13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Tom Walker reveals reason he invited folk group to join him at TRNSMT
Cammy, from Fife, joined Walker by playing the bagpipes on the song Leave A Light On.
Singer Tom Walker has revealed the heartwarming reason he invited folk favourite Cammy Barnes to join him at TRNSMT music festival.
Cammy, from Fife, joined Walker by playing the bagpipes on the song Leave A Light On.
Walker, 33, said the tune got everybody buzzing for the main stage performance and revealed he has been a fan of Cammy for years - including when they were in a band together.
'It's the first time I've played the main stage. I've played the King Tut's stage a few times so it's really good to be back.'
He added: 'I brought Cammy Barnes up as a surprise on the last song, Leave A Light On, and he played the bagpipes.
'I've been a big supporter of Cammy because me and him played with the Red Hot Chill Pipers.
'We did a few gigs over the years together with the Red Hot Chili Pipers but I always got to chat to him backstage.
'He's such a nice guy.
'He's started up his own thing, he's writing his own songs and he's a great artist and a great singer.
"He slams it on the pipes.'
Looking back on the rousing version of Leave A Light On complete with Barnes playing the bagpipes, Walker said: 'Oh my God, he was amazing. People should go watch that. It's going to be up on the iPlayer.
Bringing the pipes out in Scotland always gets everybody going. It's always buzzing and I could see how much it meant to Cammy.
'He was having the time of his life. It was a real moment.'
A raft of top name acts have played the festival, which is held at Glasgow Green.
50 Cent headlined Friday's main stage and Saturday night was the turn of Biffy Clyro. Sunday's headliners Snow Patrol are closing the Sunday bill.
