Congratulations to Mec Lir who has / have been nominated in Live Act of the Year sponsored by SHURE in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2026. Vote for Mec Lir now! It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 5th December in Paisley Arena, Lagoon Centre. Why not join us for a brilliant night of music and awards. Buy a ticket here.
We asked Adam of Mec Lir the following questions.
Tell us about yourself
Mec Lir is a bit of an enigma to be completely honest! But it's essentially a fiddle-led instrumental band that has solid trad tunes at its core, mixed with 80s synths, drums, screaming electric guitar solos and the occasional keytar – naturally! Our aim is to not take ourselves too seriously and have a bit of craic on stage, hopefully that comes across in our live shows. We've been playing together for about 11 years, and so far have two releases – our debut CD 'Not An EP' and album 'Livewire', which was nominated for 'Album of the Year' in 2021. We've also been working on a new CD, which we'll be announcing very soon…
Any particular career highlights?
We've been very lucky to play some amazing gigs over the 11 years we've been together. Any time we're allowed out in front of an audience it's not only a miracle but we love seeing everyone's smiling faces beaming back at us while we get a bit silly on stage. We had an fantastic Summer this year, getting to play some class festivals here in Scotland like Tiree, Hebcelt and then all the way to Brittany and Italy, but a stand out was definitely the opportunity to play the Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast in August – the place was jumping!
What are your plans for the future?
We're very excited to release some new music! We've been working hard on a new album for the last year or so, which we will be releasing very very soon… Also we can't wait to kick off 2027 in style with our headline Celtic Connections show at SWG3 in Glasgow – 16th January, be there!
Mec Lir Social Media
Website: http://www.mecir.com
Facebook: @meclirband
Instagram: @meclirband
YouTube: @meclirband
TikTok: @meclirband
Listen to music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/mec-lir/894855373 and https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IJjaQNIDTU1FeZ8xGrYVO
The 2026 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are on the 5th December 2026 in Paisley Arena, Lagoon Centre! You will be able to watch it live in person (buy a ticket here).
Hosted by Scottish personalities Alistair Heather and Mary Ann Kennedy, the night will welcome live performances from some of the brightest lights on the thriving trad scene today including Valtos, Gnoss, Sian, Fèis Phàislig, Spodo Komodo and BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Rachel Groves and many more!
If you would like to support Hands Up for Trad in their work with Scottish trad music and musicians why not become a friend of Hands Up for Trad. In addition to our high profile events like the Scots Trad Music Awards, we also deliver a less well known, education programme for young people from 8yrs right through to young adults at the start of their careers. Read more here.