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Fine Lady by Emma Reid
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Fine Lady by Emma Reid
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Released: Nov 1, 2010
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  • 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 ........

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    .."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

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