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)
Bad Day (Daniel Powter)
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)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
Desperado (The Eagles)
Don’t Dream It’s Over (Crowded House)
Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
English Rose (The Jam)
Ferry Cross the Mersey (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Fields of Gold (Sting)
Friday I’m in Love (The Cure)
From Me to You (The Beatles)
Galway Girl (Steve Earle)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Heal the World (Michael Jackson)
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
Hero (Enrique Iglesias)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles)
How Deep is Your Love (Bee Gees)
How Would You Feel (Ed Sheeran)
I Swear (All-4-One)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)
I Won't Give Up (Jason Mraz)
Imagine (John Lennon)
In My Life (The Beatles)
In These Arms (Bon Jovi)
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)
Lost (Michael Buble)
Love is All Around (Wet Wet Wet)
Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan)
Mamma Mia (Abba)
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Moon River (Audrey Hepburn)
Mrs Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel)
My Way (Frank Sinatra)
One Day Like This (Elbow)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Perfect Day (Lou Reed)
Prayer (Celine Dion)
Puppy Love (Donny Osmond)
She’s a Rainbow (The Rolling Stones)
Somebody to Love (Queen)
Stand by Me (Ben E. King)
Stay with Me (Sam Smith)
Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra)
Suddenly (Angry Anderson)
Take My Breath Away (Berlin)
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)
Two Beds and a Coffee Machine (Savage Garden)
Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)
We Found Love (Rihanna)
We’ve Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
When I’m Sixty-Four (The Beatles)
Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen)
Wings (Birdie)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (The Beach Boys)
Yellow (Coldplay)
Yesterday (The Beatles)

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)
In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
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)
Rockin’ Chair (Hoagy Carmichael)
Roll Out the Barrel (The Andrews Sisters)
Room Five-Hundred-and-Four (Vera Lynn)
Sand in My Shoes (Connie 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)
Dizzy Fingers (Zen Confrey)
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 Got Rhythm (Gershwin)
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Nina Simone)
I'll Close My Eyes (Billy Reid)
I'm Beginning to See the Light (Duke Ellington)
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

Almost Like Being in Love (Brigadoon)
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
Anything Goes (Anything Goes)
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)
How Are Things in Glocca Morra (Finian's Rainbow)
I Can Give You the Starlight (Ivor Novello) (The Dancing Years)
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)
Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
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)
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain)
Someday My Heart Will Wake (Ivor Novello)
(King's Rhapsody)
Taking a Chance on Love (Cabin in the Sky)
The Heather on the Hill (Brigadoon)
The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)
Waltz of My Heart (Ivor Novello) (The Dancing Years)
We'll Gather Lilacs (Ivor Novello) (Perchance to Dream)

Film Music

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 (Amelie)
Feather Theme (Forrest Gump)
Gift of Mortality (Bicentennial Man)
Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually)
Grow Old with You (The Wedding Singer)
Jurassic Park (Theme)
Love Theme (Romeo & Juliet)
One Last Wish (Casper)
Portuguese Love Theme (Love Actually)
Tennessee (Pearl Harbour)
Titanic (Theme)
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)

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

Amazing Grace
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
How Great Thou Art
Love Devine
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Classical

Adagio (Sonata in C) (Beethoven)
Adagio for Strings (Barber)
Andante (Sonata Op.14) (Beethoven)
Andante Espressivo (Sonata Op.72) (Beethoven)
Aria: Lascia ch’io pianga (Handel)
Bagatelle in A (Beethoven)
Bagatelle in C (Beethoven)
Bagatelle in F (Beethoven)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Etude No. 3, Op. 10 (Chopin)
Fantasia in D Minor (Mozart)
Fur Elise (Beethoven)
Gymnopedie (Satie)
Happy and Sad (Beethoven)
Kinderszenen (Schumann)
Kiss the Rain (Yiruma)
La Marmotte (Beethoven)
March from the Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Meditation (Massenet)
Minuet in G (Beethoven)
Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
Mozart 40 (Mozart)
O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini)
On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn)
Pevane Op. 50 (Faure)
Piano Piece (Beethoven)
Prelude in C Minor (Bach)
River Flows in You (Yiruma)
Rondo in C (Beethoven)
Six Ecossaies (Beethoven)
Six German Dances (Beethoven)
Sonata in G (Beethoven)
Sonata in G (Last Movement Hob. XVI/8) (Haydn)
Sonata Op.49 (Beethoven)
Spring Time (Yiruma)
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
Themes from Piano Concerto No.1 (Beethoven)
Themes from Piano Concerto No.3 (Beethoven)
Themes from Symphony No.2 (Beethoven)
Themes from Symphony No.7 (Beethoven)
Themes from Symphony No.8 (Beethoven)
Themes from Symphony Number 5 (Beethoven)
Themes from Violin Concerto Op. 61 (Beethoven)
Tyrolean (Beethoven)
Variations on a Russian Song (Beethoven)
Waltzer (Beethoven)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

Christmas Repertoire

Traditional/Carols
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
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)

 

Piano & Vocal Duo Set List

Dream a Little Dream
Can't Help Lovin Dat Man
That's All
Still 
When I Miss You 
You Don't Know Me
Fly Me To the Moon
Cry Me a River
It Must Be Love
Chasing Cars
Yellow
Never Saw Blue Like That
Beyond These Walls 
When I Fall In Love
Sir Duke
Here, There and Everywhere
Earth Angel
Lullaby of Birdland
In These Arms
Desperado
Someone to Watch Over Me
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Aint No Sunshine
Fields of Gold
Summertime
I'm Beginning to See The Light
Stand By Me
The Way You Look Tonight
Misty
Never Saw Blue Like That
Hey There Delilah
I Wish I Knew How
Make You Feel My Love
Angel Eyes
You Have My Love 
Wrong Direction
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
A Day in The Life of a Fool
Feelin Good
Satin Doll
Wherever You Will Go
Moondance

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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Drinks Reception Only, Up to 2 hours


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Wedding Ceremony; including background music during guest arrival


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Wedding Breakfast Only, Up to 2 hours


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Drinks Reception Only Up to 1 hour


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Wedding Ceremony and Drinks Reception Up to 2 hours


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3 x 60 minutes sets


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Wedding Ceremony and Drinks Reception, up to 3 hours


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Drinks Reception and Wedding Breakfast, up to 4 hours


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Wedding Ceremony and Wedding Breakfast, up to 3 hours


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Wedding Ceremony, Drinks Reception and Wedding Breakfast, up to 5 hours


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Price from £261 + travel from Vale of Glamorgan

Based on 1 person performing 2 x 60 minute sets

  • Wales From £261
  • South West From £340
  • West Midlands From £360
  • South East From £405
  • East Midlands From £464
  • East of England From £471
  • North West From £490
  • Yorkshire and the Humber From £516
  • North East From £620
  • Scotland From £625

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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 December 2022

“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 November 2022

“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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