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
- 2016 – Vortex MET003
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.
- 1 2 "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
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