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0:00   OPERETTA sampler I

8:52   Operetta: Testimonials

11:32  WELCOME TO MY SHOW

0:00    THE SONG IS THE PLAY intro part I

2:57    The song is the play: testimonials

5:04    Regular ballads

6:22    Beautiful Sunshine​

7:42    WELCOME TO MY SHOW

9:47    OPERETTA PREVIEW

13:54  Operetta testimonials

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Playlist with a sample from each of the genres I perform,

interwoven with originals from the Paper Gun Operetta (PG), listing below.

PG: Paper Gun

PG: The visitors

PG: Truthful love

PG: Who knows why

PG: The space between

PG: You make me rock n’ roll

PG: Lemon

PG: Barrister

PG: You and your own

PG: A watchers point of view

PG: Nowhere else

PG: Without touch

PG: Fear hate (wisdom for the day section)

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The Beatles - A little help from my friends

classic 70’s - I hope that I dont fall in love with you

Billy Joel - Everybody has a dream

American standard - Moon River 

Bob Dylan - Shelter from the storm

Frank Sinatra - My Way 

classic 90’s - Wonderwall

Regina Spekter - On the radio 

Traditional  - Danny boy 

Shakespear  - This time of your life 

classic 80’s - The living years

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

The Bee Gees - How deep is your love

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0:00   OPERETTA intro part II

 

8:52   Operetta: Testimonials

 

11:32  WELCOME TO MY SHOW

Click here for ALL ABOUT THE OPERETTA & full songs

Click here for SHOW BOOKING FORMATS

Get it on iTunes
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OPERETTA PAPER GUN ORIGINAL SONG PLAYLIST

And at some point, when you normally have a cup of tea (UK), or coffee (USA), please take some time to hear the current live operetta collection as now released on iTunes etc (all platforms).

It is the leading force served by all my work. 

Much as you can also see these performances in video playlists, the experience of just hearing the songs I think is less distracting.

 

FULL ALBUM HALF WAY DOWN THE OPERETTA PAGE - CLICK HERE

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incorporating

BACKSTAGE WITH THE TRIBE

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BACKSTAGE WITH THE TRIBE sampler

0:00    THE SONG IS THE PLAY sampler part II

Click here for ALL ABOUT THE SONG IS THE PLAY & full songs + more about BACK STAGE WITH THE TRIBE

Half way down The Song is the Play page

Click here for SHOW BOOKING FORMATS

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LIVE LOOPING

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SINATRA & wedding singer

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Bob, Billy & The Beatles (+ words of wisdom)

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Paul Tosh. Scottish crooner, songwriter,

improv pianist and looping artist.

🎭 TWO DISTINCT SHOWS:

...the song is the play​

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SHOW BOOKING FORMATS

• Paper Gun —

   An original operetta.

   Sharp. Poetic.

Unflinching.

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​• The Song is the play —

   A lyrical journey or monologue

   & melody, where iconic songs

   become living scenes.

Think The Boston Pops meets solo theatre. Paul performs in a way you’ve never seen—acting the lyrics like a scene from a play, and singing them with live, looping piano arrangements. It's music reimagined with storytelling.

 

 

Musical Style & Performances

Known for his dynamic and unpredictable performances, Paul offers two distinct shows:

    1.   Original Operetta – Paper Gun: Described as “an exercise in expressing things you can never express (something must be done),” this piece delves into themes of vulnerability and emotional depth, inviting audiences into an intimate and reflective experience.

 

        2.    THE SONG IS THE PLAY: A theatrical tribute to the rich history of contributions to music, this show features classics from artists like Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Amy Winehouse, and Bob Dylan, presented with Paul Tosh’s unique flair.​

His performances are characterized by a fusion of conversation, humor, and musical prowess, often leaving audiences feeling as though they’ve been part of a

"pre-WWII era artistic gathering."

Alan Gestetner management alan@babytosh.com

​EXPERIENCE STORY & SONG — LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Paul’s blend of original pieces classic tunes, and moving reflections, is perfect for:

• Fund raisers • Theaters • Recital spaces • Jazz / Small Club rooms • 55+ communities • Country / Yacht clubs • Assisted living • Private home concerts • Collages / Universities • Retreats and health farms • Pesach programs • Interfaith gatherings • Galas • JCC's • Shuls • Piano Shop workshop/concerts • The spiritually curious. 

Introduction

"Baby (Paul) Tosh, is a Scottish-born, USA-touring singer, pianist, and songwriter renowned for his emotive performances and eclectic musical style. His work seamlessly blends jazz, classical, pop, folk, and traditional music, often incorporating live piano looping and improvisation into his shows. 

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Hello

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As a Piano Man I played across Europe, mostly Switzerland, Denmark, as well as London’s West End—performing four hours a night four nights a week for four years in Hyde Park and Regent Park hotels. That’s where I built a repertoire and honed a set and equipment approach.

