Author Archives: Paul Carr

About Paul Carr

Academic working at the University of Glamorgan

Costing the Welsh Music Industries

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Paul Carr

To add to the post I just published on mapping the recording, live music and rehearsal room sectors, I thought I would add some information on some other work I recently completed for Creative Wales on the the economic worth … Continue reading →

Posted in Live Music, Music Industry, Musicology, Wales | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mapping the Music Industries in Wales

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Paul Carr

Off the back of my 2020 report for the Culture Welsh Language and Communications Committee on the impact of Covid-19 on the Welsh Music Industries and thanks to funding from the University of South Wales and Welsh Government, I have recently completed … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic, Live Music, Music Industry | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

The Lost and Found Musical History of Merthyr Tydfil: A Case Study in Local Music Making

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Paul Carr

Pre covid, I was looking forward to going to the University of Michigan to deliver a paper talking about what was at that point a new edited collection I had just worked on – focusing on ‘hidden histories of popular … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Human, Merthyr Music Project, Musicology, Wales | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Impacts of Covid-19 on the Live Music Industries: A Sample of Academic Projects Taking Place Across Europe

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Paul Carr

After a couple of months on planing, the IASPM event I organised on the impacts of Covid-19 on the European Music Industries took place yesterday. The event featured six speakers, from Wales, England, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands. This work … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Education, Live Music, Musicology, Wales | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Signs of the Providence of God: An Unintentional Recorded Testimony

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Paul Carr

At a time when covid-19 has made many of us stare face to face into our own mortalities, this seems like an appropriate time to express something I have never written about – my Christian faith. So this post will … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Paul Carr Presentation to Culture Welsh Language and Communications Committee: The Live Music Industry in Wales Post Pandemic

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Paul Carr

The following text is a transcript of the talk that I gave to the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Commitee in November 2020. Amongst other things, it provides a brief context of the music industries pre and post pandemic, followed … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Live Music, Music Industry | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Live Music in Wales: A Report for the Culture Welsh Language and Communications Commitee

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Paul Carr

This last week has been a busy one for me, with my report on the impact of live music in Wales released, just a few days before I gave evidence to the Culture Welsh Language and Communications Commitee. In order … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Live Music, Music Industry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The Welsh Music Industries in a Post Covid World: Reopening and Recovery Strategies

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Paul Carr

Those of you that read this blog, may remember that near the start of the pandemic I wrote a few posts about the impact of Covid-19 on the music industry – then it went quiet…. Just to explain that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Live Music, Music Industry, Wales | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Live Music in Wales and Covid-19: The Next Steps…

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Paul Carr

Anyone who has been following this blog over the last few weeks would have noticed I have been attempting to keep up to date with how the Welsh music industry has been responding to Covid19. Off the back of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Funding, Music Industry, Popular Music | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Grassroots Music Support: Wales Leading the Way in UK

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Paul Carr

As reported in a variety of sources this week, The Music Venue Trust (MVT)  called on the UK Government for a £50 million financial injection to assist the grassroots music sector over the coming months, in addition to a three year VAT … Continue reading →

Posted in Live Music, Musicology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment