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. 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. 13 August 1958 (age 64) Born In Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey on 13 August 1958, in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK) is a singer who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones (1975), famous for the hit single "Teenage Kicks". 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. Every single one is being slowly poisoned by sewage, he said. The band eventually fell apart in 1983, after which Sharkey teamed up with Vince Clarke in a one-off project called "The Assembly". It would be wonderful Feargal, if UKIP put this as it's main priority for the next election. 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. Never one to shirk difficult decisions he informed his superiors that he was just popping out for lunch; they still keenly await his return. [8] In October 2008, he became head of UK Music,[9] an umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the UK's commercial music industry. 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. 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Do you feel like youre making any progress politically? Sometime in late 1976, they held a show at the Waterside Youth Club, where Sharkey made yet another blunder, calling the band Little Feat, a name used by a well-known US group. Rising NI comic Emer Maguire suffered sick abuse over mask debating lockdown song, Changing of the guard as Lough Erne Resort appoints new culinary supremo, Blocking gender Bill is dangerous moment for devolution, warns Flynn, Sunak dismisses food tsars warning against bringing cake into the office, New appeal on fourth anniversary of shooting of man in Co Down, Closer look at Man Utd situation as Sir Jim Ratcliffes INEOS confirms interest, BBC revise proposed plans to reduce local radio programming following feedback, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice. In 2008, he was awarded Honorary Doctor of Arts by the University of Hertfordshire. When I became its chairman, it became clear that there were a number of issues involving the flow and volume of the water it was stagnating due to lack of flow. Tomorrow hes one of the key speakers at The Honourable The Irish Societys biannual Festival of Game Fishing which is being held virtually and is ostensibly the reason for our interview. He also began to play the songs at his program and very soon, the title song, Teenage Kicks, became very popular. But we used to have problems with him singing. We managed to get our thing resolved. 6. Sign Up. There was a fly-fishing club and a fly-tying club at school, provided by the Christian Brothers. Entertainment stars have supported calls to stop fuel oil leaking into a protected wetland. Rising NI comic Emer Maguire suffered sick abuse over mask debating lockdown song, Changing of the guard as Lough Erne Resort appoints new culinary supremo, Blocking gender Bill is dangerous moment for devolution, warns Flynn, Sunak dismisses food tsars warning against bringing cake into the office, New appeal on fourth anniversary of shooting of man in Co Down, Closer look at Man Utd situation as Sir Jim Ratcliffes INEOS confirms interest, BBC revise proposed plans to reduce local radio programming following feedback, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice. And people have known about this stuff for decades. And as it turned out I found it incredibly stimulating and incredibly rewarding. Were simply taking all the water out of them and, believe it or not, dumping raw sewage in them on a monotonously regular basis. It is a shocking state of affairs.. I put it to Feargal that hes perhaps a greater use to the public outside the House of Lords. "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. So arrogantly, stupidly, naively I decided at 30 that you have done the thing with The Undertones, you did the thing with Vince Clarke in the Assembly, you did the whole kind of solo thing with A Good Heart and you still are only 30 years old bloody hell man. The Undertones have since reformed, albeit without their lead singer. This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 07:23. Replying to @Feargal_Sharkey. [23][24] He reappeared on episode 6 of the fifth series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing on 14 October 2022 and discussed pollution in English rivers including the Thames and Wye. Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey My daughter's first fly casting / fishing lesson yesterday under the expert tutelage of world renowned fly fisherman & writer Neil The silencing of Pete Doherty. Ask Allison: I regret having a baby. #BBCBreakfast Is brexit partly to blame for the sewage problems in the UK? Feargal Sharkey used to be someone who might appear in the pages of Rolling Stone because of his music. Most people reading this will know you as a legendary punk singer and solo artist. 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. 15th May 1980. 