The Bluebells

AGMP proudly presents
THE BLUEBELLS
+ support: DJ GARY CROWLEY

“… skiffly immediacy, a squall of harmonica, the scrape of fiddle and embedded pop harmonies – it transpires that The Bluebells in the 21st Century will be operating much as they did in the 20th, stripping the years away with warm, melodious guitar and Glasgow soul.” ~The Scotsman

“…the Kings of Glasgow Cool” ~ Into Creative

The Bluebells enjoyed a whirlwind career spanning the early 1980’s with a recording output including three U.K. hit singles - I’m Falling, Cath and Young at Heart made with a procession of producers including Elvis Costello.

Guitarist and ex-fanzine publisher Robert Hodgens (aka Bobby Bluebell) wrote instantly memorable classics in collaboration with the two McCluskey Brothers who completed the Bluebells’ essential troika and Kenneth McCluskey sang them in a likably unaffected voice, making every track count

With the release of their debut album Sisters (1984) on London Records ,the band toured widely in Europe and North America developing their live sound and signing to Seymour Stein’s Sire Records in the U.S.

Robert and the brothers parted company amicably in 1986 with Ken and David forming and releasing records as the McCluskey Brothers while Robert concentrated on song writing duties for various other artists including Texas and the late Sinead O’Connor as well as his own group The Poems.

In 1993 when Young at Heart hit the U.K. #1 spot following its use as a T.V. advert for Volkswagen the chaps met up for some fun Top of the Pops appearances.

The Bluebells are currently performing as a six piece line up with Bobby, Ken and David augmented by Campbell Owens (Aztec Camera) on Bass, Douglas MacIntyre (Love and Money) on Guitar and Mick Slaven (Bourgie Bourgie,Paul Quinn, Del Amitri) on lead Guitar.