Can you tell me why it is that if a choirgirl sings a song she is credited with having 'the voice of an angel', but should a woman not lose her childish overtones, she is described as 'airy-fairy' or 'too sweet and syrupy'?

            I can sing as high as the choirboy in Faure's Requiem, but I can also belt out Kishmul's Galley at the folk club in a loud 'let-rip' mode.

          The strange thing is nobody likes the high voice - probably because they can't join in!

                                  Indrani.