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February 08, 2023

Unglamorous - grannies from Leicester play punk

“This is definitely not a ‘cutesy grannies have a go at punk’ band – this is serious fun, We write our own music and we’ve got a lot to say about everything we’re angry about" - Alison 'Fish' Dunne says to Guardian about joining Unglamorous Music project. It's a collective of older women from all classes and ethnicities, founded last year by 61-year-old Ruth Miller, which aim is to create a local punk scene for older, all-female bands who write their own music. It comes down to rebellion. Carole Jasilek, the 70-year-old drummer for Venus Attax, makes a strong point - “Punk was anarchic and what’s more anarchic than older women letting rip?”.