Methera

English string quartet

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

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* 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

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

## Recordings

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

## References

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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.
3. ^ a b "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

## External links

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

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