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-# Bois y Frenni's merry band | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
-# Who is here to sing a song | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
-# Boys of the heather and birdsong | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
-# Boys from Llanfyrnach -and the village of Glandwr | 0:00:13 | 0:00:17 | |
-# Boys from Crymych -and from Tegryn, of course | 0:00:17 | 0:00:21 | |
-# Some are slender, some are fat | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
-# Some as stiff as planks | 0:00:24 | 0:00:25 | |
-# Some are young and some are old | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
-# Some have lost their hair | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
-# Some are from Llanglydwen, -some from Bwlchygroes | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
-# It's a jolly party | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
-# We're the real thing # | 0:00:37 | 0:00:42 | |
-It's a lovely morning. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:45 | |
-I'm looking across to Y Frenni... | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
-..in Pembrokeshire. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:49 | |
-This piece of land -gave its name, 75 years ago... | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
-..to the Bois y Frenni -concert party. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
-We're here to spend some time -with the party... | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
-..and also to meet -some of the members... | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-..who are among the most genial -people you could meet. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
-Their late leader, WR, -still means everything to them. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:12 | |
-# Who is here to sing a song | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
-# Boys of the heather and birdsong # | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
-I was raised -in a very special area... | 0:01:20 | 0:01:25 | |
-..the Preseli area... | 0:01:25 | 0:01:26 | |
-..in the shadow of Moel Cwmcerwyn, -Moel Fedw and Tal Mynydd. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:33 | |
-Waldo wrote a lot -about these old hills. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
-"Wall of my boyhood | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
-"In my mind's independence -ever at my back." | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
-A very special area. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
-# We're the real thing # | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
-WR Evans had a keen enthusiasm -for culture. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
-Even today, his influence shines out -in Bois y Frenni. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
-# Laugh with Bois y Frenni | 0:01:59 | 0:02:06 | |
-# All # | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:02:11 | 0:02:12 | |
-"Some in the nude with skinny legs" | 0:02:16 | 0:02:21 | |
-# It was early summer -and the harvesting was done | 0:02:27 | 0:02:32 | |
-# So I went to the seaside -on a lovely, sunny day | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-# I had felt for many years -that my feet were rather foul | 0:02:36 | 0:02:41 | |
-# So off I went and joined the crowd -to wash my feet in Mwnt | 0:02:41 | 0:02:46 | |
-# Oh, what an occasion | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
-# Such a wonderful day | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
-# Oh, what a picture | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
-# Tra la la la la la -la la la la la la | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
-# Some in the nude with skinny legs, -like a little bird's | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
-# Some were fat and rounded, -like a herd of pigs | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
-# Some were old-fashioned, lacking -passion, getting wet and dry | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-# And our young Winnie -in a five-guinea bikini | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
-# And we all said, "Ho ho ho!" # | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-Denzil, I've heard so much -about the beach at Mwnt. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
-This is it? | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
-This is it? - -Yes - isn't it delightful? | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
-It certainly is. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:29 | |
-It's sheltered from the wind. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-It's sheltered from the wind. - -Yes, it's pretty good. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:32 | |
-Do you come here often? | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
-Do you come here often? - -Yes, fairly often, mostly in summer. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
-How did WR establish -the concert party, Bois y Frenni? | 0:03:38 | 0:03:43 | |
-According to what he wrote -in his autobiography... | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
-..after he graduated -from Bangor college... | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
-..he moved back to his home -in Mynachlog Ddu. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
-Some time later, -he was appointed headteacher... | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
-..of Bwlchygroes school. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
-He was an exceptional character. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
-He was an exceptional character. - -Yes, and he was very popular. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-He was a remarkable headteacher. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:07 | |
-Everyone knew him. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:09 | |
-He was WR. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:11 | |
-Some time later, -around that period... | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
-..he wrote his first book of songs. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
-They were based -on well-known English songs... | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
-..and he wrote Welsh lyrics to them. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
-He wrote about people and events -in the area where he lived. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
-He gathered these together -in his book, Pennill - A Thonc. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
-After writing these songs... | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-..he decided -he needed someone to sing them. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
-So he went in search -of people living locally... | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
-..brought them together, -and called them Bois y Frenni. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
-There was an element of brilliance. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
-Everyone had heard these songs -on the radio. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
-We didn't have Welsh channels, -in those days. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
-The songs were familiar. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
-Yes, and easy to learn. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:02 | |
-Yes, and easy to learn. - -The words were all in Welsh. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:04 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw -had a great motorbike | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
