The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda

The Talbot Brothers
OriginBermuda
Genres
Years active1942 (1942) – 1980s
Past members
  • Archie Talbot
  • Austin Talbot
  • Bryan Talbot
  • Ross Talbot
  • Roy Talbot
  • Cromwell Manders
  • Ernest Stovell (or Stowell)

The Talbot Brothers were a musical group based in Bermuda that were among the most popular calypso performers of the 1950s. The band was composed of brothers Archie (lead singer, acoustic guitar, harmonica), Austin (acoustic guitar, harmonica), Bryan, a.k.a. "Dick" (tipple, a large, 10-stringed ukulele), Ross, a.k.a. "Blackie" (electric guitar) and Roy Talbot (bass), and their cousin Cromwell "Mandy" Mandres (accordion).