The Road To Glasgow

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s dance in and cast 1 place, 1s turn RH 1½ times to face 1st corner positions while 2s+3s chase clockwise ½ way
9-16 1s dance pass and turn with 1st corners and pass RSh to face 2nd corners; 1s dance pass and turn with 2nd corners and 1s end 2nd place opposite sides
17-24 1s+2s+3s set and link for 3 twice
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s give LSh to person on their left to start) 213

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

The Road To Glasgow - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Information

Glasgow is situated on the River Clyde in Scotland's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as "Glaswegians" or "Weegies" and it is the fourth most visited city in the UK.

Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become the largest seaport in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric and royal burgh, and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the fifteenth century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. From the eighteenth century onwards, the city also grew as one of Great Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with North America and the West Indies.

With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the population and economy of Glasgow and the surrounding region expanded rapidly to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of chemicals, textiles and engineering; most notably in the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry, which produced many innovative and famous vessels.

Glasgow - Information Video

Glasgow City Centre - Panorama From Lighthouse Tower

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