The Deadly Nightshade is a New England-based rock and country trio consisting of members Anne Bowen, Pamela Brandt, and Helen Hooke, who originally began performing under the name Ariel in 1967, along with Gretchen Pfeifer and Beverly Rodgers. They were one of the earliest all women rock bands signed to a major label, and an early women's music group. Some early members of the group originally performed as The Moppets. The band reunited in 2008, and performed again in 2009.