“Mairi’s Wedding” is a Scottish folk song composed in 1934 by J.R. Bannerman. His inspiration for the song was Mary C. McNiven, the singer who won the gold medal at the 1934 Mòd. “Mairi’s Wedding” also has an associated folk dance, which was choreographed to the tune in 1959. Since its original publication, “Mairi’s Wedding” has been recorded by dozens of Scottish artists and endures as a traditional classic, making it a popular piece to play on the bagpipe. The reason why I choose this song in particular was because I enjoy the sound of the bagpipes, and I enjoy this piece because it makes me want to get up and get me moving (or dancing too, depending on where I am). Not a lot of bagpipe songs are supposed to be happy sounding or for very positive things, so the fact that one does exist is significant to why this song should be a song that many people know. 

Video link: Mairi’s Wedding (youtube.com)