Playing traditional folk with elements of rock, Figgy Duff was founded in the mid-'70s by Noel Dinn, with Pamela Morgan, David Panting, Philip Dinn and Arthur Stoyles. The band's self-titled debut appeared on Phonodisc in 1981. Nine years later, their sophomore album, Weather out the Storm, was released. After the Tempest (1991) and Downstream (1993) followed, but Noel Dinn died of cancer in mid-1993. ~ John Bush