-# It went like lightning -through wind and rain | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
-# Racing and scrambling -through sludge and mud | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
-# Oh, what a bike | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
-# Oh, what a bike | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike | 0:05:26 | 0:05:31 | |
-# It went like lightning, -a fire bolt | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
-# Scattering poultry, -Benji's nose on the wheel | 0:05:36 | 0:05:40 | |
-# Telegraph poles whizzing by | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
-Here he comes! | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
-Brr-rrr-rrr-rrr! | 0:05:55 | 0:06:00 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's old bike | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's old bike | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike # | 0:06:08 | 0:06:12 | |
-I joined in 1986. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
-The party came together again... | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
-..when the National Eisteddfod -came to Fishguard. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
-WR was retired by then -and living in Pembrokeshire. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
-A decision was made to organise an -evening event at the Eisteddfod... | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
-..commemorating the 1940s -and Bois y Frenni's huge popularity. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:36 | |
-# It went like lightning, -a fire bolt | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
-# Scattering poultry, -Benji's nose on the wheel # | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
-Lots of people -still remembered the songs... | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
-..and they joined -in all the choruses. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-People had been singing these songs -since the '40s and '50s. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:57 | |
-Here he comes! | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
-Brr-rrr-rrr-rrr! | 0:07:00 | 0:07:06 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's old bike # | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
-They performed at concerts -in various places... | 0:07:08 | 0:07:12 | |
-..including a concert -in Capel Mair in Cardigan. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
-I went to the concert, -I knew many of the songs... | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
-..and I knew many of the men -who were singing on stage. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:23 | |
-One of them asked me, -"What are you doing next Tuesday?" | 0:07:23 | 0:07:27 | |
-I said, "Not much." | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
-"Come and join us -at the rehearsal in Crymych." | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
-# Oh, what a bike | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike | 0:07:37 | 0:07:41 | |
-# It went like lightning, -a fire bolt | 0:07:44 | 0:07:46 | |
-# Scattering poultry, -Benji's nose on the wheel | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
-# Telegraph poles whizzing by | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike # | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
-Then the party decided to disband - -some had been original members. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:04 | |
-But Wendy Lewis, -the party's accompanist... | 0:08:04 | 0:08:09 | |
-..said there was no need to disband. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
-There were plenty of younger men -willing to carry on. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
-So we decided to keep going. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's motorbike | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
-# Benji Ty-draw's old bike # | 0:08:20 | 0:08:28 | |
-Before we leave... | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
-..I remember once, -when I sang on stage... | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
-..I'd come to Pembrokeshire -to sing at a Sunday cymanfa. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:38 | |
-WR was in charge. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
-I got up to sing for a second time, -and he said, "Stand there. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
-"Lead us in two hymns - -you're younger than me." | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
-And I had to lead, -whether I wanted to or not! | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
-That's how he was! | 0:08:51 | 0:08:52 | |
-It's great to talk about WR, -with the sun shining on us. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
-He must be laughing, up there! | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
-He'd say we're telling tall tales! | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
-I'm sure he is! | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
-"We have a drink -to quench our thirst" | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
-You're Arwyn, aren't you? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
-Carwyn - and please -don't start an argument! | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
-# Here we are, two famous policemen | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-# The finest in the land | 0:09:25 | 0:09:29 | |
-# One is strong and muscular | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
-# One is strong and muscular - -# And one's just up to scratch | 0:09:33 | 0:09:38 | |
-# Wherever there is brawling | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-# Or fights on village squares | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
-# We stay away | 0:09:47 | 0:09:48 | |
-# We stay away - -# We stay away | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
-# We stay away | 0:09:50 | 0:09:51 | |
-# We stay away - -# We stay away | 0:09:51 | 0:09:52 | |
-# And hide beneath the stairs # | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
-Carwyn, this is where you work. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
-Yes, from 8.00am to 5.30pm, -four days a week... | 0:09:59 | 0:10:04 | |
-..and 8.00am to 7.00pm -on the other day I work. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-I have to work until 7.00pm -to cover other workers. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
-And at the end of each week, -you have to count up all the costs. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:17 | |
-Yes, and end of month accounts. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
-That's when you see -the company's costs. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
-I wouldn't like to be -in the managers' shoes. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
-You didn't smile as you said that. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-You didn't smile as you said that. - -No. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
-We're in a rural area. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:33 | |
-It's not as if we're on the M4. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
-We're based in Llanfyrnach. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
-The family employs -200 to 300 people. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
-That's a lot. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:44 | |
-Yes, for a rural area. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:46 | |
-Ben, you do similar, work, -but you haven't been here so long. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:51 | |
-I've worked here for a month, and -spent 18 months at another office. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:58 | |
-Are you a local man? | 0:10:58 | 0:10:59 | |
-Are you a local man? - -Yes, a local man, from Hermon. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 | |
-# If there is someone in the tavern | 0:11:02 | 0:11:07 | |
-# Loitering with intent | 0:11:07 | 0:11:15 | |
-# After stop-tap # | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
-What's your favourite song? | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
-I like all of them. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
-But the one that stands out -is a song called Lemoned. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
-When you have a party -after a concert... | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
-..is there something -stronger than lemonade?! | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
-Um... Occasionally! | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
-# We have a drink | 0:11:39 | 0:11:39 | |
-# We have a drink - -# We have a drink | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
-# We have a drink | 0:11:41 | 0:11:43 | |
-# We have a drink - -# We have a drink | 0:11:43 | 0:11:44 | |
-# To quench our thirst -before we leave | 0:11:44 | 0:11:49 | |
-# We have a drink | 0:11:49 | 0:11:50 | |
-# We have a drink - -# We have a drink | 0:11:50 | 0:11:52 | |
-# We have a drink | 0:11:52 | 0:11:53 | |
-# We have a drink | 0:11:54 | 0:11:55 | |
-# To quench our thirst | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
-# Before we leave # | 0:11:58 | 0:12:08 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
-. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:16 | |
-Subtitles | 0:12:22 | 0:12:22 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
-Shall we do Cwtsh Dan Star? | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
-# I have a shelter from the bombs | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
-# Beneath the stairs | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-# Where my wife and I will hide | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
-# Underneath the stairs # | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
-It's rehearsal night -for Bois y Frenni. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
-I've come to listen to them. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
-They're a lively bunch! | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-It's windy outside, -but nice and warm in here! | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
-# Beneath the stairs | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
-# A place to hide beneath the stairs | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
-# Underneath the stairs # | 0:13:02 | 0:13:07 | |
-Are you happy with that? | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-Well done, I'm proud of you! | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
-The postman, Kevin Vaughan, -is a keen member of the party. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
-Today, he's organising the boys. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
-Every day, he eats his lunch -near Waldo's memorial stone. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:29 | |
-It's a great spot for a cuppa. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:31 | |
-# And my great wealth -that's less than a pound | 0:13:31 | 0:13:36 | |
-# A place to hide... | 0:13:37 | 0:13:39 | |
-There you are! | 0:13:39 | 0:13:40 | |
-There you are! - -How are you, Dai? | 0:13:40 | 0:13:42 | |
-The rain is forever -coming and going. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
-That's what it's like up here. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
-I stopped to ask someone -where you were. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
-I knew you were somewhere -around here. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
-He said, "He eats his lunch -every day by Waldo's stone." | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
-I'm doing well, thanks. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:02 | |
-I'm doing well, thanks. - -When did you start work? | 0:14:02 | 0:14:03 | |
-At 6.30am. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
-I cover a wide area. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:07 | |
-I drive 50 miles a day. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
-Are you a local man? | 0:14:10 | 0:14:11 | |
-Are you a local man? - -Yes, from Crymych. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:12 | |
-I'm not from Mynachlog Ddu. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
-I'm not from Mynachlog Ddu. - -Crymych isn't far. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
-You could use a bike - -the land's quite flat. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-Don't tell my boss! | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
-I've just had a new van! | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
-How long have you been -a member of the party? | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
-I joined in 2000. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:31 | |
-Yes? | 0:14:31 | 0:14:32 | |
-Carwyn John and Llyr -joined shortly before me. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
-You were just young lads, back then. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-You were just young lads, back then. - -Yes, we were. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
-We had grown too old -to compete in the Urdd. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
-What does the choir mean to you? | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
-Why do you want to be a member? | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
-It's something I've grown up with. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
-I listened to Bois y Frenni -when I was a child. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-I listened to the songs. | 0:14:57 | 0:14:59 | |
-I joined, and saw -how light-hearted it is. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
-It's very easy-going - if you -forget the words, it doesn't matter. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:08 | |
-We just keep going. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
-I'm now a part of it. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:11 | |
-I'm now a part of it. - -Do you sing any solos in the choir? | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
-Yes - all of us sing a few songs. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:17 | |
-One if the songs I sing -is called Leisa. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
-It's a love song. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
-It comes from the show Twll O Le. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
-He wrote the song and sent it -back home for Bois y Frenni to sing. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
-The song describes how much -he missed his home and his wife. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:36 | |
-# Lay me to rest in tranquillity | 0:15:40 | 0:15:45 | |
-# By the home of the one that I love | 0:15:46 | 0:15:50 | |
-# I shall hear her voice -on the breezes | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
-# And her joy -in the song of the stream | 0:15:56 | 0:16:03 | |
-# Take me home to Leisa | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
-# Leisa | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
