Dal Ati: Adre + Milltir² Dal Ati

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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry.

-I'll visit the homes of some Welsh

-celebrities in the coming weeks.

-Welcome to a brand new series

-of Adre.

-Today, I'm in the Llanerfyl area

-of the old Montgomeryshire...

-..to spend the morning with someone

-who lives in this lovely house.

-Let's hunt for clues...

-..to try to find out

-what sort of person lives here.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-Music is very important

-to this person...

-..especially the harp.

-This is a Gwobrau Roc A Phop

-Radio Cymru awards trophy...

-..for Best Female Artist

-from the year 2000.

-Bravo!

-This woman

-is a bit of a globetrotter.

-These come from China.

-There are items from many different

-countries dotted around the house.

-What a cutie!

-Do you recognize her?

-This woman is also an actress.

-She's starred

-in Rownd A Rownd and Byw Celwydd.

-Yes - Sian James lives here.

-# An age has passed

-since last I saw you

-# My son, are you in rude health?

-# If you cannot come to see me

-# Send a letter, sweet Deio #

-Hello, Sian James.

-It's wonderful to be here.

-What a glorious place to live.

-What a glorious place to live.

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-Yes.

-We're high up,

-looking down at the village.

-It's tough in the winter.

-Snow?

-Snow?

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-Yes.

-As long as it doesn't snow,

-it's fine.

-We walk a lot when it snows.

-When I think of you,

-I think of Montgomeryshire.

-What binds you to this old county?

-Why is this area

-so important to you?

-This place is undeniably

-very close to my heart.

-It's always been the case.

-How would I even begin to define it

-or explain the reasons for it?

-The people are wonderful.

-A lot of my friends live here...

-..and my extended family

-has lived here for generations.

-This house is important to me.

-The Jameses

-have lived here since 1756.

-In this building?

-In this building?

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-Yes.

-Well, not in this extension

-but in the old house.

-Wow!

-There's certainly a feeling

-of roots and continuity.

-A feeling of belonging.

-My accent is very much part of why

-people associate me with the area.

-The Montgomeryshire accent

-is very distinctive.

-It's lovely.

-Every Ah sound becomes an Eh sound.

-It's not an Ee sound,

-it's an Eh sound.

-Na becomes Neh.

-Mam becomes Mem.

-No, it's a longer sound.

-Mehm, not Mem.

-Cath becomes Cehth.

-Very often with Welsh words

-beginning with C...

-..we add an extra I sound

-before the A.

-Canu becomes Cianu,

-but never Ciehnu.

-Tell me a bit about yourself.

-You grew up here,

-but not in this house.

-Who lived here?

-As I said, generations of my family

-have lived here.

-My father was born here,

-in the parlour.

-He had four sisters.

-My grandparents lived here,

-of course.

-My grandfather

-was one of 14 children.

-My great-grandmother

-was constantly pregnant...

-..from the age of 17

-until she was 47 years old.

-Wow! How did women do it?

-Wow! How did women do it?

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-I have no idea.

-She worked...

-..and she was widowed when Chris,

-the youngest, was six months old.

-She raised

-all those children on her own.

-Yes. She was a very special woman.

-I don't remember her but I've heard

-lots of stories about her.

-My grandfather would say his mother

-wasn't a woman to be messed with!

-Let's talk about your work.

-You're a musician,

-a composer and a singer.

-You play the harp and the piano.

-You're multitalented.

-Plus, you're an actress.

-Where did it all start?

-The urge to perform stemmed from

-my days competing in eisteddfodau.

-That's true of several people

-who've gone into these fields.

-I started to compete in eisteddfodau

-when I was three years old.

-My mother put me and my brother

-on the stage to recite and sing.

-I yearned to learn

-to play musical instruments.

-I already sang and so on.

-I realized I enjoyed

-this idea of being creative.

-I didn't understand it...

-..but I'd go to the piano

-and fiddle around.

-From that fiddling around,

-I'd end up writing musical pieces.

-As I got older...

-..I combined composing music with

-writing arrangements of folk songs.

-Frances Mon Jones,

-my harp teacher...

-..encouraged me

-to sing with the harp...

-..and to write

-arrangements of folk songs.

-It was something she'd done too.

-I then went to college in Bangor,

-where I studied music.

-Was the group Bwchadanas

-the start of things for you?

-It was my first band...

-..and my first taste

-of being around other musicians.

-I formed a strong bond

-with the band members...

-..and we're still close.

-Since your Bwchadanas days,

-you've released several solo albums.

-Yes, starting with Cysgodion Karma.

