Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Mairi`s Wedding

[propellerdiver]

They did have highways and turn pikes.

[Ambidexter143]

"murtyl green"

That should be "myrtle green".

[vyperhawk71]

Allmist is right.... it is '....over HILLways up and down.....' in each version on youtube (High Kings, Rankin Family, etc.). Highways had not been invented in the 1600, 1700 or 1800's.

[ranger52899]

Try: Plenty bonnie bairns as well, that's the toast for Mairi

lovely :) Thanks for posting this

[bondie45]

Never ever thought that i would say this, but i prefer the version by the high kings, i know iknow this is from a life long clancy fan.

[Gorbachenko]

@bondie45 The Corries do a great version too, but you just can't find it anywhere.

[Ruthybobz19]

Rest in Peace Liam.

Finally he's back with Tommy and his brothers together again in heaven. They must be having some craic up there! I hope my grandfathers enjoy the sessions!

[moiranoreen]

You just me cry. I echo that sentiment. What a beautiful voice he had.

I loved them all.

[ElizabethGS]

It's nice to hear the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem's VERSION but the song far predates them and is an old Scottish song. They didn't write it.

It's MYRTLE Green, and bracken brown..and bonnie BAIRNS (not barns)...babies, that means, lol...

the word is 'shielings'....and when they sing of 'plenty bonny bairns as 'weel'..it's the scots version of 'well'..and it rhymes with creel.

the lyrics are available online.

[Scottishcutie82]

Love it definetly at my wedding just like my parents

[Bartoniusz28]

It's most lovely :) I will play it on my wedding :) Although nobody will understand it anyway.

[allimist]

in the lyrics is "OVER HILLWAYS" not highways. ahaha i dont think they had highways back then. but its hillways.

[hrhjett]

Highway men?

[irishpride9999]

@allimist Highways were the trails in which people traveled. Havent you ever heard highwayman. Not hillwayman.

[feadog219]

Lordy ! I 'demanded' this be played at my wedding. As the bridal party walked from the church to the reception, my father led the way and played a flawless rendition. When we stopped before a rather seedy public house, the patrons came to the stoop and sang along. I will NEVER forget that and hope to do the same for my children.

[fh377wi6]

OMG - where did you get this? I remember this from my childhood, circa 1969. It came out in 1962 on an album called "The Boys Won't Leave the Girls Alone".

[HaulAwayJoe]

It's available on the album "Ain't It Grand Boys:Unissued Gems" It's a collection of outtakes and other unissued songs from the Columbia years. They aren't the greatest recordings though. I recommend it for a die hard fan (like me). I don't see why Columbia won't release the original recordings instead of these sub par ones.