As with all brass bands the organisation continues to evolve. In early 2016 M1 welcomed Dewi Griffiths as full time conductor and he worked alongside Nigel Seaman in bringing M1 back to the pinnacle of Welsh banding. It also saw M1 take on a different format of competition ... Band Cymru on S4C. It was quite a change from the usual contest days with their registration rules and ensuring that players are signed on time!
M1 progressed through the first round, an audio recording, to get through to a televised heat recorded in the Arts Centre at Aberystwyth University. Much to the delight and surprise of everyone, the band won their round, beating Tredegar in the process! Progressing to the live final, they acquitted themselves admirably, although Tredegar fought back to win the top prize.
By October 2018 M1 were performing at the Royal Albert Hall in the championship section of the National Brass Band Finals alongside the best bands in the country.
In the same year the organisation provided the brass band with players from M1, M2, M3 and Comm Brass for the 100th anniversary celebrations of the birth of Roald Dahl in Cardiff City centre – it was a day to remember and the peach really was giant!
