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Mairi's Wedding

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Date 15 October 1952
Track ID 84705
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.36.8

Original Tape ID

SA1952.035.037

Summary

The well-known song 'Mairi's Wedding' in which the singer toasts the bride, wishing her good health and wealth.

Item Notes

Piano accompaniment. Composed by Johnny Bannerman for his friend Mairi McNiven in 1935; Bannerman's original Gaelic song was later translated into the widely-known English version by Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1874-1952) (who also composed 'Westering Home').

Item Subject/Person

McNiven, Mairi

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Monquhitter

Village/Place - Greeness

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair