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CD 525
Playing with the togetherness that can only be found in ensembles of close family, The Savoy Family Band delivers the sort of excitement that comes from innovation within the deep roots of Cajun music.
Marc Savoy: accordion; Ann Savoy: guitars, vocals, triangle on # 6,10, & 11; Wilson Savoy: piano and vocals; fiddle on # 10 & 12 and accordion on # 5; Joel Savoy: fiddle; guitar on # 14; Steve Riley: drums on # 13; Drew Simon: drums on # 3, 8, & 11.
1. Crowley Two Step
2. Tous Les Soirs Quand Ca Fait Noir
3. Tite Robe Courte
4. Baby and the Gambler
5. Je Me Sens Comme Une Pauvre Orpheline
6. I'll Be Lonely
7. Rockin' Chair Two Step
8. Sugar Bee
9. Madame Atchen
10. Rosa, Tomorrow Is Not Sunday
11. You're So Easy to Love
12. Valse Des Reeds
13. Two Step De Prairie Soileau
14. You Don't Know Me
15. Cheese ClothREVIEWS
“By now, it’s safe to say that any recording with 'Savoy' emblazoned on it is probably something of quality with smart song selection, superb playing, something that is well thought out conceptually. But that doesn't disclose anything new to those who are even remotely familiar with Cajun music. Plenty of other under-the-floorboard factors make the Savoy Family Band's latest compelling, if not an early contender for one of the best of the year.
For starters, the Savoy Family Band, Marc (accordion), wife Ann (guitar), sons, Joel (fiddle/guitar) and Wilson (piano/fiddle), is a collection of four distinct personalities that all bring something different to the fold. As one of the genre's premier accordionists, Marc's impeccable technique is best manifested on dancehall instrumentals 'Rockin' Chair Two Step' and the driving 'Crowley Two-Step.' Besides dead-on, rhythmic barre chords, Ann's quest for beautiful melodies and touching lyricism is prevalent on several love-and-loneliness selections from Belton Richard, Adam Hebert and Delma Lachney. Additionally, she recalls the ghost of Cleoma Breaux on the bluesy, wailing 'I Feel Like a Poor Orphan Girl' that has an added effect of a surreal, background drone. Joel grooves on melodic fiddle tunes where he can stretch out, while Wilson is probably the first to bring a piano into the music as an echo of the accordion's intricate lines rather than as the rhythm instrument it was in its western swing heyday.
As a result, the proceedings are exhilarating, haunting, and represent their most diverse project yet. Each of their personalities has enough space to make individual, artistic statements that are unencumbered by the others. Sometimes that statement won't come as a total surprise, such as Wilson's wild man ivory bombing on 'Two-Step de Prairie Soileau.' Others undoubtedly will, like the Dennis McGee fiddle tunes that feature the soulful blending of Joel and Wilson, who's come into his own as a fiddler. Yet, the crown jewel of all is the Ray Charles-inspired rendition of 'You Don't Know Me' that's sung in French. Here, Joel's warm guitar support and Wilson's emotive, rolling chords and soft crooning make for a torchy jazz ballad that challenges every eye around to remain dry."
– Dan Willging, OffBEAT
"The Savoy Fmaily Band is simply the finest traditional based Cajun band. Turn Loose But Don't Let Go is a highly enjoyable collection of dancehall tunes and vocal songs of great emotion. Highly recommended."
-TD, Sing Out!
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