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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

  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • With or without you
    U2
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Last Night
    The Strokes
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Bones
    The Killers
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Human
    The Killers

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

  • Please Please Me
    The Beatles
  • Hucklebuck
    Brendan Bowyer
  • Twist Again
    Chubby Checker
  • The Young Ones
    Cliff Richard
  • Shake Your Tail feather
    Ray Charles
  • Shake Rattle And Roll
    Bill Haley
  • Me And Julio
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Do You Love Me
    The Tremelos
  • All shook up
    Elvis Presley
  • Twist And Shout
    The Beatles
  • Hard Day’s Night
    The Beatles
  • Rocking Robyn
    Jackson 5
  • Blue Suede Shoes
    Elvis Presley
  • Hold Your Hand
    The Beatles
  • Run Around Sue
    Del Shannon
  • Jailhouse Rock
    Elvis Presley
  • Saw Her Standing There
    The Beatles
  • Rave On
    Buddy Holly
  • Oh Boy
    Buddy Holly
  • Day Tripper
    The Beatles
  • Great Balls Of Fire
    Gerry Lee Lewis
  • La Bamba
    Richie Valens
  • Crocodile Rock
    Elton John
  • Burning Love
    Elvis Presley
  • Back In The U.S.S.R
    The Beatles
  • Reet Petite
    Jackie Wilson
  • Rock Around The Clock
    Bill Haley
  • Runaway
    Del Shannon
  • Return To Sender
    Elvis Presley
  • Houndog
    Elvis Presley

Sample Slow Songs

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