Penguin Cafe Orchestra Biography

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a loose assembly of various musicians headed by classically-trained guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes (Sussex, England, 1949-1997). Only Jeffes and cellist co-founder Helen Liebmann were core members and other musicians were drafted for the requirements of particular pieces or performances. Their sound is not easy to categorise but is similar to the music of the French multi-instrumentalist Yann Tiersen, sharing with it elements of exuberant folk music and a minimalist aesthetic occasionally reminiscent of Philip Glass.The Penguin Cafe Orchestra recorded and performed for 24 years until Jeffes died of a brain tumour in 1997. History After becoming disillusioned with the rigid structures of classical music and the limitations of rock music, in which he also dabbled, Jeffes became interested in the relative freedom in ethnic music and decided to imbue his work with the same sense of immediacy and spirit.Describing how the idea of the Penguin C

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Penguin Cafe Orchestra Lyrics

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Union Cafe
Released: 1993
Discs: 1
Tracks: 16


1.Scherzo and Trio Lyrics (6:55)
2.Lifeboat (Lovers Rock) Lyrics (7:15)
3.Nothing Really Blue Lyrics (5:18)
4.Cage Dead Lyrics (4:36)
5.Vega Lyrics (10:32)
6.Yodel 3 Lyrics (3:26)
7.Organum Lyrics (3:49)
8.Another One from Porlock Lyrics (2:57)
9.Thorn Tree Wind Lyrics (3:16)
10.Silver Star of Bologna Lyrics (4:5)
11.Discover America Lyrics (3:4)
12.Pythagoras on the Line Lyrics (1:51)
13.Kora Kora Lyrics (3:5)
14.Lie Back and Think of England Lyrics (4:21)
15.Red Shorts Lyrics (4:9)
16.Passing Through Lyrics (5:19)
Signs of Life
Released: 1987
Discs: 1
Tracks: 11


1.Bean Fields Lyrics (4:26)
2.Southern Jukebox Music Lyrics (4:38)
3.Horns of the Bull Lyrics (4:35)
4.Oscar Tango Lyrics (3:15)
5.The Snake and the Lotus (The Pond) Lyrics (2:55)
6.Rosasolis Lyrics (4:21)
7.Dirt Lyrics (4:49)
8.Sketch Lyrics (3:21)
9.Perpetuum Mobile Lyrics (4:27)
10.Swing the Cat Lyrics (3:25)
11.Wildlife Lyrics (10:57)
Broadcasting From Home
Released: 1984
Discs: 1
Tracks: 12


1.Music for a Found Harmonium Lyrics (3:39)
2.Prelude & Yodel Lyrics (3:50)
3.More Milk Lyrics (3:11)
4.Sheep Dip Lyrics (4:0)
5.White Mischief Lyrics (5:50)
6.In the Back of a Taxi Lyrics (3:22)
7.Music by Numbers Lyrics (4:41)
8.Another One From the Colonies Lyrics (3:6)
9.Air Lyrics (4:20)
10.Heartwind Lyrics (4:12)
11.Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots) Lyrics (4:30)
12.Now Nothing Lyrics (2:58)
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Released: 1981
Discs: 1
Tracks: 15


1.Air à Danser Lyrics (4:32)
2.Yodel 1 Lyrics (4:9)
3.Telephone and Rubber Band Lyrics (2:29)
4.Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter Lyrics (3:9)
5.Pythagoras's Trousers Lyrics (3:21)
6.Numbers 1-4 Lyrics (6:59)
7.Yodel 2 Lyrics (4:37)
8.Salty Bean Fumble Lyrics (2:14)
9.Paul's Dance Lyrics (1:46)
10.The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas Lyrics (4:1)
11.Walk Don't Run Lyrics (3:2)
12.Flux Lyrics (1:48)
13.Simon's Dream Lyrics (1:49)
14.Harmonic Necklace Lyrics (1:12)
15.Steady State Lyrics (3:36)
Music From the Penguin Cafe
Released: 1976
Discs: 1
Tracks: 5


1.Penguin Cafe (single) Lyrics (6:15)
2.Zopf: From the Colonies (For N.R.) / In a Sydney Motel / Surface Tension (Where the Trees Meet the Sky) / Milk / Coronation / Giles Farnaby's Dream / Pigtail Lyrics (15:25)
3.The Sound of Someone You Love Who's Going Away and It Doesn't Matter Lyrics (11:46)
4.Hugebaby Lyrics (4:48)
5.Chartered Flight Lyrics (6:41)