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-A revolution took place -in 20th century Wales. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
-In the countryside -and the big towns... | 0:00:07 | 0:00:09 | |
-..the lives of thousands -of ordinary people... | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
-..were transformed by political, -economic and technological changes. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:19 | |
-The old Welsh way of life ended -and a new one was born. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:23 | |
-Witness to it all were the BBC's -reporters and film crews. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
-The fruits of their labours can be -seen in thousands of film cans. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:31 | |
-Many haven't been opened since -the day they were broadcast. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
-I'm going to share some of the best -from this forgotten era. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
-The films, stories and characters -that, between them... | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
-..record our nation's history. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
-Since the beginning... | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
-..sharing experiences -through music and song... | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
-..has been one of our -strongest instincts. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
-Music is a way of coming together -to celebrate and aspire. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
-With the arrival of the -Industrial Revolution.... | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
-..people came together -in a close community. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
-Wherever it happened, -be it Rhosllanerchrugog... | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
-..the areas of the slate quarries -or here in Cwmparc... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
-..a strong, traditional -culture grew... | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-..which put a lot of emphasis -on music. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
-# O to rest me | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
-# O to rest me | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
-# All my lifetime in His love | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
-# All my lifetime | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
-# All my lifetime in His love. # | 0:01:46 | 0:01:51 | |
-It would be a waste of time -to look for Pendyrus on a map. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:55 | |
-Pendyrus is the name of a choir -rather than a village or valley. | 0:01:55 | 0:02:00 | |
-The 101 members come from -Ferndale and Tylorstown. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:05 | |
-Choir practice takes place -on Wednesday evenings.. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
-..and after the Sunday service. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:11 | |
-They have been the choir's -rehearsal evenings... | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
-..since they started 50 years ago -in the vestry of Ebenezer Chapel. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:19 | |
-Arthur Duggan was chosen -as conductor... | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-..in Gambarini's cafe in Porth. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
-Rhondda Fach was famous -for its male voice choirs. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
-The distinctive feature -was the self-respect... | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
-..of these unemployed men. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
-The drowned their worries -and poverty in a sea of song. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:42 | |
-They were doing something creative. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-They helped each other, -sharing their pennies... | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
-..and even sharing clothes to -attend a competition or concert. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:53 | |
-They were ordinary men. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
-In their poverty and need, -they came together... | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
-..to create something -extraordinary. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
-This is the sort of rhythmic -pattern you must get used to... | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-..in modern music. -Let's see if you can do this one. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
-Glyn Jones, Monmouthshire Choir's -musical director... | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
-..succeeded Arthur Duggan in 1960. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
-Here you have a little curved line -which is called what? | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
-Tied note. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
-What's your definition -of Pendyrus Choir? | 0:03:26 | 0:03:28 | |
-In the past, there was an emphasis -on the amateur. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-Now, the singers -are still amateur... | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
-..but we're aiming towards -complete professionalism. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:41 | |
-Three, four. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:43 | |
-Yes, John Llewelyn, -getting excited again! | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
-Control yourself! | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
-They must learn how to read music. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
-From the start, I went at it -to teach them to read music... | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
-..rather than the sol-fa. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
-But we still use the sol-fa -as a musical syllable. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:05 | |
-# Quoniam | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
-# Tu solus Sanctus | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
-# Tu solus Dominus | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
-# Tu solus Altissimus | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
-# Jesu Christe | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
-# Jesu | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
-# Christe. # | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
-The tonic sol-fa. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
-Since the 19th century, -this, not the old notation... | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
-..was the way generations -of Welsh people... | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
-..mastered the most difficult -choral pieces. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
-Anya will come to the front -to point out the Franconia melody. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
-You're to sing it in four voices. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
-Now, then, Anya. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:04 | |
-# Doh... # | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
-# Doh | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
-# Ray, Me | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
-# Fah, Soh | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
-# Me | 0:05:16 | 0:05:17 | |
-# Soh, Lah | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
-# Soh, Lah, Me | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
-# Ray | 0:05:23 | 0:05:24 | |
-# Soh, Lah, Te | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
-# Lah, Lah, Soh | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
-# Soh, Lah | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
-# Me, Ray, Ray, Doh. # | 0:05:34 | 0:05:39 | |
-These are the four -most important notes. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-Doh at the bottom. -The last, strong note. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-# Doh, Doh, Te, Lah, Soh | 0:05:47 | 0:05:49 | |
-# Doh, Ray, Me. # | 0:05:50 | 0:05:51 | |
-And to end - | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
-# Soh, Me, Doh, Ray, -Fah, Me, Ray, Doh. # | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
-Soh is right in the middle. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
-The soldier. Excitable, -going into battle. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
-# Soh, soh, soh -Soh, Me, Doh, Ray | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
-# Soh, soh, soh -Soh, Me, Doh, Ray. # | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
-Between them is Me, the quiet note. -Peaceful. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
-# Me, Me, Me, -Fah, Fah | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
-# Soh, Fah, Me, Ray, Me | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
-# Fah, Soh, Doh, Fah, Me, -Ray, Doh. # | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
-Doh at the top. This is a -policeman, and so is this one. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
-It has a stripe, a sergeant. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:24 | |
-Although the choirs found it easier -reading sol-fa... | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
-..there were constant debates -between classical musicians... | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
-..which was the way forward - -Sol-fa or old notation? | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
-With old notation, -you have an image. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
-After all, they were taught sol-fa -because old notation... | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
-..was so difficult -in the last century. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
-That's how sol-fa came into being. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:57 | |
-Sol-fa was popular in Wales because -they were only singing hymns... | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
-..and they sang the Messiah -and Elijah once a year. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
-You can't take a year to learn -this stuff now. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
-One thing, John... | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
-It's right to say you can see -the notes going up and down... | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
-..in the notation, but it isn't -always correct with the timing. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
-It's put down in a logical way. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
-But what I find with -the sol-fa lads is... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
-..they're at their worst -when it comes to timing. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
-My experience is the best readers -of notation are the sol-fa readers. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
-You need them both. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:34 | |
-You need them both. - -You need both. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
-As well as the choral tradition... | 0:07:42 | 0:07:44 | |
-..that thrived in populated -industrial areas... | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
-..there was also a strong -instrumental culture... | 0:07:48 | 0:07:51 | |
-..in areas such as -the Swansea Valley. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
-The band has forever been -in my blood. | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
-When my band plays well, -a funny feeling comes over me. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
-It starts right at the base -of my spine... | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
-..and works its way up until the -hairs on my head stand on end. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:12 | |
-That's when I know my band -is playing at its best. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
-There's been a brass band -in Ystalyfera for a century. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:32 | |
-It used to be a temperance band. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:36 | |
-Every member had -to be an abstainer. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
-It isn't like that these days. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
-But I make sure not one drop of -alcohol comes into the band room... | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
-..during practise. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
-My family has been connected with -the band since the start. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
-My grandfather was one -of the founders. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:55 | |
-John Wyn, my only son... | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
-..is keeping the band tradition -going in the family. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
-When he was younger, -he was offered an opportunity... | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
-..to join a famous band in England. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
-I persuaded him to finish -his education first... | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
-..and I think he's better off -as a result. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
-You need to look over that. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
-You need to practice -one or two of them. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
-Your top note isn't as clear -as it should be. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
-Your top note isn't as good -as your Uncle Wil's. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
-When Uncle Wil played the euphonium -he had to go to the back room... | 0:09:41 | 0:09:45 | |
-..to practice because there wasn't -any room in here. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
-An oil lamp hung on the wall -in the back room. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
-Every time Wil hit the top note -the flame used to go out. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
-Wil used to get angry -but he had a great top note. | 0:09:56 | 0:10:01 | |
-You had to polish your technique... | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
-..before you could perform -on a big stage... | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
-..such as Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
-Competing was just as important -as performing... | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
-..especially at one -annual seaside jamboree. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
-The annual Miners' Eisteddfod -is held here on the prom... | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
-..at Porthcawl Pavilion. -It's the 24th to be held here. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
-It's one of the most important -festivals in the miners' calendar. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:44 | |
-The Pavilion is full to bursting -and I enjoyed an Eisteddfod... | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
-..of a high standard. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:54 | |
-Some in the audience -were eating a picnic... | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
-..and were obviously there -for the day. | 0:10:57 | 0:10:59 | |
-The judges were also kept busy and -during a break in the sunshine... | 0:11:08 | 0:11:13 | |
-..I had a chat with two of them, -Jacob Davies and Gwyn Jones. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
-What surprised me was that people -were queuing up outside at nine... | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
-..in the morning -ready for it to start at eleven. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
-They listened intently - -you could hear a pin drop... | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
-..when they were singing. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:29 | |
-I hope the fact there were -so many children's choirs... | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
-..will persuade north Wales choirs -to take part. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:37 | |
-If music was central to the life -of those who toiled in the mines... | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
-..the quarries -and the steel works... | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
-..it was just as important -to those in rural areas. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
-In village halls -right across Wales... | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
-..a popular singing tradition -was about to undergo a revival... | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
-..in the modern age. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
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-Subtitles | 0:12:20 | 0:12:20 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:12:20 | 0:12:22 | |
-For centuries, folk singing was the -way people celebrated their lives - | 0:12:26 | 0:12:31 | |
-the highs and lows. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
-This wasn't the respectable singing -of the chapel... | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
-..but the lively music of the pub -that illustrated everyday life. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
-# I've courted many women | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
-# From Anglesey upwards | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
-# Some were as fat as Aunt Sian | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
-# While others -were as thin as rails | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
-# But better than everyone -was Jinny Jones | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
-# With a long swan-like neck | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-# Jinny wears rubber heels | 0:13:03 | 0:13:07 | |
-# Under number 20 shoes | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
-# And on her skin she puts on paint -to turn herself into a beauty | 0:13:10 | 0:13:15 | |
-# But man never remembers this | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
-# When he squeezes Jinny's waist. # | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
-In Penybont Fawr, -Montgomeryshire... | 0:13:33 | 0:13:35 | |
-..lived a giant of -Welsh folk singing. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-She was a unique harpist -and artist... | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
-..rooted firmly in Wales' -folk traditions. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:46 | |
-An old house that shows -the centuries. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
-Inside and out, the furniture -breathes a time gone by. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:56 | |
-Everything is in harmony -with its age. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
-But the most important thing -that lives here... | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
-..is Nansi Richards, -Telynores Maldwyn. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
-Tell me, how did you start -with the harp? | 0:14:08 | 0:14:11 | |
-I heard the harpists of Llangynog -playing in the pub... | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
-..below us here. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
-I was in bed with my sister and I -heard them play a tune and dance. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-Both of us danced on the bed... | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
-..until our bed was a mess. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
-What next, -after hearing the dancing... | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-..how did you learn to play -the harp? | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
-An old harpist from Llangynog, -Tom Lloyd... | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
-..the winner at the Chicago World -Fair started me off. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:41 | |
-A decade later in an interview -with Nansi Powys... | 0:14:45 | 0:14:50 | |
-..Nansi Richards elaborated on her -apprenticeship under Tom Lloyd. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:55 | |
-Tell me, were you taught -in the pub? | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
-In a pub when I was ten years old, -when I was in school. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
-I used to go to the pub and -the harp would be in the parlour. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
-Mam was a deacon in chapel and she -wasn't happy I was going to a pub. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
-The harp was in the parlour of the -pub and the harpist lodged there. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
-He'd teach me in the parlour. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
-The pub's customers used to -congregate around the harp. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:24 | |
-They'd carry glasses of beer -in their hands... | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
-..into the parlour -and stand next to the harp. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
-Singing and dancing. They'd learn -to dance and sing verses. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
-The landlady would complain. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
-"I don't sell any beer -when they come here... | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
-..and the harp's in the parlour." | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
-Thanks to musicians like Nansi, -the respectable chapel-goers... | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
-..failed to stop the music -of the tavern. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
-Popular music went from -strength to strength... | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
-..and in a new direction. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
-A recording session at the -Dryw studios in Swansea. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
-Dryw is the only Welsh recording -company that owns its own studio. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
-The song is "Lan a Lawr" and the -singer is Meic Stevens from Solva. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:20 | |
-# Up and down | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
-# In the sky and on the ground | 0:16:25 | 0:16:30 | |
-# I search for the mysterious sun | 0:16:31 | 0:16:37 | |
-# The golden sunshine | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
-# The horizon's water | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-# Up and down, up and down. # | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
-Welsh recordings have developed -enormously in the last three years. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
-I think the competition between -the companies is very healthy. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:03 | |
-Dafydd Iwan, the most successful -Welsh language soloist... | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
-..since the days of David Lloyd. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-Even protesting is a business -these days. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
-Before producing a record... | 0:17:18 | 0:17:19 | |
-..details need to be ironed out -with the recording company. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
-In this case it's Mrs John Edwards -and Noel Kendrick from Teldisc. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:28 | |
-The timing on that one is fine, -Dafydd. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
-And that will be on one side? | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
-And we've decided to have -Y Dyn Pwysig on the B Side. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:37 | |
-Y Dyn Pwysig? | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
-I think both go together well. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
-They're both very similar -when it comes to the nuance. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
-I agree. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:47 | |
