Sham Rock

Sham Rock
Sham Rock in 1998
Sham Rock in 1998
Background information
OriginBelfast, Northern Ireland
GenresPop, dance, folk
LabelsJive Records
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]

  1. ^ a b "Sham Rock". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 493. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.