• Adrian Darragh (AKA Ed Daragh) - keyboards/vocals
• Carol Walters - guitar
• Cathy Owens - bass/vocals
• Ita Carr - drums

Bio:

The Boy Scoutz were an all girl powerpop band assembled in response to an advert placed in Heat #2 in 1977. The original lineup was : Adrian Darragh (keyboards/vocals), Carol Walters (guitar), Cathy Owens (bass/vocals) and Ita Carr (drums). They were well covered in the fanzine press, especially Heat, who described their sound as raunchy Rock & Roll which avoided metal and R&B cliches. It won't come as a surprise to learn that they were managed by Jude Carr, co-editor of Heat and brother of Eamon Carr of Horslips, Zen Alligators and Hotwire Records fame.

Cathy Owens left for The Boylers and Adrian Darragh moved to bass. Kathy O'Donoghue joined as new vocalist. Adrian Darragh then left for The Modernaires and the band then went in limbo while a new bass player was sorted out. The second, stable lineup was then Kathy O'Donoghue (vocals), Carol Walters (guitar), Deirdre Creed (bass) and Ita Carr (drums)

Heat planned to launch a record label with singles by the Boy Scoutz and The Sinners but these plans were scrapped when Heat ran into financial difficulties and were forced to close. Despite mentions in Heat and other sources (e.g. Hot Press in February 1978), there is no Boy Scoutz single, but there should be a demo tape (anyone heard it?). The Boy Scoutz toured Ireland in 1978 or 1979 as part of "The Dream Dates Tour" with Fabulous Fabrics and The Sinners. They moved to London in 1979 and split soon after.

Carol Walters was later in New Heroes
Deirdre Creed later in The Threat

If anyone can help straighten out the chronology and dates or has more details about the scrapped single please get in touch.

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