1 in several countries including the UK in late 1985. There are still some of us old enough to remember what the past looked like and I dont recommend it. The former Undertones frontman tells of his passion for the environment, why he turned away from fame and how he predicted the Irish Sea border, Feargal Sharkey (Photo by Fergus McDonald/Getty Images), The Undertones. Twelve years later Adeles just been identified as the most successful album selling artist of all time and that all happened in the last 10 years. Sharkey agrees that such names are august company. Sean Feargal Sharkey was born on 13 August 1958 in Derry (Northern Ireland) He found fame as the lead singer of the Undertones, whose singles provided some of the best punk-pop of the late 70's. Sharkey became chairman of the UK Government task force the 'Live Music Forum' in 2004, to evaluate the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on the performance of live music,[6] and gave public evidence before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee[7] on 11 November 2008. Celeb obsessed? It was a four-day journey from Belfast to Derry, calling for civil rights reform. 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Comedian Paul Whitehouse and singer Feargal Sharkey voice concerns over oil in the River Test. At 11 years old, you could catch a bus in the centre of Derry and be standing on the banks of the river 20 minutes later. Because at some point in the past, they may have bought one of my records, or something. In a word, the state of them is catastrophic, he explained. And how they want to fix it. My husband is also miserable and hostile. @rogw1. Dont take some half-arsed approach to something. 23 in the UK chart. If a little bunch of people who just want to go fishing had to take the very government agencies supposed to be protecting those rivers to the High Court, what the hell else was going on out there that nobody knew about? Help! He had ambitions beyond The Undertones and by 1985 he was recording with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics. Its the result of 30 years of industry and political failure Feargal Sharkey is a campaigner and And that was my parents. Companies are profiteering from it to the tune of multiples of billions of pounds. His second studio album, Wish was released in 1988. Im deeply grateful for every bit of it and hugely appreciative for the rest of my life. Its the satisfaction of being able to say wow that actually happened, how brilliant is that. People would actually run across the road to spit on him, Terri remembers. 12 hit single "I've Got News for You". Shall we just say the death of the British music industry has been greatly exaggerated?, Sharkeys looking forward to spending time with family, friends and loved ones in a restaurant on Friday nights, looking at another glass of alcohol, thinking I probably shouldnt drink this.. [10] Sharkey resigned from UK Music on 11 November 2011. Chinese Zodiac: Feargal Sharkey was born in the Year of the Tiger. People born under this sign are fiercely loyal and can always keep a secret. They're not afraid of the hardships in life, but they also tend to worry too much sometimes. Entertainment stars have supported calls to stop fuel oil leaking into a protected wetland. Whats going on is not only immoral, but in my personal opinion, and according to the European Court of Justice, its illegal.. Its now up to them how they want to resolve it. But today Rolling Stone UK is speaking to him in his latest incarnation Sharkey the environmentalist, hell bent on saving our rivers from wholesale pollution. If and when I ever feel the need to work inside the tent, I know how that one works, too., The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice Sharkey's solo work was significantly different from the post-punk offerings of The Undertones. It peaked at No 27 on the UK Albums Chart and at 41 on the Swedish Album Chart. Politics In 2019 he was awarded an OBE for services to music and though his parents had been active in the civil rights movement in Derry, he saw no conflict in accepting it, evidently believing that identity can be fluid and multi-layered. In 2019, Sharkey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music in the Queens Birthday Honours List. "It's unbelievable that [they] haven't got their act together enough to stop it. Something went wrong, please try again later. Every day, he assails the privatised water companies. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Why did he quit performing? So I might have a platform. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. (Photo by Bill Kennedy/Mirrorpix via Getty Images), Feargal Sharkey receives an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) from the Princess Royal during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. He might be just what these unique and delicate ecosystems need. We are unable to process if the duo has a daughter or not., As per some sources, it is affirmed that Feargal has a son; however, the names and other details regarding this news are not available at the moment., The couple was spotted together in 2012 at a music event. Continue with Recommended Cookies. 