The music of the Highland Bagpipe brings majesty and grandeur to the special events
of life. Weddings, special anniversaries, birthdays and other celebrations, small
or large, often require a signature touch that exclaims your intentions for all
time. Here is a sampling of Tyrone Heade's
clients and
piping resume (and some
video).
Playing his grandfather's bagpipe, Tyrone has won competitions in Glasgow and New York, winning the
World Solo Amateur Championship, Piobaireachd in 2009. His success in Glasgow was covered by the
Seattle Times and other
commentary. In November 2010 he performed briefly for a segment on
Oprah, The Farewell Season, and in December 2010 performed an hour-long prelude for the
Solemn Installation of the Most Reverend Archbishop J. Peter Sartain at
Seattle's St. James Cathedral. In 2011 he performed in duet with singer/songwriter
Bryan Adams (
Cuts like a Knife) before a sold-out
Paramount Theater in Seattle, performing the next morning for Palm Sunday procession at St. James. His performance on the roof of the Space Needle for the 9/11 Anniversary September 2011 was covered by
KOMO TV video and the Associated Press in this
AP wire photo.
Highland bagpipe music falls into the categories of Light Music, a fun side of dances and marches, and Piobaireachd, on the serious, or classical, side. Light Music is made up of lively and spirited jigs and reels, distinctive marches,
upbeat hornpipes, lifting strathspeys and majestic airs describe this contemporary
cornerstone of Highland Bagpipe music. A sample is on this page, the
link on the right (below the photo).
With Piobaireachd, the noble power of ancient classical music offers a wide variety
of musical expressions to set the ambiance for your event. These include Salutes, Laments, Gathering or Battle commemorations. Passed down for the last
millennia orally, these melodies were recorded without the use of
music notation.
Performance instruments used by Tyrone include ca. 1900 Highland Bagpipes
by R.G. Lawrie, ivory/German silver with wood projecting mounts, previously played
by Tyrone's grandfather, Nicholas Patrick Heade, Sr.; 1890 Highland Bagpipes by
David Glen, engraved silver with Thistle design; and, commissioned for this piper, Scottish
Small Pipes made by David Naill, Somerset, in 1996, silver engraved with a Victorian
design.