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Artist: Alphonse Bois Sec Ardoin

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The Ann Savoy Collection Goes Live

The Ann Savoy Collection Goes Live

https://youtu.be/GuJgSbV2Wss The Arhoolie Foundation is proud to make available new audio interviews with legendary Cajun and Creole musicians from the Ann Savoy Interview Collection. Ann’s collection...

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Ann Savoy Collection: Bois Sec & Marceline Ardoin, 1984

Ann Savoy Collection: Bois Sec & Marceline Ardoin, 1984

When I lived in Richmond, Virginia, one of my first and favorite Louisiana LPs was an album from the Arhoolie label by Bois Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, and his son, Morris. I loved the simplicity of the accordion style, the soulful tone of the vocals, and the way they spoke the French language.

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Ann Savoy Collection: Freeman and Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec Ardoin

Ann Savoy Collection: Freeman and Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec Ardoin

I had interviewed each of these men separately but gathering these three men together was primarily done so I could photograph them for the NTCA. After the photos were taken, they came inside for a visit and Marc asked them questions in French about their worlds.

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Chris Strachwitz Photos

Chris Strachwitz Photos

Chris Strachwitz Photos Chris Strachwitz, founder of both Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, has been documenting vernacular music since the 1950’s. An avid photographer, he...

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