Figgy Duff was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 folk-rock band from Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

. They played a major role in the Newfoundland cultural renaissance of the 1970s and 80s. Formed in 1976 by Noel Dinn, who named the band after a kind of traditional white pudding

Figgy duff (pudding)

Figgy duff is a traditional Canadian bag pudding. It typically contains butter, flour, sugar, molasses, and raisins, and is boiled in a bag....

, Figgy Duff travelled across Newfoundland, learning traditional songs. They performed with some distinct elements of rock and roll

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

.

They began working with Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 early, though the album that resulted has yet to be released. Instead, they released their independent self-titled debut album: Figgy Duff

Figgy Duff (album)

-Track list:# Half Door/Larry's Lancer/Mother On The Doorstep# Rabbits In A Basket# Now I'm 64# The Greenland Disaster# Tinker Behind The Door# Fisher Who Died In His Bed# 4-Stop Jigs# Quand J'Etais Fille A L'Age Quinze Ans# Kissing Dane Medley...

(1980). It was followed by After the Tempest in 1982.

Throughout the next thirteen years, Figgy Duff continued touring and released three more albums: Weather Out the Storm (1989), Downstream (1993) and the compilation Retrospective (1995). The line-up changed several times, but the core of Dinn and Pamela Morgan

Pamela Morgan

Pamela Morgan was lead singer, guitarist, and arranger for the folk rock Band Figgy Duff from Newfoundland, Canada from 1976-1995. She now performs as a solo artist and has released several recordings. She also owns Amber Music, an independent record label....

, singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, stayed the same. Weather Out the Storm was nominated for a 1991 Juno Award. Dinn died of cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 in 1993, and Morgan disbanded Figgy Duff soon after.

The band has since reunited twice, once in 1999 for a silver anniversary tour and again in summer 2008 to celebrate the release of a cd of live recordings from the bands' previous reunion.

Discography

• Figgy Duff
  Figgy Duff (album)
  -Track list:# Half Door/Larry's Lancer/Mother On The Doorstep# Rabbits In A Basket# Now I'm 64# The Greenland Disaster# Tinker Behind The Door# Fisher Who Died In His Bed# 4-Stop Jigs# Quand J'Etais Fille A L'Age Quinze Ans# Kissing Dane Medley...
  
  (1980)
• After the Tempest (1982)
• Weather Out the Storm (1989)
• Downstream (1993)
• Retrospective (1995)