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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Silvertones
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Country Show
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| Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society
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