 The band has competed at every level within the contest structure of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, reaching Grade 1 in 1989 and 2012.In recent times, David Clunie and Arthur Cook were appointed in 2010 to the roles of Pipe Major and Drum Sergeant respectively.. Clunie and Cook having had extensive premier grade experience brought the band from the brink after the departure of previous P/m Mark Sutherland and within a relatively quick 2 year period having won the European, Cowal and World championship titles in 2012 the band once again made a return to Grade 1 for the 2013 season for a further 3 consecutive years.At the end of the 2016 season Cook decide to move on and the drum corp members drifted to other bands subsequently the gd1 band struggled to replace the drum corp ending in the band taking a years hiatus until 2018 where by a new drum corp led by Simon Grant secured by Clunie allowed a further return to gd1 for the 2018 season.