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0:00:06 > 0:00:11- # You're the only country for me, - O Wales #
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- Machynlleth Male Voice Choir.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22- Yes, the old verse is true enough.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- "You're the only country for me, - O Wales".
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- A part of the old county of - Montgomeryshire is in front of me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- This is the area from which - all the choir members originate.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41- They say that the men and women - of Bro Ddyfi start singing...
0:00:42 > 0:00:43- ..before they start crying.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- The subject of our programme today - is Machynlleth Male Voice Choir...
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- ..one of the best male voice choirs - in the world.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00- # You're the only country for me
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- # O Wales
0:01:05 > 0:01:18- # We pass our traditions on - to our children and grandchildren #
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- There are 56 members in the choir.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- But only half of us can really sing.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- The eldest is 65 - and the youngest is 20.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- There are four sets of brothers - in the choir...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- ..and two fathers and sons.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- There are four teachers - in the choir...
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- ..including the conductor, - Aled Myrddin.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- Over half the members are farmers. - It stinks here sometimes.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- We have one gardener. He likes - to call himself a landscaper.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- We have one electrician and one vet.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56- Four members are builders.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- I'm the best one, of course.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- One professional singer.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- I wouldn't go that far.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- # Stand with us #
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- We come from every part of - Montgomeryshire and beyond.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Everyone in the choir speaks Welsh - except one.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- The other is Irish, - so he doesn't count.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- The choir was set up three years ago - for the Meifod Eisteddfod.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- We came second. We were cheated.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- We were cheated at Abergavenny too, - but it was a good night!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- We were lucky enough to win - in Anglesey this year.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- We had a good night after that!
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Machynlleth is the home - of the choir.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- They rehearse here in the shadow - of the famous clock.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- The are rehearsing this evening.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- They've turned up in their trucks...
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- ..and parked on the yellow lines.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- The traffic warden could make - a fortune.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- But, who cares, let's go in!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- The boys have a big day - on the horizon...
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- ..singing the anthems - and entertaining the crowd...
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- ..at the rugby match - between Wales and New Zealand.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- They have to learn some new songs - and some traditional Maori tunes.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Aled, what a sound! - They sing like angels.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- But they don't look like angels!
0:04:01 > 0:04:02- Excellent!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Congratulations on your successes - up to now.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12- You're a teacher in Ceredigion, - but they don't work you too hard.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- You come here of an evening.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- It isn't an easy job, - but you don't look stressed.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- You're not sweating.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- It must be a pleasure for you - to come here.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Yes, it is. - I wouldn't do it otherwise.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- It's great to come here - and have a bit of fun.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- We sing and we get invited - to various events.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- It's nice to look forward to - various activities.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- We're looking forward to the match. - We're rehearsing for it now.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- It takes time, - but the words are coming.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- I was listening to you outside. - I'd never be able to say them!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- They can't say them either!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Most of the choir members - work on the land...
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- ..and there's nothing like - the robust voices of farmers.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- The most well-known face and voice - in the choir...
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- ..is Aled Wyn Davies - or Aled Pentremawr.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- He is one of the Three Tenors - who travel the world singing...
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- ..but his heart resides - here at home.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Aled Pentremawr sings - to a high standard.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- He's come back from a world tour...
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- ..but still likes to sing - with his friends.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- To win the blue ribbon would be - a real challenge for us all.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42- # O Wales, O Wales, - you are my paradise #
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- He's a giant of a man, - in every sense of the word.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- A big voice and a big belly - to go with it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- He's a very nice man.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Even with all the success he's had, - he hasn't changed a bit.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- # When trouble sometimes - rears its head #
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- We all have our troubles, - but he supports Liverpool.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- He's not perfect by a long way.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16- # I'm lifted by images of hill - and home #
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- He thinks too much of himself, - really.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- The top tenors are not great...
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- ..but when Aled comes back, - he makes a difference to them.
