Utah Phillips.More...

Music that'll grab you by the oxters
	Caoimhin O Raghallaigh grew up in Dublin, and began playing the fiddle - and subsequently the tin whistle, flute and uilleann pipes - when he turned 10.More...

Festival ends, planning begins
	The 31st Alaska Folk Festival ended Sunday night with a raucous performance from guest artist Jawbone and the crowd's traditional send-off version of the Ledbelly song "Good Night Irene."More...

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