In the book as the Lewis Bridal Song (Mairi's Wedding) there is another song, lyrics by J N McConochie, which is called Marie's Wedding (same spelling as in the thread title) https://imslp.eu/files/imglnks/euimg/0/00/IMSLP391273-PMLP633147-Roberton_Songs_of_the_isles.pdf see page 40 of the book for musical notation. MARIE'S WEDDING (J.N. McConochie) Dancing at the Clachan Inn for Now to banish care with laughter Dancing at the Clachan Inn for Here's a health to Marie! oo vee ah vee oo vee ah vee oo vee ah vee oo vee ah vee Here's a health to Marie Toe and heel, we dance the reel For Donald's wed to Marie -- I've tried searches using lines from the song, but everything I try comes up with the better known Lewis Bridal Song. And a search for J N McConochie only yielded the digital copy of The Road to the Isles with the score for a choral arrangement of this song.It's sung as a strathspey in a medley with two reels, Mac a Phee Turn the Cattle Round (http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=45791 and Varry Van Mochree (a Mháiri bhan mo chridh, fair Mairi of my heart)
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