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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

  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • I'm Yours
    Jason Mras
  • Fans
    The Kings of Leon
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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