Cor Llansilin Cefn Gwlad

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-# O ddoethion,

-mi ddaethoch ar noson oer

-# Rhwng golau y seren

-a llewyrch y lloer

-# Gwaredwr a ganwyd

-a welwch eich tri

-# Hwn yw fy mhlentyn i #

-What a wonderful morning

-and I'm in a wonderful place.

-I'm in Llansilin near Oswestry.

-We're on the border with England.

-I've come to meet members

-of Cor Llansilin.

-Their conductor is Iona Jones.

-The sun is shining beautifully.

-What better does a man need?

-# Un i addoli yw'r baban i chi #

-Iona Jones has been conducting

-Cor Llansilin for almost 50 years.

-She's about to retire

-as the conductor.

-This is a chance to meet

-a few of the members...

-..and get a taste

-of their rehearsals...

-..and the final Christmas concert

-with Iona in charge.

-# I'n calon yn awr

-daw galar a braw #

-If you go back to 1968...

-..that's when I came over

-from the Ceiriog Valley.

-I came over to Aelwyd Llansilin.

-That's when I started

-leading the choir.

-We had a male voice choir

-and a mixed choir.

-Cor Llansilin developed

-from that original aelwyd choir.

-It's a very rural area.

-Over the years,

-has it been difficult...

-..to get people to join the choir?

-No, no, it's easy.

-They come from

-a lot of different places.

-You often hear people in choirs

-saying things like...

-.."Oh, we're really

-in need of tenors...

-..or we need basses

-or we need sopranos."

-Has that been a problem?

-Yes, every once in a while,

-we seem to need tenors.

-We're rare!

-# Oedd i mi'r grym

-a'r gallu sy'n dragwyddol #

-Mostly, we do concerts...

-..even though we started out

-in the Urdd Eisteddfod.

-We did the Powys Eisteddfod

-and then after that we did concerts.

-It's gone in the direction of more

-concerts and fewer eisteddfodau.

-# Eryr pengwern, arwydd rhyddid

-# Muriau'r caer cawn adain heno

-# Dan dy lygaid, yn dy ddwylo

-# Yn dy fynwes fawr, ddiflino

-# Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd #

-You have to tell me now,

-I've heard from some little birds...

-..that you're going to pass on

-the baton as leader...

-..but then plan on staying on

-in the choir as a singer.

-Yes, yes, that's the idea.

-I'm sure that

-there's someone somewhere...

-..who wants to enjoy

-leading the choir.

-I've had great enjoyment

-from Cor Llansilin.

-I feel that the time has come

-for new blood. That's the idea.

-We need new blood.

-I've given as much as I can.

-They'd benefit

-from the enthusiasm of a youngster.

-# Eryr

-# Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd

-# Eryr

-# Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd

-# Dinas ar y bryn

-# Eryr pengwern

-# Eryr pengwern

-# Dinas ar y bryn sy'n byw o hyd #

-APPLAUSE

-The sun is still shining.

-I've come to

-Tu Hwnt I'r Afon farm...

-..to meet Rheinallt Hughes

-from Cwm Llanarmon.

-Do you have to treat

-a lot of the feet, Rheinallt?

-I just keep an eye on them, Dai.

-How long has the ram been out

-amongst the flock?

-He's had a week with them.

-We've had some good weather

-for them, really.

-That's particularly true

-for this type.

-You've got very hardy sheep here.

-Do they need to be up here?

-They've just come down

-from the mountain.

-How high is it?

-How high is it?

-

-It goes up to 1,500 feet.

-We're at about 1,000 feet here.

-The ones who aren't

-quite good enough...

-..for the Welsh ram are pulled out.

-Do they get the Blue Face then?

-Do they get the Blue Face then?

-

-Yes.

-Do they sell well?

-The lambs are bigger

-than their mothers.

-It works well enough for us here.

-Have you gone in the same direction

-as other people who've diversified?

-Yes, well, we've had to.

-The old buildings

-didn't really produce much.

-The old buildings that is

-on the farm yard.

-To be honest...

-..the farming side isn't really

-sustainable without expansion.

-It depends on your land.

-Old farm buildings

-can bring in a good bit of income.

-How long have you been

-a member of Cor Llansilin?

-I've been with them for 23 years.

-Really?

-Really?

-

-Yes.

-Some have been there longer.

-23 years is a long time.

-Yes, it is.

-Yes, it is.

-

-Straight from school.

