Name: The bluebells, Macarts Galashiels. For those who are still "Young at Heart"
Start: 2024-11-23T20:00:00Z
End: 2024-11-23T22:30:00Z

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* The Bluebells + support from Jordi Fox

# The Bluebells + support from Jordi Fox

# macarts, Galashiels, TD1 1SP

# Sat 23rd November 2024

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 who became a mentor and teacher to the band. 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” in 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.
In 1993 when “Young at Heart” hit the U.K. No 1 spot following its use as a T.V. advert for Volkswagon the chaps met up for some fun Top of the Pops appearances. The Bluebells are delighted to be playing again having recently received two premier Scottish Music Business Awards including “The Tartan Clef Award for Song Writing .” at the star studded Nordoff –Robbins charity annual fund raiser at Glasgow Barrowlands.
Following the re-release of the Classic album repackaged “Sisters” album on the Last Night From Glasgow The Bluebells were encouraged by the label and fans to record new material which has manifested itself in the excellent new album “The Bluebells In The 21st Century” released in April 2023.

“… 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
Local singer/songwriter Jordi Fox will be opening for The Bluebells at MacArts.

Please purchase your ticket (£20) before confirming attendance https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts/the-bluebells-support-from-jordi-fox/e-plkxlj.
We will meet in Wetherspoons, High Street, Galashiels (close to the venue) from 5.45 for a pre-theatre drink/ food. Let me know if you want to join us and I will book a table.

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