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.
They recorded for the BBC Radio 3 feature England in Ribbons,[2] and played on the soundtrack of the 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]
Group members
- John Dipper plays fiddle. He plays with other bands, most notably English Acoustic Collective with Chris Wood and Robert Harbron.
- 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.
- 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.[4][5]
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.
- ^ Methera
- ^ 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