Cajun music with a feminine twist (From Hereford Times)

Cajun music with a feminine twist

2:20pm Friday 10th July 2009 in

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THE Magnolia Sisters, who appear at The Courtyard on Monday, are a highly respected all-female band, playing many styles of French music from the deep south-west of Louisiana, giving a woman’s voice to Cajun music while maintaining the soulful spirit and gutsy feel of the genre.

They are led by multi-instrumentalist, author, record producer and photographer Ann Savoy, who collaborated with Linda Ronstadt on the Grammy-nominated album, Adieu False Heart, sharing the lead vocal role with the legendary pop icon.  Ann has travelled worldwide with husband and accordionist Marc Savoy and fiddler Michael Doucet in the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, and with her Savoy Family Band, but this will be her first appearance with the sisters in the UK.  Before the gig, Staunton-on-Wye Primary School, one of the most musical primary schools in Herefordshire, will be hosting a visit by The Magnolia Sisters and pupils will be singing, playing and dancing to their music on stage at The Courtyard a few hours later. The Magnolia Sisters appear at The Courtyard at 8pm. To book, call 01432 340555 or visit courtyard.org.uk.