Every town should have an arts centre. This is West Kirby’s.

West Kirby Arts Centre is an independently run venue in West Kirby, Wirral, aiming to encourage creativity through participation and by presenting the best in all types of Art to the local community!

The Ciderhouse Rebellion is an exciting new duo bringing together two seasoned musicians: violinist Adam Summerhayes and master accordionist Murray Grainger.

The pair play traditional tunes, particularly from the North East, write their own music and specialise in creating within the moment – each performance is uniquely magical in its improvisatory focus.

During lock down they have been releasing weekly broadcasts on Facebook and YouTube – firstly The InCider Sessions and as lockdown eased a little The OutCider Sessions.

‘Grainger’s accordion with Summerhayes’s fiddle is especially beautiful’ – Songlines

‘Paganini of the traditional violin’ Adam Summerhayes – fRoots

‘I became utterly bewitched by the beauty of what Summerhayes and Grainger had created. It could justifiably be described as a folk symphony, possessing cyclical completeness yet creating a form that is, at once, both elemental and pastoral.’ – Fatea Magazine

‘A work of startling, immediate beauty’ – Folk Radio UK