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About Johnny

Johnny is an exciting Irish multi-instrumentalist who has travelled all over the world and achieved commercial chart and radio success.

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Dublin

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Hailing from Tipperary, Ireland, musician Johnny Bourke boasts infinite versatility across his back catalogue. The singer/songwriter/producer and all round musician has been growing a loyal fan base with a slew of stellar releases, including ‘Can’t Do Without’ alongside London producer Jackson Dimiglio-Wood, who has previously worked with pop royalty, Shawn Mendes which was also remixed by GOLDHOUSE and ‘Be Someone’ featuring the vocals of alt-pop Wexford artist Saige. No stranger to the live scene, Johnny has travelled all over the world to perform.

Johnny's Reviews

Beautiful singer, beautiful player, pleasure to deal with. Thanks for making our ceremony that extra special!

Such a nice guy, put on a wonderful show for our guests but his professionalism and courtesy to detail is what really makes him stand out!

15 June 2016

I have played many wedding gigs with Johnny and he is a great guy to work with. He is affable, charming and has a good sense of humour in person as well as onstage fronting a band. Johnny plays guitar and keyboards with equal dexterity and competency, with a great ear for the correct riffs/chords when playing cover songs.

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Johnny's Song list

70’s

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

Blame It On The Boogie – Jackson 5

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers

Give It Up – KC & The Sunshine Band

Le Freak – Chic

Everybody Dance – Chic

Good Times – Chic

I Wish – Stevie Wonder

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Dancin’ In The Moonlight – Thin Lizzy

Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy

Listen To The Music – The Doobie Brothers

Highway to Hell – AC/DC

You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

Does Your Mother Know – Abba

One Way Or Another – Blondie

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

Disco Inferno – The Tramps

Ladies Night – Kool and The Gang

I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross

Take It Easy – The Eagles

Hotel California – The Eagles

American Pie – Don McLean

How Sweet It Is – James Taylor

Perfect Day – Lou Reed

September – Earth, Wind And Fire

As – Stevie Wonder

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Into The Mystic – Van Morrison

80’s

Simply The Best – Tina Turner

Walkin’ on Sunshine – Katrina and The Waves

Kiss – Prince

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Take On Me – Aha

Fergus Sings The Blues – Deacon Blue

Happy Hour – Housemartins

Call Me Al – Paul Simon

Absolute Beginners – David Bowie

Andante Andante – Abba

I’ve Been Waiting For You – Abba

I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters

I’m Still Standing – Elton John

Footloose – Kenny Loggins

500 Miles – The Proclaimers

Land Down Under – Men At Work

Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen

Power of Love – Huey Lewis

Summer of 69 – Brian Adams

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

Dancin’ On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie

Bat Out Of Hell – Meatloaf

Sweet Child Of Mine – G’n’R

Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Time Of My Life – Dirty Dancing

