CELEBRITY CONCERT, BLACK CURRANTS
Sir,-As a music-lover who is immured in the backblocks a long way from the nearest metropolis, and with no opportunity of keeping in touch with concerts and the like, let me congratulate the NBS on its enterprise in engaging two such fine artists as Friedman and Harold Williams. I profoundly regret that it was impossible for me to visit Wellington on the occasion of the concert they gave together. It was a musical event of the first importance, and I wonder when we shall have a concert again with so many fine artists associated. As the poet (W. H. Davies?) puts it, "a rainbow and a cuckoo’s song may never come togther again this side the grave." I trust Mr. Friedman and Mr. Williams will forgive me. for referring to them as a rainbow and a cuckoo. A word of commendation for the timely article about preserving black currants. As Dr. Muriel Bell probably realises, we backblocks women find difficulty in securing regular supplies of oranges, and it is good to know that well-preserved black currants will keep us supplied with much-needed vitamins during winter months. ‘Townspeople imagine that in the country we live on nothing but the best and healthiest, and as far as butter and cream and milk and fresh meat and vegetables are concerned, that is correct. But sometimes it is not easy to secure a variety of fresh fruit.
COUNTRYWOMAN
(Wairarapa).
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19420102.2.10.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 132, 2 January 1942, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
239CELEBRITY CONCERT, BLACK CURRANTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 132, 2 January 1942, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in