Bois y Frenni

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0:00:02 > 0:00:05- # Bois y Frenni's merry band

0:00:05 > 0:00:07- # Who is here to sing a song

0:00:08 > 0:00:12- # Boys of the heather and birdsong

0:00:13 > 0:00:17- # Boys from Llanfyrnach - and the village of Glandwr

0:00:17 > 0:00:21- # Boys from Crymych - and from Tegryn, of course

0:00:21 > 0:00:24- # Some are slender, some are fat

0:00:24 > 0:00:25- # Some as stiff as planks

0:00:26 > 0:00:28- # Some are young and some are old

0:00:28 > 0:00:30- # Some have lost their hair

0:00:30 > 0:00:34- # Some are from Llanglydwen, - some from Bwlchygroes

0:00:35 > 0:00:37- # It's a jolly party

0:00:37 > 0:00:42- # We're the real thing #

0:00:43 > 0:00:45- It's a lovely morning.

0:00:45 > 0:00:48- I'm looking across to Y Frenni...

0:00:48 > 0:00:49- ..in Pembrokeshire.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53- This piece of land - gave its name, 75 years ago...

0:00:53 > 0:00:56- ..to the Bois y Frenni - concert party.

0:00:56 > 0:01:00- We're here to spend some time - with the party...

0:01:00 > 0:01:03- ..and also to meet - some of the members...

0:01:03 > 0:01:07- ..who are among the most genial - people you could meet.

0:01:07 > 0:01:12- Their late leader, WR, - still means everything to them.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15- # Who is here to sing a song

0:01:15 > 0:01:19- # Boys of the heather and birdsong #

0:01:20 > 0:01:25- I was raised - in a very special area...

0:01:25 > 0:01:26- ..the Preseli area...

0:01:27 > 0:01:33- ..in the shadow of Moel Cwmcerwyn, - Moel Fedw and Tal Mynydd.

0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Waldo wrote a lot - about these old hills.

0:01:36 > 0:01:39- "Wall of my boyhood

0:01:39 > 0:01:43- "In my mind's independence - ever at my back."

0:01:44 > 0:01:46- A very special area.

0:01:46 > 0:01:50- # We're the real thing #

0:01:51 > 0:01:54- WR Evans had a keen enthusiasm - for culture.

0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Even today, his influence shines out - in Bois y Frenni.

0:01:59 > 0:02:06- # Laugh with Bois y Frenni

0:02:07 > 0:02:10- # All #

0:02:11 > 0:02:12- APPLAUSE

0:02:16 > 0:02:21- "Some in the nude with skinny legs"

0:02:27 > 0:02:32- # It was early summer - and the harvesting was done

0:02:32 > 0:02:36- # So I went to the seaside - on a lovely, sunny day

0:02:36 > 0:02:41- # I had felt for many years - that my feet were rather foul

0:02:41 > 0:02:46- # So off I went and joined the crowd - to wash my feet in Mwnt

0:02:46 > 0:02:48- # Oh, what an occasion

0:02:48 > 0:02:50- # Such a wonderful day

0:02:50 > 0:02:52- # Oh, what a picture

0:02:53 > 0:02:57- # Tra la la la la la - la la la la la la

0:02:58 > 0:03:03- # Some in the nude with skinny legs, - like a little bird's

0:03:03 > 0:03:06- # Some were fat and rounded, - like a herd of pigs

0:03:07 > 0:03:10- # Some were old-fashioned, lacking - passion, getting wet and dry

0:03:11 > 0:03:14- # And our young Winnie - in a five-guinea bikini

0:03:16 > 0:03:19- # And we all said, "Ho ho ho!" #

0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Denzil, I've heard so much - about the beach at Mwnt.

0:03:24 > 0:03:25- This is it?

0:03:25 > 0:03:27- This is it?- - Yes - isn't it delightful?

0:03:28 > 0:03:29- It certainly is.

0:03:29 > 0:03:31- It's sheltered from the wind.

0:03:31 > 0:03:32- It's sheltered from the wind.- - Yes, it's pretty good.

0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Do you come here often?

0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Do you come here often?- - Yes, fairly often, mostly in summer.

0:03:38 > 0:03:43- How did WR establish - the concert party, Bois y Frenni?

0:03:43 > 0:03:47- According to what he wrote - in his autobiography...

0:03:47 > 0:03:50- ..after he graduated - from Bangor college...

0:03:50 > 0:03:54- ..he moved back to his home - in Mynachlog Ddu.

0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Some time later, - he was appointed headteacher...

0:03:58 > 0:04:00- ..of Bwlchygroes school.

0:04:00 > 0:04:02- He was an exceptional character.

0:04:02 > 0:04:05- He was an exceptional character.- - Yes, and he was very popular.

0:04:05 > 0:04:07- He was a remarkable headteacher.

0:04:08 > 0:04:09- Everyone knew him.

0:04:09 > 0:04:11- He was WR.

0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Some time later, - around that period...

0:04:14 > 0:04:17- ..he wrote his first book of songs.

0:04:17 > 0:04:21- They were based - on well-known English songs...

0:04:21 > 0:04:24- ..and he wrote Welsh lyrics to them.

0:04:25 > 0:04:29- He wrote about people and events - in the area where he lived.

0:04:29 > 0:04:33- He gathered these together - in his book, Pennill - A Thonc.

0:04:34 > 0:04:36- After writing these songs...

0:04:36 > 0:04:40- ..he decided - he needed someone to sing them.

0:04:40 > 0:04:44- So he went in search - of people living locally...

0:04:44 > 0:04:48- ..brought them together, - and called them Bois y Frenni.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52- There was an element of brilliance.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Everyone had heard these songs - on the radio.

0:04:55 > 0:04:58- We didn't have Welsh channels, - in those days.

0:04:59 > 0:05:01- The songs were familiar.

0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Yes, and easy to learn.

0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Yes, and easy to learn.- - The words were all in Welsh.

0:05:05 > 0:05:08- # Benji Ty-draw - had a great motorbike

0:05:09 > 0:05:12- # It went like lightning - through wind and rain

0:05:12 > 0:05:15- # Racing and scrambling - through sludge and mud

0:05:16 > 0:05:18- # Oh, what a bike

0:05:18 > 0:05:22- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike

0:05:23 > 0:05:26- # Oh, what a bike

0:05:26 > 0:05:31- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike

0:05:33 > 0:05:36- # It went like lightning, - a fire bolt

0:05:36 > 0:05:40- # Scattering poultry, - Benji's nose on the wheel

0:05:40 > 0:05:43- # Telegraph poles whizzing by

0:05:46 > 0:05:49- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike

0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Here he comes!

0:05:55 > 0:06:00- Brr-rrr-rrr-rrr!

0:06:01 > 0:06:04- # Benji Ty-draw's old bike

0:06:04 > 0:06:07- # Benji Ty-draw's old bike

0:06:08 > 0:06:12- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike #

0:06:12 > 0:06:15- I joined in 1986.

0:06:15 > 0:06:18- The party came together again...

0:06:18 > 0:06:22- ..when the National Eisteddfod - came to Fishguard.

0:06:22 > 0:06:26- WR was retired by then - and living in Pembrokeshire.

0:06:26 > 0:06:31- A decision was made to organise an - evening event at the Eisteddfod...

0:06:32 > 0:06:36- ..commemorating the 1940s - and Bois y Frenni's huge popularity.

0:06:39 > 0:06:41- # It went like lightning, - a fire bolt

0:06:42 > 0:06:46- # Scattering poultry, - Benji's nose on the wheel #

0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Lots of people - still remembered the songs...

0:06:49 > 0:06:52- ..and they joined - in all the choruses.

0:06:52 > 0:06:57- People had been singing these songs - since the '40s and '50s.

0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Here he comes!

0:07:00 > 0:07:06- Brr-rrr-rrr-rrr!

0:07:06 > 0:07:08- # Benji Ty-draw's old bike #

0:07:08 > 0:07:12- They performed at concerts - in various places...

0:07:12 > 0:07:15- ..including a concert - in Capel Mair in Cardigan.

0:07:16 > 0:07:19- I went to the concert, - I knew many of the songs...

0:07:19 > 0:07:23- ..and I knew many of the men - who were singing on stage.

0:07:23 > 0:07:27- One of them asked me, - "What are you doing next Tuesday?"

0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I said, "Not much."

0:07:30 > 0:07:33- "Come and join us - at the rehearsal in Crymych."

0:07:34 > 0:07:37- # Oh, what a bike

0:07:37 > 0:07:41- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike

0:07:44 > 0:07:46- # It went like lightning, - a fire bolt

0:07:47 > 0:07:50- # Scattering poultry, - Benji's nose on the wheel

0:07:50 > 0:07:53- # Telegraph poles whizzing by

0:07:56 > 0:07:59- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike #

0:07:59 > 0:08:04- Then the party decided to disband - - some had been original members.

0:08:04 > 0:08:09- But Wendy Lewis, - the party's accompanist...

0:08:09 > 0:08:12- ..said there was no need to disband.

0:08:12 > 0:08:15- There were plenty of younger men - willing to carry on.

0:08:16 > 0:08:18- So we decided to keep going.

0:08:18 > 0:08:20- # Benji Ty-draw's motorbike

0:08:20 > 0:08:28- # Benji Ty-draw's old bike #

0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Before we leave...

0:08:31 > 0:08:34- ..I remember once, - when I sang on stage...

0:08:34 > 0:08:38- ..I'd come to Pembrokeshire - to sing at a Sunday cymanfa.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40- WR was in charge.

0:08:40 > 0:08:44- I got up to sing for a second time, - and he said, "Stand there.

0:08:44 > 0:08:48- "Lead us in two hymns - - you're younger than me."

0:08:48 > 0:08:51- And I had to lead, - whether I wanted to or not!

0:08:51 > 0:08:52- That's how he was!

0:08:53 > 0:08:57- It's great to talk about WR, - with the sun shining on us.

0:08:57 > 0:08:59- He must be laughing, up there!

0:08:59 > 0:09:02- He'd say we're telling tall tales!

0:09:02 > 0:09:04- I'm sure he is!

0:09:09 > 0:09:13- "We have a drink - to quench our thirst"

0:09:13 > 0:09:15- You're Arwyn, aren't you?

0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Carwyn - and please - don't start an argument!

0:09:20 > 0:09:24- # Here we are, two famous policemen

0:09:25 > 0:09:29- # The finest in the land

0:09:29 > 0:09:33- # One is strong and muscular

0:09:33 > 0:09:38- # One is strong and muscular- - # And one's just up to scratch

0:09:38 > 0:09:42- # Wherever there is brawling

0:09:43 > 0:09:47- # Or fights on village squares

0:09:47 > 0:09:48- # We stay away

0:09:48 > 0:09:50- # We stay away- - # We stay away

0:09:50 > 0:09:51- # We stay away

0:09:51 > 0:09:52- # We stay away- - # We stay away

0:09:52 > 0:09:55- # And hide beneath the stairs #

0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Carwyn, this is where you work.

0:09:59 > 0:10:04- Yes, from 8.00am to 5.30pm, - four days a week...

0:10:04 > 0:10:07- ..and 8.00am to 7.00pm - on the other day I work.

0:10:07 > 0:10:11- I have to work until 7.00pm - to cover other workers.

0:10:11 > 0:10:17- And at the end of each week, - you have to count up all the costs.

0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Yes, and end of month accounts.

0:10:20 > 0:10:23- That's when you see - the company's costs.

0:10:23 > 0:10:27- I wouldn't like to be - in the managers' shoes.

0:10:28 > 0:10:30- You didn't smile as you said that.

0:10:30 > 0:10:32- You didn't smile as you said that.- - No.

0:10:32 > 0:10:33- We're in a rural area.

0:10:33 > 0:10:36- It's not as if we're on the M4.

0:10:36 > 0:10:38- We're based in Llanfyrnach.

0:10:39 > 0:10:42- The family employs - 200 to 300 people.

0:10:43 > 0:10:44- That's a lot.

0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Yes, for a rural area.

0:10:46 > 0:10:51- Ben, you do similar, work, - but you haven't been here so long.

0:10:52 > 0:10:58- I've worked here for a month, and - spent 18 months at another office.

0:10:58 > 0:10:59- Are you a local man?

0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Are you a local man?- - Yes, a local man, from Hermon.

0:11:02 > 0:11:07- # If there is someone in the tavern

0:11:07 > 0:11:15- # Loitering with intent

0:11:16 > 0:11:18- # After stop-tap #

0:11:19 > 0:11:21- What's your favourite song?

0:11:21 > 0:11:23- I like all of them.

0:11:23 > 0:11:27- But the one that stands out - is a song called Lemoned.

0:11:29 > 0:11:32- When you have a party - after a concert...

0:11:32 > 0:11:35- ..is there something - stronger than lemonade?!

0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Um... Occasionally!

