Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

Joel Savoy is the fiddler with the Savoy Cajun Band from Louisiana. He will be joined by his wife Kelli Jones-Savoy on guitar, Cajun accordion wizard Jesse Lege, and Sammy Lind & Nadine Landry from the Foghorn Stringband for a full-on Cajun Dance at St. James Hall! Cajun dance hall music from Southwest Louisiana Jesse and Joel make music the way music should be made – full of spontaneity and joy. Together, they play Cajun dance hall music from the prairies of Southwest Louisiana where generations young and old alike come together to celebrate their vibrant culture by dancing, socializing and having a good time. Jesse Lége is the real deal. Growing up in a rural, pre-electricity home in Gueydan, Louisiana, Jesse spoke Cajun French and learned music from relatives, neighbors, and th... more...