Sham Rock Explained

Sham Rock
Origin:	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genre:	Pop, dance, folk
Label:	Jive Records
Current Members:	Anne Barrett John Hamilton Philip Larsen
Past Members:	Graham Scales Jacqueline Scales

Sham Rock are a pseudo-folk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, known solely for their 1998 single, "Tell Me Ma" (a pop version of 19th century children's song "I'll Tell Me Ma"). "Tell Me Ma" peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and remained on the charts for 13 weeks.^{[1] [2]} It sold over 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

A one-hit wonder, Sham Rock had no other chart entries.^[1]

Discography

• Sham Rock: The Album (2003)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sham Rock. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328111739/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3282/sham-rock/. dead. 28 March 2018. Official Charts Company. 26 December 2018.
2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 493.