0:11:39 > 0:11:39- # We have a drink

0:11:39 > 0:11:41- # We have a drink- - # We have a drink

0:11:41 > 0:11:43- # We have a drink

0:11:43 > 0:11:44- # We have a drink- - # We have a drink

0:11:44 > 0:11:49- # To quench our thirst - before we leave

0:11:49 > 0:11:50- # We have a drink

0:11:50 > 0:11:52- # We have a drink- - # We have a drink

0:11:52 > 0:11:53- # We have a drink

0:11:54 > 0:11:55- # We have a drink

0:11:55 > 0:11:58- # To quench our thirst

0:11:58 > 0:12:08- # Before we leave #

0:12:08 > 0:12:10- APPLAUSE

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0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Shall we do Cwtsh Dan Star?

0:12:33 > 0:12:36- # I have a shelter from the bombs

0:12:36 > 0:12:39- # Beneath the stairs

0:12:39 > 0:12:42- # Where my wife and I will hide

0:12:42 > 0:12:45- # Underneath the stairs #

0:12:46 > 0:12:49- It's rehearsal night - for Bois y Frenni.

0:12:49 > 0:12:51- I've come to listen to them.

0:12:51 > 0:12:53- They're a lively bunch!

0:12:53 > 0:12:56- It's windy outside, - but nice and warm in here!

0:12:57 > 0:12:59- # Beneath the stairs

0:12:59 > 0:13:02- # A place to hide beneath the stairs

0:13:02 > 0:13:07- # Underneath the stairs #

0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Are you happy with that?

0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Well done, I'm proud of you!

0:13:17 > 0:13:21- The postman, Kevin Vaughan, - is a keen member of the party.

0:13:22 > 0:13:24- Today, he's organising the boys.

0:13:24 > 0:13:29- Every day, he eats his lunch - near Waldo's memorial stone.

0:13:29 > 0:13:31- It's a great spot for a cuppa.

0:13:31 > 0:13:36- # And my great wealth - that's less than a pound

0:13:37 > 0:13:39- # A place to hide...

0:13:39 > 0:13:40- There you are!

0:13:40 > 0:13:42- There you are!- - How are you, Dai?

0:13:42 > 0:13:45- The rain is forever - coming and going.

0:13:46 > 0:13:48- That's what it's like up here.

0:13:48 > 0:13:52- I stopped to ask someone - where you were.

0:13:52 > 0:13:55- I knew you were somewhere - around here.

0:13:55 > 0:14:00- He said, "He eats his lunch - every day by Waldo's stone."

0:14:01 > 0:14:02- I'm doing well, thanks.

0:14:02 > 0:14:03- I'm doing well, thanks.- - When did you start work?

0:14:04 > 0:14:06- At 6.30am.

0:14:06 > 0:14:07- I cover a wide area.

0:14:07 > 0:14:09- I drive 50 miles a day.

0:14:10 > 0:14:11- Are you a local man?

0:14:11 > 0:14:12- Are you a local man?- - Yes, from Crymych.

0:14:13 > 0:14:15- I'm not from Mynachlog Ddu.

0:14:15 > 0:14:17- I'm not from Mynachlog Ddu.- - Crymych isn't far.

0:14:17 > 0:14:20- You could use a bike - - the land's quite flat.

0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Don't tell my boss!

0:14:22 > 0:14:24- I've just had a new van!

0:14:26 > 0:14:29- How long have you been - a member of the party?

0:14:29 > 0:14:31- I joined in 2000.

0:14:31 > 0:14:32- Yes?

0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Carwyn John and Llyr - joined shortly before me.

0:14:36 > 0:14:38- You were just young lads, back then.

0:14:38 > 0:14:40- You were just young lads, back then.- - Yes, we were.

0:14:40 > 0:14:43- We had grown too old - to compete in the Urdd.

0:14:43 > 0:14:46- What does the choir mean to you?

0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Why do you want to be a member?

0:14:51 > 0:14:54- It's something I've grown up with.

0:14:54 > 0:14:57- I listened to Bois y Frenni - when I was a child.

0:14:57 > 0:14:59- I listened to the songs.

0:14:59 > 0:15:02- I joined, and saw - how light-hearted it is.

0:15:02 > 0:15:08- It's very easy-going - if you - forget the words, it doesn't matter.

0:15:08 > 0:15:10- We just keep going.

0:15:10 > 0:15:11- I'm now a part of it.

0:15:11 > 0:15:15- I'm now a part of it.- - Do you sing any solos in the choir?

0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Yes - all of us sing a few songs.

0:15:18 > 0:15:21- One if the songs I sing - is called Leisa.

0:15:22 > 0:15:24- It's a love song.

0:15:24 > 0:15:27- It comes from the show Twll O Le.

0:15:27 > 0:15:31- He wrote the song and sent it - back home for Bois y Frenni to sing.

0:15:32 > 0:15:36- The song describes how much - he missed his home and his wife.

0:15:40 > 0:15:45- # Lay me to rest in tranquillity

0:15:46 > 0:15:50- # By the home of the one that I love

0:15:51 > 0:15:55- # I shall hear her voice - on the breezes

0:15:56 > 0:16:03- # And her joy - in the song of the stream

0:16:07 > 0:16:10- # Take me home to Leisa

0:16:10 > 0:16:12- # Leisa

0:16:12 > 0:16:15- # Let me sit by the hearth

0:16:16 > 0:16:17- # By the hearth

0:16:17 > 0:16:21- # Just take me home to Leisa

0:16:21 > 0:16:22- # Oh, Leisa

0:16:22 > 0:16:27- # My wife, that is all I desire

0:16:28 > 0:16:34- # I desire #

0:16:37 > 0:16:39- I'll have to be on my way, soon.

0:16:39 > 0:16:43- I'd offer you a cuppa, but - there's only enough tea for one.

0:16:43 > 0:16:44- Do you have two cups?

0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Do you have two cups?- - No!

0:16:49 > 0:16:54- "Clear off, Wish-goc, Good Bitch"

0:16:55 > 0:16:58- # Crows are among the potatoes again

0:16:58 > 0:17:00- # Crows are among the potatoes again- - # Clear off, clear off

0:17:00 > 0:17:02- # I'd really love - to be rid of them all

0:17:03 > 0:17:05- # Clear off, clear off

0:17:05 > 0:17:08- # Soon, the potatoes - will all be gone

0:17:08 > 0:17:11- # It's enough to drive a man insane

0:17:11 > 0:17:15- # Oh, all these things - torment an old farmer, poor dab

0:17:15 > 0:17:20- # Oh, all these things - torment an old farmer, poor dab #

0:17:23 > 0:17:27- It's a rainy morning, - and I'm visiting Trefigin Quarry.

