Dan John

Dan John is a hugely versatile pianist who's friendly & professional approach, along with his extensive repertoire spanning classical to popular music, will ensure that you get the perfect mix of music for your event!

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Set List / Repertoire

Popular/Modern
1960s - Present
A Hard Day’s Night (The Beatles)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
All My Loving (The Beatles)
All of Me (John Legend)
Always on My Mind (Elvis Presley)
Angels (Robbie Williams)
Baby, I’m Yours (Barbara Lewis)
Bad Day (Daniel Powter)
Basket Case (Green Day)
Beautiful in White (Westlife)
Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich)
Best Day of My Life (American Authors)
Best of My Love (The Emotions)
Better Together (Jack Johnson)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
Can't Help Falling in Love with You (Elvis Presley)
Can’t Take My Eyes off You (Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons)
Candle in the Wind (Elton John)
Cannon Ball (Damien Rice)
Carry You (Tim Minchin)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Collide (Ed Sheeran)
Colors (Amos Lee)
Crazy (Willie Nelson)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
Desperado (The Eagles)
Don’t Dream It’s Over (Crowded House)
Dosed (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
English Rose (The Jam)
Fall For Me (Sleep Token)
Falling Like The Stars (James Arthur)
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
Ferry Cross the Mersey (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Fields of Gold (Sting)
Fix You (Coldplay)
Friday I’m in Love (The Cure)
From Me to You (The Beatles)
Good Riddance (Green Day)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Halo (Beyoncé)
Happy Together (The Turtles)
Heal the World (Michael Jackson)
Heartbeats (José González)
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
Hero (Enrique Iglesias)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles)
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Bee Gees)
How Deep is Your Love (Bee Gees)
How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (Marvin Gaye)
How Would You Feel (Ed Sheeran)
I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness)
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (Michael Jackson)
I Swear (All-4-One)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)
I Won't Give Up (Jason Mraz)
If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
Imagine (John Lennon)
In My Life (The Beatles)
In These Arms (Bon Jovi)
Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
It's a Hard Life (Queen)
Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars)
Lazybones (Jonathan King)
Let Her Go (Passenger)
Let It Be (The Beatles)
Life on Mars? (David Bowie)
Little Things (One Direction)
Lost (Michael Bublé)
Love is All Around (Wet Wet Wet)
Love of My Life (Queen)
Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan)
Mamma Mia (Abba)
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
May It Be (Enya)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Moon River (Audrey Hepburn)
Mrs Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel)
My Way (Frank Sinatra)
No Time To Die (Billie Eilish)
One Day Like This (Elbow)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Perfect Day (Lou Reed)
Piano Man (Billy Joel)
Prayer (Celine Dion)
Puppy Love (Donny Osmond)
Skinny Love (Birdy)
Somebody to Love (Queen)
Stand by Me (Ben E. King)
Stay with Me (Sam Smith)
Stuck on You (Lionel Richie)
Suddenly (Angry Anderson)
Take My Breath Away (Berlin)
Tangled Up in You (Staind)
The House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)
The Prayer (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Those Were the Days (Mary Hopkin)
Ticket to Ride (The Beatles)
Too Much Love Will Kill You (Queen)
True Colors (Cyndi Lauper)
Two Beds and a Coffee Machine (Savage Garden)
Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)
We’ve Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen)
Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
Wings (Birdie)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (The Beach Boys)
Yellow (Coldplay)
Yesterday (The Beatles)
You & I (One Direction)
You’re The World to Me (David Gray)


