The Ciderhouse Rebellion - Genius Loci 2 : The Valley of Iron, Streaming Selection (2022)

“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.

Next release – Genius Loci 2: The Valley of Iron – is out now.

Rosedale (the Valley of Iron) lies at the heart of the Yorkshire Moors. ‘Genius Loci 2: The Valley of Iron‘ is The Ciderhouse Rebellion’s musical response to the valley as it is today – lonely, haunted and beautiful. Adam and Murray have drawn inspiration from the sense of history, the ironstone industry now gone and the imagined lives of the thousands of people who worked there. For over a year (and in all weather) the pair visited and re-visited the valley, exploring the moors and the visible remains of its industry. They sought the Genius Loci – the ‘spirit of place’ that inspired each track – each one created and recorded on the moors edge. Drawing from the innate energy of the landscape that surrounded them, they performed and recorded on the open moor. Sometime inside an old kiln, or clambering over the once fortress-like walls in order to stimulate a response to the post-industrial landscape.



1.01 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion - Navvy Camp (6:07)
1.02 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion - Cottages (4:41)
1.03 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion - Old Kilns (4:29)
1.04 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion - New Kilns (4:43)