0:17:27 > 0:17:29- Llyr John joins me.

0:17:29 > 0:17:33- One of the Johns - there are lots - of Johns in this area.

0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Almost as many as Joneses.

0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Almost as many as Joneses.- - Quite possibly.

0:17:38 > 0:17:41- How long has the quarry - been in operation?

0:17:41 > 0:17:43- For over half a century.

0:17:44 > 0:17:47- My grandfather had a farm in Y Glog.

0:17:47 > 0:17:49- He became a contractor...

0:17:49 > 0:17:53- ..and later on, he and his brother - started this business.

0:17:54 > 0:17:57- We extract sand and gravel - from the pits.

0:17:57 > 0:18:01- The area relies heavily - on agriculture...

0:18:01 > 0:18:06- ..and other businesses are needed - in order to support agriculture.

0:18:06 > 0:18:08- People support each other.

0:18:08 > 0:18:11- It's an ideal place to live.

0:18:11 > 0:18:15- It's lovely - Bois y Frenni - sing about the Preseli Hills.

0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Singing is the main reason - why we're here...

0:18:19 > 0:18:22- ..and we're enjoying our visit - enormously.

0:18:23 > 0:18:25- What does Bois y Frenni mean to you?

0:18:25 > 0:18:29- You joined the group - at a very young age.

0:18:29 > 0:18:32- A group of my friends and I - joined Bois y Frenni.

0:18:32 > 0:18:36- We were invited to join, - to keep it going.

0:18:36 > 0:18:39- # The old yellow cockerel - is in the shed

0:18:41 > 0:18:44- # He'll ruin the corn - - thump him, Ned

0:18:44 > 0:18:47- # Wish-goc, wish-goc

0:18:47 > 0:18:50- # Thump his gizzard, thump his head

0:18:50 > 0:18:52- # Use a rock, use a stick

0:18:52 > 0:18:56- # Oh, all these things - torment an old farmer, poor dab #

0:18:56 > 0:19:00- There have been many - singing groups in this area...

0:19:00 > 0:19:05- ..Bois y Felin, Cantorion Ingli, - Cor Crymych, Cor Sir Benfro...

0:19:05 > 0:19:09- ..the John Davies Singers - - more than I can count.

0:19:09 > 0:19:10- But Bois y Frenni are different.

0:19:10 > 0:19:12- But Bois y Frenni are different.- - We're very different.

0:19:13 > 0:19:14- We're not a choir, as such.

0:19:15 > 0:19:19- We had taken part - in activities with the aelwyd...

0:19:19 > 0:19:22- ..competing with the choir - and the noson lawen.

0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Bois y Frenni combine the two.

0:19:25 > 0:19:28- # Ned, you lazybones, call the bitch

0:19:28 > 0:19:31- # Ned, you lazybones, call the bitch- - # Good bitch, good bitch

0:19:31 > 0:19:34- # Tell the creature to get here fast

0:19:34 > 0:19:35- # Good bitch #

0:19:35 > 0:19:39- We had sung songs such as - Traeth Y Mwnt at the aelwyd...

0:19:39 > 0:19:43- ..and Yr Evacuee, - Cwtsh Dan Star and Y Blac Owt.

0:19:44 > 0:19:47- I was brought up - knowing these songs.

0:19:47 > 0:19:49- We learnt some at school.

0:19:49 > 0:19:52- # All these things - torment an old farmer, poor dab #

0:19:53 > 0:19:55- WR wrote about things he knew.

0:19:55 > 0:19:59- He was a teacher, - a farmer's son, a farmer...

0:19:59 > 0:20:00- ..and he owned a shop.

0:20:01 > 0:20:03- He also wrote about the war.

0:20:04 > 0:20:06- What's your song?

0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Everyone has a song, everyone - comes forward in turn to sing.

0:20:10 > 0:20:12- I sing Y Ffarmwr - Pwr Dab.

0:20:13 > 0:20:16- # ..torment an old farmer, poor dab

0:20:16 > 0:20:21- # Oh, all these things - torment an old farmer

0:20:21 > 0:20:28- # Poor dab #

0:20:28 > 0:20:31- The AI man's van - - I'm in the right place.

0:20:32 > 0:20:34- He has a good name - Arwel Owen.

0:20:34 > 0:20:35- Arwel, how are you?

0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Arwel, how are you?- - It's Llywelyn, actually!

0:20:38 > 0:20:39- Oh, heck!

0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Arwel Llywelyn - what a good name.

0:20:45 > 0:20:46- Arwel, how are you?

0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Are you busy?

0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Yes, I'm kept going.

0:20:50 > 0:20:55- Years ago, the AI man would arrive - at the farm, do the job and go.

0:20:55 > 0:20:58- It's more complicated than that, - these days.

0:20:58 > 0:21:03- Yes, I do RMS, which stands - for reproductive management system.

0:21:03 > 0:21:09- Every day, we visit this farm - and another five farms.

0:21:09 > 0:21:13- We mark the cows' backs - with orange chalk, as you can see.

0:21:14 > 0:21:18- This is used to denote cows that are - being mounted by other cows...

0:21:18 > 0:21:22- ..which is an indication - that the cow may be in heat.

0:21:22 > 0:21:24- I'll let you finish your work.

0:21:25 > 0:21:27- We'll talk about the choir later.

0:21:27 > 0:21:30- He's a member of the choir, you see!

0:21:31 > 0:21:35- # This pitch-darkness frightens us

0:21:35 > 0:21:38- # It's all so dark everywhere

0:21:39 > 0:21:43- # It's not a time for fun and games

0:21:44 > 0:21:45- # It's all so dark... #

0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Y Blac Owt - is one of the songs I sing.

0:21:49 > 0:21:52- # The blackout

0:21:52 > 0:21:54- # The blackout #

0:21:54 > 0:21:56- It's a song about wartime.

0:21:56 > 0:22:01- # Windows must be covered - in every house and vestry

0:22:01 > 0:22:04- # It's all so dark everywhere

0:22:05 > 0:22:09- # A lad went courting - his lovely lass

0:22:09 > 0:22:12- # It's all so dark everywhere

0:22:13 > 0:22:17- # He wrapped his arms - around a big black cow

0:22:18 > 0:22:20- # It's all so dark everywhere #

0:22:21 > 0:22:25- This is what makes the group - so successful, I believe.

0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Sometimes, I forget the words, - so I substitute a 'la-la-la'...

0:22:31 > 0:22:34- ..and the audience - accepts this naturally.

0:22:34 > 0:22:35- It's just a bit of fun.

