Our final gig of 2023! Julian and Cally will return to The Cornish Bank in Falmouth for a twixtmas special on Friday 29th December with their vast collection of ballads and bangers dredged from the gutters of Europe.  Expect to be moved by poignantly sung tales of funeral arrangements and cat food, passionate complaints on poverty, dishonesty and water quality as well as some robust … Continue reading Gaskell & Gibson at the Cornish Bank, Fri 29th December

We have a few local gigs coming up… 19th July, 2nd August, Trewan Hall Campsite 6th August, Maker with Rame Community Hall 11th August, Morgawr, Falmouth Continue reading Gigs in August!

We are pleased to announce our very first bangin’ show of all-broadside-bangers, Friday 24th February at the Poly, Falmouth. Details and tickets here Then we will be taking the show around Cornwall: Sat 25th Feb – Praa Sands Community Centre Friday 3rd March – Warleggan Jubilee Hall Friday 10th March – Lambeage Hall, Coverack We have been working for some time now on this new anthology of some … Continue reading Broadside Bangers in Cornwall!

We have a tiny tour in February: Sat 4th Feb – Green Note, Camden – details and tickets here Sun 5th Feb – The Bell, Bath – Sunday lunchtime gig We will be previewing songs from our forthcoming collection of broadside ballads, be prepared for a wild ride! Continue reading Feb 2023 Gigs in London and Bath

After a busy summer of Festivals and theatrical shenanigans with Bash Street as well as a few gigs, we are back to working on new material as Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, and we have a few gigs where we will be airing a load of new songs, excavated ballads and archive classics around the country: Wednesday 28th September – Daaku, Falmouth – … Continue reading Autumn 2022 tour!

After what seems like many many years, we are back to our never ending tour of fields, pubs, stately homes and raves, full details on our gigs page. Saturday 11th June – THE RISE OF THE ANT Cottage Party, Falmouth SOLD OUT Saturday 18th June – Redruth Drapery – Murdoch’s Eve – ‘a night of bawdy tales and crazy music’ with Cobweb Tours Sunday 26th … Continue reading Gigs this summer

We will be playing at Falmouth Pavilions on Saturday 16th April at the Peace for Ukraine fundraiser. Loads of acts on 3 stages, we will be on the main Pavilion stage in the evening and will also be entertaining the children on the bandstand in the afternoon. An amazing lineup with all proceeds going to the ICRC Ukraine Appeal. A day of fund-raising support for … Continue reading Peace for Ukraine, Falmouth Pavilions 16th April

Fed up with battling through noisy chatting phone toting hordes to listen to your favourite stride rembetika jazz live? Then why not sit back and enjoy a comfortable refrain or two in the company of Julian Gaskell and his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists upstairs at the Poly.  Keen listeners will be well aware that Gaskell’s music has aged like a fine aluminium can of lager since … Continue reading Upstairs at Falmouth Poly, Sat. 2nd April