Penguin Cafe – Saturday 19 July at TAPESTRY

Penguin Cafe, led by Arthur Jeffes, reimagines the vision of his father Simon Jeffes with a sound that drifts between classical minimalism, global folk and ambient pop.

Their music carries both warmth and whimsy—an invitation to pause, reflect, and wander.

Since its founding in 2009, Penguin Cafe has evolved into a genre-defying ensemble, performing new compositions alongside reworks of iconic Penguin Café Orchestra pieces. With ukuleles, strings, harmoniums and more, their sound is playful yet intricate, always grounded in a belief in beauty, invention and connection.

Rooted in legacy but driven by curiosity, the group’s recordings and live shows speak to a changing world—finding joy in stillness, and poetry in simplicity. Their work reflects Arthur Jeffes’ interests in science, nature and collaboration, offering audiences music that feels at once familiar and entirely new.