Author Archives: Paul Carey Jones

About Paul Carey Jones

All content Copyright © Paul Carey Jones 2010-2020. Paul Carey Jones is Welsh and also Irish, and he used to be an opera singer back when that was a thing. His first book, based on his hit 'Coronaclassical' blog series, is now on sale worldwide: www.paulcareyjones.net/buy You can contact him via comments here or at: paulcareyjones@gmail.com

Coronaclassical 24: Into the Post-Covid World

Posted on November 10, 2020

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Continue reading →

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Giving It Away: Classical Music in Lockdown and other fairytales

Posted on November 2, 2020

On sale today: The Book of the Blog Continue reading →

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Hire Car Top Trumps: Vauxhall Mokka

Posted on July 17, 2020

Rating the world’s most mediocre motors. Continue reading →

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Hire Car Top Trumps: Audi A4 Avant

Posted on June 12, 2020

Rating the world’s most mediocre motors. Continue reading →

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Hire Car Top Trumps: Audi A1

Posted on May 29, 2020

Rating the world’s most mediocre motors. Continue reading →

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Summer opera? Pray for rain.

Posted on June 12, 2019

You shouldn’t get too downhearted if the weather is gloomy – you might well end up getting better singing as a result. Continue reading →

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Wagner: Don’t bump into the furniture

Posted on August 6, 2018

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University Challenge Strategy Guide Part One

Posted on April 24, 2018

Nothing can quite prepare you for the experience of facing Paxman under studio lights with the cameras rolling. Continue reading →

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Not racist but.

Posted on July 6, 2017

“Opinion was divided between whether A A Gill was a brilliant writer or a complete prick, as if the two are in some way mutually exclusive.” Continue reading →

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ILL

Posted on February 28, 2017

“I can’t imagine Le Gavroche serves many collapsed soufflés.” Continue reading →

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