Interview with Saint Raymond
I first discovered Saint Raymond, AKA Callum Burrows, in March last year, where he was playing the support slot for singer-songwriter Lewis Watson's headline UK tour. Since then he's independently released his debut EP 'Escapade', signed with a major label and been on the line-up for huge festivals such as Reading and Leeds. I mentioned Callum in my post, '2014 - Ones to Watch', so I was very excited to be given the opportunity to ask him some questions... What made you decide to use a stage name and what is the meaning behind the name ‘Saint Raymond’? For me, I always wanted to veer away from the obvious singer/songwriter route and the sound I wanted to create always felt more than just me and an acoustic… so I stuck with the name Saint Raymond which has personal meaning. How was it playing the support slot for a band as popular as Haim? What was your favourite gig on the tour with them? That tour was so good. They're such nice girls and...