Sherkin Islander Norman King, Ireland 1989
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Dubliner Norman King moved to Sherkin and says island living is the only way of life for him.
Originally from Dublin, musician Norman King first went to Sherkin Island off the west coast of Cork for a session in the 1970s and subsequently made the Island his home.
Singer and bodhrán player in the folk band The Wild Geese, Norman King leaves Sherkin three or four times a year to go on tour in Europe, where the group have made a name for themselves. The band has a large following in Germany.
Norman King says he could never imagine living on the mainland again. While island life is appealing in itself, he chooses to live on Shekin because,
It’s more what goes on outside the island that doesn’t appeal to me.
The pace of life on the mainland, even in towns like Skibbereen, and the hassle that comes with city living, is something he does not need in his life.
He recalls a time when Tommy Feeney who sings and plays guitar in The Wild Geese, stayed on Sherkin for the winter. When the pair of them travelled to Dublin to play a gig in Slattery’s on Capel Street they got completely lost on Westmorland Street.
There was I, a born again culchie holding hands with a mate.
Norman King sings a song that he wrote about Sherkin Island.
This ‘Late Late Show’ Special is devoted to the islands off the coast of Ireland. All of the audience are islanders or have a connection with the islands. Norman King is taking part in a panel alongside filmmaker and producer Muiris Mac Conghail, Inishbofin hotelier Margaret Day and writer and broadcaster Breandán Ó hEithir.
This episode of ‘The Late Late Show’ was broadcast on 5 May 1989. The presenter is Gay Byrne.
Norman, it was a great pleasure to spend time in your company in the mid-80s on your visits to Scotland. A life well-lived. RIP.
RIP Norman King who passed away very peacefully last night 28/09/23
It's so sad he had a good old life he will be having a ball to night with he's old pals Vincy Rock and Michael john O Leary may they all rest in peace legends the lot of them
I love his voice and humour. Member of the brilliant Wild Geese
Class thanks for sharing 👍🏻☘️☘️☘️
Rest in peace Norman you'll bee sadly missed
Fair play to that man and his courage to say his bit and his poem.
Bravo cr
I'm slowly realising CRs video vault is the only place to be on CZcams
This is wonderful stuff.
Love this channel
Sherkin has changed so much, since.
I agree and it's not for the better another legend gone may they all rest in peace Vincy Rock, Micheal John O'Leary and now the brilliant Norman king rest in peace dear friends the island is a sad place without ye in it
When I grow up and am I able to grow a full long beard, I will wear a sailors hat and sail the 7 seas, I will drink 1 pottle each of pure Irish whiskey and Jamaican rum 3 times a day, I will sing only sea shanty songs, I will sail all around the world and its 7 seass and never put my feet on dry land again. Yes the life of a Sailor is for me
Sailor 🤗👍
@@jasoncarter3921 Ha Ha, you are correct Sailor
@@jasoncarter3921 Thank you kindly, been at sea for so long my spelling has gone to pot
Be a slightly more moderate sailor and live the life of a sailor for longer me matey 💀
truly venerable beard
The original captain Jack Sparrow
He looks ancient. I'm surprised he only died last year