Irish Film Institute -SINCE YESTERDAY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SCOTLAND’S GIRL BANDS

SINCE YESTERDAY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SCOTLAND’S GIRL BANDS

Director: Blair Young & Carla J. Easton

89 mins, UK, 2024, Digital, F-Rated.

The Scottish music scene has a rich heritage, from radio-friendly bands such as Travis and The Waterboys to those of more cult appeal, including Mogwai and Belle and Sebastian. While women such as Frances McKee (The Vaselines) and Emma Pollock (The Delgados, founders of seminal label Chemikal Underground) have played prominent roles, the pioneering work of Scottish all-women bands has received scant attention or credit, a wrong redressed in videographer Blair Young and musician Carla J. Easton’s superb new documentary. From The McKinleys in the 1960s, who toured with The Beatles and were the first girl band to play Wembley, to Strawberry Switchblade in the 1980s, still the only Scottish girl group to break the UK Top 10, to contemporary groups such as the Hen Hoose songwriting collective, the film shines the spotlight on these artists in this entertaining and insightful film.

Book Tickets

Saturday 19th

}