Methera

Methera is an English string quartet which plays traditional music and compositions by the members of the group.^[1] They have collaborated with other folk musicians including Karen Tweed, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan.

In 2006, they recorded for the BBC Radio 3 feature England in Ribbons,^[2] and they played on the soundtrack of the 2009 film Morris: A Life with Bells On. The quartet's eponymous debut album was released in 2008, and they released a live album entitled Methera In Concert in 2010.^[3] Vortex followed in 2016.^[3]

Group members

Emma Reid plays fiddle. She has worked with a range of musicians including Sofia Karlsson, May Monday (Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila), Ditt Ditt Darium, and the Under One Sky project with John McCusker.
Sam Sweeney joined in 2019 playing fiddle.^[4]
Miranda Rutter plays viola. She has previously played with Jabadaw and Fika.
Lucy Deakin plays cello. She has also appeared on recordings by alternative post-rock band iLiKETRAiNS.^[5]^[6]

Former members

John Dipper played fiddle until 2019. He plays with other bands, most notably English Acoustic Collective with Chris Wood and Robert Harbron.

Recordings

2008 – Methera YAN001
2010 – Methera in Concert, featuring the trio Kerr Fagan Harbron TAN002

References

^ Keegan-Phipps, Simon (2009). "Folk for Art's Sake: English Folk Music in the Mainstream Milieu" (PDF). Radical Musicology. 4. ISSN 1751-7788. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ "England in Ribbons". BBC. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Recordings". Methera. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "About us". Methera. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ iLiKETRAiNS – Progress • Reform at Discogs
^ iLiKETRAiNS – Elegies To Lessons Learnt at Discogs

External links

"Methera". Retrieved 25 March 2016.. Official website.
Methera myspace page
Methera discography at Discogs

[1] Keegan-Phipps, Simon (2009). "Folk for Art's Sake: English Folk Music in the Mainstream Milieu" (PDF). Radical Musicology. 4. ISSN 1751-7788. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[2] "England in Ribbons". BBC. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[recordings-3] "Recordings". Methera. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[4] "About us". Methera. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[5] iLiKETRAiNS – Progress • Reform at Discogs

[6] iLiKETRAiNS – Elegies To Lessons Learnt at Discogs

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