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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

  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Last Night
    The Strokes

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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