0:06:30 > 0:06:36- # O Wales, O Wales, - you are my paradise #
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- He's a lovely person. - A real gentleman.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- He has his feet on the ground.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- I'm Aled Wyn Davies of Pentremawr.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I'm a farmer - and some sort of singer.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56- # O Wales, O Wales, - I'd give you my life #
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Come by, come by!
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- Jim, come here! Jim! Come by!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Stay there!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- The sheep are looking good.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Yes, they're good - for mountain sheep.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- They'll change when we go down - to Pembrokeshire next month.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- They're not breeding rams?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- No, these will leave here - at the end of October.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Of course, you're from a long line - of sheep farmers.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- We're from Aberbiga near Staylittle.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- The Clywedog reservoir.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Then we moved down here - in the 1950s or 60s.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- When I started with - the Welsh Mountain sheep...
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- ..I bought some of these - at the Llanidloes sale.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Have you still got them?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- I'm still trying to make them pay.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Well, I'm sure it'll pay off - one day.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- You've had wonderful chances. - You've travelled the world.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Now you're in the choir.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Even though you're busy - with your own singing...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- ..you enjoy the choir too, - don't you?
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- It's a lot of fun.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07- I sing a lot at weekends...
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- ..so on Monday night it's nice - to catch up with everyone.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- We all enjoy singing in the choir.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Some of the boys had never sung - until two years ago.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- They love it. They're very keen.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- After a busy weekend...
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- ..do you really feel like - singing some more?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- Yes, I do. Always.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- I sing my head off on a Monday - night, in spite of a busy weekend.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- When we won at the Eisteddfod, - we were so thrilled to have won.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- To think that a group of friends - can get together like this...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- ..and within two years win - at the Eisteddfod.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- Aled is very good.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- I've never heard him - raise his voice ever.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- He knows how to manage people.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- The conductor - is the most important person.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Everyone listens to him - and he does a good job.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- If he stays, - the choir will continue.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- You spend quite a lot of time - away from home.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Yes, in the last two months - I've been away every weekend.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- I'll be very busy up to Christmas - and then it will be lambing.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- Are you going abroad?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- Yes, I'm going to Melbourne - just before the lambing season.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- It will be a bit frantic here - at home.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- You won't be long!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- That's what I've told them!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- The work is shared - between you and your father.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Yes, it's only me and Dad now.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- We have to get in more help now - than we used to.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- We get help with fencing - and shearing.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- I don't do as much shearing - as I used to.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- People don't always understand - the benefits of singing.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- It draws us home, it's true.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- It's nice to go away to sing - for a week or ten days...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- ..but you're ready to come home - by the end.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- The uniqueness of this location - must help you.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Yes, it's an inspiration.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- When you're up on the top, - you can sing your heart out...
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- ..and no-one will hear you.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- When you're singing, - you wear smart clothes...
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- ..shiny shoes and a bow tie.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Yet, here you are today - covered in the familiar mud.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- It's quite a difference, isn't it?
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Yes, but I scrub up quite well - when I have to.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- But I'm at home in the mud today.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- I wish you every success. - You deserve it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Thank you very much, Dai.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- # You are my sunshine #
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0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Machynlleth Male Voice choir - were the winners of Cor Cymru...
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- ..and they also won at the - National Eisteddfod in Anglesey.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- With success comes fame...
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- ..and requests to sing - at all kinds of events.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- These are new experiences - for many of the boys...
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- ..and nerve-racking experiences, - at that.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12- Nervous?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Yes, I'm very nervous.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- To the point that I don't really - want to do it. But I have to.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- I have to force myself - to get through it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- I always feel very nervous - before a concert.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- When I say that, I'm serious. - I feel nauseous.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- I always feel nervous - before a concert...
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- ..and fierce before a competition.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- It's good to be a little nervous - before a concert or a competition.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- It gives you a buzz and you put - more energy into your singing.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- "Machynlleth Male Voice Choir".
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- No, not at all. - There's no point in being nervous.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- I'm quite confident - that we know our stuff.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11- We're good at just turning up and - singing and putting on a good show.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- I don't usually worry - about concerts.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- I'm looking forward to entertaining - the people of Llanidloes...
