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Carl Orr: Guitarist Composer Teacher and Sting Sideman

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Paul Carr

Guitarist, composer and Sting sideman Carl Orr was kind enough to write a five-star review of my Sting book this week. It was great to see the book get a ‘thumbs up’ from Carl, who I respect. greatly as a musician and have … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Musical Environment on Lyrics and Meaning

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Paul Carr

This post is directed mainly to my undergraduate musicology students, but I am sure other readers will find it of interest to. This week in our class, we discussed the various ways in which the ‘musical environment’ (the sounds and … Continue reading →

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Sting: The Last Post

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Paul Carr

Well, after four years of discussions, public lectures and a number of book launches, I am now down to my last few days of engaging with my hometown of Newcastle, via the lens of Sting. I am looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Sting Book Launches: From Northern Skies to Fields of Gold

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Paul Carr

Following on from the talks I have done in Newcastle and Bristol, during April, I have three talks coming up on my Sting book – from Northern Skies to Fields of Gold. The first is at Birmingham City University – … Continue reading →

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Sting Book Launch: Books on the Tyne

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Paul Carr

I had a fleeting visit to Newcastle last week to talk about my new book on Sting: From Northern Skies to Fields of Gold. As can be seen in the photo below, the event was  well attended, with the audience … Continue reading →

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The Last Ship: A Universal Phenomena?

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Paul Carr

It was fantastic news to hear this week that Sting’s The Last Ship will be touring the UK next year. After a short run on Broadway and a recent version launched in Turku Finland, this production will be especially adopted … Continue reading →

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Sting: From Northern Skies to Fields of Gold Released

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Paul Carr

Well, after three years, my Sting book From Northern Skies to Fields of Gold was released last Tuesday. In order to launch the book, I did a couple of events this week in Sting’s hometown of Newcastle – where else! … Continue reading →

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Sting’s 57th & 9th: Still Singing About the North

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Paul Carr

Despite being originally disappointed, I have really enjoyed listening to Sting’s new album over the last few days. Although understandably lauded as his first venture into out and out rock music in over a decade, it was gratifying to see … Continue reading →

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Popular Music and Nostalgia: Some Outline Thoughts

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Paul Carr

I am off to Prague on Tuesday to deliver a paper at the 6th European Communication Conference. The subject matter is popular music and nostalgia. Here is a transcript of the paper. It is closely linked into my work in … Continue reading →

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Sting Book. Final draft

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Paul Carr

Well, I am hopefully now in the final stage of the editing process for my Sting book. The (hopefully) final draft is sent off – so I am getting ready to enter the process of indexing and finalising the final … Continue reading →

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