The Ragamuffins

The Ragamuffins
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	2007–present
Website	http://www.myspace.com/ragamuffinsmusic
Members
David Jaggs Jules Gilchrist Paul Heck
Past members
Richard Nicholson Ross Kilmister Daniel Elliott

The Ragamuffins are a British indie pop band based in the North West of England, close to Manchester and Liverpool.

Biography

The band was formed by David Jaggs and Richard Nicholson in 2007 under the name The Rascallies, but they later decided to change the name to The Ragamuffins due to fellow North West band The Rascals. Paul Heck and Jules Gilchrist joined at the start of 2008 and things began to kick off from there. Richard decided to call it a day in the summer of 2009, his last gig being for Lancashire's "Rock FM" and the band recruited Brent Ashton to take his place behind the drum kit.

Past gigs include the Snowbombing Festival in Austria, playing mainstage at The Beatherder Festival alongside Reverend & The Makers and The Whip, headlining Liverpool's o2 Academy 2, supporting The Zutons, opening the 6 month long "Made in Europe" Festival in Italy and performing at Alan Mcgee's Death Disco in London.

The Ragamuffins have recorded a live video for MUTV thanks to a shared support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust charity; the video frequently airing on the Sky TV channel. They've also had records played numerous times at Liverpool FC's Anfield stadium by long time announcer George Sephton. Furthermore the song 'Royally Flushed' provides the backing track for showreel of North West media (showcased at events such as the Labour Party Conference). The Ragamuffins are featured as a BBC Introducing band, and recently appeared on BBC Radio Lancashire on 'An intimate afternoon with The Ragamuffins' (in the past they have played live on BBC Radio Merseyside, Blackburn Station "107 The Bee", Salford City Radio and other smaller local stations too)

In 2011, after something of a hiatus, David and Paul announced that they would be releasing a new album in 2012 entitled "Irony Curtain" containing re-recordings of some older tracks as well as several brand new songs. The album was released on Liverpool label "7L Records" and focussed on a more organic guitar-pop sound than the "Batteries Not Included" era material.

Press

Preston University Press: "exactly what British indie pop needs right now; charm, originality, but most of all, damn fine song writing"
Northern Empire Promotions, Liverpool: "so passionate - The end result is beautiful songs that will not allow you to keep your feet still. We dare you not to dance!"
“Asp Bites” Online Review “I'm not often impressed to the same margin I was when I heard The Ragamuffins via BBC Introducing. They are definitely a band for me, and their "kitchen-sink-drama jangly indie-pop songs" are really appealing. Together with their addiction to cups of tea, their music is close to my heart. It's similar enough to fit into the generically popular 'indie' category that's overwhelmed nowadays, but reasurringly different"
Bluesbunny Independent Music Reviews on “El Bandito”: “Throwing us a lifebelt filled with happy hummable songs, this band are what this once great country needs; a reason to get out of bed and dance. So set sail for the future because it will certainly be bright if The Ragamuffins have anything to do with it. 4/5”
Bluesbunny Independent Music Reviews: “There are times when you wonder if melody has been forgotten in popular music but not tonight. A musician said to me recently that it was really hard to write a happy song. Well, The Ragamuffins have them by the barrow load”

Discography

Singles

• "Batteries Not Included" (Japan, 2009)
• "Irony Curtain" (UK, 2012)