Figgy duff 1st LP ORIGINAL UK PROG FOLK PSYCH PRIVATE

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Really nice female led electric folk on small UK label. Original UK pressing on the obscure Dingle´s label. The sleeve is in excellent condition and the record is in near mint condition.

Newfoundland folk group. Named for a raisin pudding popular on the island, it was formed in 1975 in St John's. Based in St John's, save for a period 1977-8 in Toronto, Figgy Duff has performed across Canada in nightclubs (eg, with some frequency at the Ship Inn, St John's, and the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto) and at the Atlantic Edmonton, Mariposa, Owen Sound, Vancouver, and other folk festivals. It first travelled to Ireland and England in 1977, returning to Great Britain in 1982 and annually 1985-9, and also performing on occasion in Germany and Holland.  Figgy Duff's early repertoire comprised traditional Newfoundland folk material given respectful, if affectionate performances carried by Morgan's unadorned, soft-edged singing. The group subsequently made increasingly progressive use of its Celtic influences, to the point on its third album of employing synthesizers and integrating mainstream pop - without, however, losing its ties to its island heritage. Weather out the Storm included several original songs by Dinn and/or Morgan, among them the title tune and 'Heart of a Gypsy'. The group also has recorded fiddle pieces by Émile Benoit (whom it has accompanied on occasion in concert) and Rufus Guinchard. Figgy Duff has written and performed incidental music- eg, for the film The Third Walker (1977) and a production in St John's of Shakespeare's The Tempest (1982) - and prepared a 'folk opera,' A Nobleman's Wedding (1982).
Canada's Figgy Duff is the most exciting and inventive Folk find I've heard since the Chieftains arrived on the scene." — The Press, Atlantic City
"I have seen the future of folk music, and this is it." — Boston Globe
Pam Morgan's ancient, haunting vocals fused with Noel Dinn's masterful percussion to create one of the world's… and one of Newfoundland's… most interesting and folkloric musical experiences. As one of our Wildland Tours guests wrote, "This recording with its contemporary and modern sound somehow puts you in touch with the soul and stories of the Middle Ages".

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