2. He topped the charts with A Good Heart (written by Maria McKee about the musician Benmont Tench) and followed it with You Little Thief (written by Benmont Tench about Maria McKee). Its probably quite true., The Honourable The Irish Society biannual Festival of Game Fishing takes place on Friday, March 12 from noon to 8pm. Not a single lake or river recently tested in England achieved good chemical status, according to a report released last year. You know what you need to do to sort this out. I was waving what I later worked out was an anarchist flag. Dont screw around, dont waste the opportunity. 3:35 PREVIEW Someone To Somebody. 12 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]. Little is known about his personal life except that his wifes name is Elizabeth Sharkey and they have at least one son, who was born possibly in 1982. 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. For his contribution in the field of music, he has also received various other awards including the Scott Piering Award in 2004 and the Bottle Award in 2006. [17] The same year he received a Doctor of Letters honoris causa from the University of Ulster in recognition of his services to music. Feargal was born in Derry N. Ireland August 1958, the second youngest of seven children. He is the only member of the Radio Authority to have been honoured in this way by the radio industry. Former The Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey is to receive a Queens birthday honour for services to music. Feargal Sharkey: In the south-east of England, you have the added bonus of over-abstraction being caused by water companies to provide water for public water supply, because it was the cheapest thing for the water companies to do. 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. That made me curious. Just like James OBrien on LBC radio, making a noise outside the Establishment tent. [citation needed] It's time to get off the stage and make room for [new artists]". Politics Whitehouse, who co-presents the BBC programme Gone Fishing, said the authorities' actions were insufficient. Jan 16. Feargal Sharkey: Were on the agenda. Feargal famously sang with The Undertones and had a gleaming solo career afterwards. That was certainly a view of the Conservative Party in 2010. Later after that, the duo was out of sight. His mothers name was Sibeal Sharkey. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. WebThe Assembly were a British synth-pop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe. 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]. Follow BBC South on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. In early 1983, differences began to surface among the member of The Undertones. PA Photo, Gail Walker Twitter Email. Every time we were told we couldnt do something, that just made us 50 times Celeb obsessed? It peaked at No 27 on the UK Albums Chart and at 41 on the Swedish Album Chart. Published. The river supply was precarious and in 2016, they took the Environment Agency and Thames Water to the High Court in a judicial review. So heres the thing, Mr Government, its a very easy game to play. Kenneth Grahames Wind in the Willows was set on a chalk stream. There is not a single chalk stream that is not suffering from extensive environmental damage.. VIPs talking at the event will include the Prince of Wales and Mayor of London. Discover your full benefits as a Premium subscriber. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area. What else was going on that nobody knew anything about? He swears plenty and his fury is unchecked. Also known as "boomers", are the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. Email webnews@mirror.co.uk, There is not one river in England in good ecological condition. We use cookies to give you the best experience. Free registration for attendees is at www.gamefishingfestival.com and further info can be found at www.honourableirishsociety.org.uk/home, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice In 1990, Kunkel married singer Nicolette Larson, and that same year their daughter Elsie May Larson-Kunkel was born. In 1983 their single "Never Never" was a No. Did you keep the fishing up when you were with the Undertones? Paul Whitehouse criticises handling of fuel spill. People would actually run across the road to spit on him, Terri remembers. I really like him., The point being, Sharkey says, when you get it down to that kind of level when youd had that cut-through to the man in the street, its game over. Feargal Sharkey, a singer from Northern Ireland, is popular as the frontman of the punk band "The Undertones" during the 1970s and 1980s., He then forged himself into a successful solo pop profession during the 1980s, yet stepped away from performing in the year 1990s., Since then, Feargal has turned into a powerful force in the music industry as an A&R administrator and leader and is especially fond of fly-fishing., Feargal and Elizabeth Sharkey have not shared any details with reference to their children. Buy it here. Finally in February 1977, they got their first fully-paid job, being hired by a pub called Cashback on 30 per sitting. By Simon Childs Feargal Sharkey used to be someone who might appear in the pages of Rolling Stone because of his music. Since 1978, hes encountered strangers who want to talk about The Undertones or his solo work. He might be just what these unique and delicate ecosystems need. But then wed an issue around lack of water and loss of flow. We got a bigger perception of the scale and depth of what was going on. [14], In 2008, Sharkey was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts, by the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of music. 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. My husband is also miserable and hostile. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was an international success. However, Feargal is currently doing his best work outside the established order. Meanwhile in March 1978, they recorded a demo tape and sent its copies to various record companies, only to receive rejection letters. More hits followed, including My Perfect Cousin. Starting in the early 1990s Sharkey moved into the business side of the music industry, initially as A&R for Polydor Records, and then as managing director of EXP Ltd. But when I started doing the executive thing, I began to develop a pattern. There followed a hectic period of some twelve years, world tours, hit albums, late nights and bad food in transport cafes spanning most of the UK's motorway network. 23 on the UK and No. He was also Branch Secretary of the Electrical Trades Union. Forty years after he left the city, Feargal has not completely lost the Derry accent. And that was my parents. Sharkey's debut single was a collaboration with Madness member Cathal Smyth titled "Listen to Your Father". [13], In 2006 he received the "Bottle Award" at the International Live Music Conference for "outstanding contribution to the live music industry". Do check out his profile to learn more about him., In the mid1990s, Feargal moved into the music business, beginning as an A&R for Polydor Records, and afterward as the managing director of EXP. After quitting the music business 30 years ago, the former frontman of The Undertones is now more likely to be found spending a few tranquil hours fishing to get his Teenage Kicks than on stage. Water companies have over the past 30 years extracted in the region of 72 billion of value in terms of dividends and interest payments. Theres a second layer to that: that if youre going to do something, anything, in life, then do it properly. Feargal Sharkey Parts of England could run out of water in the near future. In 1976, Feargal Sharkey began his musical career as the lead singer with the still unnamed band, The Undertones, holding gigs at various schools and scout halls. 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. I think the plan is that possibly, maybe, they might be able to save some of these rivers by 2050. Ive a very simple rule, its not their fault what Ive done in my life, he jests. 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. That, somewhat unfortunately, gave me an itch and rather stupidly I scratched that itch and now I realise that every time I scratch that itch I just end up with a bigger itch.. Whats going on is not only immoral, but in my personal opinion, and according to the European Court of Justice, its illegal.. 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 ' They still do. I love my son but I hate my life. Its wrong, its immoral and it shouldnt be happening. Does he have a daughter? Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54. We are unable to process if the duo has a daughter or not. (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. All of this was an education for Feargal. 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. I effectively retired 10 years ago and was quite looking forward to it, he admits. [11], In 2011 Sharkey made a one-off appearance in a set named Erasure + Special Guests singing Never Never. Written by Maria McKee, it peaked at No 1 on the UK Single Chart, remaining there for two weeks. But over the last two or three years, thats changed. Feargal remembers going to meetings with his dad. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. So, no, we dont eat them. 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. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Thats a very bad lesson to learn when youre 10 years old.. 1. 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. Feargal Sharkey has a lasting memory of the Peoples Democracy march in January 1969. Or 300 times more blue whales. 22 on the Ireland chart. 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? Storm overflows are designed to discharge diluted sewage into waterways during heavy rainfall to prevent it from backing up into homes and streets. Details To Know About His Wife And Kids. However, one of its tracks, "I've Got News for You", reached No. There are still some of us old enough to remember what the past looked like and I dont recommend it. It is great for wildlife but also makes great drinking water. Why are they all calling my dad brother? 