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Paul-Ethan Bright is the author.

 Alongside his duties as Lay Vicar of Truro Cathedral Choir, Paul-Ethan finds great enjoyment and diversion in writing.  He has blogged irregularly since 2010.

 His previous experience lies in academic writing and was awarded a first-class mark for his dissertation in Organ building in completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music at the University of East Anglia.  Currently, he is the in-house programme note writer for Truro Cathedral Choir, and his work has also featured in the 50th Anniversary Windsor Festival in 2019.

 While not eating or drinking or singing, Paul-Ethan can be found making collage, and continues to update a growing portfolio.  He has also been known to play cello suites on the tenor banjo from time to time.

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