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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 look of love
    ABC
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • The King Of Rock And Roll
    Prefab Sprout
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • All right
    Supergrass

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Use Somebody
    Kings of Leon
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Valerie
    Amy Winehouse
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • In The Morning
    Razorlght
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • Are You Gonna Be My Girl
    Jet
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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