-The name of one company has -appeared top of the Welsh charts... | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
-..more often than any other - -Cambrian. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
-It was established less -than 18 months ago... | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-..by Mr Josiah Jones and his wife. | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
-One of Cambrian's stars, Mary -Hopkin, has made her mark... | 0:17:59 | 0:18:03 | |
-..outside Wales but she still -makes Welsh records for Cambrian. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
-Although Mary has been top of the -British charts for over a month... | 0:18:07 | 0:18:11 | |
-..and number four -in the American charts... | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
-..she's been replaced at the top of -the Welsh charts by Tony and Aloma. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:19 | |
-# It's hard not to lose your head | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
-# With Pat, Janet, Elsie and Glen | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
-# A word of advice for the boys | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
-# Elsie and Glen have husbands | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
-# And Pat's just got engaged | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
-# And is faithful to him... # | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
-I feel that... | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
-..in Wales at the moment -only one programme a week... | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
-..plays any of the Welsh records. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
-I'd like to see... | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
-..a sort of Welsh Top of the Pops -being shown in Wales every week. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
-Within a year, Dennis Rees' -dream came true. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
-Disc a Dawn gave Welsh artists -a stage every week. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:11 | |
-The Welsh pop scene flourished -during the '70s... | 0:19:16 | 0:19:20 | |
-..thanks mainly to a new -enterprising record label. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
-To the sound of Llandwrog's church -bells on the coast of Arfon... | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
-..you will find the Welsh -Tin Pan Alley. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
-Sain have adapted the old -buildings at Gwernafalau Farm... | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
-..to create a small miracle. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
-Huw Jones and Dafydd Iwan, -who run the company... | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
-..have been talking about this -dream for two or three years. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
-But the first musician recorded -here last week - Morus Elfryn. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
-# Hey, Mrs Jones, I love you | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
-# Will you give me your love? | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
-# Hey, Mrs Jones, I love you.. # | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
-This is a start that has made -an impression on people... | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
-..in the Welsh pop world, anyway. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
-Do you see it developing? | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
-I think the studio and the company -will develop with the pop scene. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:16 | |
-I think they go hand in hand. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
-A lot of people are saying -the Welsh pop world is dead... | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
-..and nothing new is produced, -but I'm confident... | 0:20:22 | 0:20:26 | |
-..there is some excellent material -in Wales. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
-Once people see we have the -facilities, they'll write songs. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
-If we can have some radio -and TV programmes... | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
-..to publicise the stuff -we can recreate the pop world. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
-One group from the Sain stable -were determined... | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
-..to create noise -and excitement. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-They dragged sedate Welsh music -into the '70s. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-# Waking in the morning, -everyone doing their best | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
-# Going back to sleep... # | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
-The purpose of it all -was to start a group... | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
-..that would go around the villages -instead of English groups. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
-It wasn't that negative. -We wanted to do it. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:23 | |
-Yes. But that was one reason. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
-That we went and sang at dances -rather than at Noson Lawen. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:31 | |
-What we've done is expanded -the horizon... | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-Well, expanded our audience -to appeal to young people. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
-The teeny boppers. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
-They weren't interested -in Welsh pop before us. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
-All you had was Meic Stevens. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
-Welsh pop music used to be -middle class music, almost. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
-And the boys all wore suits -and things like that. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
-# Baby, baby, -can I be your friend? # | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
-That is the big thing. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-They're starting a movement -for the youth... | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
-..rather than the respectable -when it comes to music. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
-# Bap-bap, shoo-be, doo-wap... # | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
-They were the first rock group, -the first electric group... | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
-..and it was about time -we had a group like that. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
-The greatest contribution they have -made is to show it's possible... | 0:22:25 | 0:22:29 | |
-..to sing those kinds of songs -in Welsh... | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
-..without changing the language. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
-# We can make love all over -the house, you and me. # | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
-CROWD: More! More! More! | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
-There's no doubt about it, -that pop revolution was needed. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
-But there are other things -we have seen which show... | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
-..how things have changed and -weakened when it comes to... | 0:23:03 | 0:23:07 | |
-..the language, tradition -and society itself. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
-But whatever anyone says... | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
-..Wales remains the land of song. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
-# I'm going back to -Blaenau Ffestiniog | 0:23:22 | 0:23:24 | |
-# I'm catching the first train -out of town | 0:23:24 | 0:23:28 | |
-# I'm going back to -Blaenau Ffestiniog | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
-# Because it is my heaven. # | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
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