23 on the UK and No. However, Tench denies the song is about McKee.[4]. 15th May 1980. His best-known solo material is the 1985 UK chart-topping single penned by Lone Justice frontwoman Maria McKee, "A Good Heart", which went to No. Or Martin Lewis, banging on about family finances. The former rock musician Feargal Sharkey got his teenage kicks from angling and campaigning for better protection of our rivers. Im on record as having said it pre-Brexit and certainly after the referendum that it was going to put a border down the middle of the Irish Sea, and it was going to take enormous strength, courage and political leadership right across Northern Ireland, obviously in Belfast, but also in London and Dublin and indeed to a large extent possibly in Brussels, to ensure that Northern Ireland managed to transition through all of this disruption and to ensure that it comes out the other side of it buoyant, successful, confident and focussed on its future. Comedian Paul Whitehouse and singer Feargal Sharkey, who are keen anglers, condemned the pollution. But journalists have a habit of being reasonably prepared to speak to me. Wednesday, 18 January 2023 | 4.9C Belfast, Menu Sections. Sign Up. Simon Childs. 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The water industry has completely gamed the system to their benefit. WebSen Feargal Sharkey OBE (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and Sharkey was catapulted to stardom in 1978 when shortly after leaving school, a career delivering televisions for Radio Rentals was interrupted by a request from the BBC to appear on Top of the Pops to perform The Undertones first single, Teenage Kicks. Still, Teenage Kicks, released in 1978 on Terri Hooleys Good Vibrations label, was sure proof of the impact. Sharkey, unaware that there was already another group called Eddie and the Hot Rods, said it was The Hot Rod. When we meet, Sharkey has just spent a couple of hours watching wild brown trout feasting on mayfly on a river in north London. Sen Feargal Sharkey OBE (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. However, one of its tracks, "I've Got News for You", reached No. Well, it turns out for the past three-and-a-half years, Ive been scratching that itch every day and Ive just ended up with an even bigger itch. This is what Sharkey had to say and its two minutes very well spent. However, over the past three years, water companies have used the overflows as a matter of routine, discharging untreated sewage rather than processing it. What the hell were you doing?, Hes still a powerful advocate for the music industry though. I say this with love and respect to my colleagues at the fishery, but if a bunch of ugly, cantankerous middle-aged old men like us, far too used to getting their own way in life, has to go to those kind of lengths just to get the Environmental Agency to do the right thing, then what the hell is going on? The song was Sharkey's only number one single and stayed at the top of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1985. So how did you end up as an environmental campaigner? WebThe Assembly were a British synth-pop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe. [15], In 2009 he entered The Guardian's MediaGuardian 100, described as the "MediaGuardian's annual guide to the most powerful people in television, radio, newspapers, magazines, digital media, media business, advertising, marketing and PR", at number 56. "In this instance, Southern Water and the Environment Agency are pointing the finger at each other and having some sort of dialogue but it's not a dialogue that's producing any results," he said. And lets face it, Im used to shouting off into the nearest microphone, very loudly, in public.. From there he had a successful solo career before moving into the business side of the industry, eventually becoming head of UK Music, the music industrys umbrella lobby group. In 1991, he released his third and last album, Songs from the Mardi Gras'. How can we chastise Brazil over fires in the Amazonian rainforest and criticising Indonesia about deforestation, we are destroying a globally rare resource in our own backyard. 3. Sharkey is also a lifelong fly fisherman and has campaigned against the pollution of British rivers (particularly chalk streams), and is the Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. 