Methera @ The Gregson Community & Arts Centre, Lancaster

Doors at 7:00pm, Gig starts at 7:30pm.
There will be two sets and a short interval - refreshments will be available.
After the interval there will be seating for listening and also space for Balfolk dancing for those who wish.
You can find out more about the venue here: gregson.co.uk/

Contemporary traditional music from a ground-breaking quartet

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 Elkiss (cello), Emma Reid and Grace Smith (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 – chamber folk at its best.

“Mesmerising performances”
– Anthony Sargent CBE, founding Director of Sage Gateshead

“Seriously stylish playing that’s putting the sparkle back into the tradition”
– Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction