THE TRAVELLERS
of Bermuda

The Travellers of Bermuda have remained one of Bermuda's most popular bands for almost the past four decades. The band began as a trio, patterned after the Kingston Trio, and performed at the island's hotels on a regular basis. They mainly played the well-known folk music of the time, sometimes changing the words to reflect the current goings-on of the island to provide a humorous tone to their performance.

The members of the original band all played acoustical guitars but, in 1973, decided to mix in some modern electrical sounds and include a drummer who could also add another voice to the group. That's where I came in.

I had been playing with another very popular local group, The Silvertones, for a couple of years when I was asked to join The Travellers. Two of the guys in The Silvertones had decided to move to the U.S. to see if the grass was really greener there so the timing for me to relocate to the new group was right.

For the remainder of the '70s, The Travellers continued to do their show at all the major hotels, and at many local fuctions as well, with the added benefit of being able to provide some dance music before and after. The reaction to this new format was extremely positive and the band enjoyed a rather hectic schedule during those years.

Then came the '80s and the three original members of the band decided to retire, one by one, leaving me to keep the band going. I invited two of the guys from The Silvertones to join me again and we found another person to round out the group. The band became, solely, a dance group and we found ourselves playing virtually every week of the year either at hotel conventions or for various clubs throughout the island.

Finally, at the end of 1990, I decided to also retire but that only lasted for about one year. Several people, who attended many of the functions for which we played, kept bugging me to return to the music scene and so I did. It was certainly nice to have a rest, though, after so many years of playing.

New Years Eve 1996

The Travellers only play, on average, about two times a month now and that makes it more fun. All four of us have full-time jobs during the day so it's nice not to have to spend our spare time making noise at some function or other each week, as in the past. Three of us like to get together to play golf (or our interpretation of it!) once in awhile, so it works out just fine.

I'll have some pictures of the band and, hopefully, some sound clips from the group in the near future, so please feel free to check back later. In the meantime, just enjoy .....

The Fabulous Travellers Dancers!

The boys in the band

	Glen	Drummer and lead singer
	Manuel	Bass guitar and vocals
	Michael	Rhythmn guitar and vocals
	Tony	Lead guitar

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Click here for the Country Show

Other Bermuda music-related pages

Apple Fusion | Bermuda Folk Club | Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society | Kennel Boys | Last Rights

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