“PHANTOM CHOIRBOY”
There are fTnc singers in the tiny village of Didling. Sussex, but none so sweet and clear as— the Phantom choirboy.” Parishioners—they number about s score—are bafTled by strains of a boy's voice which seems—according to the rector, the Rev W. Whistler—to come from the raftered roof of the 14th-century church. ‘■»ld Didling would like to—but cannot—own it. Mr. Whistler said that the phantom chooses his" hymn tunes. Old DMttBgNHTB «in« d«»ep and low. then in the middle of their hymn romes float-
The Parishioners Baffled
ing. above them all, the Voice. I thought I had made a discovery when I first heard the voice.” he said. "It was a really beautiful voice- I looked round the church. There were about 12 In the congregation, all too old to possess such a voice. There is no legend associated with the church that can be associated with the voice. It is just one of those strange things that do happen. I suppose it has something to do with the acoustics of the church, although if you heard the voice you would find it hard to believe. It has such perfect tone.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20504, 21 May 1938, Page 16 (Supplement)
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192“PHANTOM CHOIRBOY” Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20504, 21 May 1938, Page 16 (Supplement)
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