-Young Farmers?

-Young Farmers?

-

-Thank you, Dai!

-Not quite, I think I needed

-and wanted a hobby.

-I used to play some darts.

-I used to play pool too.

-The time came when I had to think...

-..of something else to do

-on winter nights.

-It's important to keep things

-like the choir going.

-Yes, it is.

-It's enriched the area.

-# Syllai yn ddwys ar ei wyneb llon

-# Gwasgai waredwr y byd at ei bron

-# Canai ddiddanol gan

-# Cwsg, cwsg, f'anwylyd fach #

-In the middle of the hubbub

-and buying...

-..at Oswestry market this morning

-is Delyth Williams.

-In addition to being a farmer, she

-works here and at Welshpool market.

-Many of the farmers meet here on a

-Wednesday and they all speak Welsh.

-# Cwsg #

-85, 85 bid, 85 sold.

-Sold at 85 a piece.

-It's an early morning job.

-These lads come in very early.

-Not here, here,

-we're rather civilised in town.

-People don't really come here

-before eight.

-They come to Welshpool at 5.30am.

-Really?

-This place looks like the Welsh

-come here to have a chat.

-Yes, absolutely.

-They come to see what the world's

-doing and it's done in Welsh.

-It's a day for socialising.

-That's why I enjoy it, really.

-I've been here for over 20 years.

-I've been here for over 20 years.

-

-Really?

-Yes.

-Straight from school, were you?

-Straight from school, were you?

-

-Oh, yeah!

-How's it going at home?

-There's plenty of work up there

-with the Limousin cattle.

-I work five days at home too.

-I deal with the cattle.

-This is a day off.

-# Diolch am y dorth iri

-# Sydd yn rhannu dolly di?

-# Ac yn cofio am fy rhan

-i'r anghenus ym mhob man

-# Gwna ni'n driw

-i'n gwlad a'n hiaith

-# Yn ein chwarae, yn ein gwaith

-# Maddau i ni #

-You sing in duets and in the choir.

-You must love it.

-Yes, I've been in that choir since,

-when did I start?

-I think it was 1979.

-Really?

-Straight from school, Dai!

-It wasn't straight from school

-even then!

-The choir is a very social entity.

-Yes, it is. We've made good friends

-in the choir.

-I've had a shock going around

-from how Welsh the area is.

-Yes, we are close to the border.

-I went to school in this town.

-No word of Welsh.

-A lot of people were the same.

-They'd been at school in this town.

-We're still here speaking Welsh.

-# Gwna ni'n driw i'n gwlad a'n iaith

-# Yn ein chwarae, yn ein gwaith

-# Maddau i ni beiau lu

-# Er mwyn haeddiant Iesu Grist #

-Delyth's sister, Eryl Thomas is a

-nurse at Caxton Surgery in Oswestry.

-She's seen 30 patients

-this morning...

-..and much like every other

-choir member, she loves it there.

-There we are.

-There we are.

-

-Thank you.

-140/60, that's very good.

-Hello.

-Hello, Dai!

-It's a job to meet you. How are you?

-It's a job to meet you. How are you?

-

-Hello.

-I was worried when I came in.

-You've got some sick people here.

-This is a very busy surgery.

-Is it the busiest time of the year?

-Yes, absolutely.

-Everyone is coughing.

-Everyone has a sore throat.

-All sorts of things like that.

-Children in particular.

-I see, that's your day-to-day job.

-Yes, I see emergency appointments

-in the morning.

-COUGH

-Dear me!

-Dear me!

-

-I couldn't hold that down.

-Did you come straight to this work

-from university?

-No, I was at the orthopaedic

-hospital for eight years...

-..before having children.

-I enjoyed myself there.

-It's a very good place to work.

-I wanted a job that goes with

-the children's timetable.

-# Tawel yw'r bryn #

-You and your sister

-sing duets in the concerts.

-Yes, we do.

-Iona like to have some variety

-in a concert.

-She doesn't want it

-to just be the choir.

-# Gloria in excelsis

-# Y bugeiliad sydd heno

-draw i Fethlehem dref, frysio

-# I weld baban bach yno yn y crud

-# Ganwyd Iesu i'r byd #

-One, two.

-Every Sunday, at the village hall,

-the all-important rehearsal is held.

-Everyone listens to Iona

-and the accompanist, Eleri Owens.

-# Mae ddoe wedi mynd,

-mae heddiw'n eiddo i ni

-# Dyw fory heb ei gyffwrdd,

-mae'r dyfodol yn ein dwylo ni #

-Glenna Hardy is also a nurse.

-She was born in

-Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant.

-She now works at the

-orthopaedic hospital in Gobowen.

-As a child, she'd get up everyday

-to see the village's famous spring.

-Hello, how are you? Here you are.

-Hello, how are you? Here you are.

-

-I'm well, how are you?

-Dear me,

-I've never seen so many doors.

-Sit down.

-How are you, nice to see you.

-How are you, nice to see you.

-

-Nice to see you too.

-I've never seen such a busy place.

-I've never seen such a busy place.

-

-It's incredibly busy here.

-What's your job here?

-I'm a nurse practitioner

-in pre-op assessment.

-This is pre-op assessment.

-Everyone who gets an operation

-comes in here...

-..so we can make sure they're

-fit enough for the operation.

-We get through around

-12,000 surgical procedures...

-..or operations in a year.

-We do hip replacement,

-knee replacement, spinal surgery.

-We do all kinds of things.

-I feel very safe now.

-I feel very safe now.

-

-Oh, you will. You'll be fine.

-Fedrwn Ni bar 13.

-Listen to the piano, not me.

-One, two...

-# Mae heddiw'n eiddo i ni

-# Dyw fory #

-It must be a nice contrast

-to be a member of a choir then.

-Absolutely, yes.

-Absolutely, yes.

-

-You can enjoy yourself.

-I have a lot of friends

-in the choir.

-Everyone is different in the choir.

-We're big friends and we do a lot

-together.

-Outside the choir,

-we sometimes go on weekends away.

-# Yn ein dwylo ni

-# Mae ddoe wedi mynd

-# Mae heddiw'n eiddo i ni

-# Dyw fory heb ei gyffwrdd #

-# Dyw fory heb ei gyffwrdd #

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-Together!

-# Mae'r dyfodol yn ein dwylo ni

-# Yn ein dwylo ni

-# Yn ein dwylo ni #

-Very good.

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-# Mae naws Nadolig yn y tir

-# A charol yn 'y mhen

-# Ceir heddiw... #

-A highlight

-of any Llansilin Choir concert...

-..is the item by the quartet,

-Maldwyn Jones, Trefor Jones...

-..Henry Evans and Meirion Jones,

-Maldwyn's brother.

-Trefor Jones is 84 years old,

-the oldest member of the choir.

-He's as hard-working as ever

-and doesn't look his age.

-Good morning, Trefor, how are you?

-Are you well today?

-I'm quite well.

-You look well.

-An addled egg looks fine

-until you break into it!

-Quite right.

-They told me that you were

-the oldest member of the choir.

-I think you look quite young,

-if I may say so.

-I don't know about that.

-You're tidying up around here.

-You're tidying up around here.

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-There's work to be done.

-I can see an old church down there.

-That church is in Wales.

-We're in Wales here.

-If you cross the river,

-you're in England.

-It's that close, is it?

-This church is part

-of the Diocese of Lichfield...

-..despite the fact

-that it's in Wales.

-It should be part

-of a Welsh diocese.

-It's great to see you still working.

-There's no need to retire, is there?

-There's no need, you're right.

-We're still going,

-otherwise we'd be...

-..kaput.

-Down there.

-# Am hyfryd ddydd i ddod

-# Pan ymddangosai Brenin nef

-# Yn faban is y rhod #

-Did you used to compete

-in hedge-laying contests?

-In recent years,

-I've been to the Oswestry Show...

-..on the farm just up the road.

-I can see neat hedges

-all the way from here to Oswestry.

-That's right. I did them.

-Really?

-Well done. That's a lot of work.

-# Gan gyfoethogion byd

-# Y stabl gaed yn llety gwael #

-Do you know how long

-you've been a member of the choir?

-I joined my first choir

-in Llansilin...

-..in 1947.

-I'd started playing football then.

-I've been in various choirs

-ever since then.

-# Rhown ein hunain iddo ef #

-Tell me about the quartet.

-We've been singing together

-for about 40 years.

-We've won twice

-at the Powys Eisteddfod.

-Well done.

-With the quartet.

-I'm talking to someone

-with a bit of class.

-I'm not sure about that.

-I'm sure you'd agree that singing

-is an important part of life.

-It certainly is.

-It gives you such pleasure.

