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Contributing Institution:
Arhoolie Foundation
Title: Ann Savoy Cajun and Creole Music Interviews
Identifier/Call Number: AF.004
Physical Description:
58 Audio Interviews
Date (inclusive): 1983-2019
Abstract: Audio interviews with Louisiana musicians conducted by Ann Savoy for the book
Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People Volumes 1 and 2. Interviewees include significant figures in the history of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music.
Language of Material:
English
, French
.
Ann Allen Savoy (b. 1952) was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and raised in Richmond, Virginia. A musician, documentarian, and
record producer, she is the author and compiler of the two-volume book
Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People. After studying guitar and French throughout her early life, she married Cajun accordionist Marc Savoy in 1975 and moved
to Eunice, Louisiana, where she became active in documenting and preserving the traditional Cajun and Creole music of Southwest
Louisiana. With her husband Marc Savoy, her children Joel and Wilson Savoy, the fiddler Michael Doucet, and the Magnolia Sisters,
she has toured widely and recorded several albums for Arhoolie Records, Vanguard Records, and Rounder Records.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original interview tapes are maintained by Ann Savoy.
[Interview title], Ann Savoy Cajun and Creole Music Interviews, Arhoolie Foundation.
Audio interviews with Louisiana musicians conducted by Ann Savoy over a period of 45 years. The interviews were originally
presented in Savoy's book
Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People Volumes 1 and 2. The interviewees include significant figures in the history of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music in Louisiana. Interview topics
include upbringing, family, musical repertoire, and musicianship.
Permission to quote or use materials from the collection must be granted by the Arhoolie Foundation and Ann Savoy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cajun music
Cajun music--Louisiana
Songs, Cajun French
Louisiana--History
Zydeco music
Zydeco musicians