About Stephen B Martin

Stephen Martin started out as a folksinger in the hard-nosed mid-60s Worcester folk scene.  He was a member of the Boston Sound centerpiece Orpheus, who recorded 15 of his original compositions. One of them, Congress Alley, has been covered by five other artists. A total of twenty-one of his songs have been released on major labels, and another thirty on independent labels. 

In 1973, Stephen relocated to San Francisco, where he played in several popular groups and worked as a music therapist. When the State halved mental health funds, he began a twenty-five-year career in Market Research, becoming president of the Northern California Market Research Association. 

Returning to New England in 1987, he continued writing, performing, and recording. Upon retiring from Market Research in 2001, he worked as a newspaper reporter for five years before devoting the rest of his life to non-profit efforts. As Special Projects Coordinator at the New England Wildlife Center, Stephen recruited, trained, and oversaw a volunteer force of over thirty, many of whom were variously challenged. He co-founded Native support group Lakota Kidz in 2004, the Wildlife Center’s Catbird Café coffeehouse in 2006, and Musicians for the Greater Good (MGG) in 2018. All three organizations are alive and well today. Over the past fifteen years, Stephen has produced eight CDs and two novels, Thumper and Thumper Grows Up and The Farm.