The National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow was created in 1996, as the world centre for excellence in the promotion and study of the Great Highland Bagpipe.

About The National Piping Centre

	30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow City Centre G4 0HW
	01413535551
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We offer world class tuition at all levels and in all teaching styles to suit your needs and location.

Close to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, we incorporate a school with rehearsal rooms and an Auditorium. We also house the Museum of Piping, a reference library, as well as conference facilities, hotel and restaurant.

The National Piping Centre provides facilities of the very highest quality for both the piping and non-piping fraternity. Visitors and regulars, from both home and abroad, will equally enjoy the experience, whether they come for study, performance, or pleasure.

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Dance

Deiseil: Dancing in Time

22nd January 2026 - 23rd January 2026

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

Deiseil: Dancing in Time is a powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost… and how its revival became woven into a lifelong friendship.

Music

Jim Malcolm with The Canny Band

30th January 2026

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

This show brings together the ultimate Scots troubadour, Jim Malcolm, and the explosive young trio, The Canny Band.

Music and Singing

National Youth Orchestras of Scotland

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Music and Singing

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