Julian on vocals, accordion, violin, balalaika, cello, banjo, washboard, piano, drums, harmonicas, concertina, guitars, Tom ('Zapoppin') on upright bass, vocals, tuba, banjo, cello, Dan (Life with Pye) on guitars, vocals, ukulele, kazoo, Rory (Pressure Roots Hi-fi) on drums. Our recordings have also featured special guests Kester (Jones) on mandolin, guitars, clarinet, vocals, banjo, piano, organ and Andy Gove on the trombone
Influences
We also have one of those facebook
groups if that's your thing.
err, influences then...Jimi Hendrix, The Clash, Lonnie Donegan, King Crimson, Jo Privat, Gogol Bordello, Django Reinhardt, Mikis Theodorakis, the Kinks, the banjo playing toad off bagpuss, Billy Childish, Sly and the Family Stone, Mrs Mills, Nuggets and Pebbles, Davey Graham, St Keverne Brass Band, Jonathan Richman, Ivor Cutler, Yann Tiersen, a Hawk and a Hacksaw, George Formby, Specials, Pogues, Leningrad, Edgar Broughton Band, Naftule Brandwein, Small Faces, Dave Tarras, Elvi Presley and Costello, Madness, Seasick Steve, Nick Drake, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Richard & Linda Thompson, Bert Jansch, The Ukrainians, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan & Donovan, Klezmer, Gypsy, Flamenco, Ska, jazz, prog, punk etc etc
Sounds Like
rustic, urbane, industrial folk, agricultural noise, wall of folk, avant-billy, klezmer, gypsy, punk, listen to this lot and make up your own mind:
"a bleedin racket" judging by this clip of 'Yuppie Flats' at last year's Maker festival...
"The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" is the title of a book written by Robert Tressell,
details of which are here.
Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists are a four (or five depending on weather conditions) piece outfit from Cornwall who play garage-punk-klezmer-balkadelia. Having played hundreds of gigs in obscure locations around the south west since forming in 2006, their music has mutated and grown into what is on their forthcoming album “Here the repellent harpies make their nests”, due for release in August 2009, which can be described thus...
Mambo accordion, polka washboard, romantic fiction, darkness falling at the end of a drunken afternoon, a failed trip to a cashpoint, new balkan wave prog ska, space dub balkan dance off, the sound of a flourescent green guitar amp being tortured until it screams like a thunderstorm over the vale of avalon, ukrainian-yiddish klezmer surfers taking their revenge on the laid back cornish dudes for decades of grinding the 'n'roll out of surf rock, singing whilst slowly dragging a carcass to it's final resting place, the kind of royalty that is hung, drawn and quartered before being left in a dustbin for the seagulls, creeping lounge jazz which might appeal to those with too much money to handle, Bulgariadelic folk onslaught, world music for hairy men with big flares and aviator shades. The knees-up in the face of adversity. A penryn street party to celebrate the street being dug up.
The album was produced and recorded by Julian Gaskell in May/June 2009 in a Cottage by the sea near falmouth, Cornwall using a Soundcraft Series II desk rescued from a Bolton scrapheap, a great british spring drainpipe reverb, analogue space echo and a reel to reel tape machine borrowed from the BBC in 1982, and only the most arcane methods of microphone placement and mixing.
The classic 2007 debut album "Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" - is available on CD here for £10 (plus a quid P&P) - that's 18 tracks and 69 minutes of this nonsense in a digipack with fancy artwork, lyrics and all the trimmings.
Alternatively, you can download the album (as well as previous releases by Julian Gaskell and Icons of Poundland) from our fancy new download store.
Or else, if you want to pay more money for the same thing, get it from itunes here
eh up lads, hope your good. come down and check out the new, reinforced Busketeers at miss peapods, jubilee wharf in penryn on the 18th of july. we've been doing some "growing" so suspect a good night! cheers
Hello There! I really enjoy your music, and I hope that you like mine as well. I would love it if you could check out the widget on my page and listen to my song - Window, Window - as many times as you like. I'm only asking because I entered the Myspace Records Unsigned Artists Competition, and I would love to have as many plays as possible. Thanks a lot!!
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Opening night: Tuesday 9th june 2009 - 9pm / 11.30pm
Forget about the gym workout: come dancing!!
(and save on the gym subscription and the dating site subscription too...)
Thank goodness we will be opened on the 9th for the first edition of Swing Mon Amour so you'll have something nice to do on a tuesday night. It's very cheap (in terms of money not quality obviously), and you'll get great acts every week that will make you sweat and get plenty of excercice. I'm talking resident Dj El Nino from Black Cotton Club & Lady Luck, and Gentleman Tim & the Contenders a great 1950's swing R&B Chicago blues band. You'll dance all night, guaranted!
Styles : Blues - Chicago Blues - West coast Blues - 20's 30's - Gypsy swing - Big Band - Swing - R&B - Jump Jive - Rockabilly - Rock&Roll - Western Hillbilly - and many more...
Tickets for this incredible show on May 25th at Miss Peapod's had sold out, but the event has been moved to the hall upstairs meaning there will be another 80 tickets on sale soon, spread the word! CLICK THE FLYER FOR MORE INFO
Oooo awesome! I have one of your precious CDS in my possesion! Rob the landlord who was once mine would love to have you back...he said so! GET HIM!!! : ) When's Penryn day? I wanna see I wanna see! Hopefully i'll mAKE IT TO THE taprooms on 7th,it's ust down the hill from me. : )
Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will be returning from their tours of the Isles of Scilly and 'The North' to play at The Acorn in Penzance, and the Phoenix in Exeter on 17th and 18th April, respectively. Support on both dates will be amply supplied by their feral folkie friends from Devon 'Bert Miller and the Animal Folk'.
Details:
Friday April 17th JULIAN GASKELL & HIS RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS …plus BERT MILLER & THE ANIMAL FOLK
ACORN ARTS CENTRE Parade Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4BU Doors 8. 30pm
Tickets £6. 50 in Advance £8 on the door Phoenix Box Office: 01392 667080 (credit card and walk up) Online: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk Online: www.seetickets.com Online: www.wegottickets.com Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will be returning from their tours of the Isles of Scilly and 'The North' to play at The Acorn in Penzance, and the Phoenix in Exeter on 17th and 18th April, respectively. Support on both dates will be amply supplied by their feral folkie friends from Devon 'Bert Miller and the Animal Folk'.
Details:
Friday April 17th JULIAN GASKELL & HIS RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS …plus BERT MILLER & THE AN
Attention!!! A night not to miss! The Busketeers are performing for one night only at the Poly, arts centre in Falmouth on the 24th of April. A spectacular evening of entertainment is guaranteed. The Busketeers perform their unique eclectic music set, with daring theatrics, crazy films, lights, ice-cream and tea ladies! They fill the Poly theatre with their quirky music as you've never seen them before. suitable for all ages. Tickets £6.00 and £5.00 for under twenty ones. Book early to avoid disappointment. tickets from the poly box office. find out more at www.thepoly.org/. Friday the 24th of April The Poly, Falmouth
Aye, still here! Have been waiting and waiting and waiting for you to play Manchester and you pick a night I'm not around. How dare you. Gutted to miss it and would be good to see you. Please let me know if you're around here again! Hope it goes well - great tunes...
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