Abita Opry Media

MEDIA - AO2021-11

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.

Steve Anderson Group: One of our most popular house bands ever for the Abita Springs Opry. Steve is a natural country singer. He has a very broad repertoire of songs that most of us are familiar with. He is joined on vocals with another popular singer, Jan Biggs. We have watched this group continue to improve through the years, and their ability to always come up with fresh material. They always set the bar for the other acts to follow.

Miss Martha and her Goodtime Gang:Pure old-time country with that all-important twang. I hate to sound like a musical snob, but a lot of what they call country music currently just does not have that same feel to it. This is one of those groups in New Orleans that have made it their business to keep it alive. We associate New Orleans with musical forms like Jazz and R&B, but Country music has always been a big part of the Big Easy music. It goes all the way back to the 1930’s when the “Father of Country Music,” Jimmie Rodgers, recorded with Louis Armstrong. We welcome this new group to the opry stage.

Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunshine Band: Jayna Morgan is no stranger to folks who listen to music in this area. This is one of the groups we had scheduled for the cancelled season. We are glad to be able to have rebooked this group, and we are looking forward to hearing some great traditional New Orleans Jazz.

The Sam Doores Band:Sam is no stranger to the Abita Opry stage. He has appeared in other groups including hurray for the Riffraff, Jackson and the Janks, and the Deslondes. His style is Americana. It is a style that cannot be put into a box that identifies a particular genre. It is traditional in nature with a country twist but incorporates elements of other forms like Blues and Rhythm and Blues. His music is always very well-done and truly entertaining.