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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

  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • With or without you
    U2
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Valerie
    Amy Winehouse
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Candy
    Robbie Williams
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • In The Morning
    Razorlght
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Vertigo
    U2

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • One
    U2
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Man Who Can't Be Moved
    The Script
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • Yellow
    Coldplay
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • Alison
    Elvis Costello
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • In My Place
    Coldplay
  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison