This page is dedicated to John's own compositions, some of which have been recorded and performed by his own band At First Light and other artists such as Brian Finnegan and Kan, Pádraig Rynne, Michael McGoldrick and Dónal Lunny.
| Title | Recording Artist | Album | | |
|---|
 | bridge of glllass | McSherry, Duncan & Shimmin | .the olllam. | | |
 | the tryst after death | McSherry, Duncan & Shimmin | .the olllam. | | |
 | the follly of wisdom | McSherry, Duncan & Shimmin | .the olllam. | | |
 | the devilll for my hurt | McSherry, Duncan & Shimmin | .the olllam. | | |
 | three signs of a bad man | McSherry, Duncan & Shimmin | .the olllam. | | |
 | the belll | McSherry, Duncan & Shimmin | .the olllam. | | |
 | Rolling In Rosemount | At First Light | Idir | | |
 | The Pipers of Roguery | At First Light | Idir | | |
 | Brelydian | Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor | Six Days In Down | | |
 | Beer Belly Dancing | Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor | Six Days In Down | | |
 | Áille’s Antics | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | Over the Camel’s Hump | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | McSherry’s Waltz | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | Slip into Maddens | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | The Slide from Grace | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | In Full Swing | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | The Maid of Murlough | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | The Road to Dornava | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | The Wave-Sweeper | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | Atlantic Drive | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | An Bhean Chaointe | John McSherry | Soma | | |
 | Áille’s Arabesque | John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor | Tripswitch | | |
 | Both Ghe | John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor | Tripswitch | | |
 | Tripswitch | John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor | Tripswitch | | |
 | Lady Lane | Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry | At First Light | | |
 | Skipping Over The Bogs | Tamalin | Rhythm & Rhyme | | |
 | Katie Campbell’s Rambles | Niamh Parsons | Loosely Connected | | |