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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
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • The King Of Rock And Roll
    Prefab Sprout
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Brown Eyed Girl
    Van Morrison
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Chocolate
    Snow Patrol
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Bones
    The Killers
  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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