-# Rhown ein hunain iddo Ef #

-Thank you very much.

-A helicopter flew over Llansilin

-a little while back.

-Hanging underneath

-was a length of rope.

-Hanging from the rope

-were ten men and one woman.

-A message came from the pilot.

-"One of you

-is going to have to let go.

-"We're too heavy

-to get over Y Gyrn."

-There was a lot of discussion.

-In the end, the woman said,

-"I'll go."

-"I've had a good life, my children

-are grown up, I'll let go."

-The men were amazed and pleased

-that she'd decided to let go.

-They were so pleased,

-they gave her a clap.

-Sara James, you have

-an important job in the choir.

-You're the compere at concerts.

-I'm an MC or something similar.

-I enjoy it. It's an honour

-to be part of the choir.

-They're a great bunch.

-If the audience don't laugh,

-the choir will.

-I haven't had a bad audience yet.

-I've been very lucky.

-You've been doing it for a while.

-For 10-12 years.

-Is there a reason why you don't

-sing? Did you used to sing?

-Yes, with an Urdd branch choir.

-Gwynfryn Jones from Rhydycroesau

-was the conductor.

-We sang at Urdd Eisteddfodau.

-Gwynfryn Jones left Rhydycroesau

-and Iona took his place.

-Like any good gardener,

-Iona did a bit of weeding.

-She did some serious weeding.

-I was no longer in the choir.

-I was no longer in the choir.

-

-You were amongst the weeds!

-I was in the wilderness.

-# Pan fo erwau bore oes #

-Were you brought up

-in this area and this house?

-Yes, I was brought up in Ty Mawr

-along with my sister.

-I've been married for over 30 years.

-It's our wedding anniversary today.

-You're married?

-You're married?

-

-Yes, I'm married.

-It's our wedding anniversary today.

-I didn't think I'd remember.

-I could have brought some flowers

-for you.

-Time flies.

-I've heard that you're related

-to the immortal Nansi Richards...

-..Montgomery's Harpist.

-Nansi and Dad were first cousins.

-Nansi used to come here a lot.

-In later years, she used

-to bring her harp to be repaired...

-..by Wilfred Hughes, Fron Lledrod.

-Wilfred used to repair her harp.

-She was a character.

-I remember her going somewhere and

-saying that she was so pleased...

-..that if she had a tail

-she'd wag it.

-That's priceless.

-I'm not very musical.

-Did you and your husband farm then?

-My husband didn't farm.

-You farmed...

-You farmed...

-

-I farmed here, the two of us here.

-Did you do the farming work

-with the cattle?

-Yes, the cattle

-and the tractor work.

-It was a Little Fergie, a Fergie 35.

-I couldn't get into

-these new tractors, they're huge.

-Yes, they are.

-You and your sister

-had to think of everything...

-..carrying manure,

-getting in the harvest.

-You didn't go to the gym?

-To the gym? No.

-It was enough of a gym here!

-# I faban Mair a ddaeth yn dlawd

-# A dwyn i'n olud nef #

-One old Christmas tradition

-that's still going strong...

-..in this part of Wales

-is plygain singing.

-Some choir members sing

-in one of the best-known parties...

-..Parti Fronheulog.

-# Yn barchus ar ei ben

-# Mae'n haeddu y gogoniant glan

-# A moliant byth

-# Amen #

-# Calon lan yn llawn daioni #

-Unaccompanied singing is also

-an inspiration for Maldwyn Jones...

-..in his work every day

-in the village of Llanrhaeadr.

-Hello there.

-What's happening here?

-Hello, how are you?

-You must be Maldwyn.

-Yes.

-Maldwyn's a good name

-and so is Jones.

-Jones is a big firm,

-there's a lot of us about.

-Yes.

-You're the electrician.

-You're the electrician.

-

-That's right.

-Two lads work with me.

-Really?

-Really?

-

-My two sons.

-I thought he was related to you.

-I thought he was related to you.

-

-That's Gareth.

-Geraint is upstairs

-replacing the floor.

-So it's you and your two sons.

-What's happened,

-has the wall been taken down?

-There was a wall there

-yesterday morning.

-The builder knocked it down.

-We're rewiring this part and

-putting plugs in new positions.

-The companionship of the choir has

-always been important to Maldwyn.

-As is practising plygain singing

-at this time of year.

-# Wel, canwn o canwn

-# Ar ddydd Nadolig #

-Have you been in the choir

-for years, Maldwyn?

-Since it started.

-Are all the concerts

-the highlight of the choir's year?

-Yes. It comes in spells.

-You can do two or three at a time

-then not do anything for six months.

-# A Christ yr Arglwydd Dduw #

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-# Uwch yr eira wybren ros

-# Lle mae Abertawe'n fflam

-# Cerddaf adre yn y nos

-# Af dan gofio 'nhad a 'mam

-# Gwyn eu byd tu hwnt i glyw

-# Tangnefeddwyr

-# Tangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw

-# Ni chai enllib, ni chai llaid

-# Roddi troed o fewn i'w tre

-# Chwiliai 'mam am air o blaid

-pechaduriaid mwya'r lle #

-This is Fron Ucha Farm, Rhiwlas,

-Hywel Jones' home.

-He's a loyal member of the choir.

-It's a thousand feet

-above sea level...

-..and it goes to 1,400 at the top.

-This is a mountain farm...

-..and Hywel's

-originally a Meirionnydd lad.

-# Tangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw

-# Angel y cartrefi tlawd #

-Good boy.

-OK, Hywel?

-The old dog's keeping well!

-Yes. He's a local dog.

-I bought him as a little puppy.

-He's a very useful dog.

-I couldn't live without him.

-He's company.

-He's with you all day every day.

-They say

-a farmer's life is lonely...

-..but when you've got a dog and

-fresh air, what else do you need!

-These are half-breed sheep.

-These are half-breed sheep.

-

-Border Leicester half breed.

-You haven't changed

-to the Bluefaced.

-No.

-I'm reticent

-to use the Bluefaced here.

-We go up to 1,300 feet.

-If the weather's harsh,

-these lambs will survive.

-Do you lamb outside?

-Do you lamb outside?

-

-We bring them in at night.

-It's hard to catch a sheep

-in this field in the morning!

-When they're in the shed lambing...

-..you can get hold of them and

-it's easier for me and the sheep.

-You've got an interesting life.

-You've got an interesting life.

-

-I'm someone who enjoys life.

-I'm afraid I'm away in the evenings

-more than I'm here...

-..but I get a lot of pleasure

-from it.

-I blame my grandmother for that.

-My grandmother said, "Hywel, if

-someone asks you to do something...

-"..don't refuse,

-unless you have a good reason.

-"The more you give to society,

-the more you get back."

-Do you know what?

-She was quite right.

-It's a privilege

-to live here in such a paradise...

-..and to hear someone say

-that his life is a pleasure.

-It is.

-I also have wonderful friends.

-They've always been in the area

-and they help out.

-We can have a chat too - it's very

-important to have a conversation.

-I think the most important thing the

-Almighty gave to man is his tongue.

-He gave me two!

-# At Fair y daeth Gabriel

-# A'r gair yn ddiogel

-# Cyfarchiad yr angel

-# Gorchymyn y Tad #

-The practice

-is every Sunday evening.

-Every Sunday evening.

-I can go,

-apart from March and April.

-I'm tied to my work for

-those two months with the lambing.

-Otherwise, I try to be present

-at every practice.

-# Y pumed ar hugain,

-o Ragfyr y plygain #

-You have a conductor

-who encourages you to sing.

-Yes, she does.

-She has a personality.

-She can lose her temper sometimes.

-She can lose her temper sometimes.

-

-Can she? I didn't know that!

-She has reason

-to lose her temper sometimes!

-I knew Iona for years

-before coming to this area...

-..because I worked for her aunt

-in Llandrillo for six years.

-The connections go back, then.

-I'd known the family for years.

-So it was easy to join the choir

-with Iona conducing.

-A very likeable family.

-# I'r ysbryd sancteiddiol

-# Y byddo'n dragwyddol

-# Yn hollol y purfawl

-# Heb orfod #

-Life hasn't always been easy

-for Jack and Iona.

-No, not in any way.

-There was a terrible tragedy.

-They lost their son Sion.

-A very nice boy.

-Losing him so young

-shook the whole area.

-Losing such a young life hurts.

-It really hurts.

-It takes a long time to get over it.

-It takes a very long time.

-Of course, we haven't forgotten.

-They say that time is a healer,

-but the longing is still there.

-"Gold and silver turn to rust

-"Velvet and silk become worn

-"Every piece of clothing

-becomes frayed and old

-"Yet, still, the longing is endless"

-Jack and Iona

-got through it very well...

-..with the support of the

-neighbourhood, which came together.

-Jack took an interest in the young

-lads who were working for him...

-..and that kept him going.

-And the choir brought Iona back out.

-There was a danger that Iona

-would have stayed indoors...

-..unless she had the choir

-to come out to.

-A stone's throw from Pantglas Farm,

-Iona and her husband Jack's farm...

-..is Llyn y Moelfre - a quiet place,

-which is a safe home for wildlife.

-Jack Jones was born in this area

-and all the residents know him...

-..by his characteristic hat.

-There's a bit of sun on the lake.

-It's lovely.

-Do you both come here often?

-I used to come here a lot

-as a child.

-You're an excellent swimmer, Jack?

-You're an excellent swimmer, Jack?

-

-I'm really not!

-I can't swim.

-I used to fish - things like that.

-You were a fisherman?

-You were a fisherman?

-

-Yes, at one time, but not now.

-I like seeing the wildlife

-around the lake.

-Look at the ducks over there -

-I like a duck.

-To me, a duck makes a sound

-equal of a soprano.

-On a plate, it's even better!

-Yes, you're right!

-They say,

-ever since man has hunted...

-..you can see

-how good a hunter he is...

-..by the food that he sends home

-to his wife.

-You see, I'm a great shot!

-# Pan fyddo'r ystorom

-# Yn bygwth gwae uwch dy ben

-# A therfysg diwedd dydd

-# Sydd yn rhwygo erwau'r nen #

-Are you a poet?

-Are you a poet?

-

-No. I don't know what happened.

-There are singers in the family,

-there are poets...

-..but it hasn't come to me -

-I've never had a desire to do it.

-Our daughters and Iona all sing.

-Our daughters have been very lucky

-to get their mother's voice...

-..and their father's brains!

-I wondered what was coming then!

-But you go to the concerts.

-But you go to the concerts.

-

-Yes, I go.

-I've been in the choir

-to make up the numbers.

-I can sing well at the top

-of a mountain on my own...

-..but if there's a bass

-on this side, and a tenor there...

-..I go to pot -

-I'm up and down like a yo-yo.

-# Pan fyddo dy lwybr

-# Mor faith a thithau'n llesgau #

-Living in such a place gives you

-a desire for life, I'm sure.

-Yes, from living in the countryside.

-I've always lived

-in the countryside.

-We sing a lot of things

-which portray nature.

-It helps us to understand.

-Does the fact

-you're talking about retiring...

-..mean that you and Jack

-will have more time together?

-I don't know - with luck.

-I'll still sing in the choir.

-For me,

-on the other side of things...

-..I've suffered a lot over the years

-at home on my own without supper!

-I doubt that!

-Wonderful.

-You're very interesting company.

-There's a truly Welsh spirit here.

-As we get older,

-we appreciate these places more.

-Yes, indeed.

-When I go away on the train

-to Birmingham, I love to come home.

-You see the mountains

-and you know that you're going home.

-# Yn hafan gobaith hyd y wawr #

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-Right then...

-..this morning,

-we're moving on to language.

-We're going back to what

-we were looking at yesterday.

-# Am eiliad

-rydw i'n credu dy fod yno #

-Nia Turner

-is Iona and Jack's daughter.

-She teaches

-in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Primary.

-In front of her this morning...

-..are lively pupils

-from Year 3 to 6.

-I went for a walk to the woods.

-# Anfonaf angel i dy warchod heno

-# Anfonaf angel i'th gysuro di

-# Mae swn dy lais yn ddigon

-i chwalu'r holl amheuon

-# Anfonaf angel atat ti #

-The summer.

-We have a poem about summer.

-Today, you're going...

-How are you this morning, children?

-How are you this morning, children?

-

-Good morning!

-Good morning!

-I'm disturbing Miss Nia.

-They're a big, full class, Nia.

-A full class - 27 of them.

-How many of you are farmers?

-Good gosh, that's good!

-And how many of you

-have a red tractor?

-A blue tractor?

-And a green tractor?

-You know your stuff, don't you!

-# Anfonaf angel i dy warchod heno

-# Anfonaf angel i'th gysuro di #

-You sing solo with the choir

-when you go to concerts.

-Yes, I've been singing with

-the choir for more than 20 years.

-Yes, I'm one of the soloists.

-Do you live here

-in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant?

-Yes, we moved here

-some two years ago.

-We live in the village

-and it's a lovely place.

-You can see the school from home.

-It's great.

-And see if you're not behaving!

-Miss lives here now.

-How many you knew that Nia's mother

-conducts Llansilin Choir?

-You knew?

-Well done.

-Some of them...

-Sorry?

-Because the teacher's my mother.

-# Anfonaf angel

-# Atat ti #

-Elizabeth Bickerton

-is a peripatetic music teacher.

-This morning, she's in

-Llanrhaeadr Primary School...

-..giving harp lessons

-to a group of keen learners.

-Among them is Cadi Davies...

-..who has just had success

-in the cerdd dant festival.

-Well done, Cadi.

-That was excellent.

-There's a lovely sound

-coming from this room.

-Did you enjoy

-the cerdd dant festival?

-Yes, it was superb there.

-I'm sure they were thrilled at home.

-Yes, they were.

-Your grandfather's proud of you -

-and Mam and Dad.

-That's the prize behind you -

-the blue one and the big shield.

-Excellent!

-By your accent,

-I can tell you're from this area.

-Yes, I'm originally

-from Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant.

-# Si hei lwli 'mabi #

-You're in the choir.

-I've enjoyed being in the choir

-for many a year!

-It must be over 25 years now.

-I notice that the majority of the

-members have been there for years.

-Sunday evening practice is...

-Yes, it's important.

-It's fun.

-# Si hei lwli lwli lws

-# Cysga di fy mabi tlws

-# Si hei lwli 'mabi #

-Another devout member of the choir

-is Elizabeth Evans.

-She lives in Cynynion Uchaf Farm,

-not far from Llansilin.

-At this time of the year...

-..there's work

-to pick up fallen apples.

-The weather has brought

-the apples down, I'm sure.

-Yes, many have fallen in the wind.

-I'm just going to collect some.

-Will you help?

-You hold the bag

-and I'll put them in.

-We'll pick the best.

-You used to work in medicine.

-Yes, at one time I was a nurse.

-Then I went to lecture

-in the college in Wrexham.

-Childcare.

-I used to enjoy it,

-but I've been retired for years now.

-People always say there's nothing

-to do in the countryside...

-..but there's lots to do,

-if you want to.

-We're very busy - I don't know

-how I had time to go to work!

-You're a long-standing member

-of the choir.

-Since we moved here

-about 35 years ago.

-I've really enjoyed the choir.

-And the same conductor

-from the start.

-Yes, Iona.

-She's giving up, as you know.

-I hope we can get a Welsh-speaking

-person to conduct us again...

-..to keep the choir

-as a Welsh-language choir.

-# Ooh #

-# Gwyn eu byd tu hwnt i glyw

-# Gwyn eu byd tu hwnt i glyw

-# Tangnefeddwyr

-# Tangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw #

-Henry Evans,

-you're the president of the choir.

-Yes, something like that.

-I don't remember being

-appointed to the job, but I do it.

-It's important for an area

-that there's a choir.

-It's a good thing that the choir

-is still in one piece.

-Yes, it is.

-As you know, we're a bit uncertain

-at the moment...

-..but I very much hope the choir

-will continue for many more years.

-It's a fine thing that the old

-conductor doesn't want to finish.

-I'd better not say

-the "old" conductor!

-I'm sorry! The conductor!

-I know Iona definitely

-doesn't want the choir to end.

-We hope it won't,

-and that it will continue.

-Iona has already spoken

-about new blood.

-After having conducted the choir

-for almost 50 years...

-..she will miss the job.

-Retiring from a choir

-isn't an easy thing to do.

-One person said...

-.."When we find someone,

-you'll have to shut your mouth!

-"Do you think you can do that?"

-There's a great connection

-between a choir and a conductor!

-# Pa beth heno eu hystad #

-In the lovely sounds

-of Llansilin mixed choir...

-..can I wish you a Merry Christmas

-and a Happy New Year.

-Thank you for the honour of being in

-your homes at this time of the year.

-God willing, we'll see you again.

-Happy New Year to you all

-from the Cefn Gwlad team.

-# Gwyn eu byd yr oes a'u clyw

-# Gwyn eu byd yr oes a'u clyw

-# Gwyn eu byd yr oes a'u clyw

-# Dangnefeddwyr

-# Dangnefeddwyr

-# Dangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw

-# Dangnefeddwyr, plant i Dduw #

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