Digney Fignus is a Boston based singer/songwriter. He arrived on the scene in the 80's playing guitar and singing in a three-piece Boston punk band called the SPIKES. Scoring on local radio with songs like "Air Raid" and "Summer Vacation", The Spikes performed for underground loft shows that eventually led Digney to run one of the first "Punk" night clubs in Boston, ("Streets" voted Boston's #1 nightclub 1981 by the Boston Phoenix). Digney's big break came in 1984 when he won the MTV basement tapes with his hit song and video "THE GIRL WITH THE CURIOUS HAND". This led to a follow up 1985 release on COLUMBIA RECORDS that Digney co-produced with former CHARTBUSTER and MODERN LOVER, Leroy Radcliffe.

More success came in 1996 when Digney won the WZLX Boston Anthem contest with his song "BOSTON TOWN". The song is featured on the four-song CD “BOSTON TOWN" which received critical acclaim and was nominated for RECORD OF THE YEAR, by the Mass Country Music Awards Association. One of the songs from the CD "End of the Line" won one of the SONG OF THE YEAR awards.

Digney’s most recent CD, "TROUBLE ON THE LEVEE" is the result of over a year’s work in the studio. It features 12 original songs and performances by legendary drummer Dave Mattacks, (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, etc.) and many other fine musicians. The CD's infectious melodies and unique story line garnered rave reviews all across the country, and the story of Johnnie Boudreaux, the man "too good lookin' for his own good," has led to a new CD, “TALK OF THE TOWN”, due for release in the fall of 2007, where the adventure continues.

National airplay, great reviews, and appearances on the FOX 25 Morning News, have the band playing festivals like the Lowell Summer Music Series, where Digney recently opened for Dr John and over 2500 fans.

In the spring of 2007, Digney will also be appearing regularly on television, along with news-anchor Susan Wornick and comedian Steve Sweeney, as a judge for the new Community Auditions show, which will begin airing again on NECN.

Some fans have described the bands live shows as "color in a black and white world." Digney’s five piece ensemble features many of the musicians who recorded on "TROUBLE ON THE LEVEE" and brings out the best in Digney's tunes. The band not only performs the new material but also some of Digney's vintage classics like "The Girl with the Curious Hand". The shows are high-energy full throttle fun that feature contagious songs that you'll be singing the next day. Bring your dancing shoes...

It turned out that neither were the case.  Digney Fignus is a Cambridge, Massachusetts born singer/songwriter who had a small MTV video hit with the punk group the Spikes in the early �80�s, since which time he has been writing and recording independent music around the Boston area.  At a 2004 Folk Festival in Maine, he met drummer Dave Mattacks and the two began to collaborate on songs that would become Trouble On The Levee.   Massachusetts?  My skepticism rose.  A few bands have received a bit of glory from the national spotlight shone on New Orleans in the last year.  And a few others have tried to take advantage of the same even though they might not have been affected as such. But, as it turns out, the album was not about Katrina and the ensuing calamity.  What it is is a concept album set in 1925 Louisiana.  Now, concept albums are somewhat of a rarity, and there is a reason for that.  A successful concept album has to be tied together by a grand idea (Willie Nelson�s Phases and Stages) or by a narrative (Willie�s Red-Headed Stranger or Marty Stuart�s Pilgrim). Trouble on the Levee is tied together by neither; there are no recurring musical themes (Red-Headed Stranger style) or dramatic readings (Pilgrim style) to help the story unfold.  The story follows a man, �too good looking for his own good,� who is on the run from a jealous husband.  He soon meets up with a cast of characters that take him from a brothel to a riverboat and eventually Mexico.  Without reading the enclosed liner notes, it would be hard to tell this was little more than a collection of songs.  Taken as a collection of songs, leaving behind the matter of a unifying story, Trouble On The Levee contains several songs worth repeated listening.  The songs vary in style, but stay firmly rooted in New Orleans-style Jazz and Pop.  Fignus wrote all of the songs included on the album and shades of Randy Newman and Dr. John crop up in both tone and instrumentation.  Songs like �Big Mama,� "Griftin� River Blues� and �Rednecks and Whiskey� contain catchy choruses and music that encourages dance, while �Both Ways� and �Love You True� are more stripped down in sound, introspective in tone.  My favorite song on the album, which strangely reminds me of Newman�s work on the Toy Story movies, is �Falling For You.�  The song has a laidback piano that leads a soft charge while providing a melodic bed for the mandolin and whistling. Yes, whistling, so you know it�s good.