Mairi's Wedding (Lewis Bridal Song)

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History

It was published in Marjory Kennedy-Fraser's "Songs of the Hebrides" (1909).

Her wedding to Captain John Campbell was in 1941. The tune itself is older.

The lyrics were written by Johnny Bannerman for her birthday in 1935, in Gaelic.

with it, were written for Mary McNiven, born in 1908, and still alive in 1998.

The well-known words for this song, and the Scottish Country Dance that goes

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March One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major D 2/2 Has history text Has chords explore more...

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P: Mairi's Wedding (Lewis Bridal Song)
C: John Bannerman (1935)
O: Trad
H: The well-known words for this song, and the Scottish Country Dance that goes
H: with it, were written for Mary McNiven, born in 1908, and still alive in 1998.
H: The lyrics were written by Johnny Bannerman for her birthday in 1935, in Gaelic.
H: Her wedding to Captain John Campbell was in 1941.  The tune itself is older.
H: It was published in Marjory Kennedy-Fraser's "Songs of the Hebrides" (1909).
R: march
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
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L: 1/4
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[| "D"A>A AB | de f2 | "G"ed Bd | "A7"fe fa \
|  "D"A>A AB | de f2 | "G"ed BG | "A7"A2 A2 |]
"B1"\
[| "D"a>a ab | ag f2 | "G"ed Bd | "A7"fe f<a \
|  "D"a>a ab | ag f2 | "G"ed BG |1 "A7"A2 A2 :|2 "A"AB/c/ d/e/f/g/ |]
"B2"\
[| "D"a>a ab | ag f2 | "G"ed Bd | "A7"fe f<a \
|  "D"A>A AB | de fg | "G"a>f "A7"fe | "D"d2 z2 |]
W: Step we gaily on we go, heel for heel and toe for toe,
W: Arm and arm and row on row, all for Mh\`airi's wedding.
W: Plenty herring, plenty meal, plenty fish to fill her creel,
W: Plenty bonny bairns as weel, that's our toast for Mh\`airi.

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