To end the season's Late Night series we celebrate a band of musicians popular for two generations.
Penguin Cafe's quietly insidious blends of catchy material, sophisticated skill and slightly surreal unpredictability have long been familiar to listeners who may never have registered the names of performers or music. Originally dreamt up and fronted by Simon Jeffes until his death in 1997 – and also prompting David Bintley's successful ballet 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe – the group's music has reappeared on the scene thanks to Jeffes's son Arthur, who has added new pieces to the menu.
Joining them is star Northumbrian smallpiper Kathryn Tickell, a past guest of the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra.