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Johnny & The Fox
“Johnny & The Fox”
With a voice described as 'Honey Smoked Gravel', The Silver Fox (Brendan) leads a good times band of musical veterans committed to a good ol' fashioned stomp and sing-along. Irish tunes, country tunes, rock tunes and all the crowd pleasers you know and love. Johnny & The Fox have a wide range of material and deliver it with charn, banter and a whole lot of salt and pepper!
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Set List
Johnny & The Fox have a wide and varied range of songs they might play on any given day and generally will “read the crowd” to decide their set as they go. To give you an idea of what to expect - here’s an example of some of the band’s more commonly performed tunes. On most gigs you might hear between 30 - 40 different songs:
And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison
April Sun by Dragon
BAKER STREET by Gerry Rafferty
Black Velvet Band by Trad
Bliss by The Dudes
Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes
Blowin in the wind by Bob Dylan
Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Budapest by George Ezra
Burning Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
Calton Weaver (Nancy Whisky) by Trad
CC Rider by OCMS
Come Together by Beatles
Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
COUNTRY ROADS by John Denver
Dark Streets Of London by The Pogues
Dumb things by Paul Kelly
Fisherman's Blues by Waterboys
Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
Fortunate Son by CCR
Free Fallin' by Tom Petty
Galway Girl by Steve Earle
Greenland Whale Fisheries by Trad
Hands to Yourself by Georgia Sattelites
Heart of Gold by Neil Young
Hey Hey, My My by Neil Young
Honky Tonk Women by Rolling Stones
I Fought The Law by The Clash
I Love Rock n' Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
I'm On Fire by Bruce Springsteen
Whiskey in the Jar by Trad
Whole of the Moon Prompt by Waterboys
Wicked Games by Chris Isaak
Wild Rover by Trad
With or Without You by U2
If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
Irish Heart Beat by Van Morrison
The Irish Rover by Trad
Learning To Fly by Tom Petty
Little Lion Man by Mumford
Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
Long Time a Comin' by Bap Kennedy
Mary-Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty
The Mermaid Song by Trad
MYSTERY TRAIN by Blues
Poor Paddy by Trad
Proud Mary by C.C.R.
The Rare Ould Mountain Dew by Trad
The Rattlin' Bog by Trad
The Rising of the Moon by J.K. Casey/Turlough O'Carolan
Sally MacLennane by The Pogues
Sean South Of Garryowen by Trad
Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash
South Australia by Trad
The Star Of County Down by Trad
Streams Of Whiskey by The Pogues
Stuck in the Middle with You by Steelers Wheel
SWEET HOME ALABAMA by Lynyrd Skynyrd
To Her Door by Paul Kelly
To Love Somebody by The Bee Gees
WagonWheel by OCMC
Waxie's Dargle by Trad
Weather With You by Crowded House
The Weight by The Band
Whaling by Dave Dobbyn
When I Get Drunk by Eddie Burns Blues Band
Plus many more…
Format Options:
Johnny & The Fox is a 3pc power trio. Also available as a duo or just the Fox solo. Alternatively, Johnny (& Fox) play in the mighty Black Velvet Band - ask us for info.
