Brought to you by us here at RTP and returning for its second year, FALMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL will be taking place at Falmouth Princess Pavilion on Saturday 18th July 2026. This is a free event, with a true community focus, and you are invited to bring a picnic and make a day of it! There will be bric and brac and clothing stalls to support … Continue reading Falmouth Folk Festival 2026

I kept my self busy in April/May of 2026 recording music for Miracle Theatre’s production of Peer Gynt. Director Bill Scott contacted me earlier in the year with what seemed like a bizarre request for recordings of Edvard Grieg’s famous tunes for the original Peer Gynt (Hall of the Mountain King, Morning Mood etc) played on the harmonica. How could I refuse?? I cobbled together … Continue reading Peer Gynt

We are very pleased to be part of this event happening at the Cornish Bank, Falmouth on Saturday 18th October. We will be playing in the afternoon, around 2pm, detais are below and tickets are available from https://thecornishbank.co.uk/ Bringing together fabulous musicians, creatives and activists to fight for humanity and help raise funds for vital humanitarian aid in Palestine. In these dark times, with a … Continue reading We Hear You Palestine, 18th October

We recorded a load of songs the other week in our Penryn mansion so that the people of the world can see what we get up to and maybe even consider booking us for a gig or two. We only intended to record a couple of tunes but got carried away and recorded a whole live set. so here it is… (not evrything is there … Continue reading New Live Videos!

Here’s a gig for the diary!!! Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists plus support at Woodlane Social Club, Falmouth. 7.30pm Saturday 13th September, £5 (plus booking fee) Continue reading Woodlane Social 13th September

FALMOUTH, CORNWALL – Get ready for the inaugural Falmouth Folk Festival! This free music event will take over the Princess Pavilion Gardens on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, from 12 noon to 8 pm. Experience a vibrant day of live folk music showcasing both local and regional talent in a stunning outdoor setting. The Falmouth Folk Festival 2025 boasts a diverse lineup across two stages: the … Continue reading Falmouth Folk Festival 2025: Free Music in Princess Pavilion Gardens

Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will be returning to the Cornish Bank on Sunday May 4th for a concert to celebrate the long-awaited release of our album Broadside Bangers on Kroustpop! Records.   The Ragged trio of Gaskell, Gibson and Sharpe will be performing ballads from the album as well as a selection of oldies and originals, plus there will be a performance of … Continue reading Cornish Bank, Sunday MAY THE FOURTH

The new album will released 1st May on CD by Kroustpop Records, plus all the digital services. Here’s a link… Continue reading Broadside Bangers! 1st May 2025

Revamped and refined since the 2023 vintage, Broadside Bangers Volume 2 presents a journey into the archives with the most melodramatic, gruesome and supernatural ballads from the 16th to 19th centuries. We will perform these old lyrics concerning funeral arrangements, cat food, poverty, dishonesty, water quality, marriage and more in a riotous, folk- punk, theatrical plethora of musical styles. We’ll cover as much ground as … Continue reading Broadside Bangers Spring 2024 Tour!

A break from the ballads for some wandering piano nonsense, which we hope to be bringing to festivals next year. Gaskell’s COUNTRY GARDEN CLASSICS is what happens when Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists take their piano for a stroll around the back garden. Classic ballads, indie, post-punk, folk tales, bangers, baroque and whatever else we deem classic for any given occasion, played in … Continue reading Country Garden Classics!

Here for all to enjoy, Julian on guitar, vocal and accordion, along with violin player Cally Gibson, filmed in a mizzley Falmouth backyard on Sunday October 1st 2023. Aman Cheung and his crew of travelling documentary makers had turned up to a Philanthropist gig at The Front (Falmouth, Cornwall) the previous evening and agreed to film them the next morning, here is what they managed … Continue reading Tiny Backyard Concert

Here are some quotes from actual things that were printed or said. But don’t take their word for it either, judge for yourself at our bandcamp where you will find the full back catalogue of recordings. You may find some of our music on other streaming services, but it will most likely be out of date, second rate and generally cheap and shoddy. Anyway, the … Continue reading Don’t just take our word for it!