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes – Paul Simon

Live It Up – Mental As Anything

Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac

The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

You Got It – Roy Orbison

Tougher Than The Rest – Bruce Springsteen

Fisherman’s Blues – The Waterboys

How Long Will I Love You – The Waterboys

Heaven – Bryan Adams

Love Cats – The Cure

90’s

Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry

Black or White – Michael Jackson

Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis

Rock ‘n’ Roll Star – Oasis

She’s Electric – Oasis

Wonderwall – Oasis

Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams

Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz

Parklife – Blur

Song 2 – Blur

Jump Around – House of Pain

Disco 2000 – Pulp

Wannabe – Spice Girls

Sit Down – James

Brewing Up a Storm – The Stunning

All Star – Smash Mouth

Basket Case – Greenday

Sweat (A La La Long) – Inner Circle

Everything I Do – Bryan Adams

Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre

One Week – Bare Naked Ladies

No Diggity – Blackstreet

Pretty Fly For A White Guy – The Offspring

Only Wanna Be With You – Hootie and the Blowfish

Star Star – The Frames

I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts

Time Of Your Life – Greenday

Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan

Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

Days Like This – Van Morrison

Lullabye – Billy Joel

After All – Frank And The Walters

Friday I’m In Love – The Cure

00’s

Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis

Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes

Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

Pyro – Kings Of Leon

Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon

Fans – Kings Of Leon

Molly’s Chambers – Kings Of Leon

Hotel Yorba – White Stripes

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5

She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5

This Love – Maroon 5

Last Nite – The Strokes

You’ve Got The Love – Florence and The Machine

All The Small Things – Blink 182

Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Artic Monkeys

Whatever Else Happens – Declan O’Rourke

One Day Like This – Elbow

Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

Stacey’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne

Mr. Brightside – The Killers

All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers

Hero – Enrique Iglesias

Viva La Vida – Cold Play

Mexico – Mundy

July – Mundy

Wherever You Will Go – The Calling

Dreaming Again – The Coronas

Heroes Or Ghosts – The Coronas

Let Her Go – Passenger

Heyday – Mic Christopher

Yellow – Coldplay

Dakota – Stereophonics

Read My Mind – The Killers

Gravity – Embrace

Eve Is The Apple Of My Eye – Bell X1

Rock’n’Roll

La Bamba – Richie Valens

Twist and Shout – The Beatles

Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

Shake a Tail Feather – Ray Charles

Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles

Do You Love Me – The Beatles

Shout – Lu Lu

Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis

Whole Lotta Shakin’ – Jerry Lee Lewis

You Never Can Tell (Teenage Wedding) – Chuck Berry

Burning Love – Elvis

Rip It Up – Little Richard

Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard

Tutti Frutti – Little Richard

Rockin’ All Over The World – Status Quo

Jives

Jailhouse Rock – Elvis

Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis

Hound Dog – Elvis

Dance With Me Tonight – Olly Murs

Bright Side of the Road – Van Morrison

It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones

Bad Moon Rising – Creedance Clearwater Revival

Galway Girl – Steve Earle

Pay Me My Money Down – Bruce Springsteen

N17 – Saw Doctors

Joyce Country Ceili Band – Saw Doctors

Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen

Wagon Wheel – Nathan Carter

National Express – The Divine Comedy

Walk Of Life – Dire Straits

Wasn’t That A Party – Mike Denver

Quicksteps

Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

Jackson – Johnny Cash

That’s Alright Mama – Elvis

Goodlookin’ Woman – Joe Dolan

I Used To Love Her – Saw Doctors

The Gambler – Kenny Rodgers

Country Roads – John Denver

Hills Of Donegal – Goats Don’t Shave

9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

Stop The World And Let Me Off – Declan Nerney

Past The Point of Rescue – Mary Black

Never Mind The Strangers – Saw Doctors

Waltzes

Amore – Dean Martin

Delilah – Tom Jones

Wild Rover – Wolfe Tones

Red Rose Café – The Furerys

Galway Shawl

Spancil Hill – The Dubliners

Black Velvet Band

Piano Man – Billy Joel

Que Sera Sera

Slievenamon

Beautiful Meath – Derek McCormack Tennessee Waltz

Kentish Town Waltz – Imelda May

Big Band

Pencil Full of Lead – Paolo Nutini

King of the Swingers

Moondance – Van Morrison

Inside Out – Imelda May

Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega

Ooh That Man – Caro Emerald

Zoot Soot Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Jump, Jive and Wail – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles

Tainted Love – Imelda May

Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra

My Way – Frank Sinatra

New York, New York – Frank Sinatra

Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra

My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone

Reggae/Ska

10/10 – Paolo Nutini

Dreadlock Holiday – 10cc

Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley

Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Baggy Trousers – Madness

Must Be Love – Madness

Rude – Magic

Baby I Love Your Way – Big Mountain

Your Love Gets Sweeter – Finlay Quay

Love Songs

Take My Hand – Picture This

Never Change – Picture This

I Don’t Know – Lisa Hannigan

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

The One – Kodaline

All I Want – Kodaline

Love Like This – Kodaline

High Hopes – Kodaline

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Always On My Mind – Tiki Taane

Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith

To Love Somebody – Michael Buble

Runnin’ Home To You – The Flash

On Your Wedding Day – Jimmy Buckley

I’m Yours – Jazon Mraz

All of Me – John Legend

When You Say Nothin’ At All – Ronan Keating

Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Eva Cassidy

Into My Arms – Nick Cave

For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder

If I Should Fall Behind – Bruce Springsteen

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Rainy Night In Soho – The Pogues

Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love With You – Elvis

Everything – Michael Buble

I Need My Girl – The National

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Isle Of Hope – Tommy Fleming

