Think you don't know Penguin Cafe? Think again. Their tracks are so in demand for film scores and TV adverts they're bound to evoke memories of nights in front of the screen.

Formed in the 1970s by composer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Jeffes, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra mixed up stomping traditional folk, world music rhythms and minimalist classical.

Sadly the story came to an abrupt end 14 years ago when Simon died of a brain tumour.

However, in 2009 his son Arthur picked up the baton, dropping the 'Orchestra' from the name, gathering an entirely new selection of musicians but keeping alive the musical magpie approach and the freewheeling spirit.

So well did the new line-up pull this off, in fact, that it was almost impossible to spot the join between tracks culled from Arthur's new record A Matter Of Life and his father's decades-old but still crisp-sounding compositions.

The ensemble are a sight to behold, colourfully dressed like dandyish characters in a Agatha Christie production - think top hats, braces and tweed - on a set book-ended by huge penguins.

Jeffes Jr is a natural-born raconteur, keeping the packed Bridgewater Hall audience rapt between tracks.

But the most impressive aspect is the array of instruments deployed and the talent of the musicians playing them.

One moment ten musicians take up stringed instruments and hammer out folk thrashes; the next there'll be more stripped-down sections featuring Arthur banging out the beat on a shard of toughened glass.

It's a beguiling mix that shows the Penguin Cafe Orchestra heritage is in perfect hands.