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- ..and giving them - a wonderful evening.
0:12:25 > 0:12:39- # Oh Lord, our God
0:12:39 > 0:13:02- # How majestic is thy name - in all the earth #
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- Well, Aled, there is a good balance - in the choir.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- You sing two pieces unaccompanied. - That's quite difficult.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- We try to get the pieces right.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- It doesn't always go well...
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- ..but we've worked hard on singing - unaccompanied.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- We try to keep in pitch and to get - the tone of the pieces right.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- But we get better with every concert - and competition we do.
0:13:27 > 0:13:42- # ..is your name #
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Of course, tonight's concert...
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- ..is to raise money - for the Royal Welsh Show.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55- Yes, there are such a lot of us - with strong connections to the show.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Many of us visit the show - every year.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- It's close to the hearts - of many choir members.
0:14:03 > 0:14:14- # ..who art in heaven #
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Why did you grow the moustache? - Was it because it's been a wet year?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Don't ask me. Ask Huw!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- He's the one who organizes - the moustaches.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- As we're all going down - to Cardiff...
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- ..we thought we'd all sport - moustaches just for fun.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- And it's November, so we're raising - money for a good cause.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- # Alleluia #
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Thank you for being - such a good organizer.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Fair play. Well done!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- It's your job to keep them laughing.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- I wanted to conduct!
0:14:56 > 0:15:11- # Alleluia #
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Aled Griffiths. - What can I say about Aled?
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Ali G.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- He's an insurance man, - so you have to watch him.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- He's noisier than Dafydd Post!
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- He's noisier than Dafydd Post!- - Clown!
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- He turns up late for every - rehearsal, sneaks in at the back...
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- ..pushes past everyone and tells - them they're in his way!
0:15:40 > 0:15:45- Aled G works for NFU Cymru - and some say he's a farmer.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Yes, Ali G is quite a character.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- He became famous when he won - the jackpot on Sion a Sian.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54- Blazer.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- He and his wife understand - each other very well...
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- ..and they have three children!
0:16:05 > 0:16:11- Dad, Huw, Meilyr, Paul - and Dafydd Post and everyone.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- I like to think of us as a smaller - version of the Von Trapp family.
0:16:16 > 0:16:26- # You're the only country for me, - O Wales
0:16:26 > 0:16:34- # We pass our traditions on to - our children and grandchildren #
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Aled, you get home from work and - the place is buzzing with workers.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- It's nice to see them doing - something, earning their keep.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- You have three children?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- You have three children?- - Yes, Garmon, Morris and Marged.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- What about the YTS?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Because I work full time...
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- ..Paul helps me out with the mowing.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Paul is a tenor in the choir.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- That's very good.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- We're friends in choir - and we try to help each other.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- We try to help each other - in our businesses too.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Are you a musician? - Do you read music?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- No, I learn the music by ear.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- But I'm lucky because I have - an accompanist at home.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- My wife can play the piano.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- She practises with me - which helps a lot.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- No, he isn't a singer.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- He makes up the numbers.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- He shouts rather than sings.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- He always comes in too early.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- He's enthusiastic. - Too enthusiastic sometimes.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- When the choir has finished the - song, he's often still singing.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Aled Griffiths often comes in - before everyone else...
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- ..and comes off after everyone else.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- He has a serious side.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- But we don't see it very often.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Having characters and individuals - in a choir is very important.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- He's very willing to play the fool - when we need him to.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- # What shall we do, - what shall we do, what shall we do?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- # What shall we do, - what shall we do, what shall we do?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- # What shall we do - with a drunken sailor?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- # Way-hay, up she rises, - way-hay, up she rises
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- # Way-hay, up she rises - early in the morning
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- # What shall we do, what shall we do - with a drunken sailor?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- # Way-hay, up she rises
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- # Way-hay, up she rises
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- # Way-hay, up she rises - early in the morning
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- # What shall we do, - what shall we do
0:18:53 > 0:19:00- # With a drunken sailor? #
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- The boys come from a wide area...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- ..from every part of Montgomeryshire - and beyond.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Although most of them are farmers...
