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Dave Rado	All for Mary's Wedding - Irish tune? (97* d)	RE: All for Mary's Wedding - Irish tune?	08 Mar 12
The song was indeed written in Gaelic, by John Bannerman, in 1934, to celebrate the winning of the gold medal in a Gaelic singing mod by his friend Mary (or Mairi) MacNiven. It was not written by Hugh Robertson, who should only be credited as the translator, not as the author. He translated it in 1936. Its original title was Mairi Bhan, but Robertson renamed it "Lewis Bridal Song" when he translated it - why "Lewis" seems to be a mystery, as neither Mary McNiven (who was from Islay) nor her then fiancée John Campbell (a sea captain from Skye, whom she didn't marry for another 6 years) were from Lewis. There's a fascinating obituary of Mary MacNiven, which mentions the song's history, here.

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