Annotation:Laird of Bemersyde (The)
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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, whose motto was "What e're betide, What e're betide, Haig shall be Haig of Bemersyde!" Field Marshall Earl Haig, was a hero of South Africa and World War I.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 311, p. 112. Skinner (Cairngorm Series No. 4), 1922.
Recorded sources:
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