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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

  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Jenny Don't Be Hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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