Marc Savoy

Marc Savoy
Marc and Ann Savoy playing Cajun accordion and guitar respectively at the Balfa camp.
Marc and Ann Savoy playing at the Balfa Camp.
Background information
Born (1940-10-01) October 1, 1940
Origin Near Eunice, Louisiana
Genres Cajun
Occupation(s) Accordion maker, musician, accordionist
Instruments Cajun accordion
Associated acts Savoy Family Band, Savoy Doucet Cajun Band,
Website http://www.savoymusiccenter.com/

Marc Savoy (/sɑːˈvwɑː/ sah-vwah)[1] (b. near Eunice, Louisiana, United States, October 1, 1940) is an American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion.

Savoy holds a degree in chemical engineering[2] but his primary income is derived from his accordion-making business, based at his Savoy Music Center in Eunice, Louisiana. His wife is the singer and guitarist Ann Savoy, whom he met in 1975 and married in 1977.[2] He has performed with Robert Bertrand, Dennis McGee, Rodney Balfa, Sady Courville, Dewey Balfa, D. L. Menard, and Michael Doucet, the latter of whom he plays with in the Savoy-Doucet Band. He also plays in the Savoy Family Band with his wife Ann and their sons Joel and Wilson.

He hosts regular jam sessions and mini-festivals at the Savoy Music Center.

Savoy is a recipient of a 1992 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[3]

Discography

As Marc Savoy

Albums

  • 1976 : Under a Green Oak Tree (with Dewey Balfa and D.L. Menard) (Arhoolie Records)
  • 1981 : Oh What a Night (Arhoolie)
  • 1998 : Made in Louisiana (Voyager)
  • 2003 : The Savoy Family Band Cajun Album (Arhoolie)

Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band

Albums

  • 1983 : Home Music (K7, Arhoolie)
  • 1987 : With Spirits (K7, Arhoolie)
  • 1989 : Two-Step d'Amede (Arhoolie)
  • 1992 : Home Music with Spirits (Arhoolie)

Live album

  • 1994 : Live! At the Dance (Arhoolie)

Compilation album

  • 2002 : The Best of (Arhoolie)

Savoy-Smith Cajun Band

Album

  • 1996 : Now and Then (Arhoolie)

Films

  • 1972 - "Spend It All"
  • 1981 - Southern Comfort. Directed by Walter Hill.
  • 1989 - "J'ai Ete Au Bal (I Went To The Dance)". Directed by Les Blank.
  • 1990 - Yum Yum Yum! A Taste Of Cajun And Creole Cooking. Directed by Les Blank.
  • 1991 - Marc & Ann. Directed by Les Blank.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Berman, Leslie (January 2003). "Savoy fare: the *real* family values of Marc & Ann Savoy.(Sound Recording Review)". Sing Out!. 47 (3). Marc Savoy (pronounced 'SAH-VWAH') turns back to his worn workbench covered with accordion parts and pauses to compose himself.
  2. 1 2 Govenar, Alan (2001). "Marc Savoy: Cajun Accordion Maker and Musician". Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary. vol. 2 (K-Z). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. pp. 546–548. ISBN 1576072401. OCLC 47644303.
  3. ↑ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1992". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 1 December 2017.


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