Me poor classically trained woodwind player who really can't get into folk music as it happens to be played xxxdy fast.

Help me!Looks like hours of practicing passages are not that helpful.Am I doomed?!Am I dumb?!Are me and my clarinet cast out folk forever?! And also..any tips to learn scores by heart(another classic player who doesn't blow a note unless it's written down...)

thanls for help supporting "The Idiot's Guide to Folk Music"...

Love Lena