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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

  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Sit Down
    James
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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