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Feargal Sharkey: There is not a single river in England that is not polluted not one. 5:04 PREVIEW Ghost Train. They disbanded soon after this event. [18], Sharkey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music. Comedian Paul Whitehouse and singer Feargal Sharkey, who are keen anglers, condemned the pollution. Simon Childs. Being in nature, he says, helps him to push all the other rubbish to the back of my mind. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A lot of these rivers, like the River Wye, dont have another three years, never mind another 30 years. What book should I buy? These streams contain some most pristine water on the planet. His second studio album, Wish was released in 1988. Raw sewage spilled into UK rivers and seas more than 400,000 times last year, according to figures from the Environment Agency. They are Remember the late Noughties and the endless stories about the death of the music industry? Enter email address 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. Feargal Sharkey has a lasting memory of the Peoples Democracy march in January 1969. | ITV News Anglia 17m. He accepted an OBE in 2019 and there have been repeated suggestions that he might take a place in the House of Lords. However, their second album, Hypnotised, released in April 1980, reached number six in the UK charts, while their third album, Positive Touch, released in 1981, peaked at 17. Taken from the August/September 2022 of Rolling Stone UK. 4. He has become prominent in criticising the use of Form 696 by the Metropolitan Police' requiring event promoters to provide data on performers and audiences. Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. [22], On 30 August 2020, Sharkey appeared in episode 3 of the second series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing to discuss the environmental pressures faced by Britain's chalk rivers, during a conversation by the River Lea. The former rock musician Feargal Sharkey got his teenage kicks from angling and campaigning for better protection of our rivers. Feargal Sharkey It definitely is.. you have to blame the govt for this whole sorry mess the industry is out of control & its our rivers & beaches that are picking up the tab for that profiteering pic.twitter.com/PNLka94zH7, Haggis_UK (@Haggis_UK) August 22, 2022. It was Jim Sharkey who had sourced the transmitter and organised the logistics for Radio Free Derry. Feargal and Elizabeth Sharkey have not shared any details with reference to their children. I actually dont want to be doing this. In February that year, he met the members of still unnamed band, The Undertones, at a scout hall and started rehearsing with them. Read about our approach to external linking. Its quite easy working for record companies to get sucked into just incredible, lunatic hours. It was a four-day journey from Belfast to Derry, calling for civil rights reform. Feargal Sharkey: Clearly, for a few years rocknroll took precedent! Their debut album, The Undertones, released in 1979, was a success. [21] He gave the keynote address at The Rivers Trust Autumn Conference 2018. It is hypocrisy. Or Martin Lewis, banging on about family finances. [25] He is Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. Stay with us to learn more. I know people say celebs should keep their noses out of politics, but if it wasnt for the likes of Feargal Sharkey, Marcus Rashford etc then govt malpractices would be put on the back burner. And every time I scratched that itch, Id just end up with a bigger itch. But the next move is theirs.. In 2014 he married Shauna Drayson. He had ambitions beyond The Undertones and by 1985 he was recording with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics. RogW. Or 100 times more tigers. Trending videos, tweets and news from the UK's biggest humour site. It wasnt until people remarked on it that we realised that it was a very distinctive voice. My query as to whether club members eat the trout they catch elicits a moment of what I now realise was appalled silence. He retired ten years ago, devoting extra time to his passion for fly fishing. [1] They had several UK hits, with songs such as "Teenage Kicks", "Here Comes The Summer", "My Perfect Cousin", "Wednesday Week" and "It's Going to Happen!". Sharkey agrees that such names are august company. I had a real tough time just cos I wasnt one of the boot boys. In 2004, he became chairman of the 'Live Music Forum', where his job was to evaluate the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on the performance of live music. His rendition of How Soft Upon the Evening Air apparently left an adjudicator in tears. 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. Fascinatingly, he explains how DNA tests on their trout revealed they date back 8,000 years to the trout that originated in the Dolomite mountains and at the last Ice Age swam down the Rhine, across Doggerland, the land bridge between Europe and Britain, and up the Thames, and the River Lea to his fishery. As you got older you could head to Campsie or Strabane.. One of my earliest childhood memories is being about 10 years old in around 1968. 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