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. Its probably quite true., The Honourable The Irish Society biannual Festival of Game Fishing takes place on Friday, March 12 from noon to 8pm. Feargal Sharkey: Ive been fly fishing longer than I was ever a musician. I effectively retired 10 years ago and was quite looking forward to it, he admits. Sharkey, unaware that there was already another group called Eddie and the Hot Rods, said it was The Hot Rod. We tuck them into bed at night and read them a bedtime story. There are still some of us old enough to remember what the past looked like and I dont recommend it. 20 Aug 2008. #BBCBreakfast Is brexit partly to blame for the sewage problems in the UK? BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 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]. It was Jim Sharkey who had sourced the transmitter and organised the logistics for Radio Free Derry. As you got older you could head to Campsie or Strabane.. 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. My husband is also miserable and hostile. (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. EXCLUSIVE: The Undertones frontman has gone from teenage dreams to rivers and streams in his bid to save Britain's waters from catastrophe. These streams contain some most pristine water on the planet. That gave me an itch. Why are they all calling my dad brother? But he reserves the right to pitch his battles where he sees fit. Untreated sewage is dumped around the English coastline. Out of that, he had to hand over 5 to his mother. However, one of its tracks, "I've Got News for You", reached No. 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. However, Feargal is currently doing his best work outside the established order. When Cass Elliot died in 1974, Russ and Leah Kunkel took in her daughter Owen and raised her. This song was allegedly about Tench's side of the relationship with McKee. He became chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery in Hertfordshire, which owns two and half miles of chalk stream along the River Lea. [5] His position as lead vocalist/frontman for the Undertones was taken by fellow Derry native Paul McLoone, who is also a radio presenter for the Irish national and independent radio station, Today FM. Something went wrong, please try again later. In 1990, Kunkel married singer Nicolette Larson, and that same year their daughter Elsie May Larson-Kunkel was born. Does that get me angry? Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54. It is hypocrisy. Sharkey, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, joined The Undertones shortly after their formation in 1975. 12 hit single "I've Got News for You". The whole experience of having to take the Environment Agency to the doors of the High Court to get an issue resolved just left me with a big question in my mind. 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. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Lower Test nature reserve, near Southampton, has suffered long-lasting damage, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) previously said. Strangely though, he was often abused in Derry. It's time to get off the stage and make room for [new artists]". VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. If we dont do something, well lose them in the next three or four years.. There was a fly-fishing club and a fly-tying club at school, provided by the Christian Brothers. Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. 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. 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. 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.. That gave me an itch. 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Enter email address 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 wasnt until people remarked on it that we realised that it was a very distinctive voice. The early nineties brought a new beginning and a post-match transfer to the administration side of the industry, initially as A&R manager for Polydor Records, more late nights in transport cafes, and then as managing director of EXP Ltd. Feargal has also served as a member of the Radio Authority and in 2004 was appointed chair of the Live Music Forum, an advisory committee established by Government to monitor and evaluate the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on the performance of live music. 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? There was no heavy-duty stuff. In 2007, McKee released her own recording of the track on her album Late December. Jan 16. This is a nice guy. [21] He gave the keynote address at The Rivers Trust Autumn Conference 2018. I actually dont want to be doing this. Does he have a daughter? But believe me, Ive worked in Parliament, Ive worked in Government. In the same way that Marcus Rashford and Jack Monroe have pressured Westminster about food poverty. Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey My daughter's first fly casting / fishing lesson yesterday under the expert tutelage of world renowned fly fisherman & writer Neil Its wrong, its immoral and it shouldnt be happening. People cried when they heard it. In January 2008, he was appointed the Chairman of British Music Rights. He called the Environment Agency a discredited, failed organisation, who has claimed that the nations rivers are dying on its watch. On 16 March, he had his first gig at Saint Joseph's Secondary School, where he made a blunder with the groups name. In 2008, he was awarded Honorary Doctor of Arts by the University of Hertfordshire. We managed to get our thing resolved. But when I started doing the executive thing, I began to develop a pattern. Sign Up. Thats a very bad lesson to learn when youre 10 years old.. 1 in several countries including the UK in late 1985. Sharkey appeared on BBC Newcastle, interviewed by Simon Logan on the afternoon show on 7 August 2013. His voice is pitched high, at the back of the throat. Not a single lake or river recently tested in England achieved good chemical status, according to a report released last year. 15th May 1980. I had a real tough time just cos I wasnt one of the boot boys. Comedian Paul Whitehouse and singer Feargal Sharkey, who are keen anglers, condemned the pollution. No. 5 hours So I got into this thing that every five or six weeks, I would deliberately take off a long weekend and go and just do something really nice. [3] However, it fared less well in the US, peaking at No. Im deeply grateful for every bit of it and hugely appreciative for the rest of my life. Sharkey, now 62, is better known today as an environmental campaigner and the energy force of those explosive early performances on stage has been transferred into strongly held opinions on protecting our natural world. 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. Continue with Recommended Cookies. The singer told another writer that I was slagged all the time back in secondary school. The water industry has completely gamed the system to their benefit. 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Because at some point in the past, they may have bought one of my records, or something. It was all wrecking things and vandalism and I wasnt one of the boys.. To avoid repeated embarrassments, they finally selected The Undertones as their permanent name. WebFeargal Sharkey is part of the Baby boomers generation. Help! I love my son but I hate my life. The Environment Agency had known what the problem was since 2003 and how to rectify it and, quite frankly, did nothing about it, or as little as possible, until we started taking them to the High Court to get everyones attention. Ipso, A Mediahuis Website We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. 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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. His eponymous debut album reached No. 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. In October, he moved to UK Music as its CEO, retiring from there 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. 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. I put it to Feargal that hes perhaps a greater use to the public outside the House of Lords. [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. It was released in 1985 on Virgin Records. For me, its like my career in the music industry the future is over that way and it looks quite exciting.. Its not really something youd want to aspire to for mid-life. However, he had once said that he was born into a family of ten children, leading one to speculate that three had died in infancy. [4] The track was performed on Top of the Pops with members of Madness. He has declined several offers to sing with the reformed Undertones. Sharkey has several non-executive directorships and sits on a couple of advisory boards but two days a week are devoted to looking after the Amwell Magna Fishery and its livestock. With crystal waters at a constant 10C and gravel beds, they host a variety of creatures such as trout, voles and kingfishers. In 1984, Feargal Sharkey began his solo career, releasing his debut single, Listen to Your Father, in September. Feargal Sharkey is helping to preserve our rivers, Feargal with the Daily Mirror's Nada Farhoud, Amwell Magna Fishery, close to the River Lea in Ware, Hertfordshire. 23 in the UK chart. The company added: "A robust and regular maintenance schedule for the outfall where the surface drain with the diesel has been emerging has long been in place. Written by Maria McKee, it peaked at No 1 on the UK Single Chart, remaining there for two weeks. The mention of how his father lived until the great age of 99 prompts more good humour: I do threaten my family theres a fine tradition in the male side of the Sharkeys of everybody living until at least their mid-90s so if they think theyre going to see the back of me any day soon theyre badly mistaken.. Once better known as the lead singer of the Undertones and for later telling everyone that a good heart is hard to find, Feargal Sharkey is these days going viral in the fight against water companies ditching sewage in our rivers and on our beaches.. A keen fisherman and passionate environmental campaigner, Sharkey has been busier than ever of late for reasons Whitehouse, who co-presents the BBC programme Gone Fishing, said the authorities' actions were insufficient. 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. Forty years after he left the city, Feargal has not completely lost the Derry accent. As per some 5. I used to work 80-100 hour weeks, now I think you were completely mad Sharkey! You basically went along thinking your band was awful.. They are some of the rarest habitats on Earth and about 85 per cent of them are here in southern and south-east England. What book should I buy? The silencing of Pete Doherty. But that just made me curious. But there's more: discover your full benefits now. Feargal described the volume of overflow as shocking and said that it demonstrated why the countrys water infrastructure needs a radical overhaul. 3. Sen Feargal Sharkey OBE (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. Later after that, the duo was out of sight. 48. Absolutely. So I might have a platform. He swears plenty and his fury is unchecked. Most people reading this will know you as a legendary punk singer and solo artist. Feargal was on a stretch of the walk with his parents, Jim and Sibal. Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) August 22, 2022, Get the best of the days posts delivered direct to you by joining The Poke+ on Facebook, 2023 The Poke. Or Martin Lewis, banging on about family finances. Ask Allison: I regret having a baby. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. The bands bass player Mickey Bradley admits this. More hits followed, including My Perfect Cousin. 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It peaked at No 27 on the UK Albums Chart and at 41 on the Swedish Album Chart. 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. Feargal Sharkey: This is where you get into the slightly Freudian bit of the discussion. A friend bought me a 25 book token for Christmas. Feargal Sharkey was hired as a guest vocalist for the A-side of In 2008, Sharkey was appointed as the CEO of British Music Rights, replacing Emma Pike. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Buy it here. Whats going on is not only immoral, but in my personal opinion, and according to the European Court of Justice, its illegal.. 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 We little people dont get listened to. VIPs talking at the event will include the Prince of Wales and Mayor of London. His father, Jim Sharkey, an electrician by profession, was an active member of the Electrical Trade Union. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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. [25] He is Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. I dialled it back a bit from 160mph a minute to 85mph a minute. What else was going on that nobody knew anything about? 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. Entertainment stars have supported calls to stop fuel oil leaking into a protected wetland. Feargal was born in Derry N. Ireland August 1958, the second youngest of seven children. Of course, Sharkey himself escaped to London but clearly this part of the world retains a special place in his heart. Feargal Sharkey: The campaigning thing is not something I ever planned on doing. 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. Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter/guitarist Kris McKay performed a version of the song, featured on the soundtrack for the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie Road House. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was an international success. 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. Indeed, to his huge irritation Sharkey discovered there are only 225 chalk streams on the entire planet, 85% of which are in southern England and we are destroying them. 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. Remember the late Noughties and the endless stories about the death of the music industry? Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. [10] Sharkey resigned from UK Music on 11 November 2011. I thought thered still be enough time in my life to go off and do a whole bunch of other things. Happily, hes just as comfortable discussing a diverse range of subjects, from his music career, to the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland and his ruminations on identity. Sibal, his mother, was the Registrar of the Fis Dhore Cholmclle, otherwise known as the Derry Fis a contest of Irish singing, dancing, verse, storytelling and drama. Politics 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. 12 on the UK and No. He recently visited St Ives with the family on holiday. Sharkey followed up the single with the Tench-written "You Little Thief". Although the club was able to save the fish, the incident spurred him on to become an environmental champion. Hes been sharing stories and outrage and highlighting this shameful issue until it has reached critical mass. [18], Sharkey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music. It was at this spot that he told me that he first discovered the plight of the nations waterways after the chalk stream had almost completely dried up, putting at risk the brown trout. He studied at St. Peters Secondary School, run by Christian Brothers. They are Not a very big one, but a slightly bigger one than everybody else. Kunkel and Larson were married until her death in 1997. There was no heavy-duty stuff. The former rock musician Feargal Sharkey got his teenage kicks from angling and campaigning for better protection of our rivers. And the shop owner was moved to comment: Thats Feargal Sharkey, the water warrior. He would be a welcome addition to the House of Lords or in a role advising the Government.. And in return, weve ended up with rivers full of sewage. Their debut album, The Undertones, released in 1979, was a success. Now, bear in mind that there are only 225 chalk streams on the entire planet. Discover your full benefits as a Premium subscriber. A keen fisherman and passionate environmental campaigner, Sharkey has been busier than ever of late for reasons which we probably wont need to remind you about. 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. Im very proud of everything Ive done and desperately grateful for being allowed the opportunity to do it all.. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In 1985, he released his debut solo eponymous album, Feargal Sharkey, which contained ten tracks including his single hits, A Good Heart and You Little Thief. But the former Undertones lead singer is talking with just as much passion and excitement about his lifelong love of fly-fishing as he once sang the bands famous punk anthem. 3. Were we on the agenda three years ago? He also began to play the songs at his program and very soon, the title song, Teenage Kicks, became very popular. Weve got three decades of lack of political oversight and a complete failure of the regulators the Environment Agency and Ofwat. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. 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. 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". Every single one is being slowly poisoned by sewage, he said. Simon Childs. 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 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. 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