"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

"We've been delighted to welcome Methera here, and to me they were a revelation – a uniquely compelling marriage of the traditional disciplines of classical chamber music with the musical free spirits and ancient depth of traditional and folk musics. It's a defining aspect of The Sage Gateshead's work to place different kinds of music side by side in our programming, but I've only very rarely been as convinced by attempts to combine them together as I have been by Methera's mesmerising performances"
Anthony Sargent, Director of The Sage Gateshead

"Sitting close together, as if to share each other's every breath, Methera produce a joyous cauldron of sound. The intense engagement between each member produces music to delight and lift the spirit."
Alistair Anderson, co&founder of Folkworks

"Methera Quartet are 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