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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
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Sit Down
    James
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Dignity
    Deacon Blue
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • With or without you
    U2
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • China Girl
    David Bowie

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Maggie May
    Rod Stewart
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Let Your Love Flow
    Bellamy Brothers
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • My Way
    Frank Sinatra
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Vertigo
    U2
  • She's So Lovely
    Scouting for girls
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Crazy
    Gnarls Barkley
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Spitting Games
    Snow Patrol
  • This Love
    Maroon 5
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Bones
    The Killers
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Let Me Entertain You
    Robbie Williams
  • Impossible
    James Arthur
  • All These Things That I've Done
    The Killers
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • Use Somebody
    Kings of Leon

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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