Spa Town Country music club - Buxton

Tonights show in the Pavilion gardens Paxton suite featured "Little Rock" and "Alan Cameron". Alan Cameron opened tonights show with "This is paradise" and proceeded to entertain this club like only Alan can . Cameron a superb songwriter, and to my mind one of the most under-rated acts on our scene today. Only a few country acts, and you can count them on one hand, can entertain a country music club by singing his own fully original songs all night. This remarkable entertainer cannot only do this, he can do it with great comedy that is pure entertainment in itself. Highlights of his truely brilliant two sets were his stunning "A single red rose", then tears in your eyes through laughing at "The song of the thong" and "I'm a Yorkshireman". also Alans beautifully crafted ballads "Close your eyes" and "Remembering"

Alan is a favourite solo act at this club, a club he has performed at now for many years. I have seen him change his act from working mainly covers to now completely performing his own brilliant songs, and this has changed Alan from the ordinary to the outstanding British country music act he is today.

Frank Hambleton

Yet another birthday tonight, Mike the organiser of Calder Vale C.M.C. all this cake will ruin my figure, the entertainment was provided by my mate Alan Cameron, I knew this would be a good one as this true Yorkie never fails to make me chuckle. Alan Cameron is a little guy with a big talent, he writes the most beautiful songs and he is one of the few artists on the cicuit that can do a full evening of self-penned numbers, and the amount that the audience know and sing along to, they will soon know them over the pond. He has a brilliant sense of humour, all off the cuff, he has the audience in fits of laughter, I seemed to be the brunt of some of his deliberations tonight but it was all in the best possible taste and I loved every minute. Alan has become the master of the De-Diddly-Dum method of music tuition to several bands of late, and as soon as he breaks into "one of those songs" even he has a time keeping a straight face. It was lovely to see people in the audience that hadn't seen Alan in a long time and came specially, they asked for numbers he did years ago, what memories they have, one was for a monologue called "Old Faithful" about a dog, not a dead one, a very smart one, Alan duely obliged and it was brilliant, it's the way he tells 'em. I especially enjoyed Alans "A single red rose" (1 we can allow) and "Love is the bond" he did a lovely version of (His bruver) Ed Pearsons "Everything is not alright" but for me it definitely was. He finished the evening with "Close your eyes" very apt as he was on the stage until 11-45 pm. he then mopped his brow with a thong and bid us all goodnight. Everyone at Calder Vale had a great evening, not least Mike the organiser who put on a lovely buffet for everyone to celebrate his birthday.

My next stop was in Otley for a charity show, put on by local lady Maureen for the Yorkshire Flying Ambulance, and in the imortal words of Victor Meldrew "I just don't believe it !" there was that Alan Cameron again, as I've said many times before, Alan is a great all round entertainer and it was like a follow on from earlier in the week. He creates a special type of atmosphere with his own songs and his dry Yorkshire humour and had the audience eating out of his hand, sitters and dancers alike, my hands were sore with applauding his music and my sides hurt with laughing at his jokes.

Dee MacManus

Singer, songwriter and a great entertainer, Alan Cameron will be at the Cliffsons C.M.C. in the Wrexham Lager Club in Union Street tonight. His dry wit and self-penned comedy numbers, such as "The song of the thong" and "I'm a Yorkshireman" always delight his audience, and as a long time favourite at the Cliffsons, an early arrival is recommended to hear this talented performer.

Alf Roberts.

Alan Cameron And Friends

Bradford Yorkshire based singer-songwriter Alan Cameron gathered together a group of friends for this, his latest album, to sing some of his songs. Alan states in his liner notes that country music people are the best and he feels honoured that British artists have taken the time to record his songs for inclusion on this album. I have known Alan for a number of years not as a friend but more as an admirer of his talent and work. I have appreciated, as a fan, his self-belief in his ability to perform self-written shows. You can count on one hand the British country music acts who can do this. Another endearing factor in the makeup of Alan Cameron is his dour and often "wicked" sense of humour that is also a feature of his roadshow. Yes Alan Cameron is a truely gifted singer-songwriter.

His "brother" Ed Pearson from way down in the smoke opens with "Why does it feel so right?" a nice romantic story of forbidden love. Alan comes up next with "When you fall" a lost love song underpinned with hope and understanding. Les Close makes his contribution with "How can I tell you?" from the album "Close to Nashville" back to Alan for "Will you marry me?" co-written with Tony Peck. Welshman Jeff Cliffson chips in with "In my dreams" from his Album "The eyes of love" Back to Alan for "No satisfaction guarranteed" a nice bright song that reminds me of the tongue in cheek writing of the late Shel Silversein, and that's a big compliment! "Ibiza" is a popular Alan Cameron song and Darren Busby does it proud. Back to Alan again for "Everything is not alright" another lovely romantic love song. Derbyshire based Ivor James sings "Close your eyes" beautifully. "Dance senorita dance" finds Alan once again centre stage, how he loves the Spanish influence. Again Ed Pearson plays his part with "A single red rose" from his album "Fields of gold" Alan returns with "I'm devoted to you" love the optimism of this song. Ivor James makes his second appearance with another song from his album "Anglo-American" "Remembering" is so romantic. Alan brings "The joke's on me" forward in his own optimistic way. Liverpools West Virginia tells of "Getting over you" from their album "That's the way love goes" Track 16 brings the album to a close with Yorkshires Lazy Daisy singing "A Spanish lullaby" from their album "Ibiza". I am delighted with this album of British talent projecting a British country music singer-songwriter. I am prompted to add, why doesn't a festival promoter feature a section of a festival that brings together at least some of this cast led by Alan to sing his material. This would be a great boost for that thing called British country music wouldn't it ?

Brian Ahern