all over acadiana, scenes like this unfold. out in the yard with friends and family.good catholic whiskey. gumbo cooking in a big pot. ♪ ♪ >> man: mardi gras! >> joel savoy: welcome back. how're you doing? >> anthony: really good. good to see you both again. >> marc savoy: good to see you too. >> anthony: how's things? you might call the savoy family cajun royalty. i know them from my last visit, and it's good to see them again. marc savoy was born and raised here in the small prairie town of eunice. together with his wife ann and sons joel and wilson, they make up the savoy family band. they've all been playing music since they were children and share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, here's the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun