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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

  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Sit Down
    James
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Chocolate
    Snow Patrol
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • One
    U2
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • Alison
    Elvis Costello
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • Yellow
    Coldplay
  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • In My Place
    Coldplay
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Stuck In A Moment
    U2
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • Stuck On You
    Lionel Richie