Noted Orchestral Leader

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 50, 27 June 1930, Page 33

Noted Orchestral Leader

R OY BRINSDEN, whose new band of eleven players, known as the Royal Squadron Syncopators, is to make its initial appearance from 1YA, Auckland, on July 10, is already well-known to Auckland listeners. He is one of the most versatile members of the 1YA Station Orchestra, and plays the trumpet, saxaphone, banjo, and usual drummer’s instruments, his star turn being his xylophone solos. Roy Brins-

den used to run a picture theatre orchestra in Wellington, which broadcast after the evening performances. This was as far back as 1922, and the broadcasts were carried out from the tiny studio at the station operated by the De Forest Company. Brinsden subsequently toured with Pat Hanna's Diggers, and broadcasted from two stations in Brisbane. He has also been heard by Wellington listeners when brbadcasting in conjunction with the Watersiders’ Silver Band.