Knavish Tricks
HE standard ‘of light musical programmes from 1YA’s studio seems to me to be remarkably high. Although I have no special knowledge of these things, I feel that more than good singing and good musicianship is needed to make these sessions satisfying. To judge from the insipidity of some offerings from other stations, what is required as well is the drive and planning of some dynamic personality and also exceptional skill in the musical arrangements. Whoever is responsible for these things in. "The Knaves" combination must be thanked for making this a session with character and a high entertainment value. Other things which give distinction to "The Knaves" programme, and differentiate it from, for instance, the amorphous 1ZB Dinner at Eight is its cohesion round the idea of new, and sometimes exceptionally ingenious, versions of old tunes, and the absence of both pomposity and smart-aleckism from the commentary. The noise of the arrival of an old jalopy which announces the coming of the Knaves may suggest the appearance of a cargo of corn, but it has become for me, on the occasions on which I hear them, the signal for a cheerful and smooth fifteen minutes.
J.C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 553, 27 January 1950, Page 10
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200Knavish Tricks New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 553, 27 January 1950, Page 10
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