Pre-1960s
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (Frank Sinatra)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Vera Lynn)
All of a Sudden My Heart Sings (Hildegarde)
All the Way (Frank Sinatra)
Blue Moon (Rodgers/Hart)
Blueberry Hill (Glenn Miller)
Coming Home (Vera Lynn)
Cry Me a River (Julie London)
Don't Fence Me In (Roy Rogers)
Earth Angel (The Penguins)
Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles)
How About You (Judy Garland)
How Deep is the Ocean (Frank Sinatra)
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (Vera Lynn)
I Don't Want to Walk Without You (Betty Jane Rhodes)
I Love You for Sentimental Reasons (Nat King Cole)
I Remember You (Dorothy Lamour)
I'll Make Up for Everything (Vera Lynn)
I've Heard That Song Before (Vera Lynn)
If You Were the Only Girl in the World (Perry Como)
Knees Up Mother Brown (Elsie and Doris Waters)
Lilli Marlene (Lale Andersen)
Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
Mam'selle (Frank Sinatra)
Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)
Moonlight Becomes You (Bing Crosby)
More Than Ever (Come Prima) (Mario Lanza)
My Grandfather's Clock (Evelyn Knight)
My Old Man's a Dustman (Lonnie Donegan)
Paper Doll (The Mills Brothers)
Pistol Packin' Mama (Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters)
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Doris Day)
Red Roses for a Blue Lady (Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Men)
Roll Out the Barrel (The Andrews Sisters)
Room Five-Hundred-and-Four (Vera Lynn)
Sand in My Shoes (Connee Boswell)
Scarlet Ribbons (Jo Stafford)
Sentimental Journey (Doris Day)
Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
That Lucky Old Sun (Frankie Laine)
The Anniversary Waltz (Vera Lynn)
The Gipsy (Billy Reid)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (Ann Sothern)
The More I See You (Dick Haymes)
The White Cliffs of Dover (Vera Lynn)
Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips (Nick Lucas)
Underneath the Arches (Flanagan and Allen)
We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
(Vera Lynn)
We’ll Meet Again (Vera Lynn)
When I Fall in Love (Doris Day)
When You're Smiling (Louis Armstrong)
Whispering Grass (Erskine Hawkins)
Who’s Taking You Home Tonight (Ivor Novello) (Vera Lynn)
Yes, My Darling Daughter (Dinah Shore)
You are My Sunshine (Gene Autry)
You'll Never Know (Vera Lynn)
You've Done Something to My Heart (Pat Kirkwood)
Yours (Vera Lynn)


Jazz/Standards/Ragtime
All of Me (Ruth Etting)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington)
Dream (The Pied Pipers)
Dream a Little Dream of Me (Mama Cass Elliot)
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Ella Fitzgerald)
Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)
Hallelujah I Love Her So (Ray Charles)
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Nina Simone)
I'll Close My Eyes (Billy Reid)
Let There Be Love (Nat King Cole)
Misty (Erroll Garner/Johnny Mathis)
My Foolish Heart (Martha Mears)
My Funny Valentine (Hal McIntyre)
Our Love Affair (Frank Sinatra)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin)
Summertime (Gershwin)
Tangerine (Helen O'Connell & Bob Eberly)
Tenderly (Sarah Vaughan)
That's All (Nat King Cole)
The Stars Will Remember (Vaughn Monroe)
The Way You Look Tonight (Fred Astaire)
There Goes That Song Again (Kay Kyser & Georgia Carroll)
They Can't Take That Away from Me (Gershwin)
Time After Time (Frank Sinatra)

Musical
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
Almost Like Being in Love (Brigadoon)
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
As Time Goes By (Everybody's Welcome)
Be My Love (The Toast of New Orleans)
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
Blue Skies (Betsy)
Bring Him Home (Les Miserables)
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Show Boat)
Close Every Door (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music)
Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins)
How Are Things in Glocca Morra (Finian's Rainbow)
I Can Give You the Starlight (Ivor Novello) (The Dancing Years)
I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables)
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi Like You Very Much (That Night in Rio)
I'll Be Your Sweetheart (I'll Be Your Sweetheart)
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
Long Ago (and Far Away) (Cover Girl)
Memory (Cats)
My Dearest Dear (Ivor Novello) (The Dancing Years)
My Life Belongs to You (Ivor Novello) (The Dancing Years)
No Matter What (Whistle Down the Wind)
On My Own (Les Miserables)
One Hand, One Heart (West Side Story)
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain)
Somewhere (West Side Story)
Taking a Chance on Love (Cabin in the Sky)
The Heather on the Hill (Brigadoon)
The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
Waltz of My Heart (Ivor Novello) (The Dancing Years)
We'll Gather Lilacs (Ivor Novello) (Perchance to Dream)

Film Music
A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman)
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
Always Remember us This Way (A Star Is Born)
Any Other Name (American Beauty)
Balcony Scene (Romeo & Juliet)
Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
Comptine D’un Autre Ete (Amélie)
Feather Theme (Forrest Gump)
Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually)
Gran Torino (Theme Song)
Grow Old with You (The Wedding Singer)
Jurassic Park (Theme)
Love Theme (Romeo & Juliet)
Never Enough (The Greatest Showman)
One Last Wish (Casper)
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
Portuguese Love Theme (Love Actually)
Rewrite The Stars (The Greatest Showman)
Shallow (A Star Is Born)
Tennessee (Pearl Harbour)
Titanic (Theme)
Time (Inception)
Top Gun Anthem (Top Gun)
Turning Page (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1)
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)
You’ve Got a Friend In Me (Toy Story)

British Music Hall
Any Old Iron (Harry Champion)
Don't Dilly Dally (My Old Man) (Marie Lloyd)
It's a Long Way to Tipperary (Florrie Forde)
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Ole Kit Bag (Edward Hamilton)
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (Florrie Forde)


Traditional/Folk Songs
Danny Boy (Frederic Weatherly)
Down in the Glen (Gordon/Connor)
How Can You Buy Killarney (Kennedy/Frundland/Morrison/Steels/Grant)
Londonderry Air (Katherine Tynan Hinkson)
Michael Row the Boat (Spiritual)
My Bonnie (Traditional)
My Little Welsh Home (W. S. Gwynn Williams)
Now is the Hour (Scott/Kaihau/Stewart)
Oh My Darling, Clementine (Percy Montrose)
Red River Valley (Traditional)
Scarborough Fair (Traditional)
Simple Gifts (Joseph Brackett)
The Old Folks at Home (Stephen Foster)
Waltzing Matilda (Banjo Paterson)
We'll Keep a Welcome (Joshua/Harper/Jones)


Patriotic
Land of Hope & Glory (Elgar/Benson)
Rule Britannia (Thomson/Arne)


Spiritual/Hymns
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Amazing Grace
Calon Lan
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
How Great Thou Art
Lord of all Hopefulness
Love Devine
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Classical / New Age
Aria: Lascia ch’io pianga (Handel)
Bagatelle in A (Op.119, No. 4) (Beethoven)
Bagatelle in F (Op. 33, No. 3 (Beethoven)
Berlin Song (Einaudi)
Butterfly Waltz (Brian Crain)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Cloche Des Matines (Matins Bell) (Burgmüller)
Douce Rêverie (Sweet Dreams), Op. 39, No. 21 (Tchaikovsky)
Ecossaise in Eb Major (Beethoven)
Ecossaise in G Major (Beethoven)
Erster Verlust (Robert Schumann)
Etude No. 3, Op. 10 (Chopin)
Flow My Tears (John Dowland)
Fur Elise (Beethoven)
German Dance in A Major (WoO 81) (Beethoven)
German Dance in Eb Major (Beethoven)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie)
Gymnopedie No. 3 (Satie)
Happy and Sad (Beethoven)
I Giorni (Einaudi)
Intermezzo (Pietro Mascagni)
It’s Your Day (Yiruma)
Kinderszenen (Schumann)
La Marmotte (Beethoven)
Largo: Ombra mai fu (Handel)
March from the Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Minuet in G Major (Beethoven)
Mozart 40 (Mozart)
O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini)
On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn)
Prelude in A major Op. 28 No. 7 (Chopin)
Prelude in C Major (Bach)
Prelude in E Minor Op. 28 No. 4 (Chopin)
Primavera (Einaudi)
River Flows in You (Yiruma)
Rondo in C (WoO 48) (Beethoven)
Six German Dances (Beethoven)
Sonatina in G Major (Beethoven)
Sonata in G (Last Movement Hob. XVI/8) (Haydn)
Song for Gavin (Einaudi)
Spring Time (Yiruma)
The Blue Bird (Charles Villiers Stanford)
Themes from Symphony No.2, Op. 36, 2nd Movement (Beethoven)
Themes from Symphony No.8, Op. 93, 2nd Movement (Beethoven)
Theme from Violin Concerto Op. 61, 1st Movement (Beethoven)
To a Water Lily (Edward MacDowell)
To a Wild Rose (Edward MacDowell)
Tomorrow’s Song (Ólafur Arnalds)
Tyrolean Air, Op. 107, No. 1 (Beethoven)
Waltzer (Beethoven)

Christmas Repertoire
Traditional/Carols
Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
God Rest You Merry, Gentleman
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Oh Christmas Tree
Once in Royal David's City
See Amid the Winter's Snow
Silent Night
The First Nowell
The Holly and the Ivy
The Twelve Days of Christmas
We Three Kings of Orient Are
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
While Shepherds Watched


Popular/Modern
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid)
Fairytale of New York (The Pogues)
Frosty the Snowman (Gene Autry)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (John Lennon/Yoko Ono)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland)
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (Wizzard)
Last Christmas (Wham!)
Mistletoe and Wine (Cliff Richard)
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Gene Autry)
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Harry Reser & Tom Stacks)
Silver Bells (Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell)
Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie)
When a Child is Born (Johnny Mathis)
Winter Wonderland (Richard Himber & his Ritz-Carlton Orchestra)

Full Biography

Highlights
* Hugely versatile and sensitive pianist with a wealth of performance experience!
* Repertoire covering classical, film, show tunes, jazz, popular and more!
* Highly talented musician who has studied music at The Royal Welsh College Of Music and Bath Spa University College!

Currently the resident pianist at Webbington Hotel & Spa, Dan John is a hugely versatile and sensitive pianist who's friendly and professional approach, along with his extensive and bespoke repertoire, will ensure that you get the perfect mix of music for your event.

