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

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. "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

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