Gina Birch, founding member of punk band The Raincoats

London Trail: Caroline Coon > Gina Birch #5

“I was completely besotted with conceptual art, land art, and fine art, and Punk was interwoven for me.  It was a new way of looking at the world, a way of finding my voice that didn’t subscribe to the status quo.”

Gina Birch is a founding member of the all-female seminal post-punk band the Raincoats and an old friend of Caroline Coon. They are both renowned for their participation in the late 70’s punk scene from a female perspective. Gina lives in an old squatted co-opted space in Notting Hill Gate with her two children.