Paul Carney

Biography

Paul’s singing career spans several decades. Coming from a musical family in the North East of England, Paul began performing as a child, singing and acting in many stage productions. After spells in Rock and Pop bands, Paul teamed up with his family as guitarist and backing singer in a country band led by his Uncle. Their tight vocal harmonies and high energy music was an instant hit and Paul stayed with the band for many years.

Paul switched genres to join a local rock band, where he co-wrote melodies and lyrics with the bands guitarist. They won a large army of local admirers for their original and exciting Indie rock sound.

Despite taking time out to bring up his children, Paul never neglected his music. He continued to perform live and worked with many musicians co-writing songs and composing his own music, all using his powerful voice, fused with great melodies and catchy lyrics.

In the 90’s he went to University to study Art and Design (his second talent) and became an Art teacher. He continues to teach Art part-time whilst he devotes the rest of his time to song writing and his music.

Paul Carney Music continues impress wherever he appears and his career goes from strength to strength. His powerful, sumptuous vocals blended with thoughtful lyrical content have prompted much comment from fans and the media on both sides of the Atlantic.

With his beautifully, rich vocal timbre he could easily be compared to artists such as Michael Buble, yet his music could be placed in several genres: Folk, Pop, Rock or even country. His lyrics have a definite folk, meaningful edge to them, his singing blends easily into the Vocal Genre whilst his songs range from mainstream Pop Ballads to Soft Rock.

There is much to come from Paul Carney Music. His song: Miss You is released on Matchbox’s Stay in the Box volume 3 in March 2008. He was number one artist on Broadjams Independent Music charts and he was a semi-finalist in the 2007 National Songwriting Competition. Above all, he continues to please his growing melee of supporters with his stunning new music.