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Martin Val Baker

MARTIN VAL BAKER CV.
1.I have had over forty years experience promoting and marketing live music in Cornwall and Devon, from Folk, Jazz, World, to Rock, Classical etc. Over 600 gigs.

2. I have also put on poets over the years such as; Roger Mc Gough,BrianPatten, Charles Causely, Adrian Henri, Christopher Logue, Dannie Abse, W.S. Graham, Arthur Caddick, etc, etc, etc.
I managed Bob Devereux when he worked withClive Palmer and published two books of Bob’s poems as well as an album of poems & music by them.

3. In 1978 I was one of a group who started the St Ives September Festival andIbooked the Music acts as well as organising the Festival’s publicity for five years.
In 1994 Bob Devereux and I re-launched the Festival (it had closed down in 1986) again I booked the music acts and organised publicity for six years.

4. In 2005 I rejoined the Festival and continued booking acts until 2012

5. In 1982 I initiated the idea and was a founder member of the gr