Ann Savoy

Ann Savoy at the Liberty Theater in Eunice LA 2012

Ann (Allen) Savoy (born Ann Allen ; born January 20, 1952 in St. Louis ) is an American Cajun musician (vocals and guitar).

Origin and life

Ann Allan grew up in Richmond , Virginia . She became known to various types of folk music as a child and began playing the guitar at the age of twelve. At the 1975 National Folk Festival in New York, she met the Cajun musician and accordion maker Marc Savoy , whom she married the following year. With her husband and Michael Doucet , she founded the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band the following year . With Tom Mitchell (lead guitar), Kevin Wimmer (fiddle), Eric Frey (double bass), Chas Justus (rhythm guitar), Glenn Fields (drums) and her sons Wilson (piano) and Joel (rhythm guitar, octave violin), she forms the jazz blues -Group Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights . She, her sons and her husband also perform as the Savoy Famely Cajun Band . In 1995 she founded the Magnolia Sisters with the fiddle player Jane Vidrine (with Anya Burgess , Christine Balfa , Jane Vidrine, Lisa Trahan , Tina Pilione ). In 2006 the album Adieu False Heart was released with Linda Ronstadt . Her book Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People contains texts and music of traditional songs of Cajun and Creole music, interviews with numerous musicians, historical photographs as well as articles and overviews on musical instruments and styles.

Discography

• Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights
  • If Dreams Come True (2007)
  • Black Coffee (2009)
• Savoy Doucet Cajun Band
  • Home Music with Spirits (1981)
  • Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (1984)
  • With Spirits (1987)
  • J'ai Ete au Bal: I Went to the Dance (1989)
  • Two Step D'Amadé (1993)
  • Les Harias: Home Music (1993)
  • Live! (1994)
  • Cajun Country , Video, (1995)
  • Aly Meets The Cajuns (with Aly Bain ), Video (1998)
  • Sam's Big Rooster (2000)
  • Best of the Savoy Doucet Cajun Band (2002)
• Magnolia Sisters
  • Prends Courage (1995)
  • Chers Amis (2000)
  • Après Faire Le Boogie Woogie (2004)
  • Stripped Down (2009)
• Savoy Family Band
  • Savoy Family Album (2003)
  • Turn Loose But Don't Let Go (2008)
  • Live at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (2013)

literature

• Ann Savoy 1952, The Encyclopedia of Country Music, Michael McCall, John Rumble, Paul Kingsbury (eds.): Oxford University Press, 2012, ISBN 9780199920839, p. 471 in the Google Book Search USA

Web links

Commons : Ann Savoy  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ann Savoy website
• Ann Savoy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Ann Savoy on MusicBrainz (English)
• Ann Savoy at Allmusic (English)
• Ann Savoy at Discogs (English)
• Literature by and about Ann Savoy in the WorldCat bibliographic database
• Louisiana State University Eunice - Contemporary Cajun, Creole, & Zydeco Musicians: Mark & ​​Ann Savoy (English)