Abita Opry Media

MEDIA - AO2022-10

The Abita Springs Opry is a series of music concerts held six times a year and is produced by a nonprofit organization, Abita Opry Inc. The show has the mission of preserving and presenting Louisiana "Roots" music. Our music is played primarily acoustically, in its original form.

Our main thrust is old-time Country, Bluegrass, and traditional Southern Gospel music, but we often present other forms of traditional Louisiana music such as Cajun, Zydeco, Irish, or other types that reflect the many different groups of people who are part of our diverse culture.

Three Rivers Cooperative: The band leader of this group, Chris Talley is one of the finest musicians in our area, and he has a very broad network of very talented musicians he can draw from to form his different groups. This House band is one of the finest country and bluegrass groups anywhere. Chris is also head of the Northshore Traditional Musical Society that presents traditional music in other places on the Northshore.

Big Daddy O: His real name is Owen Tufts and is a local talent from Washington Parish. He is very well-known as a very accomplished blues performer in the New Orleans area. He has been performing for many years and has a loyal fan base. Big Daddy O has a strong velvety smooth voice and is very highly respected in the musician community and audiences in this area. He has been on on our stage previously and is always well-received by our audience.

Christian Serpas and Ghost Town: Christian is another local musician who is very well known in the New Orleans area. He has been a regular on the South Louisiana festival circuit and is a well-known club musician. He is another very accomplished and versatile musician with a great backup group. He will bring some great Country classics to the Opry.

Shake Em Up Jazz Band: This all-female jazz band is full of some of the best Jazz musicians in the city of New Orleans. We don’t say that lightly. They are that strong. Each member of this group has performed with other jazz groups at the Abita Springs Opry previously. Traditional New Orleans Jazz groups draw from a large group of super talented musicians who can sit in with various groups and enrich their sets. Those are the kinds of musicians in Shake em up. You don’t want to miss this band.