Mairi's Wedding
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
15 October 1952
Track ID
84705
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.36.8
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair