Скачать или смотреть Cat's Head Apples - Julian Gaskell and his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

A 19th century ballad which explains how the Cat's Head Apple* got its name. The video was directed by Cally Gibson and stars Ethel Darling as Widow Tomkins and Buster Kitten as Tom. https://www.lonelyclownclub.com/

We discovered it on a later 19th century broadside print:
Roud: V6660 Bod:11705
http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view...
Sadly the Bodleian can't seem to afford to put 50p in the meter to keep their ballad server working, so the above link might not work, in which case try our website for other links
https://juliangaskell.co.uk/2025/02/0...

The words were written by Thomas Hudson of London and appeared in his self-published 'Comic Songs by Thomas Hudson' 8th Collection in 1827.
Available here:
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433...

Music written by Gaskell/Gibson/Sharpe (c)2023

Performed by:
Julian Gaskell - vocal, electric guitar, accordion, washboard, drums
Cally Gibson - violin
Thomas Sharpe - upright bass

Recorded in Penryn, Cornwall, 2024. Produced by Julian Gaskell, mastered by Tom Adams. From the album 'Broadside Bangers', out May 2025 on Kroustpop Records.


*Cats Head (or "Catshead") is a heavy cropping apple tree, widely grown in the 19th century. Cats Head apples are an easily distinguishable shape, large and pale yellow or silvery green with a very smooth skin. They're a great all round apple.