Methera
Methera is a string quartet playing traditional music and compositions by the members of the group [1]. They have collaborated with other folk musicians including Karen Tweed and Nancy Kerr & James Fagan.
They have recorded for the BBC Radio 3 feature 'England in Ribbons'[2] and have recorded soundtracks for film[3]. The quartet's eponymous debut album was released in 2008 and they are to release a live album entitled 'Methera In Concert' in 2010[4].
Group members
- Lucy Deakin plays cello. She has also appeared on recordings by alternative post-rock band iLiKETRAiNS[5][6]
- 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, 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.
Albums
- Methera (2008) YAN001
- Methera In Concert featuring Kerr Fagan Harbron (2010) TAN002
External links
References
- ^ http://www.radical-musicology.org.uk/2009/Keegan-Phipps.pdf
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/feature/pip/hp4fq/
- ^ Morris: A Life with Bells On
- ^ http://www.methera.co.uk
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/iLiKETRAiNS-PROGRESS-REFORM/release/695061
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/iLiKETRAiNS-Elegies-To-Lessons-Learnt/release/1123508