-# Let me sit by the hearth | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
-# By the hearth | 0:16:16 | 0:16:17 | |
-# Just take me home to Leisa | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
-# Oh, Leisa | 0:16:21 | 0:16:22 | |
-# My wife, that is all I desire | 0:16:22 | 0:16:27 | |
-# I desire # | 0:16:28 | 0:16:34 | |
-I'll have to be on my way, soon. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
-I'd offer you a cuppa, but -there's only enough tea for one. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
-Do you have two cups? | 0:16:43 | 0:16:44 | |
-Do you have two cups? - -No! | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
-"Clear off, Wish-goc, Good Bitch" | 0:16:49 | 0:16:54 | |
-# Crows are among the potatoes again | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
-# Crows are among the potatoes again - -# Clear off, clear off | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
-# I'd really love -to be rid of them all | 0:17:00 | 0:17:02 | |
-# Clear off, clear off | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
-# Soon, the potatoes -will all be gone | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
-# It's enough to drive a man insane | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
-# Oh, all these things -torment an old farmer, poor dab | 0:17:11 | 0:17:15 | |
-# Oh, all these things -torment an old farmer, poor dab # | 0:17:15 | 0:17:20 | |
-It's a rainy morning, -and I'm visiting Trefigin Quarry. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
-Llyr John joins me. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
-One of the Johns - there are lots -of Johns in this area. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
-Almost as many as Joneses. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
-Almost as many as Joneses. - -Quite possibly. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:37 | |
-How long has the quarry -been in operation? | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
-For over half a century. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
-My grandfather had a farm in Y Glog. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
-He became a contractor... | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
-..and later on, he and his brother -started this business. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:53 | |
-We extract sand and gravel -from the pits. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-The area relies heavily -on agriculture... | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
-..and other businesses are needed -in order to support agriculture. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:06 | |
-People support each other. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
-It's an ideal place to live. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
-It's lovely - Bois y Frenni -sing about the Preseli Hills. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
-Singing is the main reason -why we're here... | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
-..and we're enjoying our visit -enormously. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
-What does Bois y Frenni mean to you? | 0:18:23 | 0:18:25 | |
-You joined the group -at a very young age. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:29 | |
-A group of my friends and I -joined Bois y Frenni. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
-We were invited to join, -to keep it going. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
-# The old yellow cockerel -is in the shed | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
-# He'll ruin the corn - -thump him, Ned | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-# Wish-goc, wish-goc | 0:18:44 | 0:18:47 | |
-# Thump his gizzard, thump his head | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-# Use a rock, use a stick | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
-# Oh, all these things -torment an old farmer, poor dab # | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
-There have been many -singing groups in this area... | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
-..Bois y Felin, Cantorion Ingli, -Cor Crymych, Cor Sir Benfro... | 0:19:00 | 0:19:05 | |
-..the John Davies Singers - -more than I can count. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
-But Bois y Frenni are different. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:10 | |
-But Bois y Frenni are different. - -We're very different. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
-We're not a choir, as such. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:14 | |
-We had taken part -in activities with the aelwyd... | 0:19:15 | 0:19:19 | |
-..competing with the choir -and the noson lawen. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
-Bois y Frenni combine the two. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:25 | |
-# Ned, you lazybones, call the bitch | 0:19:25 | 0:19:28 | |
-# Ned, you lazybones, call the bitch - -# Good bitch, good bitch | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
-# Tell the creature to get here fast | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
-# Good bitch # | 0:19:34 | 0:19:35 | |
-We had sung songs such as -Traeth Y Mwnt at the aelwyd... | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
-..and Yr Evacuee, -Cwtsh Dan Star and Y Blac Owt. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
-I was brought up -knowing these songs. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
-We learnt some at school. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
-# All these things -torment an old farmer, poor dab # | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
-WR wrote about things he knew. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
-He was a teacher, -a farmer's son, a farmer... | 0:19:55 | 0:19:59 | |
-..and he owned a shop. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:00 | |
-He also wrote about the war. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
-What's your song? | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
-Everyone has a song, everyone -comes forward in turn to sing. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
-I sing Y Ffarmwr - Pwr Dab. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
-# ..torment an old farmer, poor dab | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
-# Oh, all these things -torment an old farmer | 0:20:16 | 0:20:21 | |
-# Poor dab # | 0:20:21 | 0:20:28 | |
-The AI man's van - -I'm in the right place. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
-He has a good name - Arwel Owen. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
-Arwel, how are you? | 0:20:34 | 0:20:35 | |
-Arwel, how are you? - -It's Llywelyn, actually! | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
-Oh, heck! | 0:20:38 | 0:20:39 | |
-Arwel Llywelyn - what a good name. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
-Arwel, how are you? | 0:20:45 | 0:20:46 | |
-Are you busy? | 0:20:46 | 0:20:48 | |
-Yes, I'm kept going. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
-Years ago, the AI man would arrive -at the farm, do the job and go. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:55 | |
-It's more complicated than that, -these days. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
-Yes, I do RMS, which stands -for reproductive management system. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:03 | |
-Every day, we visit this farm -and another five farms. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:09 | |
-We mark the cows' backs -with orange chalk, as you can see. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
-This is used to denote cows that are -being mounted by other cows... | 0:21:14 | 0:21:18 | |
-..which is an indication -that the cow may be in heat. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:22 | |
-I'll let you finish your work. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
-We'll talk about the choir later. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
-He's a member of the choir, you see! | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
-# This pitch-darkness frightens us | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-# It's all so dark everywhere | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
-# It's not a time for fun and games | 0:21:39 | 0:21:43 | |
-# It's all so dark... # | 0:21:44 | 0:21:45 | |
-Y Blac Owt -is one of the songs I sing. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
-# The blackout | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
-# The blackout # | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
-It's a song about wartime. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
-# Windows must be covered -in every house and vestry | 0:21:56 | 0:22:01 | |
-# It's all so dark everywhere | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
-# A lad went courting -his lovely lass | 0:22:05 | 0:22:09 | |
-# It's all so dark everywhere | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
-# He wrapped his arms -around a big black cow | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
-# It's all so dark everywhere # | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
-This is what makes the group -so successful, I believe. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:25 | |
-Sometimes, I forget the words, -so I substitute a 'la-la-la'... | 0:22:26 | 0:22:30 | |
-..and the audience -accepts this naturally. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
-It's just a bit of fun. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:35 | |
-How long have you been a member? | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
-About three years ago, -I was invited to join. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
-Kevin the postman texted me. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
-When you're invited to join -Bois y Frenni, you don't refuse. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:52 | |
-It's an honour to be a part of it. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
-# ..everywhere # | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:23:00 | 0:23:01 | |
-What does the choir mean to you? | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
-You enjoy it, of course. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
-It's not a choir, it's a party. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
-Party, then. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
-I'd promoted you to a choir! | 0:23:11 | 0:23:13 | |
-It's not a choir, -it has elements of the noson lawen. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:17 | |
-For me, it's because my father had -been a member of Bois y Frenni... | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
-..and I'm happy, -if he'd be looking down at me now... | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
-..that I'm keeping -the tradition going... | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
-..and we're recruiting young lads -to come and join us. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:35 | |
-We're celebrating -our 75th anniversary. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
-We must keep it going - -it's part of our local heritage. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
-You meet in the pub after practice. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:47 | |
-Sometimes, we rehearse in the pub. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:50 | |
-Have a drink before you go. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
-I'll have a lemonade. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:55 | |
-Lemonade - an excellent choice! | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
-Yes, it's good. | 0:23:58 | 0:23:59 | |
-# Tell me what you're drinking, lad | 0:24:00 | 0:24:02 | |
-# Lemonade | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
-# Tell me what you're drinking, lad | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
-# Tell me what you're drinking, lad - -# Lemonade | 0:24:06 | 0:24:07 | |
-# Tell me what you're drinking, -tell me what you're drinking | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
-# Tell me what you're drinking | 0:24:12 | 0:24:13 | |
-# Tell me what you're drinking - -# Lemonade # | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
-# Lemonade | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
-# Lemonade | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
-# The sweetest drink of all | 0:24:20 | 0:24:25 | |
-# A sparkling drink -that will not go to your head | 0:24:25 | 0:24:29 | |
-# Let's sing our praise -of lemonade # | 0:24:29 | 0:24:34 | |
-. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:34 | |
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-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
-# Sitting on a tractor | 0:24:42 | 0:24:44 | |
-# Is my lot in life | 0:24:44 | 0:24:46 | |
-# Here, I am a ruler | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
-# King of all I see | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
-# I have all my duties | 0:24:50 | 0:24:52 | |
-# And these I carry out | 0:24:53 | 0:24:55 | |
-# Sitting on a tractor | 0:24:56 | 0:24:57 | |
-# Elevates my life | 0:24:58 | 0:25:01 | |
-# I have a modern tractor | 0:25:01 | 0:25:03 | |
-# That cost a lot of cash | 0:25:04 | 0:25:05 | |
-# It rumbles over meadows | 0:25:06 | 0:25:07 | |
-# Growling as it goes | 0:25:08 | 0:25:09 | |
-# It moves as fast as lightning | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
-# Scrambling up a bank | 0:25:12 | 0:25:13 | |
-# It never becomes tired | 0:25:14 | 0:25:16 | |
-# It never becomes tired | 0:25:16 | 0:25:17 | |
-# When there's fuel in the tank # | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
-Dyfed has been a keen supporter -of Bois y Frenni since he was young. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
-He grew to become -a prominent talent. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
-# Poor old schoolteacher | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
-# Teaching kids all day | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
-# We don't call him a hero | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
-# We don't call him a saint # | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
-I was there with the original group. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
-I played the accordion, back then. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:57 | |
-I was in school with WR, of course. | 0:25:57 | 0:25:59 | |
-Pati Col Jones -was Bois y Frenni's accompanist. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:04 | |
-She gave me piano lessons. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:06 | |
-But the accordion -was my favourite instrument. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
-I enjoyed playing -and singing Bois y Frenni's songs. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:18 | |
-I was with the group -until WR moved to Barry in 1959. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
-# Oh, poor thing # | 0:26:22 | 0:26:29 | |
-After WR moved to Barry, -I kept on singing the songs. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:34 | |
-I kept on singing those songs -for 30 years or so. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:40 | |
-Strangely, there aren't any -recordings of the original group. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:45 | |
-All broadcasts were live. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
-You travelled the country -for concerts. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
-Yes - we went everywhere. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
-Going to North Wales was -a strange experience, at the time... | 0:26:54 | 0:26:58 | |
-..because the language -was so different. | 0:26:58 | 0:27:01 | |
-Today, television -has brought us together. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
-In those days, there were words -that I couldn't understand. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:10 | |
-We spoke the Pembrokeshire dialect. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
-They must have found that -difficult, too! | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
-I'm sure! | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
-He wrote so much, and he wrote -about these areas and their people. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:24 | |
-It's extraordinary. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:26 | |
-Yes, it is extraordinary. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
-He wrote songs -about all kinds of things. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:32 | |
-I remember one song, -written by Ifan John Williams... | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
-..who had a shop in Bwlchygroes - -Ianto Siop. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:40 | |
-Its subject was myxomatosis. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
-"I curse the myxomatosis -that causes poor rabbits such pain | 0:27:42 | 0:27:47 | |
-"More deadly than tonsillitis, -toothache, arthritis and flu." | 0:27:47 | 0:27:52 | |
-He became extremely emotional -about the rabbits. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:59 | |
-I remember standing next to him -on stage... | 0:27:59 | 0:28:02 | |
-..and he'd start crying. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
-Tears flowed down -and fell on the toes of his shoes! | 0:28:05 | 0:28:09 | |
-He wept real tears, -even though he was acting! | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
-And he wrote the song? | 0:28:13 | 0:28:14 | |
-And he wrote the song? - -Yes, he wrote the song. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
-# Farewell to you, dearest rabbit | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
-# Here's a flower -to place on your grave | 0:28:21 | 0:28:24 | |
-# Resting beneath the greensward | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
-# You lie at last in peace | 0:28:29 | 0:28:32 | |
-# When the minister came, as usual | 0:28:33 | 0:28:36 | |
-# Mari felt terribly flat | 0:28:36 | 0:28:39 | |
-# He was expecting his supper | 0:28:40 | 0:28:43 | |
-# But there was nothing -to put on his plate | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
-# Farewell to you, dearest rabbit | 0:28:46 | 0:28:50 | |
-# Here's a flower -to place on your grave | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
-# Resting beneath the greensward | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
-# You lie at last in peace # | 0:28:58 | 0:29:03 | |
-WR was known among his friends -as Wil yr Organ Geg. | 0:29:06 | 0:29:10 | |
-He entertained countless audiences. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
-This was WR's mouth organ. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:37 | |
-I played the mouth organ at a -memorial concert to him in Crymych. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:42 | |
-After the concert, -Mrs Evans came up to me... | 0:29:43 | 0:29:48 | |
-..and Gwawr... | 0:29:48 | 0:29:49 | |
-..and they gave me that mouth organ -as a memento. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:53 | |
-I have many memories -of him playing it. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
-It says 'Mishtir' - -is that what you called him? | 0:29:56 | 0:30:00 | |
-Yes, that's what we all called him -in Bwlchygroes. | 0:30:00 | 0:30:04 | |
-# My Grandfather's Clock # | 0:30:05 | 0:30:08 | |
-# I'll cultivate -every spare scrap of land | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
-# Two pounds an acre, boys | 0:31:47 | 0:31:49 | |
-# Grow food for the pigs, -and some for the hens | 0:31:50 | 0:31:53 | |
-# Two pounds an acre, boys | 0:31:54 | 0:31:56 | |
-# Two pounds, yes, two pounds, -two pounds each | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
-# Two pounds, yes, two pounds each | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
-# Two pounds each, two pounds each | 0:32:03 | 0:32:06 | |
-# Two pounds an acre, boys # | 0:32:06 | 0:32:08 | |
-This is an important facility -for local farmers... | 0:32:09 | 0:32:13 | |
-..the excellent mart -here in Crymych... | 0:32:13 | 0:32:17 | |
-..in the shadow of Frenni Fawr -and the rest of the Preseli Hills. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:23 | |
-It's a superb place -to stop and chat to people. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
-Dozens of people are here today, -despite the rain. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:31 | |
-# Two pounds each, two pounds each | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
-# Two pounds an acre, boys # | 0:32:35 | 0:32:37 | |
-Arwel loves singing. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
-He epitomises Bois y Frenni. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:43 | |
-Dolau Newydd Farm -stands beneath Frenni Fawr. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:47 | |
-# Wherever you travel, -wherever you roam | 0:32:47 | 0:32:51 | |
-# Two pounds an acre, boys | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
-# Two pounds, yes, two pounds, -two pounds each | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
-# Two pounds, two pounds each # | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
-I don't think there's anywhere -closer to Frenni. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:07 | |
-The sheep of Dolau Newydd Farm -graze on Frenni during the summer. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:12 | |
-I was looking at this little book. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:15 | |
-WR wrote about all aspects -of rural life in his verses. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:22 | |
-He had a verse for everything. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:24 | |
-He had a verse for everything. - -I'd say so, yes. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:26 | |
-Lots of the songs -are about the area... | 0:33:27 | 0:33:30 | |
-..and people's daily work. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:33 | |
-He was raised in this area and -returned to become a headteacher. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:39 | |
-He was deeply involved -with life in the area. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:43 | |
-In those days, people -didn't travel far from home. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:47 | |
-They formed a party -and did a good job of it. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:51 | |
-You sing a few solos in the choir. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:54 | |
-What's your favourite song? | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
-My favourite song -is Druan O'r Hen Sgwlyn... | 0:33:58 | 0:34:01 | |
-..though Yr Evacuee -comes a close second. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
