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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

  • The King Of Rock And Roll
    Prefab Sprout
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Keep it all in
    Beautiful South
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • With or without you
    U2
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Going Underground
    The Jam

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Human
    The Killers
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • In The Morning
    Razorlght
  • Fill My Little World
    The Feeling
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Buck Rogers
    Feeder
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Steady As She Goes
    The Racontours
  • Candy
    Robbie Williams
  • Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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