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- ..32 out of 56 members - work on the land...
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- ..some of the boys from the town - have other skills.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Four of them are builders...
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- ..and the most mischievous of them - all is Dafydd Post.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- With Dafydd Post, you never know - what's going to happen next.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- It's upside down.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- Dafydd Post is quite a character. - He's very noisy.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- But he has a heart like a football.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- He'd do anything for anyone, - but he's very noisy.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Silly, hairy, likes to drink.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Dafydd Post is a real nutter.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- But he is a very good singer.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- If he had company - in the second tenor section...
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- ..it would be the best section - in the choir.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- He doesn't realize how good he is.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- He should get more attention.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- Dafydd Post, builder.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Okay boys, that's ideal. Good!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Dafydd Post, how are you?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Dai, be careful there!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- You haven't got any PP.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- I had one before I came in!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- You have to have PP here.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Personal Protective Equipment.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- This building business is dangerous.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- It's a little tight.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- Don't worry.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- Which is your name? I saw your van - outside with two names on it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- My real name is Evans.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- You're a builder now.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- I'm a carpenter. - That's what I did at college.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- I formed a partnership - with my father's first cousin.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12- You're a local lad, - so you get plenty of work.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Yes, it's quite a help.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- We all know each other in this area.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- On the other hand, you can't get - away with a poor job...
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- ..or you won't get the work again.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- You've been in the choir - since it started.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- Yes, I originally received - a text from Huw Pughe.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- I get a text from Huw Pughe - every Monday evening.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- But the first text asked if anyone - would be interested...
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- ..in forming a choir to compete - at the Meifod Eisteddfod.
0:21:42 > 0:21:48- 85% of people responded positively. - We thought of it as a night out.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- I think it's brought people - together.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- We meet every Monday evening - for an hour and a half.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- It's good fun. - Half of the choir can't read music.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- They look at the sheet - and it's just lines and dots.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- But Aled gets the best - out of everyone.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Aled is very laid back.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- He's so cool. He never gets cross.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- When he's helping the basses, - the tenors are chatting away.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- I believe you're a tenor.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- I'm a second tenor.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23- I found that out.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- I didn't know such a thing existed.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Yes, our old friend, Dafydd Post.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- He's a builder and a rally driver.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- He thinks he's something - of a driver.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- I don't know. He's ended up - in the hedge a few times.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- I've been in a car with him - a few times.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- That was before - he could drive properly.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- His car spends more time in the - garage than it does on the road.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- I've never seen him rally. But I - wouldn't get in a car with him.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- This is the most important room.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Yes, everyone needs a man cave.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- I've had a lot of pleasure here - building this car.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- You built it from scratch?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- More or less.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- I had a car before this one...
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- ..but I had some bad luck with it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Are you asking me to get into - this car with you?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Well, if you'd like to. - You don't have to.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- If it has two handbrakes - I'll be happy.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- It looks safe.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29- Yes, it's safe.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- We have harnesses and bucket seats.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- We have a cage - that won't bend. - It's sound.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- You have to be sensible.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- Let's go down here and turn around. - We'll go shopping, Dai.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- I'd have to be desperate for fags.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- There are leaves on the road.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03- Be careful, be careful!
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Slow down! Slow down!
0:24:13 > 0:24:14- Hell!
0:24:18 > 0:24:19- Ohh!
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- Be careful, be careful!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Turn back!
0:24:40 > 0:24:40- Subtitles
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:24:42 > 0:24:48- # O mighty lord, - give thou thy hand #
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- There is a big singing tradition - in this area.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- A tradition of excellent - choirs and soloists.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- Unlike other parts of rural Wales, - perhaps...
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- ..these boys have remained - in their home area.
0:25:03 > 0:25:09- The cream have stayed and are - contributing to the community...
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- ..building rich traditions - for generations to come.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23- Many choir members have sung with - young farmers and at school.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25- It's in their blood.
0:25:25 > 0:25:34- # All graces - that the church can know
0:25:35 > 0:25:43- # In heav'n above or earth below
0:25:43 > 0:25:52- # I claim them all as my due right
0:25:53 > 0:26:02- # If I possess thy nature's might #
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- We've been singing - since we were in nappies.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- We've had some success - with the young farmers...
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- ..and the choir - is successful now too.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- It's great because it makes my job - a lot easier.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- The quality of the voices - that we have is very high.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- We have a couple of very talented - individuals too.
0:26:26 > 0:26:37- # I'll praise the virtue - of thy death
0:26:37 > 0:26:46- # I'll bear the cross, - I'll breast the tide
0:26:46 > 0:26:56- # If thou thyself in me abide
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- # Amen
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- # Amen
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- # Amen
0:27:07 > 0:27:16- # Amen #
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- One of my heroes hailed - from this area...
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- ..the best bass ever, - Richard Rees Pennal.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- I made a Cefn Gwlad programme - with Dic...
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- ..back in 1985 - - the year of the big snow.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- # When the trumpet sounds
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- # See the peoples flow - like a river #
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- You don't know the words.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50- No, you got it wrong.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- # Pouring through his hands #
0:27:53 > 0:27:59- # But the old language - is in the land
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- # And the old tunes still live #
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- The family of my old friend Dic - still farm...
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- ..and run a caravan site - in Penmaen Dyfi.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- Dic's son, Aled, - and his grandson, Richard...
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- .. are continuing - the singing tradition.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- They are both members of the choir - and are strong basses.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27- You get up each morning - to this wonderful view.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28- It's a privilege.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- Yes, we're very fortunate.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- You were born and bred here.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- I was born in that white house - down there.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- I've only moved about 500 yards - since the day I was born.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- You, Richard, joined the choir - before your father did.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- I was there the first year. - In the dark days!
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- But things came together - quite quickly.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- Aled whipped us into shape.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- The standard improved.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02- Well, so they say! - At least one person thinks so.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- I saw you in the front row - at the Eisteddfod...
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- ..and you looked as though - you were enjoying every second.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- You were singing your heart out.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- I loved it, Dai.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- It meant such a lot.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- I considered other choirs, - but when I saw these youngsters...
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- ..I thought that - they would suit me...
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- ..and they've been good enough - to let me join them.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- Is this your first choir?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Yes, apart from the young farmers.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- I was also part of a mixed choir - at about the same time.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- It's something that I wasn't - interested in for years...
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- ..until two or three years ago.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- But I really enjoy it now.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- I wouldn't have it any other way.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54- A farmer works every day alone with - the animals and in the mountains...
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- ..it must be nice to have somewhere - where you can sing your heart out.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- You can sing as much as you like.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- You don't have to worry - about being in tune.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- No-one else can hear you.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- We both do that occasionally.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- It starts off with a whistle - and then we start singing.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- As Dic's son, you've heard singing - from your cradle.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Did you always want to be a bass?
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- You may find this hard to believe, - but I wanted to be a tenor.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- Really?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- But I'm a million miles away - from being a tenor!
0:30:34 > 0:30:40- I'm a bass. - There are only basses in our family.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Dic would be very proud - of your singing.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- He'd be very proud of the choir.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- He'd be very proud that both of us - are singing in the choir.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- But I was never under any pressure - to sing.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Richard has never been under - any pressure to sing.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- We don't pressure my other son - to sing either...
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- ..even though he has - a good bass voice too.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- You enjoy it more - if you don't feel you have to do it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- The family element is strong - within the choir.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Endaf and Iestyn Meddins - are two brothers...
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- ..who come down from the mountains - to sing in the choir.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- One is sensible, the other is silly.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- You'll never see two brothers - so unlike each other.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- Iestyn Meddins - Farmer.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33- He's another clown.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35- Endaf is a lot more cool.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- Endaf Meddins - potential farmer.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- They're from the Llanbrynmair - valley.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- That's where the money comes from!