-I then released Distaw, Gweini Tymor

-and Digwsg on the Sain label.

-We then set up

-our own label and studio here...

-..and I released the albums Pur

-and Y Ferch O Bedlam.

-Tell me about the acting.

-I got my first acting job

-when I was still at college.

-I had the opportunity to be

-part of a series called Almanac.

-It was a series

-that was on before you were born!

-I was in an episode of Almanac

-about Mendelssohn's visit to Wales.

-More recently,

-you acted in Byw Celwydd.

-How was it?

-How was it?

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-It was lovely.

-I hadn't acted for a few years...

-..and the Rownd A Rownd crew

-invited me to be part of the cast.

-That was my opportunity

-to get back to acting.

-Byw Celwydd came after that

-and it's been a complete pleasure.

-I play someone who's very different

-from my character on Rownd A Rownd.

-She's a happy woman

-who really takes care of herself.

-She's into tanning and so on.

-The character I play in Byw Celwydd

-isn't quite so jolly!

-But it's a challenge.

-Now then, will you let me

-have a nosey around your house?

-Lovely.

-Let's start in the kitchen.

-Let's start in the kitchen.

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-Yes. Great.

-I adore this room.

-This must be the original kitchen,

-with that lovely fireplace.

-Are the beams original too?

-Are the beams original too?

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-Yes.

-This mantel beam is original too.

-It's huge, isn't it?

-It's huge, isn't it?

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-Yes. Imagine lifting it there!

-Incredible.

-This is original but you have

-built an extension to the house.

-Yes. We decided to go for it

-a few years ago.

-The old extension was rundown

-and it was really freezing in there.

-There was no insulation

-in the building...

-..so we had it all redone and built

-the extension down the side here.

-It includes new bedrooms

-and a new living room.

-This was the living room

-for many years.

-This part is new, isn't it?

-Yes. My grandparents' back kitchen

-was here.

-It was a block, to be honest.

-Just here?

-Yes, to the understairs cupboard.

-This is new, but the dresser isn't!

-It's an antique dresser.

-This came

-from my grandparents' home...

-..when they lived in Foel Ysgawen,

-Cefn Coch.

-It's really old, isn't it?

-It's really old, isn't it?

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-Yes, it is.

-Are the plates old too?

-Are the plates old too?

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-Yes, and there's a mixture there.

-These are hand-painted

-and they come from Asia.

-I'm not sure where in Asia.

-We use those.

-We also use these plain things!

-I think it's important

-that you do use them.

-There's no point

-putting plates in a cupboard...

-..but I am scared I'll break them.

-Just be very careful.

-If we go through here,

-we'll enter the lounge.

-Yes - the living room.

-Another lovely room.

-That's a nice view.

-That's a nice view.

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-Yes.

-This is also part

-of the new extension, isn't it?

-Yes. This was

-my grandmother's garden.

-It wasn't an easy decision to build

-here but there was no alternative.

-That's a lovely fireplace

-and I like the picture above it.

-Your cat's in front of the fire.

-Your cat's in front of the fire.

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-Yes. That's Twm.

-He hasn't moved a muscle.

-He loves lying there.

-His full name is Twm Stwmp.

-His mother's around here somewhere.

-She's called Tigi Ffa.

-She's called Tigi Ffa.

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-Cute!

-There are Chinese items in the

-kitchen and Japanese pictures here.

-Well, that doesn't come from Japan,

-as it happens.

-It's called Art Of The

-Japanese Theatre and I adore it.

-I bought it...

-..as a souvenir of the time I spent

-at the Epcot Center, in Florida.

-Disney.

-Did you work there?

-Did you work there?

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-Yes, for a year.

-I was there somewhere around 1985.

-I was

-the first representative from Wales.

-Different countries are represented

-around a lake in Epcot.

-There's a UK Pavilion

-and Wales wasn't there for years...

-..but there's now a shop there

-called The Magic Of Wales.

-I went there to work in the shop

-and to sing.

-Performing was part of the job.

-Was it a good experience?

-Was it a good experience?

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-Oh, it was an experience and a half.

-Upstairs, on the first floor,

-there's a bathroom...

-..and Sian and her boys' bedrooms.

-We're at the top of the stairs.

-How many rooms are there here?

-Four bedrooms.

-My boys' bedrooms.

-That's Gwern's room.

-That's Mabon's room.

-Bledd Llywelyn's room is there.

-Are these new rooms?

-Are they part of the extension?

-Yes.

-This was the original wall

-of the old house.

-We added new bedrooms

-and a new bathroom.

