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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

  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • I'm Yours
    Jason Mras
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • Last Night
    The Strokes
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Valerie
    Amy Winehouse
  • Don't Stop Believing
    Journey

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • One
    U2
  • Alison
    Elvis Costello
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Yellow
    Coldplay
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • With Or Without You
    U2
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • In My Place
    Coldplay
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • Stuck In A Moment
    U2
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor