Tyrone, playing his grandfather's Lawrie's, a pipe brought with the family when they immigrated to America in 1923.  The pipe is circa 1900 or just before, and is played almost daily.  Tyrone was given the instrument when he was nine, about five years after his grandad had passed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tyrone Heade, Piper

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HIGHLAND BAGPIPE  &  SCOTTISH SMALL PIPES

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World Solo Amateur Championship
1st Place, Grade I Piobaireachd, Tulloch Ard
Glasgow, Scotland
August 2009

Competition League of Amateur Solo Pipers
1st Place, Grade I Piobaireachd
New York
February 2007

Offices of Residence
Cathedral Piper in Residence, St. James Cathedral, Seattle (since 1990)
Resident Bagpiper, St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle (since 1993)
Pipe Major, Elliott Bay Pipe Band, Seattle (since 2003)
Piping Chair, Mastery of Scottish Arts, Seattle (1995-2008)
Board of Directors, Celtic Arts Foundation (since 2008)
Voting Member, National Academy of Recording Arts (since 1999)
Broadcasts
Oprah, The Farewell Season, November 2010
 
Bryan Adams, duet, Seattle's Paramount Theater (sold out), April 2011   [in concert]
KOMO TV, 9/11 Anniversary, roof of the Space Needle, September 2011

KCTS Connects, Performance/Interview, October 2000
Bill Nye, the Science Guy (Disney & KCTS) three episodes, 1997
KIRO AM, Performance/Interview, March 2000
KOMO Radio, Performance/Interview, February 1997
K106 FM, Live Performance/Interview, March 1995
KUOW, Live Performance/Interview with Dave Beck, January 1995
Recordings
Iona Abbey, CD, Quintana-Leon Studios, 1998
Progress,Soundtrack,Web Crowell Productions, 1997
Turning Toward You, CD by Stanley Greenthal,1997
Solo Awards include…B.C. Pipers’ Annual Gathering
Winner, 2006, 2005 & 2004 Ian Charles MacLeod Memorial Shield,
Gd II Piobaireachd, BC Pipers Annual Gathering
“The Duke of Athole's Salute” (2006)
“Macleods Short Tune” (2005)
“MacKenzie of Applecross’ Salute (2004)
2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd, “Glengarries March” (2001)
3rd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd,“Lament for Lady
Margaret MacDonald” (2000)
5th Place, Jig (2001)
Lyon University,
Arkansas Scottish Festival
1st Place, Strathspey/Reel, 1st Place Jig/Hornpipe, 1st Place 6/8 March,
1st Place Piobaireachd “MacLeod’s Controversy”;
1st Place 6/8 March, 2nd Place 2/4 March (all 2004)
Washington Piping Association
Winner, Grade II Aggregate (2004)
1st Place, Grade II Piobaireachd, “The Little Spree” (2003)
1st Place, Grade II Jig/Hornpipe (2003)
2nd Place, Grade II 6/8 March (2000)
1st Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (2001)
1st Place, Grade IPiobaireachd, “Battle of the Pass of Crieff” (1996)
Portland Highland Games:
1st Place, Grade II Piobaireachd, “The King’s Taxes” (1999)
2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (1997)
2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (1996)
1st Place, Old Highland Aire Grade III (1995 & 1994)
2nd Place, Strathspey & Reel Grade III (1993)
British Columbia:
2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (1999)
Pacific Northwest Highland Games:
2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (2003)
3rd Place, Jig (1999)
2nd Place, 6/8 March (1995)
3rd Place, 2/4 March (1995)
Skagit Games:
1st Place, Grade I Piobaireachd, "Duke of Athole's Salute" (2010)
4th Place, Grade I Piobaireachd (2009)

2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (2000)
2nd Place, Grade II Piobaireachd (1999)
Winner, Grade III Piping Aggregate (1995)
1st Place, Piobaireachd “The Battle of Auldearn, Setting No. 1” (1995)
1st Place, Strathspey & Reel (1995)
2nd Place, 2/4 March (1995)
Bellingham Highland Games:
3rd Place, 2/4 March (1994)
Organizations Founded
Mastery of Scottish Arts, founding member 1997, former president (3 years)
Director of Piping 2002 - present www.MasteryofScottishArts.org

Elliott Bay Pipe Band, founding member 1992, former president (5 years), former Pipe Sergeant (5 years), Pipe Major 2003 – present www.ElliottBayPipeBand.com

Performance Instruments 1890 Great Highland Bagpipes by David Glen, silver/silver
1900 Great Highland Bagpipes by R. G. Lawrie, ivory/german silver
1996 Scottish Small Pipe by D. Naill, Victorian Silver engraving