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

Brexit for Musicians: An Englishman Abroad

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

A British musician starts work in the EU – how did he do it? Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: What Happened, What Next?

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

UK artists are in a deep hole – is there any hope of climbing out? Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: Passport to Nowhere

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

UK artists want an EU-wide musician’s passport. Are they kidding themselves? Continue reading →

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Coronaclassical 24: Into the Post-Covid World

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

“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 by Paul Carey Jones

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 by Paul Carey Jones

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

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Coronaclassical 13: The Death of British Opera

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

It’s the perfect storm. And any British opera singer who survives it deserves every reward they get. Continue reading →

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Hire Car Top Trumps: Audi A4 Avant

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

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

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Coronaclassical 7: Living with Covid-19

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

Cancel everything and go to bed: you fight a virus lying down. Continue reading →

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Hire Car Top Trumps: Audi A1

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

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

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