Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Arthur Jeffes on keeping the band, and his dad’s dream alive | Music | The Guardian

Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Arthur Jeffes on keeping the band, and his dad’s dream alive | Music | The Guardian. This is a fascinating account of Arthur Jeffes journey from son to inheritor of this wonderful musical legacy.

I came across a lovely story on a posted comment from a YouTube clip of Music For A Found Harmonium: “I once heard this tune played in a small bar in the Scottish highlands, one fella with a fiddle, one on guitar, in battle-of-the-banjos style, and I’ve loved it ever since. I’d always assumed it was an old folk tune and didn’t know what it was called. 15+ years later and I finally found out that it’s an early 80s piece! Who knew, eh? :)”

Penguin Café + Portico Quartet

On tour in  the UK  from February 6 to 21st. Click on the image for tour dates and box office details. There is a good review of Penguin Café’s proms concert in London last year in The Guardian. Equally, there are a number of media lining up to praise the wonderful Portico Quartet.