0:22:36 > 0:22:38- How long have you been a member?

0:22:39 > 0:22:42- About three years ago, - I was invited to join.

0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Kevin the postman texted me.

0:22:46 > 0:22:52- When you're invited to join - Bois y Frenni, you don't refuse.

0:22:52 > 0:22:54- It's an honour to be a part of it.

0:22:55 > 0:22:59- # ..everywhere #

0:23:00 > 0:23:01- APPLAUSE

0:23:02 > 0:23:04- What does the choir mean to you?

0:23:04 > 0:23:06- You enjoy it, of course.

0:23:06 > 0:23:08- It's not a choir, it's a party.

0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Party, then.

0:23:11 > 0:23:13- I'd promoted you to a choir!

0:23:13 > 0:23:17- It's not a choir, - it has elements of the noson lawen.

0:23:19 > 0:23:23- For me, it's because my father had - been a member of Bois y Frenni...

0:23:23 > 0:23:27- ..and I'm happy, - if he'd be looking down at me now...

0:23:28 > 0:23:31- ..that I'm keeping - the tradition going...

0:23:31 > 0:23:35- ..and we're recruiting young lads - to come and join us.

0:23:36 > 0:23:39- We're celebrating - our 75th anniversary.

0:23:40 > 0:23:44- We must keep it going - - it's part of our local heritage.

0:23:45 > 0:23:47- You meet in the pub after practice.

0:23:48 > 0:23:50- Sometimes, we rehearse in the pub.

0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Have a drink before you go.

0:23:54 > 0:23:55- I'll have a lemonade.

0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Lemonade - an excellent choice!

0:23:58 > 0:23:59- Yes, it's good.

0:24:00 > 0:24:02- # Tell me what you're drinking, lad

0:24:02 > 0:24:04- # Lemonade

0:24:04 > 0:24:06- # Tell me what you're drinking, lad

0:24:06 > 0:24:07- # Tell me what you're drinking, lad- - # Lemonade

0:24:08 > 0:24:11- # Tell me what you're drinking, - tell me what you're drinking

0:24:12 > 0:24:13- # Tell me what you're drinking

0:24:13 > 0:24:15- # Tell me what you're drinking- - # Lemonade #

0:24:15 > 0:24:18- # Lemonade

0:24:18 > 0:24:20- # Lemonade

0:24:20 > 0:24:25- # The sweetest drink of all

0:24:25 > 0:24:29- # A sparkling drink - that will not go to your head

0:24:29 > 0:24:34- # Let's sing our praise - of lemonade #

0:24:34 > 0:24:34- .

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0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Subtitles- - Subtitles

0:24:42 > 0:24:44- # Sitting on a tractor

0:24:44 > 0:24:46- # Is my lot in life

0:24:46 > 0:24:48- # Here, I am a ruler

0:24:48 > 0:24:50- # King of all I see

0:24:50 > 0:24:52- # I have all my duties

0:24:53 > 0:24:55- # And these I carry out

0:24:56 > 0:24:57- # Sitting on a tractor

0:24:58 > 0:25:01- # Elevates my life

0:25:01 > 0:25:03- # I have a modern tractor

0:25:04 > 0:25:05- # That cost a lot of cash

0:25:06 > 0:25:07- # It rumbles over meadows

0:25:08 > 0:25:09- # Growling as it goes

0:25:09 > 0:25:12- # It moves as fast as lightning

0:25:12 > 0:25:13- # Scrambling up a bank

0:25:14 > 0:25:16- # It never becomes tired

0:25:16 > 0:25:17- # It never becomes tired

0:25:18 > 0:25:20- # When there's fuel in the tank #

0:25:31 > 0:25:35- Dyfed has been a keen supporter - of Bois y Frenni since he was young.

0:25:36 > 0:25:39- He grew to become - a prominent talent.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42- # Poor old schoolteacher

0:25:42 > 0:25:44- # Teaching kids all day

0:25:44 > 0:25:47- # We don't call him a hero

0:25:47 > 0:25:50- # We don't call him a saint #

0:25:50 > 0:25:53- I was there with the original group.

0:25:53 > 0:25:57- I played the accordion, back then.

0:25:57 > 0:25:59- I was in school with WR, of course.

0:26:00 > 0:26:04- Pati Col Jones - was Bois y Frenni's accompanist.

0:26:04 > 0:26:06- She gave me piano lessons.

0:26:09 > 0:26:13- But the accordion - was my favourite instrument.

0:26:14 > 0:26:18- I enjoyed playing - and singing Bois y Frenni's songs.

0:26:19 > 0:26:22- I was with the group - until WR moved to Barry in 1959.

0:26:22 > 0:26:29- # Oh, poor thing #

0:26:29 > 0:26:34- After WR moved to Barry, - I kept on singing the songs.

0:26:35 > 0:26:40- I kept on singing those songs - for 30 years or so.

0:26:40 > 0:26:45- Strangely, there aren't any - recordings of the original group.

0:26:46 > 0:26:48- All broadcasts were live.

0:26:48 > 0:26:51- You travelled the country - for concerts.

0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Yes - we went everywhere.

0:26:54 > 0:26:58- Going to North Wales was - a strange experience, at the time...

0:26:58 > 0:27:01- ..because the language - was so different.

0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Today, television - has brought us together.

0:27:05 > 0:27:10- In those days, there were words - that I couldn't understand.

0:27:10 > 0:27:13- We spoke the Pembrokeshire dialect.

0:27:13 > 0:27:16- They must have found that - difficult, too!

0:27:16 > 0:27:18- I'm sure!

0:27:18 > 0:27:24- He wrote so much, and he wrote - about these areas and their people.

0:27:25 > 0:27:26- It's extraordinary.

0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Yes, it is extraordinary.

0:27:29 > 0:27:32- He wrote songs - about all kinds of things.

0:27:32 > 0:27:36- I remember one song, - written by Ifan John Williams...

0:27:36 > 0:27:40- ..who had a shop in Bwlchygroes - - Ianto Siop.

0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Its subject was myxomatosis.

0:27:42 > 0:27:47- "I curse the myxomatosis - that causes poor rabbits such pain

0:27:47 > 0:27:52- "More deadly than tonsillitis, - toothache, arthritis and flu."

0:27:54 > 0:27:59- He became extremely emotional - about the rabbits.

0:27:59 > 0:28:02- I remember standing next to him - on stage...

0:28:02 > 0:28:04- ..and he'd start crying.

0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Tears flowed down - and fell on the toes of his shoes!

0:28:10 > 0:28:13- He wept real tears, - even though he was acting!

