Spring term 2026

The term will start on 7th January and end on 13th May 2026, party night with music by Robert Whitehead.

Live music

Ian Slater played on Wednesday 22nd October 2025 as well as for our party night on 10 December and will play on mid-term Wednesday 4th March 2026. Visitors are welcome.

Cribs and videos

14th January. Graham’s list. One of the dances on the list is The Irish Rover. A James Cosh dance written to the well-known Irish song about a mythical sailing ship:
… an elegant craft, she was rigged fore and aft
And how the Trade Winds drove her
She had twenty-three masts and withstood several blasts
And they called her The Irish Rover.

Courtesy of the Scottish Country Dance Database – an invaluable resource.

The cribs and videos of the dances planned for a Wednesday evening at Saltire are now a regular weekly feature on our website under Class Nights. The link will be available each week sometime between the Sunday and Tuesday. All dances are walked through.

Clicking on the link will bring up a list of the dances on a separate tab. Clicking on a dance will bring up details of the dance, including the crib, the diagram and a selection of videos.