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James Fearnley (born 9 October 1954, in Worsley) is an English musician. He played accordion in the Pogues. [1] Life and career. As a child he was a choir treble before his voice changed at the age of sixteen. He took piano lessons but did not enjoy it, so he chose to learn the guitar instead.
May 4, 2012 · Watch James Fearnley, founding member and accordionist of The Pogues, talk about his book 'Here Comes Everybody' and the band's history. Learn about the highs, lows, successes and excesses of life with The Pogues and Shane MacGowan.
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Apr 1, 2012 · James Fearnley, accordion player with The Pogues, describes the ramshackle origins of the band and captures their taciturn defiance at attempts by their manager to introduce a degree of professionalism.
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The Pogues' legendary accordion-player James Fearnley regales with the tales of how the Irish folk punk band began and, in some ways, ended using their second album, 1985's Rum, Sodomy &...
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JAMES FEARNLEY. Fearnley was the last guitarist for the Nipple Erectors, the London-based punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan. In August 1982, MacGowan brought Fearnley in to be the accordion-player for a group to play Irish traditional songs fuelled by the punk ethos.
May 1, 2014 · Here Comes Everybody: The Story of the Pogues. Paperback – May 1, 2014. by James Fearnley (Author) 4.5 418 ratings. See all formats and editions. The Pogues injected the fury of punk into Irish folk music and gave the world the troubled, iconic, darkly romantic songwriter Shane MacGowan.
Feb 7, 2018 · James Fearnley may not have been in The Clash, but he's had the unique opportunity to play in a band with Joe Strummer. As the accordionist for The Pogues, Fearnley and co. toured with Strummer in the 80s as a part of their group.