-I can play around a little -with Druan O'r Hen Sgwlyn. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:09 | |
-The Sgwlyn was WR himself. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:11 | |
-Yes, since WR was a schoolteacher - -that's why he wrote it. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:15 | |
-Later, he went away to war. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
-When he returned, I think -there were heavy bills to pay. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
-Stop talking, and give us a song! | 0:34:22 | 0:34:24 | |
-# Poor old schoolteacher | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
-# Slaving away all day | 0:34:29 | 0:34:32 | |
-# Now, he finds it handy | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
-# To share his peas and beans | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
-# But poor old schoolteacher | 0:34:41 | 0:34:45 | |
-# It's a good thing that I | 0:34:45 | 0:34:48 | |
-# Learned to read potato bills | 0:34:49 | 0:34:53 | |
-# And various other foods | 0:34:53 | 0:35:00 | |
-# Poor old schoolteacher | 0:35:01 | 0:35:05 | |
-# He gets a lot of flack | 0:35:05 | 0:35:08 | |
-# Our Jeni's getting this -our Jeni's getting that | 0:35:08 | 0:35:12 | |
-# Our Jeni shouldn't get this, -our Jeni shouldn't get that | 0:35:12 | 0:35:16 | |
-# Everyone picks on our Joni, -what is wrong with our Joni? | 0:35:16 | 0:35:21 | |
-# Over and over | 0:35:22 | 0:35:28 | |
-# Poor old thing | 0:35:29 | 0:35:36 | |
-# Poor old schoolteacher | 0:35:36 | 0:35:40 | |
-# When he's 60 years old | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
-# He'll be a feeble creature | 0:35:44 | 0:35:47 | |
-# Wandering in the woods | 0:35:47 | 0:35:52 | |
-# He can't even go fishing | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
-# Without a care in the world | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
-# He feels there are inspectors | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
-# Around him all the time | 0:36:04 | 0:36:11 | |
-# Poor old schoolteacher | 0:36:12 | 0:36:15 | |
-# He gets a lot of flack | 0:36:16 | 0:36:19 | |
-# Our Jeni's getting this, -our Jeni's getting that | 0:36:19 | 0:36:22 | |
-# Our Jeni shouldn't get this, -our Jeni shouldn't get that | 0:36:22 | 0:36:27 | |
-# Everyone picks on our Joni, -what is wrong with our Joni? | 0:36:27 | 0:36:32 | |
-# Over and over | 0:36:33 | 0:36:39 | |
-# Poor old thing # | 0:36:40 | 0:36:48 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:36:49 | 0:36:50 | |
-. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:51 | |
-Subtitles | 0:36:55 | 0:36:55 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:36:55 | 0:36:57 | |
-# Seventy-five years have rolled by | 0:37:05 | 0:37:10 | |
-# Since our journey began | 0:37:11 | 0:37:15 | |
-# We've travelled -from village to village | 0:37:16 | 0:37:20 | |
-# Our spirit still youthful and free | 0:37:21 | 0:37:26 | |
-# Memories | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
-# Memories | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
-# Companionship and song | 0:37:31 | 0:37:36 | |
-# Memories | 0:37:36 | 0:37:39 | |
-# Memories | 0:37:39 | 0:37:41 | |
-# Hours of pleasure and joy # | 0:37:41 | 0:37:46 | |
-Tudur Lewis, rugby is one -of your greatest interests. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:55 | |
-Yes, I've always been keen -on rugby... | 0:37:55 | 0:37:58 | |
-..though I was never a good player. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:01 | |
-I was interested in various clubs, -and in the Welsh team in particular. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:06 | |
-My involvement -with Clwb Rygbi Crymych began... | 0:38:06 | 0:38:10 | |
-..when my sons started playing. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:13 | |
-We're proud of our Welshness -at this club. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
-Everything is done in Welsh. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
-We're not Crymych RFC, -we're Clwb Rygbi Crymych. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
-Everyone knows -what Clwb Rygbi means. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
-If you don't, -you shouldn't be playing. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:28 | |
-The choir, or rather, the party - I -don't want the lads telling me off! | 0:38:29 | 0:38:34 | |
-The Bois y Frenni party. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:35 | |
-How long has it been -close to the heart? | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
-My heart, personally? | 0:38:39 | 0:38:41 | |
-When I was a young lad... | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
-..I'd accompany my parents -to nosweithiau llawen. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:47 | |
-There were a lot more of them, -in those days. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:50 | |
-Bois y Frenni took part -in lots of concerts in the area. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
-What I remember most, as a boy, -was the piano accordion... | 0:38:54 | 0:38:58 | |
-..played by Dyfed Llwyn-drain. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:01 | |
-He played with such enthusiasm. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:03 | |
-He had a thick head of hair. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:05 | |
-For me, that was the thing. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:07 | |
-I hoped I could become -a member, one day... | 0:39:08 | 0:39:11 | |
-..but never thought it would happen. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
-# Sometimes, when I'm home on my own | 0:39:16 | 0:39:19 | |
-# When my wife is spending money -in Porthcawl | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
-# Pws and I | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
-# Live without much fuss | 0:39:26 | 0:39:27 | |
-# We never feast on stew -or meat or cawl | 0:39:28 | 0:39:31 | |
-# We sit ourselves down -beside the hearth | 0:39:33 | 0:39:36 | |
-# With a basin of bread and tea | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
-# I stretch my legs -towards the hearth | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
-# With a basin of bread and tea | 0:39:43 | 0:39:46 | |
-# I live my life without much fuss | 0:39:46 | 0:39:49 | |
-# And that, too, is what Pws wants | 0:39:50 | 0:39:53 | |
-# We sit ourselves down -beside the hearth | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
-# With a basin of bread and tea # | 0:39:57 | 0:40:02 | |
-Ever since I've been here... | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
-..I feel -I'm in a sociable community... | 0:40:05 | 0:40:08 | |
-..in the true sense of the word. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
-Certainly. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:13 | |
-People are so easy-going. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:15 | |
-I'm an outsider. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:17 | |
-But you're with the group, -you listen to them talking... | 0:40:17 | 0:40:21 | |
-..and you listen to them singing. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
-It's obvious that it means -everything to them. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:28 | |
-They wouldn't changes places -with anyone. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
-No - this is -a very special community. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
-The area is steeped in Welshness. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:37 | |
