Singer • Musician • Songwriter
Joss Cameron is a Scottish folk singer, born in Edinburgh and holds a First-Class BA (Hons) in Music. Joss has a long professional career behind her, starting off her career as a nightclub singer in 1988 in the Costa del Sol and as a soloist with the Gibraltar Choral Society. Joss initially studied classical music under her mentor, Maestro Hector Placido Cortes, and became a resident vocalist at the Gibraltar International Casino.
In 1995, she moved to Ghana to teach music and art, and in 1998, she emigrated to Melbourne, where she joined the established a cappella trio, EVESPEAK, where she became a well-known voice in the Australian folk music circuit, whilst debuting their world music award-winning CD 'Warming The Ground'.
In 2004, Joss returned to the UK, where she became a founder member of the highly acclaimed acapella quartet, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE, and performed with them until 2012, and with BALLADONIA until 2017, where she performed in many community settings with well-known poet and actor, Spike Munro. Joss is also one of Edinburgh's 'Heretics' and is a committee member at Leith Folk Club.
In 2017, Joss became a founder member of the band 'SHIANFOLK' and regularly performs as well as being known soloist, where she sings traditional ballads, many of the songs being from the North East of Scotland. (Her family is linked to the Travelling tradition, and Joss is a blood relation of well-known ballad singer Jeannie Robertson, a traditional balladeer). Joss is the Musical Director of the Stonehaven Poetry Festival, which takes place on the last weekend in July.
Presently, Joss is researching superstitions surrounding the Leith whaling industry, collating information for future songwriting collaboration and a possible CD.
Joss is researching historical songs from the Northeast of Scotland, particularly songs of the Robertson progeny for her Masters programme. She plays the violin and highland bagpipes and is also a professional artist.
Some venues played:
Gibraltar Casino
Caleta Palace, Gibraltar
John Mac Hall, Gibraltar
Dandenong Ranges folk festival
Castlemaine folk festival
Edinburgh festival
Melbourne festival
Adelaide festival
Celtic National festival
Red Cliffs festival
St Kilda festival
The Basin festival
Mooroolbark festival
Croydon festival
Port Fairy festival
Australia National festival
Womad Australia
Maroondah Theatre, Melbourne
Chapel Theatre, Melbourne
Lindemans Winery, Redcliffs
Yering Station Winery, Yarra Valley
The Boite, Melbourne
Edinburgh Zoo
Caledonian Hotel
Edinburgh Castle
Good Morning Australia
St Michael's Caves, Gibraltar
Jenners Edinburgh
St Andrew's suppers: Gibraltar (with Jimmy Shand)
St Andrew's suppers: Melbourne
St Andrew's suppers: Ghana
Blairgowrie Town Hall
Alhambra Theatre, Melbourne
Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
The Scottish Parliament
Caledonian Hilton Hotel, Edinburgh
EastEnd Radio
Edinburgh folk club
During lockdown, Amy and Joss had bubbled and made some music . . . . . . .