0:28:13 > 0:28:14- And he wrote the song?

0:28:14 > 0:28:16- And he wrote the song?- - Yes, he wrote the song.

0:28:17 > 0:28:20- # Farewell to you, dearest rabbit

0:28:21 > 0:28:24- # Here's a flower - to place on your grave

0:28:25 > 0:28:28- # Resting beneath the greensward

0:28:29 > 0:28:32- # You lie at last in peace

0:28:33 > 0:28:36- # When the minister came, as usual

0:28:36 > 0:28:39- # Mari felt terribly flat

0:28:40 > 0:28:43- # He was expecting his supper

0:28:43 > 0:28:46- # But there was nothing - to put on his plate

0:28:46 > 0:28:50- # Farewell to you, dearest rabbit

0:28:51 > 0:28:55- # Here's a flower - to place on your grave

0:28:55 > 0:28:58- # Resting beneath the greensward

0:28:58 > 0:29:03- # You lie at last in peace #

0:29:06 > 0:29:10- WR was known among his friends - as Wil yr Organ Geg.

0:29:11 > 0:29:14- He entertained countless audiences.

0:29:35 > 0:29:37- This was WR's mouth organ.

0:29:37 > 0:29:42- I played the mouth organ at a - memorial concert to him in Crymych.

0:29:43 > 0:29:48- After the concert, - Mrs Evans came up to me...

0:29:48 > 0:29:49- ..and Gwawr...

0:29:50 > 0:29:53- ..and they gave me that mouth organ - as a memento.

0:29:53 > 0:29:56- I have many memories - of him playing it.

0:29:56 > 0:30:00- It says 'Mishtir' - - is that what you called him?

0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Yes, that's what we all called him - in Bwlchygroes.

0:30:05 > 0:30:08- # My Grandfather's Clock #

0:31:43 > 0:31:47- # I'll cultivate - every spare scrap of land

0:31:47 > 0:31:49- # Two pounds an acre, boys

0:31:50 > 0:31:53- # Grow food for the pigs, - and some for the hens

0:31:54 > 0:31:56- # Two pounds an acre, boys

0:31:56 > 0:31:59- # Two pounds, yes, two pounds, - two pounds each

0:32:00 > 0:32:03- # Two pounds, yes, two pounds each

0:32:03 > 0:32:06- # Two pounds each, two pounds each

0:32:06 > 0:32:08- # Two pounds an acre, boys #

0:32:09 > 0:32:13- This is an important facility - for local farmers...

0:32:13 > 0:32:17- ..the excellent mart - here in Crymych...

0:32:17 > 0:32:23- ..in the shadow of Frenni Fawr - and the rest of the Preseli Hills.

0:32:23 > 0:32:27- It's a superb place - to stop and chat to people.

0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Dozens of people are here today, - despite the rain.

0:32:32 > 0:32:34- # Two pounds each, two pounds each

0:32:35 > 0:32:37- # Two pounds an acre, boys #

0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Arwel loves singing.

0:32:40 > 0:32:43- He epitomises Bois y Frenni.

0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Dolau Newydd Farm - stands beneath Frenni Fawr.

0:32:47 > 0:32:51- # Wherever you travel, - wherever you roam

0:32:51 > 0:32:53- # Two pounds an acre, boys

0:32:54 > 0:32:57- # Two pounds, yes, two pounds, - two pounds each

0:32:57 > 0:33:00- # Two pounds, two pounds each #

0:33:00 > 0:33:07- I don't think there's anywhere - closer to Frenni.

0:33:07 > 0:33:12- The sheep of Dolau Newydd Farm - graze on Frenni during the summer.

0:33:13 > 0:33:15- I was looking at this little book.

0:33:16 > 0:33:22- WR wrote about all aspects - of rural life in his verses.

0:33:23 > 0:33:24- He had a verse for everything.

0:33:24 > 0:33:26- He had a verse for everything.- - I'd say so, yes.

0:33:27 > 0:33:30- Lots of the songs - are about the area...

0:33:30 > 0:33:33- ..and people's daily work.

0:33:33 > 0:33:39- He was raised in this area and - returned to become a headteacher.

0:33:39 > 0:33:43- He was deeply involved - with life in the area.

0:33:43 > 0:33:47- In those days, people - didn't travel far from home.

0:33:47 > 0:33:51- They formed a party - and did a good job of it.

0:33:52 > 0:33:54- You sing a few solos in the choir.

0:33:54 > 0:33:56- What's your favourite song?

0:33:58 > 0:34:01- My favourite song - is Druan O'r Hen Sgwlyn...

0:34:01 > 0:34:04- ..though Yr Evacuee - comes a close second.

0:34:04 > 0:34:09- I can play around a little - with Druan O'r Hen Sgwlyn.

0:34:09 > 0:34:11- The Sgwlyn was WR himself.

0:34:11 > 0:34:15- Yes, since WR was a schoolteacher - - that's why he wrote it.

0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Later, he went away to war.

0:34:17 > 0:34:21- When he returned, I think - there were heavy bills to pay.

0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Stop talking, and give us a song!

0:34:25 > 0:34:28- # Poor old schoolteacher

0:34:29 > 0:34:32- # Slaving away all day

0:34:33 > 0:34:36- # Now, he finds it handy

0:34:37 > 0:34:40- # To share his peas and beans

0:34:41 > 0:34:45- # But poor old schoolteacher

0:34:45 > 0:34:48- # It's a good thing that I

0:34:49 > 0:34:53- # Learned to read potato bills

0:34:53 > 0:35:00- # And various other foods

0:35:01 > 0:35:05- # Poor old schoolteacher

0:35:05 > 0:35:08- # He gets a lot of flack

0:35:08 > 0:35:12- # Our Jeni's getting this - our Jeni's getting that

0:35:12 > 0:35:16- # Our Jeni shouldn't get this, - our Jeni shouldn't get that

0:35:16 > 0:35:21- # Everyone picks on our Joni, - what is wrong with our Joni?

0:35:22 > 0:35:28- # Over and over

0:35:29 > 0:35:36- # Poor old thing

0:35:36 > 0:35:40- # Poor old schoolteacher

0:35:40 > 0:35:43- # When he's 60 years old

0:35:44 > 0:35:47- # He'll be a feeble creature

0:35:47 > 0:35:52- # Wandering in the woods

0:35:53 > 0:35:56- # He can't even go fishing

0:35:56 > 0:36:00- # Without a care in the world

0:36:00 > 0:36:03- # He feels there are inspectors

0:36:04 > 0:36:11- # Around him all the time

0:36:12 > 0:36:15- # Poor old schoolteacher

0:36:16 > 0:36:19- # He gets a lot of flack

0:36:19 > 0:36:22- # Our Jeni's getting this, - our Jeni's getting that

0:36:22 > 0:36:27- # Our Jeni shouldn't get this, - our Jeni shouldn't get that

0:36:27 > 0:36:32- # Everyone picks on our Joni, - what is wrong with our Joni?