I Loved Her First – Heartland

Bless the Broken road – Rascal Flatts

You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne

Hold You In My Arms – Ray LaMontagne

Your Body Is A Wonderland – John Mayer

Slow Dancing In A Burning Room – John Mayer

Heart Of Life – John Mayer

Daughters – John Mayer

Stop This Train – John Mayer

Daughters – John Mayer

Gravity – John Mayer

In The Blood – John Mayer

Say – John Mayer

Neon – John Mayer

No Such Thing – John Mayer

Accidentally In Love – Counting Crows

Someone Like You – Van Morrison

The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Vallie

At Last – Etta James

How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding

Fix You – Coldplay

The Scientist – Coldplay

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz

Warm – The Coronas

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Cannonball – Damien Rice

Fallin’ Slowly – Glen Hansard

The River – Bruce Springsteen

The Dance – Garth Brooks

The River – Garth Brooks

If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks

Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion

Bright Blue Rose – Christy Moore

The Voyage – Christy Moore

Boston Rose – Bagatelle

First Try – Johnnyswim

Standards

I’m a Believer – The Monkees

Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee

Mrs. Robinson – Simon and Garfunkel

The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel

Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel

Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – The Temptations

Everybody Needs Somebody – The Blues Brothers

Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

Proud Mary – Tina Turner

Sweetest Feelin’ – Jackie Wilson

Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Summer in Dublin – Bagatelle

The Joker – The Steve Miller Band

Walk The Line – Johnny Cash

This Old Heart Of Mine – The Isley Brothers

Suspicious Minds – Elvis

Save The Last Dance For Me – The Drifters

Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes

Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles

Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

I Want You Back – Jackson 5

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks

Standing Outside The Fire – Garth Brooks

I Feel Good – James Brown

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Mustang Sally – The Commitments

Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins

Stand By Me – Ben E. King

My Girl – The Temptations

Moon River – Andy Williams

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

With Or Without You – U2

In My Life – The Beatles

All Night Long – Lionel Richie

You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall And Oates

Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty

Learning To Fly – Tom Petty

Waiting On the World To Change – John Mayer

Who Says – John Mayer

Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver

Seven Spanish Angels – Willie Nelson

Candy – Paolo Nutini

Perfectly Lonely – John Mayer

The Wonder Of You – Elvis

Little Less Conversation – Elvis

Pop

Shotgun – George Ezra

Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Wake Me Up – Avicii

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap

Happy – Pharell

Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke

All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

Pompeii – Bastille

Rolling In the Deep – Adele

Titanium – David Guetta

Latch – Kodaline

Crazy In Love – Beyonce

I Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd

Havana – Camilla Cabello

Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran

Skinny Love – Bon Iver

Dancing On My Own – Robyn

Lonely Boy – Black Keys

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

Little Talks – Of Monsters And Men

Counting Stars – One Republic

Seaside – The Kooks

She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks

Home – Edward Sharpe

Naïve – The Kooks

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons

Paradise – George Ezra

I Will Wait – Mumford and Sons

Cheerleader – Omi

Adventure Of A Lifetime – Coldplay

Paradise – Coldplay

Charlie Brown – Coldplay

Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall – Coldplay

A Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay

Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon

Sax – Fleur East

Real Love – Clean Bandit

Rather Be – Clean Bandit

Lips Are Movin’ – Meghan Trainor

Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur

Bang Bang – Jessie J

Rule The World – Take That

She’s So Lovely – Scouting for Girls

The A Team – Ed Sheeran

Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran

Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran

Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

Just You And I – Tom Walker

Hold My Girl – George Ezra

Budapest – George Ezra

Blame It On Me – George Ezra

Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake

Cake By The Ocean – DNCE

Greatest Day – Take That

Johnny's Prices

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Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Absolutely. This is a really popular request and we actually offer this basic (unsupervised) background music service for free. If you'd like a legitimate DJ service via our PA after the final set until the venue closes, we provide this for an additional cost.

How much time do you need to set up?

Depending on the distance required to load in the gear this can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 90 minutes but we always strive to be a quick as possible!

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Absolutely!

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Of course. Within reason of course (Disney 50 piece orchestral arrangements simply cannot be reproduced by a 5 piece band!).

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Renaissance, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Fanfare, Early music, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Funk rock, R&B, Motown, Hip Hop, Soul, Top 40, Funk, Covers, Rock, Classic rock, Indie, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Punk rock

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Instruments:

Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Organ, Singer, Composer, Singing pianist, Singing guitarist

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Event types:

Corporate event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Audio engineer, Composer, Producer, Orchestrator, Lyricist, Songwriter, Sound technician, Transcription, Actor, Dancer, Musical comedy, Ableton Live, MC, Repetiteur, Perfect pitch, Live looping, Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching, Community music worker, Musicologist, Music therapy, Animateur, Examiner, Singing teaching, Theory teaching, Accompanist

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