Riff The
Riff Raff From; Drogheda Active April 1979 – 197
Style; Rock
Vocals & Lead Guitar; Fergal Grimes ex Lynx & Still Life
Vocals & Rhythm Guitar; Tommy Hodgins ex Wicked Chicken
Bass & Vocals Tom McCann ex Van Winkle & Squarepenny
Drums; Alfie Dowd ex Kelly & Class
Name changes
The Riff’s first gig was under the name Riff Raff, at the Hideout in Drogheda Easter Saturday ’79. After a few weeks they changed their name to Heavy Breathing, there was already a band in Swords called Riff Raff. Their name soon changed again and they finally settled on The Riff.