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Frequently-Asked Questions

Does John Travel?

Yes John is more than happy to travel Nationwide. All gigs are priced at a local rate and reasonable travel costs are applied when appropriate.

What does John play?

Sample lists of songs that John performs are available below - John has a broad repertoire of songs and is happy to work with you to completely tailor make your day/event.

Are you available on our event date?

Please feel free to contact John to discuss your date; note that Saturdays - particularly those in the Summer - and Holidays are often booked out a year or more in advance.

Do you take requests?

Yes. John has a broad repertoire of songs and is happy to work with you to completely tailor make your day/event.

Do you use backing tracks?

John is a vocalist and guitar player. In order to recreate that big band sound he uses high quality professionally recorded backing tracks to compliment his talents.

Are you able to play outside?

Yes, but this is Ireland and the weather will always be a factor as electrical equipment is used.

Can you play during the day?

John is a full time professional entertainer and can play events at any time of the day or night. John is always happy to accommodate the individual needs of every customer and work with them to achieve their perfect day.

How can we pay and do you need a deposit?

You can pay by cash, cheque, PAYPAL or online transfer. A €100 deposit is required to secure bookings. An email is then sent to confirm the booking and how and when the outstanding fee should be paid.

Can you provide other band options?

Yes. John can provide 3,4 and 5 piece band options for any event.

Packages including larger bands and additional entertainers can be arranged. Package costs can be spread out and paid by instalments. Special deals for off season and mid-week available. Contact us for details, and be sure to check out our specific Singing Chef website for further information.

Set Lists

John provides a wide selection of music to cater for all tastes; check out some of his sample set lists below.


Sample 80s & 90s Songs

  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • The King Of Rock And Roll
    Prefab Sprout
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

  • Fall At Your Feet
    Crowded House
  • Don't Look Back In Anger
    Oasis
  • Karma Police
    Radiohead
  • Man On The Moon
    R.E.M
  • Save Tonight
    Eagle eye Cherry
  • High And Dry
    Radiohead
  • I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
    The Stereophonics
  • Don't Go
    Hothouse Flowers
  • Maybe Tomorrow
    The Stereophonics
  • Whistle For The Choir
    The Fratellis
  • Knocking On Heavens Door
    Guns and Roses
  • Float On
    Modest Mouse
  • Losing My Religion
    R.E.M.
  • Big Sur
    The Thrills
  • Everybody's Changing
    Keane
  • Have A Nice Day
    The Stereophonics
  • Keep It All In
    Beautiful South
  • Weather With You
    Crowded House
  • Breaking The Girl
    Red Hot Chilli Pappers
  • Free Falling
    Tom Petty
  • Dosed
    Red Hot Chilli Pappers
  • Talking About A Revolution
    Tracy Chapman
  • Babylon
    David Gray
  • The Bends
    Radiohead

Sample Country Songs

  • Dance The Night Away
    The Mavericks
  • Ain't going down till the sun comes up
    Garth Brooks
  • The Gambler
    Kenny Rogers
  • Standing outside the fire
    Garth Brooks
  • Friends In Low Places
    Garth Brooks
  • Act Naturally
    Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
  • Country Roads
    John Denver
  • Jackson
    Johnny Cash
  • Forever And Ever Amen
    Randy Travis
  • Thunder Road
    Garth Brooks
  • Bad Moon Rising
    Credence Clearwater Revival
  • Walking In Memphis
    Marc Cohen
  • The Galway girl
    Mundy
  • Lying Eyes
    Eagles
  • Ring Of Fire
    Johnny Cash
  • Folsom Prison Blues
    Johnny Cash
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling
    Eagles
  • Ruby
    Kenny Rogers
  • Past The Point Of Rescue
    Mick Hanly
  • Wagon Wheel
    Darius Rucker

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart

Sample Irish Songs

  • Irish Rover
    The Pogues and The Dubliners
  • Hills Of Donegal
    Goats Don't Shave
  • Used to Love Her
    The Sawdoctors
  • Dirty Old Town
    The Pogues
  • Wild Rover
    Traditional
  • Brewing Up A Storm
    The Stunning
  • Galway Girl
    Sharon Shannon and Mundy
  • July
    Mundy
  • Sally Maclennane
    The Pogues
  • N17
    The Sawdoctors
  • The Fields Of Athenry
    Paddy Reilly
  • Whiskey In The Jar
    Thin Lizzy
  • Fiesta
    The Pogues
  • Saints And Sinners
    Paddy Casey
  • Don't Go
    Hothouse Flowers
  • Whole Of The Moon
    The Waterboys
  • Fisherman's Blues
    The Waterboys

Sample Modern Songs

  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • In The Morning
    Razorlght
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Last Night
    The Strokes
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini

Sample Old Time Songs

  • Red Rose Café
    The Fureys
  • Black Velvet Band
    Traditional
  • Streets Of New York
    Wolfe Tones
  • Molly Malone
    Traditional
  • Spancil Hill
    Traditional
  • Grace
    Jim McCann
  • The Galway Shawl
    Traditional
  • Wild Colonial Boy
    Traditional
  • Old Flames
    Foster and Allen
  • Streets of London
    Ralph McTell
  • Where Do You Go To My Lovely
    Peter Sarstedt
  • One Day At A Time
    Margo

Sample Rock Songs

  • Dancing In The Moonlight
    Thin Lizzy
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • Hotel California
    The Eagles
  • My Sharona
    The Knack
  • Life In The Fast Lane
    Eagles
  • Brewing Up A Storm
    The Stunning
  • My Generation
    The Who
  • Jessie's Girl
    Rick Springfield
  • Satisfaction
    The Rolling Stones
  • Jumping Jack Flash
    The Rolling Stones
  • Superstition
    Stevie Wonder
  • Summer Of 69
    Bryan Adams
  • Living on a Prayer
    Bon Jovi
  • Born To Run
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • The Boys Are Back In Town
    Thin Lizzy

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

  • Shake Your Tail feather
    Ray Charles
  • Hucklebuck
    Brendan Bowyer
  • Reet Petite
    Jackie Wilson
  • La Bamba
    Richie Valens
  • Oh Boy
    Buddy Holly
  • Twist Again
    Chubby Checker
  • Never Can Tell
    Chuck Berry
  • The Young Ones
    Cliff Richard
  • Back In The U.S.S.R
    The Beatles
  • Day Tripper
    The Beatles
  • All shook up
    Elvis Presley
  • Crocodile Rock
    Elton John
  • Shake Rattle And Roll
    Bill Haley
  • Twist And Shout
    The Beatles
  • Hold Your Hand
    The Beatles
  • Rave On
    Buddy Holly
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Rocking Robyn
    Jackson 5
  • Burning Love
    Elvis Presley
  • Hard Day’s Night
    The Beatles
  • Please Please Me
    The Beatles
  • Runaway
    Del Shannon
  • Return To Sender
    Elvis Presley
  • Blue Suede Shoes
    Elvis Presley
  • Run Around Sue
    Del Shannon
  • Me And Julio
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Saw Her Standing There
    The Beatles
  • Jailhouse Rock
    Elvis Presley
  • Do You Love Me
    The Tremelos
  • Great Balls Of Fire
    Gerry Lee Lewis

Sample Slow Songs

  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Man Who Can't Be Moved
    The Script
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • Yellow
    Coldplay
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol
  • With Or Without You
    U2
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • One
    U2