Annotation:Laird of Bemersyde (The)
X:1 T:Laird of Bemersyde, The M:C L:1/16 R:"Heroic Pastoral" N:Dedicated to Earl Haig C:J. Scott Skinner K:A A3C E3D CE3 A4|D3F B3A GB3 e3d|Tc3A BG3 AF3 E3=G|TF3D EC3 D3C B,E3A,/B,/| A,3C E3D CE3 A4|D3F B3A GE3 e3d|ca3 Bg3 Af3 Ge3|F3B GE3 A6|| d2|c2de a3g f2e2 d2c2|B2cd g3f ed3c2B2|A2Bc f3e dc3 B2A2|GB3TB/A/ BcBA GE3 E3d| c2d3e a3g f2e2 d2c2|B2c3d g3f ed3Tc2B2|A2Bc F2GA (3B2c2d2 g3f|(3e2d2B2 Ge3 A6||
LAIRD OF BEMERSYDE, THE. AKA – "Chief of Bemersyde (The)." Scottish, Slow Strathspey or Air. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by the self-proclaimed "Strathspey King," J. Scott Skinner (1843–1927), dedicated to Earl Haig. The Haig's were the Lairds of Bemersyde, Berwick, whose motto (by Thomas the Rhymer) was "Tyde what may, What e're betyde, Haig shall be Haig of Bemersyde!" The lands of Bemersyde have remained with the Haig family for over eight hundred years. Field Marshall Earl Haig [1], was a hero of South Africa and World War I.
