Britain awaits the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra

They give the phrase 'playing with your food' a whole new meaning - and now the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra is coming to Britain.

The unique ensemble, which performs on instruments made of fresh vegetables, will play at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival next week.

Founded in 1998, the 11-strong group carve their produce before every show, using celeriac bongos, carrot recorders and the multi-vegetable 'cucumberphone' to play everything from contemporary to house, jazz to classical.