(Earlville, NY – July 2013) The Earlville Opera House main stage presents the fiery, soulful Cajun music of Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy on Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m. The penetrating soulful singing of Jesse Lege and his fiery accordion is matched by the poetry of Joel Savoy’s fiddling. They are a combustible combination. Kelli Jones-Savoy joins them with equally compelling vocals, fiddle and guitar.
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.
Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy have partnered on a number of projects including Cajun Country Revival “putting the Country back in Cajun music.” In their debut release, Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy & The Cajun Country Revival dug into the deep roots of Cajun music, looking not only for beautiful, rare songs, but also for a commonality between the rural dancehalls of Louisiana and the honky-tonks of East Texas.
General admission is $18 and $16 for EOH members and students are discounted to $13. Premium seating in the first 4 rows is an added $5. The EOH Theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.
For more information, or to reserve your seats, call 315-691-3550 or order online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com.
The Opera House is located at 18 East Main St. in Earlville.