Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Linda Ronstadt once said, “Joel Savoy is one of my favorite musicians on just about any ...
There is, of course, more to that story. Wilson plays with both The Pine Leaf Boys and the Savoy Family Cajun Band, and performs solo as Sweet Willy Allen and co-owns the Hideaway on Lee in downtown ...
The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band has been playing together since 1977. The band includes husband and wife Marc and Ann Savoy, on accordion and guitar respectively, and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on ...
When you Ann Savoy, you say quite a lot. Multi-instrumentalist. Singer. Author. Documentarian. And it’s with those qualifications that you’ll find Savoy moderating the Women Song Collectors: ...
Since 2008, when the Grammys presented a new award for best zydeco or Cajun music album, members of the Savoy Family Band have been involved in eight out of the 20 nominations in that category. While ...
June 3: The concert series dedicated to the various indigenous musical forms of Louisiana presents the Savoy Family Cajun Band, led by the accordionist Marc and the singer and guitarist Ann. The ...
Marc Savoy is a Louisiana legend not only in Eunice but around the world. He has dedicated his life to preserving the Cajun culture through making instruments, holding jam sessions and maintaining a ...
Accordion players Marc Savoy and Corey Ledet are musicians in South Louisiana who play traditional Cajun and Zydeco music. Some bands are struggling to survive and missing the culture that they help ...
After Ann Allen heard Cajun music, her love for the French language entwined with a passion for the traditional music of southwestern Louisiana. That dual fascination bloomed further during the ...