Folk Bands and Artists
The Ciderhouse Rebellion
London
https://theciderhouserebellion.com
“Two virtuoso musicians playing some of the most startling and original music you will ever encounter. Compelling, exciting and utterly original” Phil Beer
The duo brings together master accordionist Murray Grainger and fiddle player Adam Summerhayes. The pair play some traditional tunes, particularly from the NE of England, and compose their own music, specialising in creating within the moment so each performance is uniquely magical in its improvisatory focus.
Adam Summerhayes has been described as a ‘Paganini of the traditional violin’ (fRoots) and his remarkable playing has been lauded worldwide: “Like the direct descendant of the devil’s violinist Paganini” (Badische Zeitung); ‘Astonishing, all-out virtuosity’. (New York Times); “Intoxicating … virtuoso fiddle playing” (The Times); ‘breath-taking violin wizardry’ (stuff.co.nz).
This duo, though, is not just about fireworks and virtuosity. Profound and eloquent, epic, haunting and dramatic, Adam Summerhayes’s ‘utterly compelling’ playing (BBC Music magazine) entwines with master accordionist Murray Grainger’s subtly woven tapestries of sound – “Grainger’s accordion with Summerhayes’s fiddle are especially beautiful” (Songlines).
The pair write their own tunes and specialise in creating music in the moment – it’s this unusually improvisatory focus that is uniquely magical. A quest to create music in the moment, with no conscious thought between conception and playing, searching for unexpected magic and the possibility to create a deeper and perhaps more revealing narrative – “Gorgeous stuff” (BBC Radio 3).
Of their latest album created with Kirsty Merryn, FATEA reviews: “ … expect to find this among the folk album of the year nominations.”
Genre: English Folk
GIGS COMING UP
Live in UK
- Cider with Kirsty at The Milford Folk Club - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Kirsty Merryn
Thursday 9th May · 7:30PM · Milford On Sea Community Centre · Milford on Sea · £5
Live in UK
- Cider with Kirsty at The Lighthouse - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Kirsty Merryn
Friday 10th May · 8:00PM · Lighthouse · Poole · £17.00
Live in UK
- Cider with Kirsty at The Silver Street Sessions - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Kirsty Merryn
Saturday 11th May · 8:00PM · Wiveliscombe Community Centre · Taunton · £19.00
Live in UK
- Cider with Kirsty at The Fleece Inn - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Kirsty Merryn
Sunday 12th May · 8:00PM · The Fleece, Bretforton · Bretforton · £17.00
Wood Festival
- Cider with Molly at The Wood Festival - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery
Friday 17th May · 9:00AM · Braziers Park · Ipsden · £159
Live in UK
- The Haar at Milverton Folk Club - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery
Friday 21st June · 7:30PM · Victoria Rooms · Milverton · £16.00
Priddy Folk Festival
- The Ciderhouse Rebellion at Priddy Folk Festival - (Rest of the UK)
Friday 12th July · 9:00AM · Priddy Village · £various
Festival at the Edge
- Cider with Jessie at Festival at the Edge 2024 - (Rest of the UK)
The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Jessie Summerhayes
Friday 19th July · 9:00AM · Hopton Court · Cleobury Mortimer · £29.00
BCAC - Bamford Community Arts & Crafts
- Ciderhouse Rebellion - (Rest of the UK)
Saturday 28th September · 7:30PM · Bamford Village Institute · Bamford