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It was Jim Sharkey who had sourced the transmitter and organised the logistics for Radio Free Derry. It reached No. There was no heavy-duty stuff. And the shop owner was moved to comment: Thats Feargal Sharkey, the water warrior. The Derry-born singer shot to fame with the Undertones, with their legendary single Teenage Kicks a song so good John Peel played it twice in a row on Radio 1. [11], In 2011 Sharkey made a one-off appearance in a set named Erasure + Special Guests singing Never Never. By Simon Childs Feargal Sharkey used to be someone who might appear in the pages of Rolling Stone because of his music. Were we on the agenda three years ago? 12 on the UK and No. 4:41 PREVIEW You Little Thief. It was all wrecking things and vandalism and I wasnt one of the boys.. And rather stupidly, I scratched that itch. Its a two and a half mile pristine stretch of water on the River Lea, one of the chalk streams hes on a mission to save, but keeping it in good condition has not been without a fight. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Feargal Sharkey has gone from reeling in the top 10 hits to becoming an eco warrior fighting to protect the perilous state of Britains rivers. On 2 October 1978, Sharkey and Bradley signed a five-year contract with Sire Records on behalf of The Undertones. But after just spending five minutes with the pop star, it is clear that he is just as passionate and excited about his lifelong love of fly-fishing as he was when he sang his bands famous punk anthem. He also featured in the St Peters CBS Choir that hed joined to avoid school hurling practice. We managed to get our thing resolved. [25] He is Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. Ltd., For five years, from 1998 to 2003, Sharkey was a member of the Radio Authority. He became the CEO of UK Music and his advocacy for the business took him to Westminster, where he lobbied well. BT Sport presenter Rob Hughes will host a wide range of high-profile speakers. Home When the band split, hed a brief collaboration with Vince Clarke in The Assembly (Never, Never charted at number four) before enjoying a sharp-suited solo career that delivered a number one single with A Good Heart. Possibly in 1992, Feargal Sharkey retired from show business and moved into the business side of music, initially being employed by Polydor Records as A&R. Does that get me angry? They instilled in all their children a sense that where there is a perceived injustice, do not under any circumstances sit idly by and do nothing about it. Not a very big one, but a slightly bigger one than everybody else. We are treating our rivers really, really badly. In 2008, Sharkey was appointed as the CEO of British Music Rights, replacing Emma Pike. Born second youngest of his parents seven children, he had three brothers named Jimmy, Michael, and Diarmuid and three sisters called Patricia, Ursula and Bridgn. But, at 30, I had a recurring nightmare, about waking up to discover I was the wrong side of 50 with a receding hairline, a ponytail, still hoping I was going to be back on Top of the Pops next week. Belfast police said Sibeal Sharkey, 68, and her daughter, Ursula Clifford, 48, had stopped in to visit businessman Cathal Curley after the gunmen seized his residence. 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Daley and Feargal Sharkey, D.A. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? You basically went along thinking your band was awful.. They now want me to talk to them about s**t in rivers., A friend watched a scene in a newsagents when a customer changed his regular paper to buy The Guardian because there was a Feargal editorial inside. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Jan 16. There was no heavy-duty stuff. In collaboration with the Good Law Project he now plans to launch a judicial review of the way the agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have managed Englands rivers. Cookie Policy Storm overflows are designed to discharge diluted sewage into waterways during heavy rainfall to prevent it from backing up into homes and streets. 3. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. As legend goes, he told his boss he was nipping out for lunch and never went back. 1. In January 2008 Feargal was appointed chief executive of British Music Rights, an umbrella organisation representing the interests of composers, songwriters, music publishers and their collecting societies. EXCLUSIVE: The Undertones frontman has gone from teenage dreams to rivers and streams in his bid to save Britain's waters from catastrophe. Enter email address The former punk rockernow targetswater company failures inside and outside the Establishment, Feargal Sharkey receives an OBE from the Princess Royal during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Stuart Bailie Twitter Email. Feargal was on a stretch of the walk with his parents, Jim and Sibal. All of this activity culminated in a successful solo career and the release of A Good Heart, a world-wide number 1. Feargal remembers going to meetings with his dad. Theyre not the Teenage Kicks that