TOP-DRAWER CAJUN SOUNDS WITH ADDED ROCKABILLY SWAGGER
The Cajun music tradition is one of the most protected in American roots music, a heritage handed down through generations and along the branches of the family tree. It was therefore something of a given that Sarah Savoy would follow the family trade--Pop is Marc Savoy, the eminent musician and the leading accordion maker in Louisiana, while Mom is Ann Savoy, another acclaimed musician and the author of Cajun Music: A Reflection of A People.
Not that young Sarah is merely the current caretaker of a trapped-in-amber tradition. Although her band is undeniably a Cajun outfit (plenty of mournful fiddle an wheezing accordion), she also occasionally injects her sound with the twang of Western Swing and the strut of rockabilly.
The result is a winning lesson in how to freshen up a tradition while keeping a firm grasp of its roots.
--Nige Tassell, WOMAD Festival 2009, Charlton Park, Official Souvenir Programme
For those of you who joined us for the cooking workshop in Port-en-Bessin, Normandy on November 12, here's the courtbouillon recipe I promissed you!
The new CD, part 1 of our Louisiana Recording session with Joel Savoy in Ville Platte, LA, is out! Get it here: Allons Rock'n'Roll
