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0:00:08 > 0:00:17- # O ddoethion, - mi ddaethoch ar noson oer
0:00:17 > 0:00:25- # Rhwng golau y seren - a llewyrch y lloer
0:00:26 > 0:00:34- # Gwaredwr a ganwyd - a welwch eich tri
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- # Hwn yw fy mhlentyn i #
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- What a wonderful morning - and I'm in a wonderful place.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- I'm in Llansilin near Oswestry.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- We're on the border with England.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- I've come to meet members - of Cor Llansilin.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- Their conductor is Iona Jones.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- The sun is shining beautifully.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- What better does a man need?
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- # Un i addoli yw'r baban i chi #
0:01:08 > 0:01:13- Iona Jones has been conducting - Cor Llansilin for almost 50 years.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- She's about to retire - as the conductor.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- This is a chance to meet - a few of the members...
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- ..and get a taste - of their rehearsals...
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- ..and the final Christmas concert - with Iona in charge.
0:01:27 > 0:01:35- # I'n calon yn awr - daw galar a braw #
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- If you go back to 1968...
0:01:38 > 0:01:44- ..that's when I came over - from the Ceiriog Valley.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- I came over to Aelwyd Llansilin.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- That's when I started - leading the choir.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- We had a male voice choir - and a mixed choir.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00- Cor Llansilin developed - from that original aelwyd choir.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- It's a very rural area.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Over the years, - has it been difficult...
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- ..to get people to join the choir?
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- No, no, it's easy.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- They come from - a lot of different places.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- You often hear people in choirs - saying things like...
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- .."Oh, we're really - in need of tenors...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- ..or we need basses - or we need sopranos."
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Has that been a problem?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Yes, every once in a while, - we seem to need tenors.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37- We're rare!
0:02:39 > 0:02:45- # Oedd i mi'r grym - a'r gallu sy'n dragwyddol #
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Mostly, we do concerts...
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- ..even though we started out - in the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- We did the Powys Eisteddfod - and then after that we did concerts.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- It's gone in the direction of more - concerts and fewer eisteddfodau.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11- # Eryr pengwern, arwydd rhyddid
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- # Muriau'r caer cawn adain heno
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- # Dan dy lygaid, yn dy ddwylo
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- # Yn dy fynwes fawr, ddiflino
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- # Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd #
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- You have to tell me now, - I've heard from some little birds...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- ..that you're going to pass on - the baton as leader...
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- ..but then plan on staying on - in the choir as a singer.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Yes, yes, that's the idea.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- I'm sure that - there's someone somewhere...
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- ..who wants to enjoy - leading the choir.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53- I've had great enjoyment - from Cor Llansilin.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00- I feel that the time has come - for new blood. That's the idea.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- We need new blood. - I've given as much as I can.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12- They'd benefit - from the enthusiasm of a youngster.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- # Eryr
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- # Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd
0:04:19 > 0:04:20- # Eryr
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- # Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- # Dinas ar y bryn
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- # Eryr pengwern
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- # Eryr pengwern
0:04:33 > 0:04:39- # Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd #
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- APPLAUSE
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- The sun is still shining.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- I've come to - Tu Hwnt I'r Afon farm...
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- ..to meet Rheinallt Hughes - from Cwm Llanarmon.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Do you have to treat - a lot of the feet, Rheinallt?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- I just keep an eye on them, Dai.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- How long has the ram been out - amongst the flock?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- He's had a week with them.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- We've had some good weather - for them, really.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- That's particularly true - for this type.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- You've got very hardy sheep here. - Do they need to be up here?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- They've just come down - from the mountain.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34- How high is it?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- How high is it?- - It goes up to 1,500 feet.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- We're at about 1,000 feet here.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- The ones who aren't - quite good enough...
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- ..for the Welsh ram are pulled out.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Do they get the Blue Face then?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48- Do they get the Blue Face then?- - Yes.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Do they sell well?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- The lambs are bigger - than their mothers.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- It works well enough for us here.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- Have you gone in the same direction - as other people who've diversified?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Yes, well, we've had to.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- The old buildings - didn't really produce much.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- The old buildings that is - on the farm yard.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- To be honest...
0:06:16 > 0:06:22- ..the farming side isn't really - sustainable without expansion.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- It depends on your land.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Old farm buildings - can bring in a good bit of income.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- How long have you been - a member of Cor Llansilin?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- I've been with them for 23 years.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Really?
0:06:37 > 0:06:38- Really?- - Yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Some have been there longer.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- 23 years is a long time.
0:06:43 > 0:06:43- Yes, it is.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Yes, it is.- - Straight from school.
0:06:45 > 0:06:45- Young Farmers?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Young Farmers?- - Thank you, Dai!
0:06:47 > 0:06:53- Not quite, I think I needed - and wanted a hobby.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- I used to play some darts.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58- I used to play pool too.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- The time came when I had to think...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- ..of something else to do - on winter nights.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- It's important to keep things - like the choir going.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- Yes, it is.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- It's enriched the area.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- # Syllai yn ddwys ar ei wyneb llon
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- # Gwasgai waredwr y byd at ei bron
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- # Canai ddiddanol gan
0:07:30 > 0:07:36- # Cwsg, cwsg, f'anwylyd fach #
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- In the middle of the hubbub - and buying...
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- ..at Oswestry market this morning - is Delyth Williams.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- In addition to being a farmer, she - works here and at Welshpool market.
0:07:50 > 0:07:57- Many of the farmers meet here on a - Wednesday and they all speak Welsh.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- # Cwsg #
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- 85, 85 bid, 85 sold. - Sold at 85 a piece.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- It's an early morning job. - These lads come in very early.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Not here, here, - we're rather civilised in town.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- People don't really come here - before eight.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- They come to Welshpool at 5.30am.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Really?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- This place looks like the Welsh - come here to have a chat.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Yes, absolutely.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- They come to see what the world's - doing and it's done in Welsh.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- It's a day for socialising.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- That's why I enjoy it, really.
0:08:40 > 0:08:40- I've been here for over 20 years.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41- I've been here for over 20 years.- - Really?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43- Yes.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- Straight from school, were you?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Straight from school, were you?- - Oh, yeah!
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- How's it going at home?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- There's plenty of work up there - with the Limousin cattle.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I work five days at home too. - I deal with the cattle.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- This is a day off.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- # Diolch am y dorth iri
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- # Sydd yn rhannu dolly di?
0:09:10 > 0:09:17- # Ac yn cofio am fy rhan - i'r anghenus ym mhob man
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- # Gwna ni'n driw - i'n gwlad a'n hiaith
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- # Yn ein chwarae, yn ein gwaith
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- # Maddau i ni #
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- You sing in duets and in the choir. - You must love it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Yes, I've been in that choir since, - when did I start?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- I think it was 1979.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45- Really?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Straight from school, Dai!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- It wasn't straight from school - even then!
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- The choir is a very social entity.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Yes, it is. We've made good friends - in the choir.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- I've had a shock going around - from how Welsh the area is.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Yes, we are close to the border.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- I went to school in this town. - No word of Welsh.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- A lot of people were the same.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- They'd been at school in this town. - We're still here speaking Welsh.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- # Gwna ni'n driw i'n gwlad a'n iaith
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- # Yn ein chwarae, yn ein gwaith
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- # Maddau i ni beiau lu
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- # Er mwyn haeddiant Iesu Grist #
0:10:36 > 0:10:42- Delyth's sister, Eryl Thomas is a - nurse at Caxton Surgery in Oswestry.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- She's seen 30 patients - this morning...
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- ..and much like every other - choir member, she loves it there.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55- There we are.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- There we are.- - Thank you.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- 140/60, that's very good.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Hello.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- Hello, Dai!
0:11:07 > 0:11:08- It's a job to meet you. How are you?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- It's a job to meet you. How are you?- - Hello.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- I was worried when I came in. - You've got some sick people here.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- This is a very busy surgery.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Is it the busiest time of the year?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Yes, absolutely. - Everyone is coughing.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Everyone has a sore throat. - All sorts of things like that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Children in particular.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- I see, that's your day-to-day job.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- Yes, I see emergency appointments - in the morning.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36- COUGH
0:11:36 > 0:11:37- Dear me!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- Dear me!- - I couldn't hold that down.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Did you come straight to this work - from university?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- No, I was at the orthopaedic - hospital for eight years...
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- ..before having children.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- I enjoyed myself there. - It's a very good place to work.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00- I wanted a job that goes with - the children's timetable.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- # Tawel yw'r bryn #
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- You and your sister - sing duets in the concerts.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- Yes, we do.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Iona like to have some variety - in a concert.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- She doesn't want it - to just be the choir.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- # Gloria in excelsis
0:12:23 > 0:12:29- # Y bugeiliad sydd heno - draw i Fethlehem dref, frysio
0:12:30 > 0:12:36- # I weld baban bach yno yn y crud
0:12:36 > 0:12:46- # Ganwyd Iesu i'r byd #
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- One, two.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00- Every Sunday, at the village hall, - the all-important rehearsal is held.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Everyone listens to Iona - and the accompanist, Eleri Owens.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- # Mae ddoe wedi mynd, - mae heddiw'n eiddo i ni
0:13:15 > 0:13:24- # Dyw fory heb ei gyffwrdd, - mae'r dyfodol yn ein dwylo ni #
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Glenna Hardy is also a nurse.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- She was born in - Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- She now works at the - orthopaedic hospital in Gobowen.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41- As a child, she'd get up everyday - to see the village's famous spring.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43- Hello, how are you? Here you are.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- Hello, how are you? Here you are.- - I'm well, how are you?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- Dear me, - I've never seen so many doors.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49- Sit down.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50- How are you, nice to see you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- How are you, nice to see you.- - Nice to see you too.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53- I've never seen such a busy place.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- I've never seen such a busy place.- - It's incredibly busy here.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- What's your job here?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- I'm a nurse practitioner - in pre-op assessment.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03- This is pre-op assessment.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Everyone who gets an operation - comes in here...
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- ..so we can make sure they're - fit enough for the operation.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- We get through around - 12,000 surgical procedures...
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- ..or operations in a year.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- We do hip replacement, - knee replacement, spinal surgery.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- We do all kinds of things.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- I feel very safe now.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- I feel very safe now.- - Oh, you will. You'll be fine.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31- Fedrwn Ni bar 13.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Listen to the piano, not me.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41- One, two...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- # Mae heddiw'n eiddo i ni
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- # Dyw fory #
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- It must be a nice contrast - to be a member of a choir then.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54- Absolutely, yes.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55- Absolutely, yes.- - You can enjoy yourself.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- I have a lot of friends - in the choir.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Everyone is different in the choir.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- We're big friends and we do a lot - together.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08- Outside the choir, - we sometimes go on weekends away.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10- # Yn ein dwylo ni
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- # Mae ddoe wedi mynd
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- # Mae heddiw'n eiddo i ni
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- # Dyw fory heb ei gyffwrdd #
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- # Dyw fory heb ei gyffwrdd #- - Together!
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- # Mae'r dyfodol yn ein dwylo ni
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- # Yn ein dwylo ni
0:15:30 > 0:15:38- # Yn ein dwylo ni #
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- Very good.
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0:15:44 > 0:15:48- # Mae naws Nadolig yn y tir
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- # A charol yn 'y mhen
0:15:53 > 0:15:54- # Ceir heddiw... #
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- A highlight - of any Llansilin Choir concert...
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- ..is the item by the quartet, - Maldwyn Jones, Trefor Jones...
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- ..Henry Evans and Meirion Jones, - Maldwyn's brother.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- Trefor Jones is 84 years old, - the oldest member of the choir.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23- He's as hard-working as ever - and doesn't look his age.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Good morning, Trefor, how are you? - Are you well today?
0:16:35 > 0:16:36- I'm quite well.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- You look well.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- An addled egg looks fine - until you break into it!
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- Quite right.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- They told me that you were - the oldest member of the choir.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- I think you look quite young, - if I may say so.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- I don't know about that.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- You're tidying up around here.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- You're tidying up around here.- - There's work to be done.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- I can see an old church down there.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- That church is in Wales. - We're in Wales here.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- If you cross the river, - you're in England.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- It's that close, is it?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- This church is part - of the Diocese of Lichfield...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- ..despite the fact - that it's in Wales.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- It should be part - of a Welsh diocese.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- It's great to see you still working.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- There's no need to retire, is there?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- There's no need, you're right.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38- We're still going, - otherwise we'd be...
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- ..kaput.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Down there.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- # Am hyfryd ddydd i ddod
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- # Pan ymddangosai Brenin nef
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- # Yn faban is y rhod #
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Did you used to compete - in hedge-laying contests?
0:18:02 > 0:18:08- In recent years, - I've been to the Oswestry Show...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- ..on the farm just up the road.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- I can see neat hedges - all the way from here to Oswestry.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- That's right. I did them.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19- Really?
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- Well done. That's a lot of work.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- # Gan gyfoethogion byd
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- # Y stabl gaed yn llety gwael #
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Do you know how long - you've been a member of the choir?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- I joined my first choir - in Llansilin...
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- ..in 1947.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- I'd started playing football then.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- I've been in various choirs - ever since then.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- # Rhown ein hunain iddo ef #
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Tell me about the quartet.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09- We've been singing together - for about 40 years.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- We've won twice - at the Powys Eisteddfod.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- Well done.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- With the quartet.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- I'm talking to someone - with a bit of class.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- I'm not sure about that.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27- I'm sure you'd agree that singing - is an important part of life.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- It certainly is.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- It gives you such pleasure.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41- # Rhown ein hunain iddo Ef #
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Thank you very much.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- A helicopter flew over Llansilin - a little while back.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Hanging underneath - was a length of rope.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- Hanging from the rope - were ten men and one woman.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- A message came from the pilot.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- "One of you - is going to have to let go.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- "We're too heavy - to get over Y Gyrn."
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- There was a lot of discussion.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- In the end, the woman said, - "I'll go."
0:20:16 > 0:20:22- "I've had a good life, my children - are grown up, I'll let go."
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- The men were amazed and pleased - that she'd decided to let go.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- They were so pleased, - they gave her a clap.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Sara James, you have - an important job in the choir.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- You're the compere at concerts.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- I'm an MC or something similar.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- I enjoy it. It's an honour - to be part of the choir.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- They're a great bunch.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- If the audience don't laugh, - the choir will.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- I haven't had a bad audience yet. - I've been very lucky.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- You've been doing it for a while.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- For 10-12 years.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- Is there a reason why you don't - sing? Did you used to sing?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Yes, with an Urdd branch choir.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Gwynfryn Jones from Rhydycroesau - was the conductor.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- We sang at Urdd Eisteddfodau.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24- Gwynfryn Jones left Rhydycroesau - and Iona took his place.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Like any good gardener, - Iona did a bit of weeding.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- She did some serious weeding.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- I was no longer in the choir.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- I was no longer in the choir.- - You were amongst the weeds!
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- I was in the wilderness.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- # Pan fo erwau bore oes #
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Were you brought up - in this area and this house?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Yes, I was brought up in Ty Mawr - along with my sister.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57- I've been married for over 30 years. - It's our wedding anniversary today.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58- You're married?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- You're married?- - Yes, I'm married.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- It's our wedding anniversary today. - I didn't think I'd remember.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I could have brought some flowers - for you.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Time flies.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- I've heard that you're related - to the immortal Nansi Richards...
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- ..Montgomery's Harpist.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Nansi and Dad were first cousins.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Nansi used to come here a lot.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- In later years, she used - to bring her harp to be repaired...
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- ..by Wilfred Hughes, Fron Lledrod.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Wilfred used to repair her harp.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35- She was a character.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- I remember her going somewhere and - saying that she was so pleased...
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- ..that if she had a tail - she'd wag it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44- That's priceless.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46- I'm not very musical.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Did you and your husband farm then?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- My husband didn't farm.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52- You farmed...
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- You farmed...- - I farmed here, the two of us here.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Did you do the farming work - with the cattle?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Yes, the cattle - and the tractor work.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- It was a Little Fergie, a Fergie 35.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- I couldn't get into - these new tractors, they're huge.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09- Yes, they are.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- You and your sister - had to think of everything...
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- ..carrying manure, - getting in the harvest.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- You didn't go to the gym?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- To the gym? No. - It was enough of a gym here!
0:23:22 > 0:23:27- # I faban Mair a ddaeth yn dlawd
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- # A dwyn i'n olud nef #
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- One old Christmas tradition - that's still going strong...
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- ..in this part of Wales - is plygain singing.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- Some choir members sing - in one of the best-known parties...
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- ..Parti Fronheulog.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- # Yn barchus ar ei ben
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- # Mae'n haeddu y gogoniant glan
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- # A moliant byth
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- # Amen #
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- # Calon lan yn llawn daioni #
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- Unaccompanied singing is also - an inspiration for Maldwyn Jones...
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- ..in his work every day - in the village of Llanrhaeadr.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25- Hello there.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29- What's happening here?
0:24:30 > 0:24:31- Hello, how are you?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- You must be Maldwyn.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34- Yes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Maldwyn's a good name - and so is Jones.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- Jones is a big firm, - there's a lot of us about.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41- Yes.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- You're the electrician.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44- You're the electrician.- - That's right.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46- Two lads work with me.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47- Really?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Really?- - My two sons.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- I thought he was related to you.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52- I thought he was related to you.- - That's Gareth.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Geraint is upstairs - replacing the floor.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- So it's you and your two sons.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- What's happened, - has the wall been taken down?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- There was a wall there - yesterday morning.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- The builder knocked it down.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- We're rewiring this part and - putting plugs in new positions.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17- The companionship of the choir has - always been important to Maldwyn.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- As is practising plygain singing - at this time of year.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28- # Wel, canwn o canwn
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- # Ar ddydd Nadolig #
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- Have you been in the choir - for years, Maldwyn?
0:25:34 > 0:25:35- Since it started.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41- Are all the concerts - the highlight of the choir's year?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Yes. It comes in spells.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- You can do two or three at a time - then not do anything for six months.
0:25:51 > 0:25:58- # A Christ yr Arglwydd Dduw #
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0:26:17 > 0:26:22- # Uwch yr eira wybren ros
0:26:22 > 0:26:28- # Lle mae Abertawe'n fflam
0:26:29 > 0:26:35- # Cerddaf adre yn y nos
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- # Af dan gofio 'nhad a 'mam
0:26:40 > 0:26:46- # Gwyn eu byd tu hwnt i glyw
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- # Tangnefeddwyr
0:26:49 > 0:26:56- # Tangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- # Ni chai enllib, ni chai llaid
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- # Roddi troed o fewn i'w tre
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- # Chwiliai 'mam am air o blaid - pechaduriaid mwya'r lle #
0:27:21 > 0:27:26- This is Fron Ucha Farm, Rhiwlas, - Hywel Jones' home.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- He's a loyal member of the choir.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33- It's a thousand feet - above sea level...
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- ..and it goes to 1,400 at the top.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- This is a mountain farm...
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- ..and Hywel's - originally a Meirionnydd lad.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48- # Tangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- # Angel y cartrefi tlawd #
0:27:54 > 0:27:55- Good boy.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- OK, Hywel? - The old dog's keeping well!
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- Yes. He's a local dog. - I bought him as a little puppy.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- He's a very useful dog. - I couldn't live without him.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- He's company. - He's with you all day every day.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- They say - a farmer's life is lonely...
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- ..but when you've got a dog and - fresh air, what else do you need!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- These are half-breed sheep.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- These are half-breed sheep.- - Border Leicester half breed.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- You haven't changed - to the Bluefaced.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28- No.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- I'm reticent - to use the Bluefaced here.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- We go up to 1,300 feet.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- If the weather's harsh, - these lambs will survive.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41- Do you lamb outside?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Do you lamb outside?- - We bring them in at night.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- It's hard to catch a sheep - in this field in the morning!
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- When they're in the shed lambing...
0:28:51 > 0:28:56- ..you can get hold of them and - it's easier for me and the sheep.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57- You've got an interesting life.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- You've got an interesting life.- - I'm someone who enjoys life.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- I'm afraid I'm away in the evenings - more than I'm here...
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- ..but I get a lot of pleasure - from it.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- I blame my grandmother for that.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- My grandmother said, "Hywel, if - someone asks you to do something...
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- "..don't refuse, - unless you have a good reason.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- "The more you give to society, - the more you get back."
0:29:21 > 0:29:26- Do you know what? - She was quite right.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- It's a privilege - to live here in such a paradise...
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- ..and to hear someone say - that his life is a pleasure.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- It is. - I also have wonderful friends.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46- They've always been in the area - and they help out.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- We can have a chat too - it's very - important to have a conversation.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- I think the most important thing the - Almighty gave to man is his tongue.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- He gave me two!
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- # At Fair y daeth Gabriel
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- # A'r gair yn ddiogel
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- # Cyfarchiad yr angel
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- # Gorchymyn y Tad #
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- The practice - is every Sunday evening.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Every Sunday evening.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- I can go, - apart from March and April.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- I'm tied to my work for - those two months with the lambing.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- Otherwise, I try to be present - at every practice.
0:30:29 > 0:30:36- # Y pumed ar hugain, - o Ragfyr y plygain #
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- You have a conductor - who encourages you to sing.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- Yes, she does.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- She has a personality.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- She can lose her temper sometimes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- She can lose her temper sometimes.- - Can she? I didn't know that!
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- She has reason - to lose her temper sometimes!
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- I knew Iona for years - before coming to this area...
0:30:54 > 0:31:00- ..because I worked for her aunt - in Llandrillo for six years.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- The connections go back, then.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- I'd known the family for years.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11- So it was easy to join the choir - with Iona conducing.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- A very likeable family.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- # I'r ysbryd sancteiddiol
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- # Y byddo'n dragwyddol
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- # Yn hollol y purfawl
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- # Heb orfod #
0:31:31 > 0:31:36- Life hasn't always been easy - for Jack and Iona.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38- No, not in any way.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- There was a terrible tragedy.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- They lost their son Sion.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46- A very nice boy.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- Losing him so young - shook the whole area.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Losing such a young life hurts. - It really hurts.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- It takes a long time to get over it.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- It takes a very long time. - Of course, we haven't forgotten.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- They say that time is a healer, - but the longing is still there.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- "Gold and silver turn to rust
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- "Velvet and silk become worn
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- "Every piece of clothing - becomes frayed and old
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- "Yet, still, the longing is endless"
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Jack and Iona - got through it very well...
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- ..with the support of the - neighbourhood, which came together.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Jack took an interest in the young - lads who were working for him...
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- ..and that kept him going.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- And the choir brought Iona back out.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- There was a danger that Iona - would have stayed indoors...
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- ..unless she had the choir - to come out to.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- A stone's throw from Pantglas Farm, - Iona and her husband Jack's farm...
0:33:19 > 0:33:24- ..is Llyn y Moelfre - a quiet place, - which is a safe home for wildlife.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29- Jack Jones was born in this area - and all the residents know him...
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- ..by his characteristic hat.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- There's a bit of sun on the lake. - It's lovely.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Do you both come here often?
0:33:40 > 0:33:45- I used to come here a lot - as a child.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46- You're an excellent swimmer, Jack?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- You're an excellent swimmer, Jack?- - I'm really not!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- I can't swim.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- I used to fish - things like that.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54- You were a fisherman?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- You were a fisherman?- - Yes, at one time, but not now.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- I like seeing the wildlife - around the lake.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Look at the ducks over there - - I like a duck.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- To me, a duck makes a sound - equal of a soprano.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- On a plate, it's even better!
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Yes, you're right!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- They say, - ever since man has hunted...
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- ..you can see - how good a hunter he is...
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- ..by the food that he sends home - to his wife.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- You see, I'm a great shot!
0:34:33 > 0:34:38- # Pan fyddo'r ystorom
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- # Yn bygwth gwae uwch dy ben
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- # A therfysg diwedd dydd
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- # Sydd yn rhwygo erwau'r nen #
0:34:55 > 0:34:56- Are you a poet?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Are you a poet?- - No. I don't know what happened.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- There are singers in the family, - there are poets...
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- ..but it hasn't come to me - - I've never had a desire to do it.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- Our daughters and Iona all sing.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- Our daughters have been very lucky - to get their mother's voice...
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- ..and their father's brains!
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- I wondered what was coming then!
0:35:24 > 0:35:25- But you go to the concerts.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26- But you go to the concerts.- - Yes, I go.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- I've been in the choir - to make up the numbers.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- I can sing well at the top - of a mountain on my own...
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- ..but if there's a bass - on this side, and a tenor there...
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- ..I go to pot - - I'm up and down like a yo-yo.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- # Pan fyddo dy lwybr
0:35:46 > 0:35:51- # Mor faith a thithau'n llesgau #
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- Living in such a place gives you - a desire for life, I'm sure.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Yes, from living in the countryside.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- I've always lived - in the countryside.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- We sing a lot of things - which portray nature.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- It helps us to understand.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- Does the fact - you're talking about retiring...
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- ..mean that you and Jack - will have more time together?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- I don't know - with luck.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- I'll still sing in the choir.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- For me, - on the other side of things...
0:36:32 > 0:36:38- ..I've suffered a lot over the years - at home on my own without supper!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- I doubt that!
0:36:43 > 0:36:44- Wonderful.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- You're very interesting company.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- There's a truly Welsh spirit here.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- As we get older, - we appreciate these places more.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- Yes, indeed.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- When I go away on the train - to Birmingham, I love to come home.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- You see the mountains - and you know that you're going home.
0:37:07 > 0:37:18- # Yn hafan gobaith hyd y wawr #
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0:37:36 > 0:37:38- Right then...
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- ..this morning, - we're moving on to language.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- We're going back to what - we were looking at yesterday.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50- # Am eiliad - rydw i'n credu dy fod yno #
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- Nia Turner - is Iona and Jack's daughter.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- She teaches - in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Primary.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- In front of her this morning...
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- ..are lively pupils - from Year 3 to 6.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- I went for a walk to the woods.
0:38:09 > 0:38:18- # Anfonaf angel i dy warchod heno
0:38:19 > 0:38:26- # Anfonaf angel i'th gysuro di
0:38:27 > 0:38:36- # Mae swn dy lais yn ddigon - i chwalu'r holl amheuon
0:38:36 > 0:38:42- # Anfonaf angel atat ti #
0:38:43 > 0:38:44- The summer.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- We have a poem about summer.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Today, you're going...
0:38:50 > 0:38:51- How are you this morning, children?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52- How are you this morning, children?- - Good morning!
0:38:53 > 0:38:54- Good morning!
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- I'm disturbing Miss Nia.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- They're a big, full class, Nia.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- A full class - 27 of them.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- How many of you are farmers?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Good gosh, that's good!
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- And how many of you - have a red tractor?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- A blue tractor?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- And a green tractor?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- You know your stuff, don't you!
0:39:24 > 0:39:32- # Anfonaf angel i dy warchod heno
0:39:32 > 0:39:40- # Anfonaf angel i'th gysuro di #
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- You sing solo with the choir - when you go to concerts.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- Yes, I've been singing with - the choir for more than 20 years.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54- Yes, I'm one of the soloists.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- Do you live here - in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Yes, we moved here - some two years ago.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- We live in the village - and it's a lovely place.
0:40:04 > 0:40:10- You can see the school from home. - It's great.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- And see if you're not behaving!
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Miss lives here now.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22- How many you knew that Nia's mother - conducts Llansilin Choir?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- You knew?
0:40:25 > 0:40:26- Well done.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Some of them...
0:40:28 > 0:40:29- Sorry?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- Because the teacher's my mother.
0:40:37 > 0:40:43- # Anfonaf angel
0:40:44 > 0:40:53- # Atat ti #
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- Elizabeth Bickerton - is a peripatetic music teacher.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- This morning, she's in - Llanrhaeadr Primary School...
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- ..giving harp lessons - to a group of keen learners.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Among them is Cadi Davies...
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- ..who has just had success - in the cerdd dant festival.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Well done, Cadi. - That was excellent.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- There's a lovely sound - coming from this room.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- Did you enjoy - the cerdd dant festival?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Yes, it was superb there.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- I'm sure they were thrilled at home.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55- Yes, they were.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- Your grandfather's proud of you - - and Mam and Dad.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04- That's the prize behind you - - the blue one and the big shield.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05- Excellent!
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- By your accent, - I can tell you're from this area.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- Yes, I'm originally - from Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18- # Si hei lwli 'mabi #
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- You're in the choir.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- I've enjoyed being in the choir - for many a year!
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- It must be over 25 years now.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- I notice that the majority of the - members have been there for years.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- Sunday evening practice is...
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Yes, it's important.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40- It's fun.
0:42:44 > 0:42:51- # Si hei lwli lwli lws
0:42:52 > 0:43:01- # Cysga di fy mabi tlws
0:43:02 > 0:43:07- # Si hei lwli 'mabi #
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- Another devout member of the choir - is Elizabeth Evans.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16- She lives in Cynynion Uchaf Farm, - not far from Llansilin.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18- At this time of the year...
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- ..there's work - to pick up fallen apples.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- The weather has brought - the apples down, I'm sure.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- Yes, many have fallen in the wind.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- I'm just going to collect some. - Will you help?
0:43:32 > 0:43:36- You hold the bag - and I'll put them in.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38- We'll pick the best.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- You used to work in medicine.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- Yes, at one time I was a nurse.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51- Then I went to lecture - in the college in Wrexham.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53- Childcare.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56- I used to enjoy it, - but I've been retired for years now.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01- People always say there's nothing - to do in the countryside...
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- ..but there's lots to do, - if you want to.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09- We're very busy - I don't know - how I had time to go to work!
0:44:10 > 0:44:15- You're a long-standing member - of the choir.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- Since we moved here - about 35 years ago.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20- I've really enjoyed the choir.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23- And the same conductor - from the start.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27- Yes, Iona. - She's giving up, as you know.
0:44:28 > 0:44:32- I hope we can get a Welsh-speaking - person to conduct us again...
0:44:32 > 0:44:35- ..to keep the choir - as a Welsh-language choir.
0:44:37 > 0:44:44- # Ooh #
0:44:46 > 0:44:51- # Gwyn eu byd tu hwnt i glyw
0:44:52 > 0:44:57- # Gwyn eu byd tu hwnt i glyw
0:44:58 > 0:45:00- # Tangnefeddwyr
0:45:00 > 0:45:07- # Tangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw #
0:45:08 > 0:45:12- Henry Evans, - you're the president of the choir.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14- Yes, something like that.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18- I don't remember being - appointed to the job, but I do it.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- It's important for an area - that there's a choir.
0:45:22 > 0:45:26- It's a good thing that the choir - is still in one piece.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28- Yes, it is.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- As you know, we're a bit uncertain - at the moment...
0:45:32 > 0:45:36- ..but I very much hope the choir - will continue for many more years.
0:45:36 > 0:45:42- It's a fine thing that the old - conductor doesn't want to finish.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46- I'd better not say - the "old" conductor!
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- I'm sorry! The conductor!
0:45:51 > 0:45:56- I know Iona definitely - doesn't want the choir to end.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01- We hope it won't, - and that it will continue.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- Iona has already spoken - about new blood.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11- After having conducted the choir - for almost 50 years...
0:46:11 > 0:46:13- ..she will miss the job.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18- Retiring from a choir - isn't an easy thing to do.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20- One person said...
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- .."When we find someone, - you'll have to shut your mouth!
0:46:24 > 0:46:26- "Do you think you can do that?"
0:46:26 > 0:46:31- There's a great connection - between a choir and a conductor!
0:46:37 > 0:46:39- # Pa beth heno eu hystad #
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- In the lovely sounds - of Llansilin mixed choir...
0:46:43 > 0:46:47- ..can I wish you a Merry Christmas - and a Happy New Year.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- Thank you for the honour of being in - your homes at this time of the year.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- God willing, we'll see you again.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- Happy New Year to you all - from the Cefn Gwlad team.
0:46:59 > 0:47:05- # Gwyn eu byd yr oes a'u clyw
0:47:05 > 0:47:10- # Gwyn eu byd yr oes a'u clyw
0:47:11 > 0:47:17- # Gwyn eu byd yr oes a'u clyw
0:47:17 > 0:47:20- # Dangnefeddwyr
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- # Dangnefeddwyr
0:47:23 > 0:47:29- # Dangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw
0:47:29 > 0:47:39- # Dangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw #
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