Early days

Music has been a part of Paul’s life since he was old enough to sing. Wailing along to Tom Jones’ 1967 hit “What’s new pussycat” at the tender age of three is his earliest recognition of simply wanting to be a singer.

As soon as Paul started school, the Church Choir beckoned with Paul quickly making his mark as a soloist and learning how to sing making use of the wonderful acoustics of St Stephen’s Church close to his Nottingham home.

Early gigs

And then...

Secondary school saw Paul widen his skills playing the Trombone in the Nottingham Youth Orchestra and studying music formally both at school and college. Paul’s first professional engagements were at the age of 14 playing the Hammond T5 organ at the local pubs, developing repertoire and learning how to create a party atmosphere, a skill which has proved invaluable to this very day. Back then, the “singalong” was simply the best way to make a roomful of drinkers happy and to this day, Paul still encourages plenty of audience participation.

Paul’s desire to travel as performer has taken him all over the world. Like many entertainers, it all started in the holiday hotspots of Spain and then the rest of Europe beckoned taking in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Norway, with gigs in the USA and Australia thrown in for good measure. Add a few cruise ships and a record deal with Virgin music signing his band ‘Cut” and you begin to understand how Paul has developed into an accomplished an experienced performer

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“Show me a piano and I will play you a song”, yes, Paul is a consummate Piano Man singing all genres of music and making music using his magical Red Piano. Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Hornsby, Marc Cohn, all feature heavily as well as Rock and Roll greats such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles and Fats Domino, and the music of the great era of swing which has been revitalised by the likes of Michael Buble amongst so many others. Paul adds to his repertoire all the time so you will never tire of listening to his shows and being at his parties.

 

Name: Paul Michael Holmes

Age: 54

Birthday: July

College: Leeds

Major: Singing

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Book: The Day of the Jackal

Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting

Favorite Food: Guava

Favorite Quote: “Mr Churchill, if you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.”

“Lady Astor, if you were my wife, I’d drink it”

It’s all about the song