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Figgy Duff was a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland. They played a major role in the Maritime roots revival of the 1970s and 80s. Formed in 1976 by Noel Dinn, who named the band after a kind of traditional white pudding, Figgy Duff travelled across Newfoundland, learning traditional songs. They performed with some distinct elements of rock and roll.


They began working with Island Records early, though the album that resulted has yet to be released. Instead, their first recording was an indie album called After the Tempest (1984). It was followed by Figgy Duff, in 1981, produced by Gary Furniss and Tom Treumuth.


Throughout the next twelve years, Figgy Duff continued touring and recorded three studio albums. The line-up changed several time, but the core of Dinn and Pamela Morgan, singer-songwriter, stayed the same. Their 1990 Weather Out the Storm was nominated for a 1991 Juno Award. Dinn died of cancer in 1993, and Morgan disbanded Figgy Duff soon after.



 
 

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