0:36:33 > 0:36:39- # Over and over

0:36:40 > 0:36:48- # Poor old thing #

0:36:49 > 0:36:50- APPLAUSE

0:36:51 > 0:36:51- .

0:36:55 > 0:36:55- Subtitles

0:36:55 > 0:36:57- Subtitles- - Subtitles

0:37:05 > 0:37:10- # Seventy-five years have rolled by

0:37:11 > 0:37:15- # Since our journey began

0:37:16 > 0:37:20- # We've travelled - from village to village

0:37:21 > 0:37:26- # Our spirit still youthful and free

0:37:26 > 0:37:29- # Memories

0:37:29 > 0:37:31- # Memories

0:37:31 > 0:37:36- # Companionship and song

0:37:36 > 0:37:39- # Memories

0:37:39 > 0:37:41- # Memories

0:37:41 > 0:37:46- # Hours of pleasure and joy #

0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Tudur Lewis, rugby is one - of your greatest interests.

0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Yes, I've always been keen - on rugby...

0:37:58 > 0:38:01- ..though I was never a good player.

0:38:01 > 0:38:06- I was interested in various clubs, - and in the Welsh team in particular.

0:38:06 > 0:38:10- My involvement - with Clwb Rygbi Crymych began...

0:38:10 > 0:38:13- ..when my sons started playing.

0:38:13 > 0:38:16- We're proud of our Welshness - at this club.

0:38:16 > 0:38:18- Everything is done in Welsh.

0:38:19 > 0:38:22- We're not Crymych RFC, - we're Clwb Rygbi Crymych.

0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Everyone knows - what Clwb Rygbi means.

0:38:25 > 0:38:28- If you don't, - you shouldn't be playing.

0:38:29 > 0:38:34- The choir, or rather, the party - I - don't want the lads telling me off!

0:38:34 > 0:38:35- The Bois y Frenni party.

0:38:36 > 0:38:39- How long has it been - close to the heart?

0:38:39 > 0:38:41- My heart, personally?

0:38:41 > 0:38:43- When I was a young lad...

0:38:43 > 0:38:47- ..I'd accompany my parents - to nosweithiau llawen.

0:38:47 > 0:38:50- There were a lot more of them, - in those days.

0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Bois y Frenni took part - in lots of concerts in the area.

0:38:54 > 0:38:58- What I remember most, as a boy, - was the piano accordion...

0:38:58 > 0:39:01- ..played by Dyfed Llwyn-drain.

0:39:01 > 0:39:03- He played with such enthusiasm.

0:39:03 > 0:39:05- He had a thick head of hair.

0:39:06 > 0:39:07- For me, that was the thing.

0:39:08 > 0:39:11- I hoped I could become - a member, one day...

0:39:11 > 0:39:13- ..but never thought it would happen.

0:39:16 > 0:39:19- # Sometimes, when I'm home on my own

0:39:20 > 0:39:23- # When my wife is spending money - in Porthcawl

0:39:23 > 0:39:25- # Pws and I

0:39:26 > 0:39:27- # Live without much fuss

0:39:28 > 0:39:31- # We never feast on stew - or meat or cawl

0:39:33 > 0:39:36- # We sit ourselves down - beside the hearth

0:39:36 > 0:39:39- # With a basin of bread and tea

0:39:40 > 0:39:43- # I stretch my legs - towards the hearth

0:39:43 > 0:39:46- # With a basin of bread and tea

0:39:46 > 0:39:49- # I live my life without much fuss

0:39:50 > 0:39:53- # And that, too, is what Pws wants

0:39:54 > 0:39:57- # We sit ourselves down - beside the hearth

0:39:57 > 0:40:02- # With a basin of bread and tea #

0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Ever since I've been here...

0:40:05 > 0:40:08- ..I feel - I'm in a sociable community...

0:40:09 > 0:40:11- ..in the true sense of the word.

0:40:11 > 0:40:13- Certainly.

0:40:13 > 0:40:15- People are so easy-going.

0:40:16 > 0:40:17- I'm an outsider.

0:40:17 > 0:40:21- But you're with the group, - you listen to them talking...

0:40:22 > 0:40:24- ..and you listen to them singing.

0:40:24 > 0:40:28- It's obvious that it means - everything to them.

0:40:28 > 0:40:31- They wouldn't changes places - with anyone.

0:40:31 > 0:40:34- No - this is - a very special community.

0:40:34 > 0:40:37- The area is steeped in Welshness.

0:40:37 > 0:40:41- Non-Welsh-speakers are welcomed - in the area, of course.

0:40:42 > 0:40:46- But if you speak Welsh, you become - immersed in the community.

0:40:46 > 0:40:49- # A basin of bread and tea

0:40:49 > 0:40:53- # I'll stretch my legs - towards the hearth

0:40:53 > 0:40:56- # With a basin of bread and tea

0:40:56 > 0:40:59- # I live my life without much fuss

0:41:00 > 0:41:04- # And that, too, is what Pws wants

0:41:04 > 0:41:07- # We sit ourselves down - beside the hearth

0:41:08 > 0:41:11- # With a basin of bread

0:41:11 > 0:41:20- # Yes, a basin of bread of tea #

0:41:22 > 0:41:23- APPLAUSE

0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Tudur, what's your special song?

0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Llythyr Caru is my special song.

0:41:30 > 0:41:33- I've always been a romantic chap!

0:41:34 > 0:41:39- It's strange - that's the only song - in our repertoire...

0:41:39 > 0:41:41- ..with lots of English words in it.

0:41:42 > 0:41:44- I use my best English, of course!

0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Remind me.

0:41:46 > 0:41:48- How does it go?

0:41:48 > 0:41:50- "My pretty, pretty Jen Ann

0:41:50 > 0:41:52- "I hope you be darling in the pink

0:41:53 > 0:41:56- "I am taking up my fountain pen - in my right hand

0:41:56 > 0:41:58- "For me now not sleep a wink."

