Ian Peter Cullimore (born 6 April 1962) is an English musician, journalist and actor. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins.
He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. Most of the band's songs were written by Heaton and Cullimore. After leaving the band, he ran a whole food shop for about five years. He has performed on Songs from the Shed, which was published on its YouTube Channel.
Journalism and writingedit
Cullimore went on to become a journalist and author of over 120 children's books. He has written for publications such as the Daily Mail, the Hull Daily Mail and the Bristol Post. He also composes music and songs for children's television. In 2009, he co-wrote and appeared in a preschool music series called The Bopps for Nick Jr UK, which aired in April 2010.
He began working as a journalist in 2014 and wrote a column in a local Bristol paper.[1] Alongside this he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,[2] teaching young children creative writing and music.
Personal lifeedit
He married his wife Amelia in May 1988 in Hull; they have two daughters and two sons together.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Urban Grandad". Bristol Post. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
^. Authors Abroad. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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