-Your great-grandmother raised

-14 children in a two-bedroom house?

-Wow!

-Wow!

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-It's incredible.

-Let's have a cuppa.

-Join us after the break, when we go

-for a wander around the area.

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-Welcome back.

-It's a such a lovely day...

-..Sian and I went for a walk up the

-nearby mountain to Pen Y Boncyn.

-Do you remember coming up here

-when you were a little girl?

-Yes. I was forever up here,

-with my grandparents.

-We often came up to Pen Y Boncyn.

-It was part of the tradition

-of growing up here.

-We all went to Pen Y Boncyn.

-I know that my father

-and my great-grandparents...

-..came up to Pen Y Boncyn too.

-It's part

-of the pleasure of being here.

-What a view!

-What a view!

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-It's incredible.

-It's calming, somehow.

-People talk about

-magical Montgomeryshire...

-..and this is what they mean.

-It's beautiful.

-Do you come here when you

-need inspiration to write music?

-It's a quiet, tranquil spot.

-It could be a lonely place too,

-perhaps.

-I've never felt lonely up here.

-I was always happy

-to go off walking on my own.

-I often came up here on my own...

-..but I never felt lonely.

-I certainly do gain inspiration

-from being here.

-Not just Pen Y Boncyn

-but in Banw Valley in general.

-It's got something to do with

-that sense of belonging and roots.

-I've travelled the world

-and I continue to travel.

-I travel the length and breadth

-of Wales and I travel abroad.

-Coming back home

-always gives me an inner calm.

-There's no doubt about that.

-My heart is here.

-This is a beautiful, tranquil spot.

-What's the name of this lake?

-Llyn Gynwdden.

-Llyn Gynwdden.

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-Llyn Gynwdden?

-It's Llyn Y Grinwydden on the maps

-but it's known as Llyn Gynwdden.

-I come here

-to enjoy total peace and quiet.

-I also have some very fond memories

-of this lake.

-A group of us would come up here

-on camping trips with my uncle.

-My brother and his friends

-would go fishing on the lake.

-They weren't supposed to do that,

-but they did it regardless.

-My uncle would pitch

-an old army tent over there.

-It was freezing cold in that tent.

-I have good memories of this place.

-I come here with my boys

-and they swim in the freezing water.

-It looks really cold.

-I suppose you can swim here

-because the water is so still.

-We headed back to the village,

-to Sian's original home.

-This is Bryn Tanat,

-the house where you grew up.

-Yes, that's right.

-Your father still lives here.

-Yes. Dad still lives here.

-It's a huge house for one person.

-You give harp lessons in this house.

-Yes - in that room.

-There are two harps in that room.

-A pedal harp and a lever harp.

-I have eight students at the moment.

-Will you take on a new student?

-Will you take on a new student?

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-Do you fancy having a go? Fantastic!

-I'll have you know

-I passed my Grade 1 exam.

-But that was 20 years ago.

-No, more like 30 years.

-That was the last time I played.

-It was fine. Try again.

-That was brilliant!

-Your thumbs

-were sticking up beautifully!

-Are they meant to stick up?

-Are they meant to stick up?

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-Oh, yes.

-Mrs Selway

-must have been a good teacher.

-I remember her tapping my hands

-because I plucked with my nails.

-Oh, it's nice.

-I'd love to be able to play.

-Will you play?

-I'll do the bass line

-and you do the top line.

-It'll make it sound better.

-Well done, Nia.

-That sounded nice, didn't it?

-You should take it up again.

-You can come here

-to have lessons from me.

-Oh, that's nice.

-I really enjoyed that.

-We had a lovely but very busy day.

-It's nice to be back in the house,

-in front of the fire.

-I ask this question

-in every episode of Adre.

-Here's the question.

-What three things

-are close to your heart...

-..and you'd have to save

-if there were a fire here?

-I thought long and hard about it and

-the obvious choice would be my harp.

-But it isn't here.

-It's in Bryn Tanat.

-Yes, so it's safe.

-Yes, so I thought I'd come up with

-things with a family link.

-This is the first item I'd save.

-It's a really old photograph album.

-My mother's side of the family

-were sailors.

-They came from Llannon, Ceredigion.

-It's not far from Aberystwyth.

-Generations of my family

-went out to sea.

-They travelled the world,

-buying and selling goods.

-In the house where I grew up,

-where my father still lives...

-..there's a huge collection

-of old relics from Llannon.

-This is one of those items.

-I brought it to my house

-because I enjoy looking through it.

-May I open the album?

-May I open the album?

-

-Yes.

-That's pretty.

