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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

  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • With or without you
    U2
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Missing you
    John Waites

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Things
    Bobby Darin

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Bones
    The Killers
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Are You Gonna Be My Girl
    Jet
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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