One of the great things about becoming a paid up member of the Last Night From Glasgow label is that it introduced me to The Bluebells in a big way. I mean, everyone knows Young At Heart, I was familiar with the other singles Everybody's Somebody's Fool and Cath, but that was about it.
I joined just in time to receive The Bluebells' 'comeback' album, In The 21st Century, which I (and Mrs. K) enjoyed immensely. They've followed up this year with This Is...The Bluebells, a fabulous double album (mine's in snowdrop white vinyl) with sixteen songs.
I also bought the LNFG reissue of debut album Sisters on glorious picture disc vinyl. Only forty years late to appreciate what a great album it is.
The core of The Bluebells - Robert with brothers Ken and David McCluskey - continue to make stirring, joyous music and I wanted to celebrate that in today's selection, which focuses exclusively on their songs from the 2020s.
Twelve songs, eleven originals plus one contemporary cover of fellow Glaswegians Sister John, who I featured back in March. In fact, why not create your own C90 cassette-friendly compilation, with Sister John on one side and The Bluebells on the other?
If, like me, you knew about The Bluebells, but didn't really know their songs, I'd strongly recommend heading over to LNFG and treat yourself.
1) Days Of The Revolution (2026)
2) The Boy Who Slipped Away (2023)
3) Trouble Talking (2026)
4) Stonehouse Violets (2023)
5) Glasgow Rainbow (Cover of Sister John) (2022)
6) Dream On (2026)
7) Blue Train (2023)
8) No Pasaran (2026)
9) Daddy Was An Engineer (2023)
10) Indian Summer (2026)
11) Orienteering (2023)
12) The Ballad Of The Bells (2023)
2022: Young At Heart / Glasgow Rainbow EP: 5
2023: In The 21st Century: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12
2026: This Is...The Bluebells: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10
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