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Sarah Savoy & the Francadians

DANG it, that was fun, y'all!---www.sarahsavoy.com

About Me

Sarah Savoy & the Francadians are a group of dedicated musicians based in Paris, France, led by Louisiana-born and -raised Sarah Savoy. Brought up by two of the most influential names in Cajun music, Sarah fronts this band of French musicians David Rolland (Stompin’ Crawfish, Daisy Belle, Villaine Maniere), Alexis Routhiau, and Manolo Gonzales as if it were any group of similarly young musicians playing in the Cajun heartland of Lafayette, Louisiana, where Sarah got her start. With the Francadians, Sarah performs traditional Cajun and Zydeco music, reaching back as far as the earliest roots of Louisiana music with covers of Amedee Ardoin, Joe and Cleoma Falcon, and Iry LeJeune, among others.The band’s original songs, written by Sarah Savoy and long-time Savoy family friend Gerard Dole, provide Sarah with an opportunity to speak with a voice until now virtually unheard in traditional Cajun music. Sarah sings in celebration of the modern woman, strong, independent, and fun-loving, rather than only lamenting the traditional position of la femme abandonnée (”the abandoned woman”). Keeping her audiences dancing, Sarah belts out sassy blues, growls through honky-tonk-inspired Cajun songs of the 1940’s and 50’s, and wails the bitterness of some of Cajun music’s most forlorn waltzes. Adding a particularly interesting element to their usual performances, Sarah Savoy & the Francadians include a very select few country and rockabilly numbers into their sets to fully demonstrate the influence that these genres had on the artists who wrote some of the most popular songs in Cajun music today.Taking turns on the lead vocals with accordionist and lead guitarist David Rolland, who plays the Acadian accordions made by Sarah’s father, brings the traditional male voice to the performance, while giving Sarah the opportunity to spur on the band and the audience with shouts, whoops, and jokes. With Alexis Routhiau’s bluesy fiddling and Manolo Gonzales’ slapping and walking upright bass rhythms, the four-piece band offers a fun and exciting experience to audiences of all ages, interests, and backgrounds.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/16/2007
Band Website: sarahsavoy.com
Band Members: Sarah Savoy--guitar and vocals David Rolland--accordion and vocals Alexis Routhiau--fiddle Manolo Gonzales--double bass
Influences: Marc Savoy , Ann Savoy , Savoy-Doucet, The Savoy Family Band, Iry LeJeune, Amedee Ardoin, Lawrence Walker, Nathan Abshire, D.L. Menard, Belton Richard, the Balfa Brothers, Canray Fontenot, Clifton Chenier, Joe and Cleoma Falcon, Jason Frey, the Pine Leaf Boys , Gerard Dole, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis
Sounds Like: Traditional Cajun music with the occasional country/rockabilly twist.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

avec Pine Leaf

The Pine Leaf Boys make me laugh too much. They also over-excite me. I met up with them this past weekend in Saulieu, in the SE of France, for the Cajun & Zydeco Festival there. I ran into Cedric firs...
Posted by Sarah Savoy & the Francadians on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:55:00 PST

Gone sur les grands chemins, June 10, 2007

I'm sitting at a kitchen bar in the African district of Paris. I've got okra smothering on the stove for friends to enjoy later and it smells so good. I hear traffic outside, people walking by speakin...
Posted by Sarah Savoy & the Francadians on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:54:00 PST

Interview with Sarah on the Cajun Corner website

Hi friends! Check out the interview with Sarah on the Cajun Corner website!http://www.billybop.be/styles/cajuncorner/cajuncorne r.htm
Posted by Sarah Savoy & the Francadians on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:19:00 PST