In this second episode with photographer, musician and mental health campaigner Ray Burmiston, Art Davis talks to Ray about stumbling into photography, what it’s like to meet your heroes and how he set up the mental health awareness campaign “Take A Moment”.

Links to the music featured in this episode:

1. Ashes to Ashes, David Bowie 1980

https://open.spotify.com/track/37CRPk0L5ZpfPeePEPwE0t?si=f81c0a824e8e418b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTfkeW_4lNE&list=RDrTfkeW_4lNE&start_radio=1

2. Sunny Goodge Street, Donovan 1966

https://open.spotify.com/track/5rTbIHqRRZBHEJ6p9UG0K1?si=6a763857e8844a3b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxtMLNPZtk&list=RDluxtMLNPZtk&start_radio=1

3. Dreams, Aurora 2024

https://open.spotify.com/track/2UjCnqnlpKmnuYa6xWxQxA?si=6f18a55844e94c39

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4W5tqhsalA&list=RDu4W5tqhsalA&start_radio=1

4. I Can See For Miles, The Who 19679

https://open.spotify.com/track/64SFBGTQvXgEHds3F01rpc?si=c8ec6a7aef914cc5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0iqg2UanEc&list=RDQ0iqg2UanEc&start_radio=1

5. Soho Square, Kirsty MacColl 1993

https://open.spotify.com/track/3HTkmuMmeMoYwbsRJc6Icu?si=d1a54f685aed41cf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkFC6dcex98&list=RDEkFC6dcex98&start_radio=1

6. A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke 1964

https://open.spotify.com/track/0D0NwBMfJPoh1sZ61p5Fot?si=301c269a20614a1d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBlaMOmKV4&list=RDwEBlaMOmKV4&start_radio=1

Art Davis talks to Ray Burmiston, photographer, musician and mental health campaigner, about growing up on the edge of Soho and becoming “the new Duran Duran”.

Links to the music featured in this episode:

1. Last Night In Soho. Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich 1968

https://open.spotify.com/track/74hG5PMmW25MpHmzMyWDK9?si=1ea5d985d31b466a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDoG5pC6ywM&list=RDxDoG5pC6ywM&start_radio=1

2. Downtown. Petula Clark 1964

https://open.spotify.com/track/5pfJsMwoRYKampPay8amX0?si=cb2b9c3e35ef4063

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_m4Qb0iW-o&list=RDz_m4Qb0iW-o&start_radio=1

3. I Should Have Known Better. The Beatles 1964

https://open.spotify.com/track/3pU1CUgPiFfxPCpscwIwQR?si=aa624b978b4b4ac4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5en2JMLA8Z0&list=RD5en2JMLA8Z0&start_radio=1

4. Don’t Believe A Word. Thin Lizzy, Live and Dangerous 1977

https://open.spotify.com/track/138rSl5PvcmN5FvfjOnSGo?si=4c16d88466104ef9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN_a0hqWXkY&list=RDAN_a0hqWXkY&start_radio=1

5. Little By Little. Dusty Springfield 1966

https://open.spotify.com/track/274sfCL3L995VfLV7im16G?si=8d35da76b4374a1c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppEWTQ2SemY&list=RDppEWTQ2SemY&start_radio=1

6. My World At Night. The Limit, 1979

https://open.spotify.com/track/3R8RgPEIUDvPB7BX0qJsjZ?si=272a6f6254c44820

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAewOpLpze0&list=RDdAewOpLpze0&start_radio=1

7. Starman. David Bowie, 1972.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2tBxr3tpXRKwK8ebUSi4b5?si=a7749a9ac9294765

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tPn70Hq8Y&list=RDh9tPn70Hq8Y&start_radio=1

8. Voices. The Passion Puppets 1984

https://open.spotify.com/track/3qWgBLnILnscZOcdGQnhtx?si=f5998bd31b5346b1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBzZG1XXyas&list=RDrBzZG1XXyas&start_radio=1

Art Davis talks to Soho legend, musician, club owner and entrepreneur Jake Vegas about his early years, his brushes with the law in Soho, and his views on music, love and life, with clips from some of Jake's favourite records.

Links to the music featured in this episode:

1. Heavy Sugar, Lloyd Lambert and his Orchestra

https://open.spotify.com/track/0U9rF4ecWL5TFkGnCxfZdL?si=b06a81fd441649be

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IQv7wefduOw

2. Nobody But You - Blue Rhythm Boys

https://open.spotify.com/track/4usPtUa4eEPdnFPGmf8XfZ?si=757ecb41677a4b27

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmKw574NIbk

3. Tell Me What’s The Reason - T-Bone Walker

https://open.spotify.com/track/1MpcyjzZKIdJLzGF1bD4qX?si=12b32a54464f4427

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VWEzGyuFwwU&list=RDVWEzGyuFwwU&start_radio=1&pp=ygUndCBib25lIHdhbGtlciB0ZWxsIG1lIHdoYXQncyB0aGUgcmVhc29uoAcB

4. All Your Love (I miss loving) – Jake Vegas

5. Bonaparte’s Retreat - Margie Day with the Griffin Brothers Orchestra

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4weEWwMBUyE

6. The World We Knew (Over and Over) – Frank Sinatra

https://open.spotify.com/track/62KZRwymXq9Rgm8Cm5UCfx?si=2d2e0083d9734f17

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Xix2u0oP4

7. Pretty Kitty - Reggie Perkins and his Rockin Maniacs

https://open.spotify.com/track/7euvSptwtH8TaPxdxJy9NJ?si=efb0593e62e64b2d

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8S7JvWTEls

8. Call of the Gators - Willis “Gator” Jackson

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-ut2PPDTPdk&pp=0gcJCUABo7VqN5tD