 

Now based in the U.S., I spent the last six years bringing an intimate, story-driven concert to various 55+ communities, private homes and fund raisers—where I'm booked regulalrly.

The original content in my PAPER GUN 

OPERETTA has been honed during these recent years, performed in the bookings for my show THE SONG IS THE PLAY, up and down the East Coast.

 

After my new PAPER GUN show I invariably stay and take requests Piano Bar style: with some Bob Dylan, Billy Joel Frank Sinatra, Beatles, and others. And sometimes stay and do THE SONG IS THE PLAY show in full the following night.

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My original, one-of-a-kind operetta, PAPER GUN* is performed with the same theatricality and musical intimacy as my show THE SONG IS THE PLAY.

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*Always a different, but revolving around a theme of the path from illusion and pretense to integrity — to live authentically and with purpose.

 

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USA WIDE

Venue and private home operetta concert recitals 

CLICK HERE TO SEE format options The OPERETTA PAPER GUN &/or THE SONG IS THE PLAY familiar favorites reimagined (interwoven with "Backstage with the tribe" incorporating prophetic or humble family histories, revealing the roots of the writers who shaped generations.

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Look forwards to seeing you

Paul

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“You won me over because you first recited the poem without singing it; then started embellishing it, giving it depth. It went straight to the heart.”

Columbia, MD

in video testimonials

VIDEO TESTIMONIALS

"When you go into the like spoken word kind of style it sounds a little bit like Bob Dylan and David Bowie combined."

"When people don't get up you know we don't want to leave" "He makes everybody feel like we're all part of the performance. It was wonderful." "I like to get into your mode though. Because I haven't heard music like this before" "And your free, you know some people stick to things, but your very fluid. " "You made me cry several times, I wasn’t planning to" "Even as the performance ended and we instinctively returned to lighthearted conversation, the depth of what we had experienced lingered within each of us, waiting to be unpacked in solitude. Unforgettable performance." "Really good solid organic original material, it has to be experienced live, they’re not simple in terms of structure nor in terms of emotional content." "May I personally say that this was the most wonderful musical moments in my life" "I never enjoyed so much, music so much as tonight in a long long time" “You won me over because you first recited the poem without singing it, then you started embellishing and giving it depth and it went straight to the heart.” “Plus you had that little extra ability to “act” a scenario about the number being sung which contributed tremendously.” "I'm glad I got to see you before I go" “I think you sound like Michael Bublay” “You’re an artist in your own right, you don’t remind me of anybody now but Paul Toshner” “You brought Sinatra back to life” "You are just incredibly creative" “More fantastic than Carnegie Hall” “You wrote most of these songs didn’t you? A very talented man you are!” “Above and beyond” “I like him the best, he’s got humor with his playing, the other ones are strait laced” “We’re not going to let you go.” “I’m a Frank Sinatra tribute act up in the North East, but your tone is just amazing” “You’re a really good frank Sinatra singer, you get his…. timing” “I think I’ve listened to that song a hundred times but that might be the first time I’ve actually heard it" “You love what you’re doing, that love comes out to all of us” “We say to hell with Bingo!” “You did a very good job with a smile, and that’s the way it is” “You were excellent, and I’m old enough to know cause I go back to Billy Eckstine and all them cats” “You sing with your whole body?” “He can play the piano thats for sure” "any song you play we've all experienced something" “Your free. Some people stick to things but you're very fluid. You’re a real artist, as if u don’t know it!” “It’s my speed”  "Best Piano man I ever heard" "You don't know this but nobody leaves when you play, with the other entertainers people tiptoe out, with you they tiptoe in" “You are amongst those that keep the world alive”

 

MORE TESTIMONIALS

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THIS MONTHS FEATURED

Morning Newspaper

“Check this  guy out, it’s a kiddush Hashem.” 

Ben Shapiro

The Daily Wire

“He speaks in a distinctive Scottish accent. With a friendly, bubbly personality that lights up the room.”

Baltimore Jewish Times​

“Paul is the very embodiment of the term crooner. Knows his way round the ivories better than most.”

Alex Clare, Island Records artist

“Plus you had that little extra ability to “act” a scenario about the number being sung which contributed tremendously.” 

Len Corbin

Artist management Marbella

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An exercise in expressing things you can never express

There's something needs to be done

PRIVATE RECITALS

(preferably on piano)

for;

fund raisers, friends, family, and neighbors

Be on time or miss the thread…

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"Paul tours throughout the US the Phoenix pop up camper, and would love to bring his shows to your community!

 

I'm Alan, Paul's business manager, please be in touch with me regards contracts"

alan@babytosh.com

And Paul regards scheduling,

paul@babytosh.com

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