-This is hand-painted on silk.

-Yes, they painted on silk

-and this was all done by hand.

-The flowers, birds

-and little buildings...

-..make me think that this album

-probably came from Japan.

-I'm not sure.

-These are old family photographs.

-These are old family photographs.

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-Can you name all these people?

-Yes. This is my maternal family.

-My grandfather was the first family

-member to break the tradition.

-He didn't go to sea.

-He went to work in the bank.

-Your family history

-is important to you.

-You've travelled a lot...

-..and it seems to me that

-the urge to travel is in your blood.

-Yes, I think so.

-The thing I really like about it

-is the fact it's so detailed.

-These pictures are so evocative.

-Yes, so I'd rescue this.

-That's the first item.

-It's small enough

-for you to tuck under your arm.

-The second item?

-The second item?

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-A pair of shoes.

-They're not my shoes, mind you.

-When we had the extension built,

-we gutted the whole place.

-The house hadn't been altered

-for generations.

-We decided to lay new floors

-in the original house.

-What did we find in the ground,

-buried beneath the parlour?

-We found these.

-Ancient children's shoes.

-Look at those!

-They're amazing.

-Apparently, it was traditional

-to bury shoes in a house.

-To bring the owners good luck.

-Yes, and to bring children

-to the house.

-That certainly happened!

-That certainly happened!

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-Yes, it did.

-Do you know how old they are

-or whose shoes they might have been?

-No, I don't have a clue.

-But, having said that...

-..when you think about it, the DNA

-of my family is in those shoes.

-This house has been in my family

-since the mid-18th century.

-It makes you think.

-My family's DNA is in here.

-I'm afraid to touch them.

-There are remains of two, three

-if not four shoes there.

-Once they were out of the soil,

-they were bound to dry out.

-I decided

-not to put them on display.

-I just want to do

-as little as possible with them.

-That's why they sit in that box.

-They're beautiful, aren't they?

-A piece of history.

-Yes, so I'd take them with me.

-I thought for a second

-they were your dancing shoes.

-THEY GIGGLE

-What's your third item?

-That picture.

-This one?

-Is it a picture of your home?

-Yes, and it was drawn

-by Eleri Mills, the artist.

-She's a good friend of mine

-and she lives in the next village.

-Her workshop is down in the village,

-looking up at the house.

-She created this piece of art

-in charcoal.

-It's lovely.

-Yes, and the trees

-have grown since then.

-She made this years ago.

-You can't see the house

-from her workshop any more.

-It's pretty special to me.

-Thank you very much.

-I enjoyed myself so much,

-I don't want to leave.

-It's been a pleasure.

-It's been a pleasure.

-

-Ah! She's lovely, isn't she?

-Come back again.

-Come back again.

-

-I will. You'll regret saying that!

-What a great start to the series.

-Thank you to Sian

-and thank you for watching.

-Join me next time to snoop around

-the house of another famous face.

-Until then, goodbye.

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-Hello!

-I'm Nia Parry

-and I'm on a journey across Wales...

-..to meet some colourful characters

-and to see our glorious land.

-Welcome to Milltir2.

-I'm in Denbigh, the Vale Of Clwyd,

-North East Wales.

-I'll meet some local characters

-and look back at some S4C series...

-..which visited this area.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-River Clwyd rises in the mountains

-near Ruthin...

-..and it flows down the valley,

-past Denbigh...

-..and the tiny city of St Asaph...

-..before flowing into the sea

-near Rhyl.

-Along the coast in towns like Rhyl,

-less than 20% of people speak Welsh.

-As you move up the valley into

-St Asaph, Denbigh and Ruthin...

-..that number rises

-to between 20% and 50%.

-The villages west of River Clwyd

-are the most Welsh-speaking areas.

-Here, over 50% of the population

-speaks Welsh.

-Agriculture and small businesses

-are vital to the area...

-..as is tourism.

-Visitors enjoy seaside fun

-and tranquil country walks.

-The towns in the area are full of

-interesting, historic buildings.

-The town of Denbigh - Dinbych

-is the heart of the Vale Of Clwyd.

-It gave its name to the county -

-Denbighshire.

-Dinbych means small castle but that

-name doesn't refer to this castle.

-King Edward I

-built this castle in 1282.

-Parts of the old town walls

-are still standing...

-..as are many historic buildings.

-Here I am, standing in the middle

-of the ancient town of Denbigh.

-This important old market town...

-..holds its market on that street

-every Wednesday.

-Denbigh is full of small shops,

-old houses, churches, chapels...

-..pubs, welcoming cafes...

