Mairi's Wdding

[@wyllo]

This is one of my all time favorite songs by the Rankins. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@jonathandm9740]

The fiddle tune at the end has many names but is usually called Malcom Finlay (sometimes spelled "Malcom Findlay") for those who were wondering. John MacDonald used to play it in Cape Breton so it is a well known tune up there.

[@michaelcummingsherrera1232]

Mairi's Wedding, is also an intermediate-level reel in Scottish Country Dance, and one of my favorite dances as well.

[@nopcshere6097]

LOVE this rendition of this classic song! And so well presented - so upbeat & lively. I am considering this song for our wedding recessional.

[@jeremysmith54565]

Mary (spelt in English was her legal name) was alive until quite recently as well Mary C. MacNiven, is even a video here on youtube of her. Was originally in Gaidhlig Mairi Bhan meaning Fair haired or Blonde Mairi, when she won the gold medal at the National Mod in 1934 to commemorate it essentially. Was later translated into English and changed quite a lot to what this is. Was the original song in Gaidhlig kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZeyo3eZjr6SiLc and kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpnGlmxvrsSUlaM

[@Precious-Blood-of-JesusChrist]

Such Fantastic Cape Breton Step dancers!

[@shaws321]

I like The Rankin family very much for their songs and elegant style.

[@bettyspearns8341]

Wow! Loved this! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gregmead2967]

What's the name of the fiddle tune they play after Mairi's Wedding, where they dance to it?

[@grumpylexi]

Google tells me it is Michael Rankin's reel.

[@potter3439]

This is awesome!

[@djwhiteraven]

does anyone know what show this was off of?

[@nightoftheworldlings4183]

"Anne Murray in Nova Scotia" a 1993 CBC tv special. (It's on youtube)

[@motionsuggests]

What's the second song they play?

[@jeremysmith54565]

Máiri's Wedding thing is that really its the English as her name was on her birth cert. being Mary actually, was after Mary MacNiven 1905-1997 won gold at the National Mod I think up until the late 1930s was entirely in Gaidhlig something like Máiri Bhan meaning Blond Mary. Was in I think 6 years later after the song was written was the actual wedding to a Campbell who happened to be a Naval Captain. Was though in by 1959 was translated into what it is like now, plus sometime between the two was when they added the music to it.

[@ednamac5743]

Awesome :)

[@jeremysmith54565]

@@ednamac5743 Or actually correction sorry lol "Anne Murray in Nova Scotia" a 1993 CBC tv special. (It's on youtube) " it's not possible to put into words just how talented they are literally!

[@PenneySounds]

@@jeremysmith54565 But what's the second part? The first reel they start playing at 2:18

[@jeremysmith54565]

@@PenneySounds I was trying to find it myself, it could be just a made up one as I couldn't find it annoyingly, that was least a decade ago though.

[@jan-peterwarnick3742]

thanks so lot

[@wenhamgidius1128]

We sang hair not cheeks :*

[@mgn5678]

Delightful.