-Non-Welsh-speakers are welcomed -in the area, of course. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:41 | |
-But if you speak Welsh, you become -immersed in the community. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:46 | |
-# A basin of bread and tea | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
-# I'll stretch my legs -towards the hearth | 0:40:49 | 0:40:53 | |
-# With a basin of bread and tea | 0:40:53 | 0:40:56 | |
-# I live my life without much fuss | 0:40:56 | 0:40:59 | |
-# And that, too, is what Pws wants | 0:41:00 | 0:41:04 | |
-# We sit ourselves down -beside the hearth | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
-# With a basin of bread | 0:41:08 | 0:41:11 | |
-# Yes, a basin of bread of tea # | 0:41:11 | 0:41:20 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:41:22 | 0:41:23 | |
-Tudur, what's your special song? | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
-Llythyr Caru is my special song. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
-I've always been a romantic chap! | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
-It's strange - that's the only song -in our repertoire... | 0:41:34 | 0:41:39 | |
-..with lots of English words in it. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
-I use my best English, of course! | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
-Remind me. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
-How does it go? | 0:41:46 | 0:41:48 | |
-"My pretty, pretty Jen Ann | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
-"I hope you be darling in the pink | 0:41:50 | 0:41:52 | |
-"I am taking up my fountain pen -in my right hand | 0:41:53 | 0:41:56 | |
-"For me now not sleep a wink." | 0:41:56 | 0:41:58 | |
-# I spent money, lots of money | 0:42:06 | 0:42:09 | |
-# On a fountain pen | 0:42:09 | 0:42:11 | |
-# So I could write a letter | 0:42:12 | 0:42:15 | |
-# To the sweetest girl on earth | 0:42:15 | 0:42:18 | |
-# Of course, I wrote in English | 0:42:19 | 0:42:21 | |
-# To show a bit of style | 0:42:22 | 0:42:24 | |
-# Because the use of English | 0:42:24 | 0:42:27 | |
-# Makes it more worthwhile | 0:42:27 | 0:42:31 | |
-# My pretty, pretty Jen Ann | 0:42:32 | 0:42:35 | |
-# I hope you be darling in the pink | 0:42:36 | 0:42:39 | |
-# I am taking up my fountain pen -in my right hand | 0:42:40 | 0:42:45 | |
-# For me now not sleep a wink | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
-# Me write as good as me can | 0:42:49 | 0:42:52 | |
-# Hope this find you A-one | 0:42:54 | 0:42:57 | |
-# Trusting you not look -at any young man | 0:42:58 | 0:43:02 | |
-# My pretty, pretty Jen Ann | 0:43:03 | 0:43:06 | |
-# I puzzled and I puzzled | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
-# Yes, for many an hour | 0:43:12 | 0:43:14 | |
-# Couldn't find the pretty words | 0:43:15 | 0:43:18 | |
-# In which to express my love # | 0:43:18 | 0:43:20 | |
-Wendy Lewis, how long have you been -the party's accompanist? | 0:43:21 | 0:43:26 | |
-Some might say it's been too long! | 0:43:27 | 0:43:29 | |
-I don't think so! | 0:43:29 | 0:43:31 | |
-It's been over 25 years. | 0:43:31 | 0:43:32 | |
-It's been over 25 years. - -Really? | 0:43:32 | 0:43:34 | |
-# My pretty, pretty Jen Ann # | 0:43:34 | 0:43:38 | |
-I knew about the party. | 0:43:38 | 0:43:40 | |
-They asked me to join them because -their accompanist had left... | 0:43:40 | 0:43:45 | |
-..and they had -a temporary accompanist. | 0:43:45 | 0:43:48 | |
-And I'm still with them. | 0:43:48 | 0:43:50 | |
-I don't use much sheet music - -I have one or two copies. | 0:43:52 | 0:43:56 | |
-I just listen to them singing... | 0:43:56 | 0:43:58 | |
-..and make notes in sol-fa -for the start of the song... | 0:43:58 | 0:44:02 | |
-..in case my mind goes blank. | 0:44:02 | 0:44:04 | |
-# My pretty, pretty Jen Ann | 0:44:05 | 0:44:08 | |
-# How to end this masterpiece | 0:44:10 | 0:44:13 | |
-# For my dear Jen Ann? | 0:44:14 | 0:44:16 | |
-# Yours in anticipation | 0:44:17 | 0:44:19 | |
-# Love from Samuel John # | 0:44:20 | 0:44:22 | |
-You're a very lively accompanist. | 0:44:24 | 0:44:27 | |
-You have to be, with these lads. | 0:44:27 | 0:44:29 | |
-How shall I put it? | 0:44:30 | 0:44:31 | |
-You never know what they'll do next. | 0:44:31 | 0:44:34 | |
-There's no set routine -that's followed every single time. | 0:44:34 | 0:44:38 | |
-They change things around. | 0:44:38 | 0:44:40 | |
-Sometimes, -they'll stretch out a word... | 0:44:41 | 0:44:44 | |
-..and I have to keep up. | 0:44:44 | 0:44:46 | |
-# I am taking up my fountain pen -in my right hand | 0:44:46 | 0:44:50 | |
-# For me now not sleep a wink | 0:44:51 | 0:44:53 | |
-# Me write as good me can | 0:44:55 | 0:44:58 | |
-# Hope this find you A-one | 0:44:59 | 0:45:02 | |
-# Trusting you not look -at any young man | 0:45:03 | 0:45:08 | |
-# My pretty, pretty | 0:45:09 | 0:45:11 | |
-# Jen Ann # | 0:45:12 | 0:45:19 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:45:19 | 0:45:21 | |
-Let's do Traeth Y Mwnt next. | 0:45:27 | 0:45:29 | |
-Dai, would you like to join us -for this song? | 0:45:29 | 0:45:32 | |
-Traeth Y Mwnt? | 0:45:33 | 0:45:35 | |
-It's rough there tonight! | 0:45:35 | 0:45:38 | |
-Come and sing with us! | 0:45:38 | 0:45:39 | |
-I was there yesterday with Denzil. | 0:45:39 | 0:45:42 | |
-What do I do? | 0:45:42 | 0:45:44 | |
-Stand in the gap. | 0:45:44 | 0:45:45 | |
-Stand in the gap. - -Dance! | 0:45:45 | 0:45:46 | |
-Pitch in wherever you can. | 0:45:48 | 0:45:50 | |
-It's a pleasure -to be with the boys... | 0:45:55 | 0:45:59 | |
-..and sharing a stage with them -is an honour. | 0:45:59 | 0:46:02 | |
-# It was early summer -and the harvesting was done | 0:46:02 | 0:46:06 | |
-# So I went to the seaside -on a lovely, sunny day | 0:46:07 | 0:46:11 | |
-# I had felt for many years -that my feet were rather foul | 0:46:11 | 0:46:16 | |
-# So off I went and joined the crowd -to wash my feet in Mwnt | 0:46:16 | 0:46:21 | |
-# Oh, what an occasion | 0:46:21 | 0:46:23 | |
-# Such a wonderful day | 0:46:23 | 0:46:25 | |
-# Oh, what a picture | 0:46:25 | 0:46:27 | |
-# Tra la la la la la -la la la la la la | 0:46:28 | 0:46:33 | |
-# Some in the nude with skinny legs, -like a little bird's | 0:46:33 | 0:46:37 | |
-# Some were fat and rounded, -like a herd of pigs | 0:46:38 | 0:46:42 | |
-# Some were old-fashioned, lacking -passion, getting wet and dry | 0:46:42 | 0:46:46 | |
-# And our young Winnie -in a five-guinea bikini | 0:46:46 | 0:46:50 | |
-# And we all said, "Ho ho ho!" # | 0:46:51 | 0:46:54 | |
-This shirt is for you. | 0:46:54 | 0:46:56 | |
-Bois y Frenni - -I shall wear it with pride. | 0:46:56 | 0:46:59 | |
-You're a 16.5, aren't you? | 0:46:59 | 0:47:01 | |
-You're a 16.5, aren't you? - -Yes, but what's the collar size?! | 0:47:01 | 0:47:03 | |
-# So there I was, prancing, -keeping my balance | 0:47:04 | 0:47:07 | |
-# Hiding my front with a shawl | 0:47:08 | 0:47:11 | |
-# But once I had started, -I got a bit worried | 0:47:11 | 0:47:14 | |
-# There was nothing -to hide my rear | 0:47:14 | 0:47:17 | |
-# Oh, what an occasion | 0:47:17 | 0:47:19 | |
-# Such a wonderful day # | 0:47:19 | 0:47:21 | |
-Now, I just need to learn the words! | 0:47:21 | 0:47:24 | |
-And a drop of something! | 0:47:24 | 0:47:26 | |
-# Some in the nude with skinny legs, -like a little bird's | 0:47:29 | 0:47:33 | |
-# Some were fat and rounded, -like a herd of pigs | 0:47:34 | 0:47:37 | |
-# Some were old-fashioned, lacking -passion, getting wet and dry | 0:47:38 | 0:47:42 | |
-# And our young Winnie -in a five-guinea bikini | 0:47:43 | 0:47:47 | |
-# And we all said, "Ho ho ho!" # | 0:47:48 | 0:47:59 | |
-APPLAUSE | 0:47:59 | 0:48:01 | |
-S4C subtitles by Trosol Cyf. | 0:48:03 | 0:48:05 | |
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