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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 Love Cats
    The Cure
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • In The Morning
    Razorlght
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Valerie
    Amy Winehouse
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • Last Night
    The Strokes
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Candy
    Robbie Williams
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Chocolate
    Snow Patrol
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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