The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #59479 Message #1059459
Posted By: GUEST
23-Nov-03 - 02:13 PM
Thread Name: Why aren't there more all-girl bands?
Subject: RE: Why aren't there more all-girl bands?
i dunno, it seems as if a sort of battle-of-the-alpha-females phenomenon occurs. i know my former band wasn't big enough for two women, and i was sent packing. perhaps something about the way men are socialized to interact lets them get together in groups and play music/sing without feeling competitive more easily. as far as all female bands are concerned, the punk-rock end of the spectrum seems to hold the most promise. celtic music has been a bit of a boys club despite the many talented female musicians it has produced of late. there is a lovely all-female band out of finland, varttiina.