MAIR Gets Personal: The Private Life of a Virtuosic She-Wizard | MCP #214

Morse Code Podcast with Korby Lenker

MAIR is a musical force of nature. Whether she’s playing mandolin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, nylon string banjo, her sit-up-and-pay-attention virtuosity has made her an in-demand collaborator the industry over.

She’s been touring since she was thirteen, which makes her an industry veteran even though she’s barely in her mid-twenties. If you’re into bluegrass, you might have caught her — playing as Mary Meyer — with her brothers in the Meyer Band, or on her Lick of the Day series, maybe you saw her on stage with Sister Sadie, or at Stagecoach or SXSW, or with Anna Graves opening for Stevie Nicks or Maren Morris.

Her new project MAIR, showcases her effortless singing, soft touch and flair for a tone poem kind of songwriting not unlike Elliot Smith. See it for yourself — or hear it rather — when she plays her original song “You in the Morning” live.

But first before we go deep on relationships, including her recent divorce and the rebirth that came out of that (I share a good bit on that topic as well), her upbringing as a homeschooled kid in Missouri, what’s going on inside her mind when she’s improvising, and the bold vision she has for her own ideal career in music.

I’ve been following Mair since probably 2022. I’ve dug the way she makes music and how she balances her dual identities — as a player for whom any band or song benefits — with an absolute need to expressive herself her own way. This is a magic person. Enjoy the episode!

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