SKINNER'S HARMONICA BAND
INE THOUSAND letters in three years. That is not the fan mail of your favourite movie star, but is the record of a youthful Christchurch musical combination well known as " Skinner’s Harmonica Band." During the past three years this enthusiastic combination has made appear-
ances covering the length and breadth of Canterbury. An important aspect of their work has been frequent visits to hospitals and charitable institutions, and in doing this the members of their band have joined with 3ZB in sending out cheer to the sick during 3ZB’s Sunday Morning Hospital Session. So far the band has made two appearances in the
studio with a most gratifying response from listeners, both in and out of hospital. A noticeable feature of their studio appearance has been the welldisciplined behaviour of the lads, and this has been noticeably reflected in the precision and general effect of the items heard on broadcast.
The successful career of the band is no doubt due to the excellent organisation behind it. The band is probably unique in that it is controlled by a committee of 14, comprising the parents and members of the band. This energetic committee controls the finances, no small matter when it is considered that during the last three years the expenditure on instruments alone totalled £130,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 39, 21 March 1940, Page 47
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