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The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band is: Marc Savoy - accordion and vocals; Ann Savoy - guitar and vocals; and Michael Doucet - fiddle and vocals.
Three amazing musicians recorded over the course of 22 years, on one CD... Combining the solid, traditional accordion work of Marc Savoy with the acoustic fireworks of Michael Doucet (of BeauSoleil fame) and the lilting guitar and vocals of Ann Savoy (who recently had three tracks on the soundtrack of The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood).
The Savoy-Savoy Doucet Cajun Band makes traditional Cajun music that is lively, enjoyable, and celebrates the joys of uncomplicated, everday life.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1. Quelle Etoile (Which Star) - vocal: Ann 2. La Valse De Vachers (The Cowboy Waltz) - vocal: Michael 3. Perrodin Two-Step - instrumental 4. Kaplan Waltz, The - vocal: Ann 5. Chere Bassette - vocal: Ann (with fiddle & guitar only) 6. One-Step De Chameau - vocal: Michael 7. Jolies Joues Roses (Pretty Pink Cheeks) - vocal: Ann 8. Happy One Step - instrumental 9. Reno Waltz - vocal: Marc & Ann 10. Port Arthur Blues - vocal: Michael 11. Attention, C'est Mon Coeur Qui Va Casser (Be Careful, You're Breaking My Heart) - vocal: Ann 12. Amede Two Step (Two Step For Amede Ardoin) - instrumental 13. Lawtell Waltz - vocal: Ann (with guitar & two fiddles) 14. La Valse Du Malchanceux (The Unlucky Waltz) - vocal: Michael 15. Lapin Dans Son Nique (Rabbit In Its Nest) - vocal: Ann 16. She Made Me Lose My Mind - vocal: Ann 17. 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes) - vocal: Marc & Ann 18. Le Gros Guime A Sam (Sam's Big Rooster) - vocal: Marc 19. Good-Bye, Yeux Bruns (Good-bye, Brown Eyes) - vocal: Ann (with guitar & fiddle) |
REVIEW “For the Savoy-Doucte Cajun Band, mainstream needn't have ever occurred. Their accordio/fiddle/guitar lineup has warded off amplification, modernization, and cross-genre diversification for the past 22 years (despite some members feeding contemporary cravings on the side via the crossover band BeauSoleil or the recent Evangeline Made dics). While regionalized musics of yesterday are today submitting more and more to the promiscuous temptation of stylistic co-mingling (Cajun music included), this trio sticks to their traditionalist vow of celibacy. Or, as succinctly put by the band: "We are regressive rather that progressive." Marc Savoy (accordion, vocals), wife Ann (guitar, frequent lead vocals), and Michael Doucet (fiddle, vocals) are today's old-world masters, as were mentoring heroes like Dennis McGee, D.L. Menard, Lionel LeLeux, and Austin Pitre before them. Very danceable proof resides in this "Best Of," with songs that hark back to another era or pre-aged originals that wish they did. Billowing fiddle and steel-belted accordion telepathically devetail and then instigate solo breaks that dart above crosscut guitar vamps. These "live" and studio performances sport the same natural spontaneity and spirited freedom as those Saturday morning jams at the Savoy's Music Center in Enice, LA. Waltzes revolve in circular beauty, one- and two-steps leave clouds of dust (an unstoppable live "Amede Two Step" included), and blues drip melancholy (like "Pretty Pink Cheeks"). And so tradition is safe in these preservationist hands, with as pure an all-acoustic, all-Cajun French vision of Acadian music as you'll find in the 21st century.”(Paul-Emile Comeau — Dirty Linen) |
