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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.

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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

Former members

Recordings

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References

  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. 1 2 "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