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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

  • Sit Down
    James
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • With or without you
    U2
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Last Night
    The Strokes
  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Train
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Use Somebody
    Kings of Leon
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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