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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

  • Wonderwall
    Oasis
  • Friday I’m In Love
    The Cure
  • Hold me now
    Thompson twins
  • Watching The Detectives
    Elvis Costello
  • The look of love
    ABC
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • She’s Electric
    Oasis
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • The Love Cats
    The Cure
  • Land Down Under
    Land Down Under
  • I dont Like Mondays
    Boomtown Rats
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • Gold
    Spandau Ballet
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • I Fought The Law
    The Clash
  • Ask
    The Smiths
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
  • Come On Eileen
    Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • With or without you
    U2
  • All right
    Supergrass

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • Good Looking Woman
    Joe Dolan
  • Ever Seen The Rain
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Sweet Caroline
    Neil Diamond
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Last Dance For Me
    The Drifters
  • 500 Miles
    The Proclaimers
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Things
    Bobby Darin
  • Teresa
    Joe Dolan
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Walk Of Life
    Dire Straits
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Me & Bobby McGee
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • Me & Julio
    Paul Simon
  • Little Old Wine Drinker Me
    Dean Martin
  • Make Me An Island
    Joe Dolan
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Pearly Shells
    John Frawley

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • She Moves In Her Own Way
    The Kooks
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Day We Caught The Train
    Ocean Colour Scene
  • Uprising
    Muse
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Riptide
    Vance Joy
  • Read My Mind
    The Killers
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • In The Morning
    Razorlght
  • Monster
    The Automatic
  • Dani California
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Chelsea Dagger
    The Fratellis
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • Are You Ready For Love
    Elton John
  • Wheels
    Foo Fighters
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Jenny Don't Be Hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Heartbeat
    Scouting for Girls
  • Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5
  • Somebody Told Me
    The Killers
  • Vertigo
    U2
  • Jenny don't be hasty
    Paolo Nutini
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Home
    Philip Philips
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • We Are Young
    Fun

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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