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-The places I've chosen are three -different versions of home. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
-A place where your heart -and soul is, where your mind is... | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
-..where your work is -and where your family is. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
-Your whole life -revolves around that place. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
-We may go through our lives -with more than one home... | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-..but the idea of home... | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
-..is important to us as a nation. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-When I come back to Llechryd... | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
-..I realize how much of myself -belongs to my birthplace. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
-I'm from the country. -I'm from country stock. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
-I was brought up here -until I was eight. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
-We lived in -the Tabernacl chapel house. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:42 | |
-I had lots of friends -and cousins around me. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
-It's where my family is from. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
-I had an idyllic upbringing. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
-I don't come back here very often, -but when I arrived earlier... | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
-..and went down to the river -beneath the bridge... | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
-..where I used to play as a child... | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
-..a strange feeling came over me. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
-It's been 30 years since then, -but the river hasn't changed. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:18 | |
-The bridge is still there... | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
-..so are the memories which still -strike a chord deep within me. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
-When I lived in Llechryd, I used -to go to Cardigan for piano lessons. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:39 | |
-I went to school in Llechryd. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
-My first experience of performing... | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
-..was reciting a poem called -Y Falwoden Lwyd. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
-I was very confident in school, -and I gave a big performance... | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
-..of the poem. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
-I surprised all the teachers. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:04 | |
-But when I got to the Eisteddfod -stage in Cardigan, I totally froze. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
-I retracted into my shell -and whispered the words. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
-That was the beginning for me. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-Hello. Nice to see you on Sumatra. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
-Coming back here now, those -milestones are important to me... | 0:03:20 | 0:03:25 | |
-..because they spurred me on. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
-At Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi, -Capel Cynon... | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-..and Theatr Felinfach, -performing came naturally to me. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
-I was very privileged -to be able to go there... | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
-..and get so much out -of the performances. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
-# Only long emptiness -since I lost you | 0:03:43 | 0:03:48 | |
-# My love, despite forsaking | 0:03:49 | 0:03:54 | |
-# Say you'll come back again | 0:03:54 | 0:03:59 | |
-# The summer means | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
-# Only long emptiness -since I lost you # | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
-I went back to Theatr Felinfach... | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
-..to compete in the Urdd's -drama festival. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
-I was playing Shylock -in the Merchant of Venice. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
-Those experiences as an actor -have stayed very real. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
-When I played Shylock... | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
-..I totally threw myself -into the role. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
-The feeling I got from performing -in such a great theatre... | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
-..was second to none. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-I was fortunate to do an 8-year -apprenticeship in the theatre. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
-It allowed me to travel the world. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:44 | |
-It's an old-fashioned way of doing -an acting apprenticeship. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:49 | |
-It was a wonderful experience. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
-From there, I went on to do -several TV series and films... | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
-..the most recent being Pen Talar. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
-Before that, Caerdydd... | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
-..and a series of Y Stafell Ddirgel -and Fondue, Rhyw a Deinosors. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:17 | |
-I've been fortunate to get work. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
-My full name is Tomos Ryland Davies. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
-My father chose the name. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:37 | |
-Which may come as a shock. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
-Dad was a big fan... | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
-..of a tenor called Ryland Davies, -a Welshman. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | |
-So he named me Ryland Davies. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
-When I came to join Equity... | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
-..I couldn't keep the name for that -reason, so I chose Ryland Teifi. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
-# So fond, so true | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
-# Where is the sound | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
-# Of your sweet words? | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
-Dad is a big character... | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
-..who lives for singing -and telling stories. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
-# To follow you # | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
-Both sides of the family -have an interest in music. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
-My grandparents on Dad's side -were musical. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
-Mam-gu was a singer, and Tad-cu -loved all kinds of music... | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
-..from opera to artists like -Nat King Cole and David Lloyd. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:37 | |
-We were always surrounded by music. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
-Dad sung on the club circuit. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
-One of Mam's cousins, Ray Thomas, -is a member of The Moody Blues. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:49 | |
-So it's on both sides of the family. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
-It was inevitable -that I'd develop an interest. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
-# The night is lonely | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-# Without you # | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
-It's something you realize -as you get older. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
-I'm 37, and it's only -through looking back... | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
-..that music -and festivals like the Cnapan... | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
-..and the privileged opportunities -we had... | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
-..at Theatr Felinfach... | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
-..and at school in Capel Cynon -and Dyffryn Teifi... | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
-..that I realize what a significant -role they played in my life. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:26 | |
-# I'm lonely now | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
-# Unable to sleep # | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-I think we're closer now -than we've ever been. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
-It's not so much a father-and-son -relationship any more. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:43 | |
-We're more like brothers. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
-# Oh, so heavy am I | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
-# Oh, so heavy am I | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
-# So heavy is my heart | 0:07:51 | 0:07:55 | |
-# After burying the old black boar # | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
-Some places stay in your heart. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
-Llechryd will always have a place -in my heart because of my childhood. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
-I had the ideal upbringing -until I was eight years old. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:16 | |
-I think it was Yeats who said, -"Never a crack in my heart"... | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
-..meaning -before life gets a hold of you. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
-You remember your friends -and cousins with fondness. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:28 | |
-You looked up to them, -and life was perfect. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
-I'm always reminded of those times. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
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-This is where I usually come -on holiday. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
-I feel at ease here. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
-In terms of the person I am and -the things I like doing in life... | 0:09:07 | 0:09:12 | |
-..I feel that part of my spirit -is here. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-The place has so much to offer me -personally. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
-I met Roisin in 1996 in Dublin. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
-I was on tour with Taliesin, a -children's show, in The Ark theatre. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:48 | |
-She'd just come back from America, -and was working there for a week. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:53 | |
-A little while after that, I came -to Ring, and the rest is history. | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
-We're here in the Catholic church -in Ring. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
-It means a lot to me because -it's where I married Roisin... | 0:10:13 | 0:10:17 | |
-..eleven years ago. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
-I remember when we got engaged... | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
-..we came here to see the church... | 0:10:24 | 0:10:28 | |
-..and I fell in love with it -instantly. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
-It's a special place -and has a maritime feel about it. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:36 | |
-There's a tranquillity here which -can be found in the Welsh chapels... | 0:10:36 | 0:10:41 | |
-..of west Wales. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
-It's so close to other places -in the area... | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
-..such as the pub, the beach -and the sea. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:51 | |
-Everything is within -walking distance... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-..so everything ties in perfectly. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
-Roisin's family... | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
-..Moira, and the famous Mooneys, -are all from Ring. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
-They've been here for generations, -so it has historical connections. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
-When it came to the wedding... | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
-..Roisin worked out she had -52 first cousins... | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
-..so choosing which of them -to invite was tricky. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:25 | |
-I've fond memories -of that day eleven years ago. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
-Half the congregation were Welsh, -half were Irish... | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
-..so it was a bit like -a rugby international. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
-Ring is what they call -a Gaeltacht region... | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
-..a Gaelic-speaking area. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
-It's widely spoken in the harbour -and on the street. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
-As a Welshman -whose first language is Welsh... | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
-..it's something I appreciate. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
-# You remember my great uncle | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-# Dafydd from Felindre | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
-# You'll remember well, I know it # | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
-The people in Ring and The Mooneys' -pub are very easy-going. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
-It's my local, despite being -a few hundred miles away. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:59 | |
-When I come here in summer, my body -relaxes, and I totally unwind. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:04 | |
-# Whoa, home-spun wool -from the mountain sheep | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
-# Made to last and bought to keep # | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
-The place has so much history... | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
-..and culture. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
-The Clancys played here. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
-There are photographs on the wall -of The Fureys and The Dubliners... | 0:13:19 | 0:13:24 | |
-..as well as young bands like Danu. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
-Even Ar Log and The Hennessys -have sung here. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
-When you walk into this place, -you can smell the history. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:36 | |
-Six generations of Mooneys -have been running this pub. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:41 | |
-It's currently being run by women. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
-I'd say that's an indication of -the strength of the Mooneys' women. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:53 | |
-Coming here and seeing how they live -from day to day... | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
-..is as natural as breathing -or walking. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:05 | |
-I'd call it a kind of currency. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:09 | |
-# One morning, one morning | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
-# One morning in May # | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
-When I first came here, I was lucky -enough to be in very select company. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:24 | |
-I was with Roisin, my wife, -and her family. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
-Roisin's father, Bobby... | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-..was a person -who'd take you under his wing. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
