Maire's Wedding

An old scottish folk song I originally learned as a bagpipe tune.

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• Kevin Tyler
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• Scottish
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• acoustic
• guitar

[Mojeva]

This is infact not a scottish song. It's a song that Irish immigrants brought to Scotland

[savageminstrel]

@Mojeva According to this thread at Mudcat Cafe ," article in the Daily Record, date unknown was written by Stephen Houston who told about the song being written for Mary McNiven by her friend Johnny Bannerman in Gaelic and first played to her at the Old Highlanders Institute in Glasgow for the Mod of 1935.The song was written for her, but not for her wedding -- she married Skye-born sea captain John Campbell 6 years later.

The article was published the day before her 90th birthday."

[savageminstrel]

@Mojeva I can believe that

[savageminstrel]

@Mojeva Mairi's Wedding (also known as Marie's Wedding, the Lewis Bridal Song, or Mairi Bhan) is a Scottish folk song originally written in Gaelic by Johnny Bannerman for Mary McNiven. Written using a traditional Scottish tune, it was first played for McNiven in 1935 at the Old Highlanders Institute in Glasgow's Elmbank Street. Hugh S. Roberton translated the Gaelic version into English in 1936.

[JaelleFeuerfuchs]

Love it too this strong, clear voice is amazing^^ please go on !!

[Sean2Ireland]

I loved this version - you have a wonderful voice to listen to; I can imagine sitting around a fire on the moor, late at night, the wind blowing softly, listening to you ... thank you!

[Windsweptgold]

@thomboyqt I agree Thom i want to hear the pipes also.

This man is so talented

[thomboyqt]

You can play bagpipes?!? You need to do that one night on Stick. If you have, I haven't seen you do it.

[DudelsackOnline]

Very, Very Good !

Thomas