High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rose McDowall (born 21 October 1959, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish musician, most notably as a vocalist in the pop band Strawberry Switchblade.McDowall's first venture into music was in the Poems, an art-punk trio formed in 1978 with her then-husband Drew McDowall. She formed Strawberry Switchblade in 1981 with Jill Bryson. After signing with Warner Bros. Records they enjoyed chart success with their single "Since Yesterday" in 1984, however later singles and an album did not sell as well as expected. This and internal problems lead to an acrimonious split in 1986.