Women’s Liberation Music Archive
The Women’s Liberation Music Archive is a small corner of webspace focusing on “feminist music-making in the UK and Ireland from 1970 – 1990.” The project, an initiative of DM Withers and Frankie Green, is actively and openly seeking contributions, corrections and all forms of support to make the website a fun and useful tool.
The bands featured in the archive represent the ideals of second wave feminism with a “sisterhood is powerful” attitude and leanings towards jazzy/folk/rock sounds.
My personal highlights from the collection are “Didn’t Affect Me” by The Fabulous Dirt Sisters and “Self Defense” by Ova.
Here’s a digitized version of the “Making Waves” compilation put out by Girlfriend Records in 1981, featuring twelve women’s bands from the UK. Here’s to you, sisters in song!
Thanks for the link to the download – my g/f will enjoy that. Are there any sites you know with links to songs by the Fabulous Dirt Sisters?
Thank you so much