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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

  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Jenny Don't Be Hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Candy
    Robbie Williams
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • In My Place
    Coldplay
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • Man Who Can't Be Moved
    The Script
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • Stuck In A Moment
    U2
  • Alison
    Elvis Costello
  • Stuck On You
    Lionel Richie
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • One
    U2
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran