Doug’s Top 5 for April 2006

~ DIGNEY FIGNUS
TROUBLE ON THE LEVEE
12-SONG CD

Well known for his MTV video hit “Girl With The Curious Hand” and song of the same name, Digney Fignus returns with yet another refreshingly different chapter to his musical career with his latest album Trouble on The Levee.

Fignus states that this “Cajun Opera” composed about a man named Johnnie Boudreaux, was borne in the summer of 2004 after meeting drummer Dave Mattacks. By the following May the recording was complete. The story is about a fellow “too good looking for his own good” and the adventures he encounters on the road of life.

Of course the music is sterling as Fignus’ studio band featuring Chris Leadbetter on mandolin, slide guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals, Dave Mattacks on drums, Wolf Ginandes on bass, Tom West on piano, Ian Kennedy on violin and Russell Jewell on trombone along with Katrin Roush & Gayla Morgan on backing vocals, Doug Dube on accordion & B3, Greg Tower on lead guitar, Jeff Casper on drums, Russell Keys & Brandon Pritchard on bass, and Bruce Katz on piano, develop an authentic Louisiana-bayou feel and groove for Fignus’ stellar vocal offerings.

With a well written and recorded offering like Trouble On The Levee, Digney Fignus will have no problem eclipsing the accolades he gained with "The Girl With The Curious Hand," and should be a prime candidate for a Boston Music Award nomination. Outstanding.

- Douglas Sloan