The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) were an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann, the band toured...
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continuation of his father's project, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. The group is distinct from the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra, despite the similarities in genre...
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra is the second studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1981, and recorded between 1977 and 1980. By this album,...
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Music from the Penguin Cafe is the first studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It was recorded between 1974 and 1976, and released in 1976. The artist...
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Signs of Life is the fourth studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It was recorded at the Penguin Cafe between 1985 and 1987 and released in March 1987...
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the Penguin Cafe is a ballet choreographed by David Bintley and featuring music composed by Simon Jeffes, founder of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It is...
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The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album is an EP by Penguin Cafe Orchestra consisting of six pieces, two derived from previous released recordings ("The...
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Union Cafe is the fifth and final studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released...
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Arthur Jeffes (category Penguin Cafe members)
of the musical group Penguin Cafe, a group he formed in 2007 to play the music of his father's band, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is one half of the...
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Simon Jeffes (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
the primary performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He was the composer of the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe, of the much-recorded piece Music...
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Adam with Eddie Parker – Easter Song Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music for a Found Harmonium Nacho Sotomayor – Café del Mar Sonic Adventure Project – Forty–Two...
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Patrick Street, which is in turn a cover of the original song by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. "What Ever I Feel Like" "I Want Candy" - Bow Wow Wow "Bus Rider"...
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"Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, as written by Simon Jeffes. Prior to its commercial release, the song was referred to as "Penguin", which was solely...
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Jennifer Maidman (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
part of the band Shakespears Sister. She was a core member of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra from 1984 until 2007. She is best known as a bass guitarist but...
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was a trio, consisting of Chris Thomson, Peter Veitch (later with Penguin Cafe Orchestra), and Mike Ogletree (later with Simple Minds and Fiction Factory)...
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Steve Nye (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
keyboards. He was a member of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra from 1976 to 1988. Nye explains: 'The Penguin Cafe Orchestra is a prime example of the side I'm...
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Stephen Fischer (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
Geldof, Debbie McGee, Boy George, Paul Brady, Murray Head and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra as a keyboard player and singer. "The history of Eurovision – 50...
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Kathryn Tickell (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
Oysterband 1991 The Bells of Dublin, The Chieftains 1993 Union Café, Penguin Cafe Orchestra 1993 You Hold the Key, Beth Nielsen Chapman 1995 The Shouting...
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Khan, Remmy Ongala & The Super Matimala Orchestra, Geoffrey Oryema, Hermeto Pascoal, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Mari Boine Persen, Courtney Pine, Hossam...
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Ichiyanagi. Following Cage's death Simon Jeffes, founder of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, composed a piece entitled "CAGE DEAD", using a melody based on...
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Helen Liebmann (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
member (along with Simon Jeffes) of the avant garde music group Penguin Cafe Orchestra in 1973. A cellist, she studied at the Royal Academy of Music. In...
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Geoffrey Richardson (musician) (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Caravan, Murray Head and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Richardson's father was a semi-pro musician. Richardson himself...
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Gavyn Wright (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral...
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album features contributions from Steve Nye and Simon Jeffes of Penguin Cafe Orchestra. All music composed by Rupert Hine, all lyrics composed by David...
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Nigel Kennedy (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
grandfather was Lauri Kennedy, principal cellist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and his grandmother was Dorothy Kennedy, a pianist. Lauri and Dorothy...
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earlier Penguin Café Orchestra, but was an "impressive attempt". "Stylistically, A Matter of Life… is a near-perfect match with the Penguin Café Orchestra of...
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from their debut album, Resident Alien (1995). It samples the Penguin Cafe Orchestra song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996, the single peaked...
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"Prelude and Yodel" and "Nothing Really Blue" (as performed by Penguin Café Orchestra) are featured on the soundtrack. The video for "Doctor Worm" by...
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Annie Whitehead (category Penguin Cafe Orchestra members)
Bley, Charlie Watts Orchestra, Fun Boy Three, Robert Wyatt, Jah Wobble, Jamiroquai, Elvis Costello, John Stevens, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Smiley Culture,...
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playing during the trailer is "Music for a Found Harmonium" by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. The song played during the street party is "How Sweet It Is (To...
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