Fife singer hits the top of the charts

Cameron Barnes appealed to Fifers to help his three-track EP Almost Fabulous reach the number one spot, after it was released on Friday.

The Kingdom answered his call and helped push Cammy to the number one spot on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts and number 22 on the overall charts – his biggest success to date.

“It’s the highest I’ve ever got,” he said. “I’m in disbelief. I’m still in shock. I’m over the moon.

“Fife has been awesome. The amount of people who bought the EP and downloaded it blows my mind. People from Fife get behind their own.”

Cammy also got his first play on the BBC, when his EP was chosen as the Album of the Week on BBC Introducing.

This year was shaping up to be the best ever for the singer. On the heels of two Top 40 singles last year, he had three headline shows lined up in Scotland followed by singing in front of 10,000 people a night with the Edinburgh Tattoo on tour in Switzerland, a six-week tour with the Chilli Pipers and a place in the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil.

He previously acted in the NTS’s critically-acclaimed trio of historical James plays and the globally successful Black Watch production, including performing on Broadway in New York and the West End in London.

He has been keeping himself busy sharing the ups and downs of lockdown on his Instagram account – and also created a home studio in a cupboard in his Glasgow flat, which in turn led to the EP.

The EP Almost Fabulous is currently available from iTunes, Amazon and Google Play and, from Friday, at all download sites. Tickets for gigs in Edinburgh and Aberdeen in February 2021 are now on sale.