Sam's Big Rooster

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The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band owes its existence to marriage, specifically the joining of Ann Allen and Marc Savoy. The pair took their impromptu jams with Beausoleil founder Michael Doucet seriously enough to push toward a traditional Cajun trio--sans the drummer and (comparatively) elaborate architecture of Beausoleil. Savoy-Doucet's albums, then, are stripped-down Cajun songfests, with Marc Savoy's accordion and Doucet's fiddle playing waltzes and two-steps and Ann Savoy's guitar providing a kind of heartbeat for the music. She sings wonderfully, with Acadian inflections that reveal her intensive study of classic singers and recordings. Her singing wilts as phrases trail off, and she imbues lyrics with a yodeling warble here, a vibratoless clip there so they're delivered in a precise, unmistakable style that contrasts vividly with the fiddle and accordion. For their parts, Marc Savoy and Doucet play as though this is a set-up-and-go session, with tunes just popping up, gathering steam, and unceremoniously moving on to other tunes. Remarkably, it's difficult to distinguish the venerated classics on Sam's Big Rooster from the newly penned tunes, a true acknowledgement of Savoy-Doucet's stature. --Andrew Bartlett

Tracks:

Sam's Big Rooster
Be Careful, You're Breaking My Heart
Two Step Pour Milton Adams
She Made Me Lose My Miind
Mardi Gras Jig
Duralde
Les Culottes a Lollypop
JB's Waltz
Si Tu Veux Amuser
La Bonne Vie
Alton's Two Step
La Valse D'Evia
Party Girl Blues
Jolie Bassette
Dog Guidry Medley
Un Tramp Sur La Rue
Hop, Skip, and Jump
C'etait Dessus Un Triste Samedi
Amede Two Step

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The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band owes its existence to marriage, specifically the joining of Ann Allen and Marc Savoy. The pair took their impromptu jams with Beausoleil founder Michael Doucet seriously enough to push toward a traditional Cajun trio--sans the drummer and (comparatively) elaborate architecture of Beausoleil. Savoy-Doucet's albums, then, are stripped-down Cajun songfests, with Marc Savoy's accordion and Doucet's fiddle playing waltzes and two-steps and Ann Savoy's guitar providing a kind of heartbeat for the music. She sings wonderfully, with Acadian inflections that reveal her intensive study of classic singers and recordings. Her singing wilts as phrases trail off, and she imbues lyrics with a yodeling warble here, a vibratoless clip there so they're delivered in a precise, unmistakable style that contrasts vividly with the fiddle and accordion. For their parts, Marc Savoy and Doucet play as though this is a set-up-and-go session, with tunes just popping up, gathering steam, and unceremoniously moving on to other tunes. Remarkably, it's difficult to distinguish the venerated classics on Sam's Big Rooster from the newly penned tunes, a true acknowledgement of Savoy-Doucet's stature. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Legends of the Cajun Tradition.......2006-12-25

For fans of Cajun music, it doesn't get any better than these three legends. We as Americans owe so much to Marc and Ann Savoy and Michael Doucet for their decades-long work to preserve this corner of our culture that is steadily shrinking. Listen to the excerpts on the page; either one likes this music or one doesn't. Like it or not, though, it's tough not to get a toe or a finger tapping to Cajun music. Thanks again to this trio!

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