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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

  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Chocolate
    Snow Patrol
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Bones
    The Killers
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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