0:42:06 > 0:42:09- # I spent money, lots of money

0:42:09 > 0:42:11- # On a fountain pen

0:42:12 > 0:42:15- # So I could write a letter

0:42:15 > 0:42:18- # To the sweetest girl on earth

0:42:19 > 0:42:21- # Of course, I wrote in English

0:42:22 > 0:42:24- # To show a bit of style

0:42:24 > 0:42:27- # Because the use of English

0:42:27 > 0:42:31- # Makes it more worthwhile

0:42:32 > 0:42:35- # My pretty, pretty Jen Ann

0:42:36 > 0:42:39- # I hope you be darling in the pink

0:42:40 > 0:42:45- # I am taking up my fountain pen - in my right hand

0:42:45 > 0:42:47- # For me now not sleep a wink

0:42:49 > 0:42:52- # Me write as good as me can

0:42:54 > 0:42:57- # Hope this find you A-one

0:42:58 > 0:43:02- # Trusting you not look - at any young man

0:43:03 > 0:43:06- # My pretty, pretty Jen Ann

0:43:09 > 0:43:11- # I puzzled and I puzzled

0:43:12 > 0:43:14- # Yes, for many an hour

0:43:15 > 0:43:18- # Couldn't find the pretty words

0:43:18 > 0:43:20- # In which to express my love #

0:43:21 > 0:43:26- Wendy Lewis, how long have you been - the party's accompanist?

0:43:27 > 0:43:29- Some might say it's been too long!

0:43:29 > 0:43:31- I don't think so!

0:43:31 > 0:43:32- It's been over 25 years.

0:43:32 > 0:43:34- It's been over 25 years.- - Really?

0:43:34 > 0:43:38- # My pretty, pretty Jen Ann #

0:43:38 > 0:43:40- I knew about the party.

0:43:40 > 0:43:45- They asked me to join them because - their accompanist had left...

0:43:45 > 0:43:48- ..and they had - a temporary accompanist.

0:43:48 > 0:43:50- And I'm still with them.

0:43:52 > 0:43:56- I don't use much sheet music - - I have one or two copies.

0:43:56 > 0:43:58- I just listen to them singing...

0:43:58 > 0:44:02- ..and make notes in sol-fa - for the start of the song...

0:44:02 > 0:44:04- ..in case my mind goes blank.

0:44:05 > 0:44:08- # My pretty, pretty Jen Ann

0:44:10 > 0:44:13- # How to end this masterpiece

0:44:14 > 0:44:16- # For my dear Jen Ann?

0:44:17 > 0:44:19- # Yours in anticipation

0:44:20 > 0:44:22- # Love from Samuel John #

0:44:24 > 0:44:27- You're a very lively accompanist.

0:44:27 > 0:44:29- You have to be, with these lads.

0:44:30 > 0:44:31- How shall I put it?

0:44:31 > 0:44:34- You never know what they'll do next.

0:44:34 > 0:44:38- There's no set routine - that's followed every single time.

0:44:38 > 0:44:40- They change things around.

0:44:41 > 0:44:44- Sometimes, - they'll stretch out a word...

0:44:44 > 0:44:46- ..and I have to keep up.

0:44:46 > 0:44:50- # I am taking up my fountain pen - in my right hand

0:44:51 > 0:44:53- # For me now not sleep a wink

0:44:55 > 0:44:58- # Me write as good me can

0:44:59 > 0:45:02- # Hope this find you A-one

0:45:03 > 0:45:08- # Trusting you not look - at any young man

0:45:09 > 0:45:11- # My pretty, pretty

0:45:12 > 0:45:19- # Jen Ann #

0:45:19 > 0:45:21- APPLAUSE

0:45:27 > 0:45:29- Let's do Traeth Y Mwnt next.

0:45:29 > 0:45:32- Dai, would you like to join us - for this song?

0:45:33 > 0:45:35- Traeth Y Mwnt?

0:45:35 > 0:45:38- It's rough there tonight!

0:45:38 > 0:45:39- Come and sing with us!

0:45:39 > 0:45:42- I was there yesterday with Denzil.

0:45:42 > 0:45:44- What do I do?

0:45:44 > 0:45:45- Stand in the gap.

0:45:45 > 0:45:46- Stand in the gap.- - Dance!

0:45:48 > 0:45:50- Pitch in wherever you can.

0:45:55 > 0:45:59- It's a pleasure - to be with the boys...

0:45:59 > 0:46:02- ..and sharing a stage with them - is an honour.

0:46:02 > 0:46:06- # It was early summer - and the harvesting was done

0:46:07 > 0:46:11- # So I went to the seaside - on a lovely, sunny day

0:46:11 > 0:46:16- # I had felt for many years - that my feet were rather foul

0:46:16 > 0:46:21- # So off I went and joined the crowd - to wash my feet in Mwnt

0:46:21 > 0:46:23- # Oh, what an occasion

0:46:23 > 0:46:25- # Such a wonderful day

0:46:25 > 0:46:27- # Oh, what a picture

0:46:28 > 0:46:33- # Tra la la la la la - la la la la la la

0:46:33 > 0:46:37- # Some in the nude with skinny legs, - like a little bird's

0:46:38 > 0:46:42- # Some were fat and rounded, - like a herd of pigs

0:46:42 > 0:46:46- # Some were old-fashioned, lacking - passion, getting wet and dry

0:46:46 > 0:46:50- # And our young Winnie - in a five-guinea bikini

0:46:51 > 0:46:54- # And we all said, "Ho ho ho!" #

0:46:54 > 0:46:56- This shirt is for you.

0:46:56 > 0:46:59- Bois y Frenni - - I shall wear it with pride.

0:46:59 > 0:47:01- You're a 16.5, aren't you?

0:47:01 > 0:47:03- You're a 16.5, aren't you?- - Yes, but what's the collar size?!

0:47:04 > 0:47:07- # So there I was, prancing, - keeping my balance

0:47:08 > 0:47:11- # Hiding my front with a shawl

0:47:11 > 0:47:14- # But once I had started, - I got a bit worried

0:47:14 > 0:47:17- # There was nothing - to hide my rear

0:47:17 > 0:47:19- # Oh, what an occasion

0:47:19 > 0:47:21- # Such a wonderful day #

0:47:21 > 0:47:24- Now, I just need to learn the words!

0:47:24 > 0:47:26- And a drop of something!

0:47:29 > 0:47:33- # Some in the nude with skinny legs, - like a little bird's

0:47:34 > 0:47:37- # Some were fat and rounded, - like a herd of pigs

0:47:38 > 0:47:42- # Some were old-fashioned, lacking - passion, getting wet and dry

0:47:43 > 0:47:47- # And our young Winnie - in a five-guinea bikini

0:47:48 > 0:47:59- # And we all said, "Ho ho ho!" #

0:47:59 > 0:48:01- APPLAUSE

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