Robert Baker

Robert has been working in the music industry for over 30 years gaining his Graduate Diploma in Light Music at Leeds College of Music. Since then, he has worked with stars such as Darren Day, Frankie Howard, Bernie Flint, Jimmy Cricket and Frankie Vaughn... to name but a few. When Robert worked in pantomime with Davy Jones, star of "The Monkees" TV. show, it led to a call from Mr Jones asking him to be his personal Musical Director which took him on the QE2 to New York and to The Lakeside Country Club and a TV appearance on "Pebble Mill at One." Robert has worked in Great Yarmouth and Bridlington with the 'Black and White Minstrel Show, In Jersey with the 'Stuart Gillies Show’, and a tour with the legendary Band Leader and Drummer Eric Delaney. Nine years were spent as Musical Director with Jimmy Cricket touring up and down the country with his show and the last five years has been spent cruising many countries around the world with Royal Caribbean and P & O Cruises to places such as The Caribbean, Russia, the Mediterranean and South America. Recently Robert has been working as a duo with his wife performing for Masonic dances, birthday parties and wedding receptions. Regular recent work includes Brittania Hotel Leeds, Warners Thoresby Hall playing for dancing and the Holiday inn Stratford playing easy listening in the restaurant.