ðə bˈændz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl mˈɛmbɚz wɜː ɡɹˈeɪəm ɹˈaɪt lˈiːd vˈoʊkəlz, ɡɪtˈɑːɹz, tˈɪn wˈɪsəl, ɡˈeɪ stˈuːɚt "zˈɪɡi" lˈɛɹuː vˈoʊkəlz, dɹˈʌmz, pɚkˈʌʃən, bˈɑːdɹən, jˈuːən mək ɪntˈɑːʃ bˈeɪs, vˈoʊkəlz ænd dˈɛɹɪk mˈæk ɡɹˈɛɡɚ hˈaɪlənd pˈaɪps, ʃˈʌɾəl pˈaɪps, tˈɪn wˈɪsəl.
The band's original members were Graham Wright (lead vocals, guitars, tin whistle), Gaye Stuart "Ziggy" Leroux (vocals, drums, percussion, bodhran), Ewen McIntosh (bass, vocals) and Derek MacGregor (highland pipes, shuttle pipes, tin whistle).