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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

  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Turning Japanese
    The Vapors
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Town Called Malice
    The Jam
  • Sit Down
    James
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • Breakfast at Tiffanys
    Deep blue something
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Concrete And Clay
    Unit Four plus Two
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Forever In Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley
  • 3 Steps To Heaven
    Dean Martin
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Learn to Fly
    Foo Fighters
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Candy
    Robbie Williams
  • Dance With Me Tonight
    Olly Murs
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • When We Collide
    Matt Cardle
  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Use Somebody
    Kings of Leon
  • I Will Wait
    Mumford and Sons
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Sex On Fire
    Kings of Leon
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Seven Nation Army
    White Stripes
  • Jerk It Out
    Caesars
  • Rolling In The Deep
    Adele
  • Hey Brother
    Avicii
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Get Lucky
    Daft Punk

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

  • Me And Julio
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Return To Sender
    Elvis Presley
  • Crocodile Rock
    Elton John
  • Do You Love Me
    The Tremelos
  • Hard Day’s Night
    The Beatles
  • Shake Your Tail feather
    Ray Charles
  • Back In The U.S.S.R
    The Beatles
  • Oh Boy
    Buddy Holly
  • All shook up
    Elvis Presley
  • Please Please Me
    The Beatles
  • La Bamba
    Richie Valens
  • The Young Ones
    Cliff Richard
  • Saw Her Standing There
    The Beatles
  • Blue Suede Shoes
    Elvis Presley
  • Twist Again
    Chubby Checker
  • Run Around Sue
    Del Shannon
  • Jailhouse Rock
    Elvis Presley
  • Houndog
    Elvis Presley
  • Day Tripper
    The Beatles
  • Shake Rattle And Roll
    Bill Haley
  • Great Balls Of Fire
    Gerry Lee Lewis
  • Hold Your Hand
    The Beatles
  • Twist And Shout
    The Beatles
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Runaway
    Del Shannon
  • Reet Petite
    Jackie Wilson
  • Rave On
    Buddy Holly
  • Rocking Robyn
    Jackson 5
  • Rock Around The Clock
    Bill Haley
  • Hucklebuck
    Brendan Bowyer

Sample Slow Songs

  • Run
    Snow Patrol
  • Lucky Man
    The Verve
  • Better
    Tom Baxter
  • Make You Feel My Love
    Bob Dylan/Adele
  • First Cut Is The Deepest
    Cat Stevens/Rod Stewart
  • Have I Told You Lately
    Van Morrison
  • In My Place
    Coldplay
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Angels
    Robbie Williams
  • Fields Of Gold
    Sting
  • Heaven
    Bryan Adams
  • Romeo And Juliet
    Dire Straits
  • Handbags And Gladrags
    Rod Stewart/The Stereophonics
  • Stuck In A Moment
    U2
  • The Voyage
    Christy Moore
  • Cannonball
    Damien Rice
  • The Dance
    Garth Brooks
  • If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Garth Brooks
  • The A Team
    Ed Sheeran
  • Stuck On You
    Lionel Richie
  • Wonderful Tonight
    Eric Clapton
  • One
    U2
  • Baby Can I Hold Your Tonight
    Tracy Chapman/Boyzone
  • Beneath You're Beautiful
    Labrinth
  • Man Who Can't Be Moved
    The Script
  • Crazy Love
    Van Morrison
  • Wicked Game
    Chris Isaccs
  • No Woman No Cry
    Bob Marley
  • Your Song
    Elton John
  • Chasing Cars
    Snow Patrol