A cajun fantasy come true

[Marti Owen]

Warm barmy night. Crawdaddies for supper (nephrops norvegicus anyway) then a srtoll through my village to the backroom of the bar to dance two-step with my best gal.

Sometimes dreams do come true. Savoy Family Band were in town and about 100 or so of us village folks had a great night of waltz and two step. The reviews which follow the Savoy - from their Womad appearances and their choice as prt of the Songlines Top 5 does testify to the quality of musicianship last night.

What made the night extra special is that Menai Bridge is a bit anorak ( a statement about our national dress) about its cajun. If there had been a programme that the family had in mind - it was quickly overturned and became a request night for music which in some cases "they had forgotten they knew". It had a very spontaneous feel that was right for the setting. 5/5

Who knows what might happen when Kanda Bongo Man and Tony Allen turn up in town next week. Will the fued between the Afrobeat and Soukous families reignite?

[AndyM]

Sounds ace ! Who knew Gwynedd had so many cajun experts?? Does Pwllheli favour zydeco ?

[garth cartwright]

Lucky you! Fabulous band - one of the highlights of last year's Womad!

[Marti Owen]

Who knew Gwynedd had so many cajun experts??

You might try:http://www.cajunsdenbo.co.uk/

There was a zydeco band from Felinheli however there was an unfortunate occurrence with a washboard... the vocalist found the Guiro much safer and moved on to Cumbayas.