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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
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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