“The Bride’s Favourite”, in Gaelic “Rogha Na Brídeoige”, is an Irish jig in G major. Though once played often at weddings, it is now mostly played in sessions, but might be struck up if a wedding party happens to pass through the session space. Now, according to the Fiddler’s Companion this three-part jig was composed by county Mayo fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955), who lived in America and who is also credited with composing "The Providence Reel". The titles of this tune and "Tansey’s Favourite" were reversed on the third track of the Steeleye Span album Below the Salt. As a result there are some people who call each of these tunes by the other’s name. It was recorded by Michael Flatley, James Keane, Steeleye Span and others. This is one of my favorite jigs. The melodic turn in the B part is very memorable. If you are going to repeat the tune multiple times, use only the first ending of the B part until you're ready to finish and then go to the second ending. I first learned this from the Steeleye Span album Below the Salt.