Folk Music News--4.1.12

'Sweet Judy' comes to Toledo Toledo Blade ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge At a folk-music club one night in 1968, Janis Joplin leaned across the table and said, "You know, one of us is going to make it. And it's not going to be me." "Janis' words have haunted me for more than four decades," writes ... See all stories on this topic » Toledo Blade

Students learn the songs of war Hays Daily News Using a guitar and banjo, Sheppard played songs, such as "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "John Brown's Body" and "Take Time in Life." Sheppard explained to the children how folk songs developed during that time and how slaves ... See all stories on this topic »

Jerod Haase became hooked on hoops at a young age al.com She knew her son had talent, playing alongside him in a Christian folk music group that consisted of Carol Haase and her children. But she still followed the laughter with a polite smile and a thought. "I'm thinking 'Right, that's not going to happen. See all stories on this topic » al.com

Stonehaven Folk Festival plans Mearns Leader As one of the major music festivals in Scotland, the line-up of artists and events for 2012 has been chosen to attract audiences from all over the country to Stonehaven over the three days for an eclectic mixture of contemporary and traditional music ... See all stories on this topic »

Music publisher BMG understood to be interested in acquiring catalogue of ... This is Money By Jon Rees Music publisher BMG is understood to be interested in acquiring a catalogue of traditional German songs put up for sale by Universal as it offloads non-core assets as part of its deal to buy the recorded music arm of EMI. See all stories on this topic » This is Money

Grammy Museum show reflects LA music's darker side Alexandria Town Talk ... from Richard Valenzuela to Ritchie Valens would plug in his electric guitar and, reading off a handwritten lyric sheet provided by his grandmother, turn a traditional Mexican folk song called "La Bamba" into one of rock music's enduring classics. See all stories on this topic »

Croce moves 'Further On' with his music South Bend Tribune At the time of Croce's Firefly appearance, he was promoting his third album, "Fit to Serve," a soul- and blues-based record that draws in elements of honky tonk, gospel, funk, jazz, rock 'n' roll and folk music and delivers it at such a deeply personal ... See all stories on this topic »