Penguin Cafe Tickets

Bringing together nine talented musicians from every walk of musical life, Arthur Jeffes has successfully continued his late father Simon's original concept of the Penguin Café Orchestra, and proved to be an outstanding composer himself. The new group, formed in 2009, remains true to the vision that Simon Jeffes shaped in 1972. Disillusioned with the rigidities of classical music and the limitations of rock, he forged a musical world and language that was entirely unique, built on playful minimalist concepts shot through with whimsy. Penguin Café now stand as one of Britain's most jauntily eccentric bands, with upbeat folk strums, north African strains, a little blues, some classical minimalism, elements of Nyman, Glass, folk, swing, dance, a hint of Calypso and a touch of Celtic fire, together with reworkings of Simon Jeffes' signature pieces Telephone And Rubber Band and Music For A Found Harmonium. This sound is at once familiar and new, initially appearing deceptively slight by combining acoustic power with a unique mix of ukuleles, strings, percussion, electric bass, piano and even such quirks as a reverberating piece of toughened glass. It's a recipe that makes the unlikely blend of African rhythm, folk fiddle and classical cadences become a sweet sound to relish.