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- They're fairly quiet, - well, Endaf is quiet.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- Iestyn's a bit more cocky.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- He gets the better of me.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- I wouldn't have known - you were brothers.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- That's what everyone says.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05- He was the postman's.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- These buildings are new to me.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Whose idea were they?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- My wife saw them originally.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- We'd been talking about - diversifying for a while.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- The way farming is going, we can't - depend on it for the future.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29- My wife saw them - at the Royal Welsh Show last year.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- We made enquiries and decided - to give them a try.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- We're very lucky here.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- The Glyndwr's Way path - is very close by.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- A lot of people walk - and mountain bike along it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- We hope to attract some of them.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Of course. But has the choir - changed your lives?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- You're farmers and at harvest - and such times...
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- ..you have a lot of work to do.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58- You have to think about the choir - as an important part of your lives.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- It's good, because we don't go - down to the town very often.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- It's nice to meet people and have - a pint at the end of the night...
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- ..and travel to competitions - - that's the fun of it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- You could ask the choir to come - and open this venture.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- I'm not sure I can afford them. - Their fee is so high.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- But you're one of them!
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- I'm sure they'd come if there was - alcohol on offer.
0:33:24 > 0:33:36- # You're the only country for me, - O Wales #
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- As a result of recent successes...
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- ..the Sain record label - want the choir to make a record.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- The aim is for the record - to be released next summer...
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- ..in time for the National - Eisteddfod in Cardiff.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Today is their first recording - session.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- It takes hours and hours - to get it right.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- There's nothing worse - than rushing to make a CD...
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- ..then listening to it - twenty years later...
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- ..and regretting that you didn't - record a certain line again.
0:34:17 > 0:34:25- # You're the only country for me, - O Wales #
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Aled Myrddin has performed miracles.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- He has brought together - a group of fairly ordinary men...
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- ..and now they can almost sing.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- Aled Myrddin is excellent.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- Believe it or not, - he's the same age as me.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- He's almost got wings - growing out of his back.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- He keeps everyone in order - without raising his voice.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- I've never heard him - raise his voice.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- I'm Aled Myrddin. I'm a PE teacher.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- A lot of nonsense and chatting - goes on during rehearsals.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- But he never raises his voice. - Never ever.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13- I think he's the most laid back - conductor I've ever had.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- He knows how to get the best - out of people.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- He knows what he's doing.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Perfectionist is the word I'd use - to describe Aled Myrddin.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- When things come right, he gives - a little smile, and that's enough.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- We're lucky to have a conductor - like Aled Myrddin.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- We do realize how lucky we are.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- There are many choirs in Wales - who would like to have him.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- But he's with us, - and he's staying with us.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46- # Wales
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- # Wales
0:35:52 > 0:36:04- # Wales, our country #
0:36:14 > 0:36:14- Subtitles
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:36:18 > 0:36:28- # Alleluia #
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- Another set of brothers who sing - in the choir are the Pughes.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Aeron, Huw and Gwion.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- They are a well-known cultured - farming family...
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- ..that is so typical - of this remarkable area.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49- It's important to remember that the - Pughes spell their name with an 'e'.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Three brothers with one razor - between them.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- They're a comic trio.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00- They're a caution.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Again, a mixture of silliness - and seriousness.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- They're nice boys.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- All three of them have good voices. - The Pughes can sing.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- Huw, you were in the choir - from the start.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18- Yes, I was.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- The Meifod Eisteddfod - was held in 2015...
0:37:21 > 0:37:26- ..and we thought Machynlleth should - have its own male voice choir.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- It's the closest town to this area.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- Several young men thought they could - sing, so we decided to give it a go.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- You're a bass, Huw. - What about you, Gwion?
0:37:36 > 0:37:37- I'm a baritone.
0:37:38 > 0:37:38- Baritones are posh.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- Baritones are posh.- - I try to be.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- You work here in the great outdoors.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- You have plenty of time - to learn your words.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- That's why so many farmers sing.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- It's because they have plenty - of space to learn their words.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- Yes, and no-one can hear you.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56- Are you a musician?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- No, but I manage to sing - in the choir.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02- Aeron Pughe is the eldest.
