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Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra has been played on NTS over 90 times, featured on 90 episodes and was first played on 25 November 2012.

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was the creation of classically-trained guitarist, composer, and arranger Simon Jeffes (Crawley, Sussex, England, 1949–1997). Jeffes and cellist co-founder Helen Liebmann were members throughout its life; a number of other musicians became part of the ensemble playing live and also appearing on studio albums according to the instrumentation of particular pieces. Several members of the original PCO, Geoffrey Richardson, Jennifer Maidman, Steve Fletcher, and Annie Whitehead have continued to play the music initially under the name “The…

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Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Editions EG1981
Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter
Penguin Cafe OrchestraEditions EG1981
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The Sound Of Someone You Love Who's Going Away And It Doesn't Matter
Simon Jeffes, The Penguin Café Orchestra
Obscure, Island Records1976
The Sound Of Someone You Love Who's Going Away And It Doesn't Matter
Simon Jeffes, The Penguin Café OrchestraObscure, Island Records1976
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Air A Danser
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Virgin1996
Air A Danser
Penguin Cafe OrchestraVirgin1996
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Flux
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Editions EG1981
Flux
Penguin Cafe OrchestraEditions EG1981
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Zopf
Simon Jeffes, The Penguin Café Orchestra
Obscure, Island Records1976
Zopf
Simon Jeffes, The Penguin Café OrchestraObscure, Island Records1976
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Telephone And Rubber Band
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Editions EG1981
Telephone And Rubber Band
Penguin Cafe OrchestraEditions EG1981
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Surface Tension
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Virgin, Zopf2001
Surface Tension
Penguin Cafe OrchestraVirgin, Zopf2001
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Yodel 3
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Virgin1996
Yodel 3
Penguin Cafe OrchestraVirgin1996
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Steady State
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Editions EG1981
Steady State
Penguin Cafe OrchestraEditions EG1981
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More Milk
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Editions EG1984
More Milk
Penguin Cafe OrchestraEditions EG1984
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