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Mairi's Wedding" (also known as Marie's Wedding, the Lewis Bridal Song, or Scottish Gaelic: Màiri Bhàn "Blond Mary") is a Scottish folk song originally written in Gaelic by John Roderick Bannerman (1865–1938) for Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997) on the occasion of her winning the gold medal at the National Mòd in 1934.
The catchy chorus, with its final line “All for Mairi’s wedding” stayed with audiences and gave the song its alternate, more popular title of “Mairi’s Wedding”. MacNiven was gifted the original hand-written score for the Lewis Bridal Song by Roberton, shortly after its release, and it was one of her most treasured possessions in ...
The original Gaelic lyric and tune of Mairi's Wedding was by John Bannerman, 1865-1938). Roberton wrote alternative lyrics for Dashing White Sergeant , also included in the volume. [ 4 ] His best known original composition is the partsong All in the April evening (words by Katharine Tynan ).
The 1893 Encyclopædia Britannica states: "Macleod’s poetry is celebrated for its simple, natural rhythms. Her poems were full of the imagery that was customary in the verse of the bardic poets. Macleod's poems were mostly exalted tales of the heroic deeds of the Macleod family, woven with her strong love for her family...
Always looking at the positive. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle opened up about love during the first episode of their “Archewell Audio” podcast. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: A Timeline of ...
Mary MacPherson (née MacDonald), known as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (English: Great Mary of the Songs) or simply Màiri Mhòr (10 March 1821 – 7 November 1898), was a Scottish Gaelic poet from the Isle of Skye, whose contribution to Scottish Gaelic literature is focused heavily upon the Highland Clearances and the Crofters War; the Highland Land League's campaigns of rent strikes and other ...
Mairi Campbell, Scottish singer and musician; Mairi Cameron, Australian director of music videos and films, winner of Australian Video of the Year in the 2010 J Awards; Mairi Chisholm (1896–1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver in the First World War; Mairi Gougeon (born 1985), Scottish politician
Sons of Maxwell is a Canadian music duo who perform both traditional Celtic folk music and original compositions with a pop-folk sound. The duo consists of brothers Don Carroll and Dave Carroll, originally from Timmins, Ontario, residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1994.