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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

  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Things
    Bobby Darin

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • Are You Gonna Be My Girl
    Jet
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Last Night
    The Strokes
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • With Or Without You
    U2
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor
  • Yellow
    Coldplay
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • Man Who Can't Be Moved
    The Script
  • In My Place
    Coldplay
  • Alison
    Elvis Costello
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol
  • One
    U2
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice