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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
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Sit Down
    James
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • In between Days
    The Cure

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • I Gotta Feeling
    Black eyed peas
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • I'm Yours
    Jason Mras
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Bones
    The Killers
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

  • You Got A Friend
    James Taylor
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • Stuck In A Moment
    U2
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Alison
    Elvis Costello
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • With Or Without You
    U2
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • Stuck On You
    Lionel Richie
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • Man Who Can't Be Moved
    The Script
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • Yellow
    Coldplay
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • In My Place
    Coldplay