Joel Savoy, Jesse Lége and the Cajun Country Revival
The Cajun Country Revival is putting the Country back in Cajun music.
It's well known that honky tonk and Cajun music share a past- the South is infamous for the
musical cross-pollination that gave birth to some of the great American musical genres that exist
today. There are Cajun songs that come from Country songs and there are Country songs that
come from Cajun songs.
In the past, bands had to be versatile enough to play the popular tunes for the day and it was not uncommon to hear a good deal of Honky Tonk music in a Cajun dancehall. This dynamic new group harkens back to the sound of that era and breathes new life into the American roots music scene. This spirited collaboration does seem to have, as the song says, "the right combination."
Comprised of multi-talented musicians from across North America, the Cajun Country Revival is a powerhouse group that plays their music with such a joyful spirit the audience can't help but have fun.
Fiddler Joel Savoy has been a driving force in the Cajun renaissance of the new millennium. Founder of the multi-GRAMMY-nominated label Valcour Records and the acclaimed Red Stick Ramblers, Savoy is equally at home playing the old twin-fiddling of Cajun masters like Dennis McGee, as he is playing swing or honky tonk. Taking the stage with him is Cajun legend Jesse Lége on accordion and vocals. A genius on the Cajun accordion and a wonderful singer, Jesse has won every award a Cajun musician can win from the Cajun French Music Association. He was recently inducted into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame, and he's written songs that have become standards in the traditional repertoire, perhaps an artist's greatest aspiration in traditional folk music. Joining Jesse and Joel is the dynamic Caleb Klauder Country Band, one of the hottest bands out of Portland's burgeoning music scene, featuring Caleb Klauder, Paul Brainard (pedal steel), Ned Folkerth (drums), Stephen "Sammy" Lind (fiddle), and Nadine Landry (bass).
