Helen McCookerybook

Who is Helen McCookerybook?

Helen McCookerybook was the bass guitar player and lead singer with Brighton-based punk rock band The Chefs during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She later formed Helen and the Horns, before continuing her career as a solo artist, writer and lecturer. Her most recent album is Take One, released on the Barbaraville label in October 2010. She plays live gigs as a solo act as well as occasional revivals of Helen and the Horns.

Her first book The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era was published in July 2007. The book featured interviews with The Slits, Gina Birch, The Mo-dettes, Enid Williams, Dolly Mixture, Gaye Black, Vi Subversa, Rhoda Dakar, Lucy O'Brien, Attila the Stockbroker, Caroline Coon, Geoff Travis and the late John Peel.

She holds a doctorate from the University of Westminster and has been a lecturer at the University of East London since 2006.

Dr Helen Reddington's musical teachings have inspired the musical community in the UK for over a decade.