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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

  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • I'm Yours
    Jason Mras
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • Chocolate
    Snow Patrol
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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