0:38:02 > 0:38:08- He is a familiar face from TV, - and is a farmer and craftsman.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Hello there! How are you?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Hello, Dai.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- The sparks are coming off you there.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- Before ten in the morning!
0:38:21 > 0:38:22- How are you?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- How are you?- - Very well, thank you.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- You're a father now too.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- Yes, the grey hairs - are coming already.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- I hope you're becoming wiser.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- That's quite another thing.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34- Are you busy?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Yes. There aren't enough hours - in the day.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Do you have any spare?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- You can have some of mine!
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- It's fine. It's better to be busy.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53- You and your brothers have managed - to find work in your home area.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55- We're very lucky.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- There's plenty of work out there - if you have the skills.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01- Precisely.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- And you have time to sing - in the choir.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- That's important. - It's the highlight of my week.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13- The singing bug seems to have - got hold of us all in the choir.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- We're a team, and we look - forward to Monday nights.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Everyone takes it seriously.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Everyone looks forward to it - and wants to be part of it.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- You're used to travelling - to Cardiff...
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- ..but you'll be going to the match.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- Have you been to a match before?
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- I've been to watch several games, - but I've never sung.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- It will be quite an experience.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- We'll be able to say, "I was there!"
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Of course, the old men - of Montgomeryshire...
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- ..have a peculiar way of pronouncing - the word "sing" as "cianu".
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- It's a strange sound.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- Yes, the boys can sing...
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- ..and after all the anticipation, - the big day dawned...
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- ..when they would sing for Wales.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- It's the day of their trip - to Cardiff...
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- ..to sing at the biggest rugby game - of them all...
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- ..when Wales take on the rugby - giants, New Zealand.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- I'm the only one that's not going.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- It's a shame that I won't be there.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- I'm sure they'll have fun.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- I hope they behave - so they'll be invited back.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33- Are you driving?
0:40:33 > 0:40:34- Are you driving?- - No.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39- We need to go over the sheet - I've given you.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- Because this is what we sing when - the players get off the bus.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- # I am coming, Lord #
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- I've been really looking forward - to this.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- There will be such a crowd there, - no-one will see us on the field.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- # ..cleanse me, in the blood #
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- By now, the choir's moustaches - are good and thick.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- But, there's a problem, - Paul the gardener has a beard.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- But, despite his protests, - the whole bus has contributed...
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- ..so that he can be shaved - by Dafydd Post.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- Who else would be carrying an - electric razor to a rugby match?
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- There are you, Paul.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26- # For a pure and honest heart #
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- We've been looking forward...
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- ..to this experience of singing - in the stadium for months now.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38- It's the only time most of us - will set foot on the pitch.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Good quality too!
0:41:42 > 0:41:43- That was a bargain.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- I'll have lost it - by the end of the night anyway.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- In the bowels of the stadium, - the choir rehearse...
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- ..led by Musical Director for the - Welsh Rugby Union, Dr Haydn James.
0:41:59 > 0:42:07- # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, - enwogion o fri #
0:42:08 > 0:42:09- The sound is superb.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- It's a blend of mature voices - with young, fresh voices.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Eisteddfod winning choirs.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- It's a very special sound today.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- # Tros ryddid gollasant... #
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- It's a good sound, but I'm worried - we may have peaked too soon.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- The acoustics here are awesome.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- # ...gwlad #
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- It's quite thrilling.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- It's a good sound in here.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- If it's as good on the field, - it will be worthwhile.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- I'm not nervous. I'm excited now.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- This is serious now.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- The boys have chosen to sing - and greet the teams...
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- ..as they come into - the changing rooms.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- I'm really looking forward to it.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- The All Blacks are the best team - in the world.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- Welcome to Wales, - New Zealand All Blacks...
