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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

  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • With or without you
    U2
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Jenny Don't Be Hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • Are You Gonna Be My Girl
    Jet
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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