That greasy bastard is a Mustard Tiger

holy shit who the hell do you expect to understand the mustard tiger reference? except me who just scroogled (not googled, look it up) mustrad tiger>

Groovediver, the appalled Cajuns were addressing the comment from “Alexandra,” not the biracial observation in the article. She insulted the Savoys, and clearly doesn’t know about the times Amede Ardoin spent playing music at the Savoy farm. She should probably read Ann Savoy’s book.

The funny thing about Cajun, Zydeco, and Creole music and culture (each unique but in close proximity) - the bands you see on stage are just snippets of what all goes on in Louisiana. Musicians of different races, ages, and backgrounds will pick up a fiddle or an accordion and play together at the drop of a hat. The music is CONSTANTLY evolving and being played as a community experience. The populations of these cultures probably have more musicians per capita than most others, not because of formal training, but because its a way of life. Some people play board games when they get together, people in Louisiana roast pigs and play music.

That’s not to say there are no bigots or that everyone is a phenomenal musician, of course, but hats off to the PLB’s for representing the heart and diversity of our culture! The new generation of Louisiana musicians continues to impress me.

Perhaps the appalled Cajuns who wrote in should check in their dictionary of choice for the definition of ‘biracial’. The man was simply pointing out that Cajun bands rarely are biracial, meaning having members of two races. How many true Cajun bands can you name that are biracial in membership? Under the circumstances, the only thing inaccurate Mr. Fricke said is that the Pine Leaf Boys are a Cajun band, as they are beyond that narrow description.

Glad you dug Jazzfest, David. It was extra-exceptional this year.

The Savoys are some of the kindest people I have ever known and have opened their home and their hearts to musicians and fans from all over the world. For shame on anyone that would say a bad thing about them.

alexandra
I am a cajun and a non racist. I know the savoys and know for a fact that you have ignorantly accussed loving people of something that you dreamt up. This is irresponsible and you should be ashamed of yourself. Shame on you.
The cajun culture is something shared between whites, blacks, Native Americans, Creoles, etc. because we were all poor and all lived together. It is not restricted to any race, that is something of geneology, not culture. All of the races’ cooking styles make cajun food, all of the races have contributed to what is called “cajun music”, etc. For example, Black Zydeco singers, sing in french. Get it?

Well I’m a Cajun, personal friends of the Savoys, grandson of Hall of Fame Cajun fiddle player Sady Courville, and also a professional musician…..so what does that tell you about us Cajuns? I’d like to hear your reason instead of guessing at some veiled racial remark.

those chants the baby pine leafers are singing are not mardi gras indian chants, but jure chants that are a LA Creole tradition and another example of how white artists love to emulate black music. you are right about how few cajun bands have black band members, zydeco bands on the other hand dating back to Amede Ardoin have been bi racial. what does that tell you about the cajuns, including wilson’s own parents.

the guy in the pic is a mustard tiger

the guy in the pic is a mustard tiger