-He'd ask you to play -your instrument while he sang... | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
-..before asking you to sing a song -once you'd relaxed. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
-He never made it -a daunting experience. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
-Ever since then, this pub, -with the big side over there... | 0:14:48 | 0:14:53 | |
-..and this, the small side, -is the heart of the pub. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:57 | |
-There have been so many -great nights here. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
-It's a very special place. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
-The Clancy family -is holding a concert tonight. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
-All the relations of the Clancy -brothers in America or Wales... | 0:15:28 | 0:15:33 | |
-..or wherever, have come here -for tonight's special concert. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
-The Clancys... | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
-..were responsible for -the explosion in popularity... | 0:15:41 | 0:15:45 | |
-..of Irish folk culture. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
-These days, contemporary shows -such as Riverdance... | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
-..are reminiscent of that time -in the '60s in Greenwich Village... | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
-..when they went and modernized -the old style of folk music. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
-That changed everything. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
-Music has become -much more personal to me. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
-Or songwriting, I should say. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
-Coming to Carrick-on-Suir and Ring -and meeting Bobby Clancy... | 0:16:17 | 0:16:22 | |
-..who showed me great support... | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
-..inspired me to fulfil my dream -of writing and performing. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
-# Sometimes, you have to be down # | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
-I'm indebted to the place -and the family. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:38 | |
-# We'll come up as one | 0:16:40 | 0:16:41 | |
-# With a different view | 0:16:43 | 0:16:46 | |
-# Ready to face the day | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
-# It might be Judgement Day, yeah | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
-# Come and see the sun, -come and face the day | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
-# Join me in the fields -where the song is free | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
-# Come out of the hedge -with a full cup | 0:17:04 | 0:17:10 | |
-# Let's see what happens | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
-# Yeah, let's see what happens | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
-# Yeah, let's see what happens | 0:17:15 | 0:17:20 | |
-# Whoa-oh-oh-oh, -let's see what happens # | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
-Well, I'd say... | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
-..I owe a lot to this place. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:37 | |
-I met my wife, Roisin, -who's from here. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
-My children -are both Welsh and Irish. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
-I've learnt so much -about performing. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
-I've learnt the importance of -songs and culture. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:56 | |
-If I hadn't come to Ring, -I wouldn't be half the man I am now. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:02 | |
-I wanted to move away from -the city... | 0:18:25 | 0:18:29 | |
-..and though we chose Barry, -one of the biggest towns in Wales... | 0:18:29 | 0:18:34 | |
-..when we saw how close it was -to nature... | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
-..and the sea... | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
-..we knew we'd made -the right decision. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
-Moving here seemed -the natural thing to do. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
-I didn't realize before -that the choices you make... | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
-..are buried in your subconscious. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:06 | |
-When we came to Barry and saw the -sea and all the places to walk... | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
-..Roisin and I both thought -it was incredible. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
-And not everyone knows about it. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
-Being somewhere where you're -surrounded by the sea and nature... | 0:19:23 | 0:19:28 | |
-..becomes an integral part -of your decision-making... | 0:19:28 | 0:19:33 | |
-..when it comes to -where you want to be. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
-The spiritual side is important. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
-Being close to nature... | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
-..and sitting in places -that remind you of your childhood. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:10 | |
-You're at one with nature here -in a world at its most primitive. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
-And then you get an aeroplane -flying overhead... | 0:20:16 | 0:20:20 | |
-..taking someone to a faraway place. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
-You're also constantly aware -of the numerous passing ships. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
-Those dichotomies -are always present. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
-I think you have to escape from -the acting and performing world. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:45 | |
-In a way, every means of performing -is a sort of circus. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:50 | |
-If you want to stay in that circus, -then fine... | 0:20:50 | 0:20:55 | |
-..but expect the consequences. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
-If you want a break from the circus, -then you need places like this. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:02 | |
-I like entering the circus -now and again... | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
-..and I like coming home. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-Having a family -totally changes the game. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:45 | |
-It also makes you question... | 0:21:45 | 0:21:49 | |
-..where you want you and your -family to be in years to come. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:55 | |
-Perhaps you're tempted to go back -to the area where you grew up... | 0:21:56 | 0:22:01 | |
-..to your home... | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
-..your wife's home, your spiritual -home, or is this your home? | 0:22:04 | 0:22:09 | |
-Your children redefine who you are, -and they define their own lives. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:15 | |
-Those questions -are always evolving... | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
-..and are being asked -almost every day. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
-For Lowri, Cifa and Myfi, -who's only a year old... | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
-..this place is going to be -an important part of their lives. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:38 | |
-At the end of the day... | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
-..it's a marriage between -the geographical location... | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
-..and the people -who make it what it is. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:02 | |
-Being close to nature and the sea -is important... | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
-..but it means nothing -without people. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:10 | |
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