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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

  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • The King Of Rock And Roll
    Prefab Sprout
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Chocolate
    Snow Patrol
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Use Somebody
    Kings of Leon
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Jenny Don't Be Hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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