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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

  • Lost Weekend
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
  • TRUE
    Spandau Ballet
  • Rat Trap
    Boomtown Rats
  • Going Underground
    The Jam
  • Faith
    George Michael
  • Rock The Kasbah
    The Clash
  • All right
    Supergrass
  • A Message To You Rudy
    The Specials
  • Just can’t get enough
    Depeche Mode
  • Lip Up Fatty
    Bad Manners
  • With or without you
    U2
  • My Girl
    Madness
  • Video Killed The Radio Star
    The Buggles
  • Happy Hour
    The Housemartins
  • China Girl
    David Bowie
  • Missing you
    John Waites
  • Walking On Sunshine
    Catriona and the Waves
  • All night long
    Lionel Richie
  • Baggy Trousers
    Madness
  • Centrefold
    J Geils Band
  • The King Of Rock And Roll
    Prefab Sprout
  • In between Days
    The Cure
  • Here Comes Your Man
    The Pixies
  • Oliver’s Army
    Elvis Costello
  • Blister In The Sun
    Violent Femmes
  • Special Brew
    Bad Manners
  • Dancing on the ceiling
    Lionel Richie
  • House Of Fun
    Madness
  • The One I Love
    R.E.M
  • Can’t Hurry Love
    Phil Collins

Sample 90s & 2000s Songs

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

Sample Country Songs

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

Sample Good Time Songs

  • Call Me Al
    Paul Simon
  • I'm A Believer
    The Monkees
  • Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  • Is this the way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie
  • Pretty Woman
    Roy Orbison
  • Not Unusual
    Tom Jones
  • Got My Mind Set On You
    George Harrison
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
    Glen Campbell
  • Crackling Rose
    Neil Diamond
  • Take It Easy
    Eagles
  • Proud Mary
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • River Deep Mountain High
    Ike and Tina Turner
  • Dancing In The Dark
    Bruce Springsteen
  • Hurt So Good
    John Mellencamp
  • Lay Down Sally
    Eric Clapton
  • Help Yourself
    Tom Jones
  • Make Me Smile
    Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel
  • Mrs Robinson
    Simon and Garfunkel
  • Needles And Pins
    The Searchers
  • Sugar Sugar
    The Archies
  • King Of The Road
    Roger Miller
  • Delilah
    Tom Jones
  • Rocking All Over The World
    Status Quo
  • Saturday Night At The Movies
    The Drifters
  • Knock 3 Times
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • American Pie
    Don McLean
  • Build me up Buttercup
    The Foundatations
  • Stuck In The Middle
    Steelers Wheel
  • Bright Side Of The Road
    Van Morrison

Sample Irish Songs

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

Sample Modern Songs

  • Lonely Boy
    Black Keys
  • Dakota
    The Stereophonics
  • The Cave
    Mumford and Sons
  • I Predict A Riot
    Kaisercheifs
  • Love Me Like You
    The Magic Numbers
  • Time Is Running Out
    Muse
  • Ho Hey
    The Lumineers
  • You Are All That I Have
    Snow Patrol
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Just The Way You Are
    Bruno Mars
  • We Are Young
    Fun
  • Naïve
    The Kooks
  • Valerie
    Amy Winehouse
  • Locked Out Of Heaven
    Bruno Mars
  • Starlight
    Muse
  • Lego House
    Ed Sheeran
  • Times Like These
    Foo Fighters
  • Hey Soul Sister
    Train
  • Molly's Chamber
    Kings of Leon
  • Mr Brightside
    The Killers
  • When You Were Young
    The Killers
  • Human
    The Killers
  • Let her go
    Passenger
  • Little Lion Man
    Mumford and Sons
  • Express Yourself
    Labrinth
  • Little Talks
    Of Monsters and Men
  • Pick A Part That's New
    The Stereophonics
  • Look Good On The Dancefloor
    Artic Monkeys
  • All The Small Things
    Blink 182
  • Can't Stop
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Sample Old Time Songs

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

Sample Rock Songs

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

Sample Rock & Roll Songs

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

Sample Slow Songs

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