In 1956, the band decided to put ads in newspapers in Scotland in an attempt to recruit players to move to the United States.

[8] James Kerr remained the pipe major until retiring in 1983, moving on to become a solo and band judge.

In 2012, like Denholm and Kerr before him, Davy Methven came over from Scotland to revive the once famous American band as pipe major.

Shortly after Methven assumed the role of pipe major, a relative of Thomas Denholm's reached out to the band.

She donated Denholm's original pipes to the band, a silver and ivory set of RG Lawries from the 1910s.

On their third attempt, they finished second in the qualifying round, and won the twelve-band final to be named Grade 3A World Champions on August 13.