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Ian Peter Cullimore (born 6 May 1962) is a English musician. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins.
Biography
Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984. He was a member of the University of Hull team that were runners up in the 2014 Christmas University Challenge.
He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. After leaving the band, he ran a whole food shop for about five years.
He married his wife Amelia in May 1988 in Hull and they have two daughters and two sons together.
He went on to become a journalist and author of over 120 children's books. He has written for publications such as The Daily Mail, Hull Daily Mail and the Bristol Post. Cullimore 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.
In 2014 he began working as a journalist and got a column in a local Bristol paper.[1] Alongside this, he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,[2] teaching young children, from all around the world, creative writing and music.
References
- ^ "Urban Grandad". Bristol Post. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Authors Abroad". Authors Abroad. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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