Feargal Sharkey is most associated with hopping on a bus to escape Troubles-torn Seventies Londonderry by spending a few We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. In a previous statement, the Environment Agency said it would decide on enforcement action once the water company had completed its work with those responsible. And every time I scratched that itch, Id just end up with a bigger itch. Amid this, Sharkey has earned a great deal of fortune to live such a lavishing life with his family., Does Feargal Sharkey Have A Daughter? We are standing on the banks of the old River Lea, in Hertfordshire, at the Amwell Magna Fishery, the oldest fly-fishing club in England, where Fergal is the chairman. London is now on a list of the top 10 cities in the world most likely to run out of drinking water, along with the likes of Jakarta, Sao Paolo and Mexico City. Feargal Sharkey used to be someone who might appear in the pages of Rolling Stone because of his music. The former Undertones lead singer and keen fly fisherman is taking on the water companies and Environment Agency Later after that, the duo was out of sight. His voice is pitched high, at the back of the throat. In June 1976, he left school and began working as installation engineer or linesman assistant junior, delivering and repairing television sets for Radio Rental, receiving 7.01 per week for the job. We little people dont get listened to. 3:35 PREVIEW Someone To Somebody. It is great for wildlife but also makes great drinking water. Its wrong, its immoral and it shouldnt be happening. The Financial Times described me as the water industrys bte noire. After the Peoples Democracy march, the notion of Free Derry was raised and a pirate radio station began transmitting on January 10, from the Creggan. WebWritten by then- Lone Justice frontwoman Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics ' Ive given away so many copies of that over the years, going up to random strangers in the street, saying here, you need this in your life., The pandemic, he says, has afforded many people fresh perspective not only on the environment, but also life. He has declined several offers to sing with the reformed Undertones. Sharkey lives in north London and is now chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery, Britains oldest angling club. His father, Jim Sharkey, an electrician by profession, was an active member of the Electrical Trade Union. I put it to Feargal that hes perhaps a greater use to the public outside the House of Lords. Chalk streams are the northern hemispheres version of the Amazonian rainforest, Feargal told me. As per some sources, it is affirmed that Feargal has a son; however, the names and other details regarding this Its probably quite true., The Honourable The Irish Society biannual Festival of Game Fishing takes place on Friday, March 12 from noon to 8pm. 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He adds with discernible pride: I have recently been described in The Salmon and Trout magazine as a stroppy punk rocker disinclined to take no for an answer. He stated that he had not sung live for 20 years and that Vince Clarke was the only person he would have returned for.[12]. Kenneth Grahames Wind in the Willows was set on a chalk stream. Politics Features, By But over the last two or three years, thats changed. Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey My daughter's first fly casting / fishing lesson yesterday under the expert tutelage of world renowned fly fisherman & writer Neil His campaigning zeal sees him fire out facts and dire warnings at breakneck speed in that still familiar Derry accent, though he claims to have modified it 40 years ago, slowing down because you realise lots of people are just nodding and smiling incredibly kindly and engagingly and respectfully but they clearly dont understand a bloody word you are saying. As you got older you could head to Campsie or Strabane.. The Amwell Magna Fishery the oldest fishing club in England owns two-and-a-half miles of the River Lea in Hertfordshire. The water companies have been allowed by the Environment Agency to deprive rivers of the very basic resource they need to survive - water. Sharkey was on BBC Breakfast today where he was asked about an LBC interview in which Rachel Johnson was interviewing Stanley Johnson about Boris Johnson and, well, you can read more about that here. In 1983 their single "Never Never" was a No. Strangely though, he was often abused in Derry. | ITV News Anglia Ask Allison: I regret having a baby. Theres an old saying: There is more to fishing than catching fish., If a little bunch of people who just want to go fishing had to take the very government agencies supposed to be protecting those rivers to the High Court, what the hell else was going on out there that nobody knew about?. It is hypocrisy. 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