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- ..and Calon Lan is blaring.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- # The pure heart alone can render
0:43:14 > 0:43:21- # Songs of joy both day and night #
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- They're hoping to frighten the Kiwis - and inspire the Welsh.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32- # The pure heart alone can render
0:43:32 > 0:43:38- # Songs of joy both day and night
0:43:38 > 0:43:42- # Oh, pure heart - so true and tender #
0:43:42 > 0:43:47- Then, on to the boiling saucepan as - they step on to the holy ground...
0:43:47 > 0:43:50- ..of the best rugby pitch - in the world.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52- Okay, Iest?
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- Okay, Iest?- - Not bad.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- You'll be alright, Basil Fawlty!
0:43:58 > 0:44:03- # ..both day and night #
0:44:03 > 0:44:07- I've watched one or two games - in the stadium...
0:44:07 > 0:44:10- ..but going on the pitch - is a different matter.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- I went on the pitch - when the stadium was empty.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- But I've never been on the pitch - when the stadium's been full.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22- With the roof closed - and the lid on the saucepan...
0:44:22 > 0:44:25- ..the sound is deafening...
0:44:25 > 0:44:29- ..as the national anthem is sung.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33- # Gwlad, gwlad
0:44:33 > 0:44:39- # Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad
0:44:40 > 0:44:51- # Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau
0:44:51 > 0:44:58- # O bydded i'r heniaith...#
0:44:58 > 0:45:02- After singing beautifully - for their country...
0:45:02 > 0:45:06- ..and the crowd of 75,000...
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- ..heard every word - as clear as a bell...
0:45:10 > 0:45:15- ..they retreat to the terraces - to enjoy and to sing some more.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19- # ..hymns and arias
0:45:19 > 0:45:23- # Land of my fathers
0:45:24 > 0:45:29- # Ar hyd y nos #
0:45:29 > 0:45:34- But, despite one of two seconds - of excitement during the game...
0:45:34 > 0:45:39- ..it was the same old story and the - All Blacks beat Wales once again.
0:45:40 > 0:45:45- In spite of the disappointment, it - was a day to remember for the boys.
0:45:45 > 0:45:51- And it will be a good night too, - if Dafydd Post gets his way.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54- I think we sang better - than they played.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56- No, fair play, they played well.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00- But they didn't play well enough. - No, they didn't play well.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- We sang better than they did, - but they didn't sing, did they?
0:46:08 > 0:46:12- After the fun of the Cardiff trip, - it was back to Machynlleth...
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- ..and an informal invitation - to sing...
0:46:15 > 0:46:19- ..at the switching on - of the town's Christmas lights...
0:46:19 > 0:46:22- ..in the shadow of the famous clock.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- And that marks the end - of a memorable year.
0:46:28 > 0:46:34- Well, Aled, I've had a lovely time - with the choir.
0:46:35 > 0:46:40- How's it looking? - Will the choir be touring Wales?
0:46:40 > 0:46:44- We take everything as it comes.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- We've had lots of different - opportunities.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51- We hope to have more different - experiences next year.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55- We're looking forward to singing - at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58- We're also looking forward - to our trip to Canada.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01- That's what we're working - towards now.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05- It's lovely to see a young choir - like this doing so well.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09- Congratulations. It's been lovely - to meet you. Happy New Year!
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- Yes, it's wonderful to see - a group of young men...
0:47:13 > 0:47:19- ..proper country boys who get - so much pleasure from singing.
0:47:19 > 0:47:23- It's been a real pleasure for me - to spend time with them...
0:47:23 > 0:47:25- ..and listen to their lovely sound.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29- It's a sound to warm the cockles - of your heart...
0:47:29 > 0:47:33- ..and some parts - I will remember forever!
0:47:33 > 0:47:37- It's only this week I've started - to walk normally again.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41- Thank goodness it hasn't snowed.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44- I've brought the car - to take you home!
0:47:44 > 0:47:46- I'm parked in the White Lion - car park.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49- We can have a whisky then go home.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51- I think I'd rather walk!
0:47:51 > 0:47:52- Is there whisky?
0:47:52 > 0:47:54- Is there whisky?- - Of course.
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