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