Methera
Music
- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
562 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
Gower Wassail
3:16
353 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
298 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
198 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
164 plays
General Info
-
Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Roots Music
Location UK
Profile Views: 19911
Last Login: 9/14/2010
Member Since 12/17/2006
Website www.methera.co.uk
Record Label Own
Type of Label Indie
-
Bio
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Methera.... is a unique ensemble: a string quartet with roots firmly planted in English traditional music. Their national tours, BBC Radio 3 broadcasts and collaborations have helped them establish a reputation as a scintillating live act, blazing a trail through the uncharted territory that lies between folk and chamber music. .. ..Lucy Deakin (cello), John Dipper and Emma Reid (fiddles) and Miranda Rutter (viola) combine a deep knowledge of traditional music with a wide range of other influences and expertise and a deep sense of musical interaction. Newly composed pieces sit alongside timeless traditional material; their music is both sophisticated and earthy, groundbreaking and familiar, enchanting and thrilling... .. -
Members
.. ..Methera...... Lucy Deakin - cello.. John Dipper - fiddle.. Emma Reid - fiddle.. Miranda Rutter - viola ........ -
Influences
-
Sounds Like
.."A marvel of musicality: sublime, beautiful, intense and passionate".. .. -Karen Tweed.... .."Seriously stylish playing that’s putting the sparkle back into the tradition".... -Verity Sharp, Late Junction BBC Radio 3.... .."Methera is one of the most interesting and exciting ensembles that I have heard for some time. The prospect of hearing four of the most innovative and talented folk musicians of their generation together in one ensemble is plenty to recommend them under any circumstances, but the fact that their instruments are the same as the classical string quartet instantly brings uncanny resonances and strangely arresting associations into play. The sheer richness of the sound pallet that this combination allows - that extraordinary sense that the resulting sonority is somehow more than the sum of its constituent parts - really feasts the ear. This is original, natural and ravishing music.".... -Richard Wistreich, Newcastle University.... .."Methera's music is rich in melody, texture and harmony, intelligently conceived, brilliantly played and charmingly presented. Though rooted firmly in the English folk tradition, it also explores recent compositions which are either self-penned or written by the best of contemporary players - by concertina supremo Robert Harbron, for instance. I say 'explores' because, although their arrangements are complex, these musicians also improvise around them with a skill and sensitivity that shows extraordinary empathy. I look forward to hearing much more of them in the future, anywhere.".... -Sandra Kerr
Stream
No recent updates in this category.
Why not...
Music
-
10 Songs | Sep 21, 2008






The Steam Box
www.steamboxmusic.com
1 year ago
Goran Gomaz 1 year ago
Evelyn L. Brinkman
1 year ago
Maria H. Callahan
1 year ago
小川倫生 / Michio Ogawa Hello,
ARIGATOU!! Thanks to the add!!
Michio Ogawa
1 year ago
Maria H. Callahan
1 year ago
Maria H. Callahan
1 year ago
Evelyn L. Brinkman
1 year ago
Maria H. Callahan
1 year ago
Evelyn L. Brinkman
1 year ago
10 of 36MoreMusicalement!..................Cheers..........
There is a new "instrument" around.. unlike any other..
INstrUment is an audio-visual experience dedicated to all true artists
who are spreading positive energy, using themselves as an INstrUment
to make World a better place..
>
"It's like you're not.. You're not playing the INstrUment..
It's like you're THE INstrUment and Universe is playing you !!"
DJ Qbert
>
You can enjoy it at :
GoranGomaz.com, UVIJEK.com
youtube.com/GoranGomaz, vimeo.com/GoranGomaz, myspace.com/GoranGomaz
....
Hey!
Hi,how are you?
Hey,How are you todady .i love you space fans.
Hi,my friend.Was it a lovely day yesterday?
Hello,How are you ?
Hi,how are you?
Hello,thanks add!