Dan can play a wide variety of music from classical, film, show tunes and jazz, to rock and pop songs (Ed Sheeran to The Darkness, Debussy to Disney and everything in between!) and can also provide light original material that can set the perfect mood.

Dan has extensive experience as a solo pianist and keyboard player.  As well as his own solo piano recitals, he provides music for care homes, weddings, corporate events and functions. 

Dan has a Post Graduate Diploma in Composition from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as well as a BA (Hons) Degree in Music from Bath Spa University College.

Dan has his own full-size stage piano and PA gear if there is no piano at your event or venue.

Past performance highlights include:
• St David's Hall, Cardiff - Piano recital as part of the Welsh proms
• St Donat's Arts Centre
• Porthcawl Grand Pavilion
• Monmouth Festival
• The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff,
• Cafe Jazz, Cardiff
• Celtic manor, Newport
• The Butetown Bayside Jazz Festival
• Aber Jazz Festival
• Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
• St David's Cathedral
• Hard Rock Cafe, Cardiff
• Althorpe House Gardens
• St Giles Church, Covent Garden

You can now also book Dan John as part of a piano/voice duet with Jayne on vocals.

A musical duo of piano and voice - performing an acoustic set of carefully crafted covers of blues, smooth jazz, easy listening and classic songs.

Jayne’s soft, gentle vocals are ably matched by Dan Phelps' diverse but sensitive piano style. Their covers range from classics such as ‘Fly Me To The Moon’, ‘Moondance’ and ‘Can’t Help Lovin Dat Man’, to more contemporary songs like 'Yellow’ by Coldplay and ‘Chasing Cars’ by Snow Patrol. Jayne and Dan put their own spin on each piece in an effort to make their lyrics accessible and to keep the audience guessing; will it be a blues version of ‘Aint No Sunshine’ or a stripped back arrangement of a Bon Jovi song? If you’re looking for light entertainment for a function, event, restaurant or hotel, Jayne and Dan could be the duo you’re looking for.

Please see bottom of the repertoire for the duo set list.

Lineup

Default lineup: 1 performer

Solo pianist with Casio Privia portable electric piano (full size)

Performance Times

2 x 60 minutes sets


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Wedding Ceremony


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Drinks Reception 1 hour


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Wedding Breakfast 2 hours


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Wedding Ceremony and Drinks Reception 2 Hours


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Price from £392 + travel from Vale of Glamorgan

Based on 1 person performing 2 x 60 minute sets

  • Wales From £392
  • South West From £471
  • West Midlands From £490
  • South East From £536
  • East Midlands From £595
  • East of England From £602
  • North West From £621
  • Yorkshire and the Humber From £647
  • North East From £751
  • Scotland From £756

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34 Customer Reviews

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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Beautiful addition to our special day!

5 stars - Dan John are Highly Recommended
booked Dan John for their Wedding in Cornwall September 2023

“Thank you Dan for playing the piano at our wedding in Cornwall! You were superb from the moment we made contact. Quick and easy communications throughout. We loved your variety/range of music you played and the openness to our additional music requests. All of which were played beautifully. And our guests loved it! We really appreciated your flexibility on the day, especially when our schedule didn't quite flow as smoothly as we'd planned, you had no issues with it and saved the day. Thank you for everything! Robbie & Chloe”


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5 stars - Dan John are Highly Recommended
booked Dan John for their Wedding in Cardiff May 2023

“Dan is an exeptional pianist- every song was played beautifully. He learned and played a few personal favourites of ours during our ceremony and drinks reception too which really made our wedding day extra special. There was a spontaneous change of setup for our reception and Dan was very accommodating! If you're thinking of booking a pianist for your wedding- we can't recommend him enough!”


A really great option, so glad we chose Dan!

5 stars - Dan John are Highly Recommended
booked Dan John for their Wedding in Cardiff

“It was everything that we’d hoped for, even all our guests commented on it! Dan was so lovely and really, trustworthy, reliable and efficient on his emails. Couldn’t have asked for more.”


Having Dan play at mam's celebration just made it an even more beautiful evening

5 stars - Dan John are Highly Recommended
booked Dan John for their event

“Dan played at my mother's 80th birthday celebration. We were able to choose pieces that Mam would recognise. Dan even learnt a piece that Mam used to play years ago. Having Dan play at mam's celebration just made it an even more beautiful evening”


Dan was absolutely wonderful!

5 stars - Dan John are Highly Recommended
booked Dan John for their Wedding

“Dan John was absolutely wonderful! He played beautifully for 3 hours on my wedding day during the ceremony and the following drinks reception. He incorporated songs I asked for from his extensive repertoire, and he even learned 2 songs that I wanted during the ceremony. He was excellent at correspondence and generally a delight to deal with, I couldn't recommend him more!”

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