Category Archives: Books

Coronaclassical 26: Counting the Cost

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

What was the typical financial impact of lockdown on a freelance performing artist? 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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Trigger’s Missing Brooms

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

What’s it like being a singer? A lot of it is impossible to explain. If you happen to be reading this on crowded public transport, in a state of mild paranoia about contracting COVID-19, bear in mind that this is … Continue reading →

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Not racist but.

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Paul Carey Jones

“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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Words and Ears and Brains

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Paul Carey Jones

“Panic: I knew my ears and my brain couldn’t possibly keep up with this.” Continue reading →

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Save Rhiwbina Library

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Paul Carey Jones

Let’s learn to love and value all libraries, from the biggest to the smallest. Continue reading →

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There’s no doubting that a decent proportion of operas would comprehensively fail the Bechdel test…. Continue reading →

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Telling the Truth

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Paul Carey Jones

These words were all written in dark, quiet rooms. How can they face the bright, noisy world? Continue reading →

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