-..and many interesting buildings,

-including the old Market Hall...

-..which is now Denbigh Library.

-The theatre and junior school

-are named after Twm O'r Nant...

-..the dramatist who wrote interludes

-- plays performed in the open air.

-This is a statue

-of Denbigh man, John Rowlands...

-..who changed his name

-to Henry Morton Stanley...

-..and went to Africa

-to find Dr David Livingstone.

-Famous local people include actor

-Rhys Ifans, who's from Ruthin...

-..and singer Caryl Parry Jones,

-who went to school in St Asaph.

-William Morgan

-was the bishop of St Asaph.

-He translated the Bible into Welsh

-in 1588.

-Bryn Williams, the chef,

-is another famous local boy.

-Bryn now lives and works

-in London...

-..but he was born and raised

-here, in the Vale Of Clwyd.

-Here's Bryn to tell us about

-his childhood on the family farm.

-The Vale Of Clwyd should be called

-the Village Of Clwyd.

-It's like a village.

-Everyone knows one another.

-Everyone looks after one another.

-There's an abundance of quality

-vegetables and fruit here.

-That's why I cook them in London.

-The land is fantastic.

-For me, the Vale Of Clwyd

-is the best place in the world.

-Llwyn Mawr farm, Llanrhaeadr,

-was my uncle's farm...

-..and my grandfather's before him.

-I was here every weekend.

-I helped Dad and Uncle Arwyn

-every night.

-It's a family farm - sheep,

-beef cattle and dairy cattle.

-When I was a boy,

-there were over 50 pigs here.

-There was a vegetable shop here.

-It was a family business.

-I come here every time I'm home.

-We go shooting

-in the area around here.

-I like visiting Llwyn Mawr.

-It brings back fond memories.

-I remember Uncle Edward,

-Dad and Uncle Arwyn here.

-There was always

-something going on here.

-People would always visit the farm.

-I have many fond memories

-of the area.

-A lot of young people lived here,

-a lot of Welsh speakers.

-I remember Uncle Arwyn and Dad

-chopping wood...

-..and giving the wood away

-in return for wine.

-Uncle Arwyn would shoot rabbits...

-..and exchange them

-with another farmer for potatoes.

-Everyone traded what they had.

-It shows that communities

-are still alive in Wales.

-My favourite place on the farm

-is that forest behind me.

-Playing with my brothers,

-Gareth and Sion, in the forest.

-There were a lot of toads in there.

-We'd go shooting

-between October and January.

-The forest was our Center Parcs

-or Alton Towers as children.

-There was a swing in there

-and a tree house.

-We built everything inside it.

-That's my favourite place.

-Bryn Williams, a local man

-who lives and works in London...

-..but still speaks Welsh

-with a lovely Denbighshire accent.

-Ioan Talfryn, the tutor,

-is originally from South Wales...

-..but he now lives and works

-in this area.

-What makes Denbigh

-and the area special?

-We're in the middle of the Vale Of

-Clwyd, a valley steeped in history.

-There are

-some fascinating buildings here.

-Denbigh Castle is wonderful, as is

-one of Wales's hidden treasures...

-..the Town Walls of Denbigh.

-Architecturally, Denbigh is one of

-the most beautiful towns in Wales.

-One thing I love about this area

-is the people's accent.

-What are the characteristics

-of the area's lilting Welsh accent?

-North East Wales, in general,

-is an area...

-..where the Ah sound of Gwynedd

-becomes an Eh sound.

-In Gwynedd,

-people say "sgidia" and "llyfra"...

-..but in this part of North Wales

-they say "llyfre" and "sgidie".

-Every Ah sound you hear in Gwynedd

-becomes an Eh in this area.

-Dw i'n codi yn y bore

-a dw i'n gwisgo'n sgidie.

-'De chi'n nabod Dimbech?

-They also say cochwyn

-rather than cychwyn.

-Mae'r gem yn cochwyn -

-the game starts.

-Cochwyn i'r gwaith -

-leave for work.

-Mae'r ffilm yn cochwyn -

-the film is starting.

-They don't say weles di - you saw

-or weles i - I saw.

-They don't say wnes i weld - I saw,

-wnes ti weld - did you see...

-..or anything along those lines.

-What they use all the time,

-and I mean all the time...

-..is ddaru ti weld - did you see,

-but they break it down further...

-..and say 'a ti weld - did you see?

-'A ti weld - did you see?

-'A ti weld - did you see?

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-'A ti glywed - did you hear?

-Those are the main characteristics.

-People here don't say...

-..dw i'n byw yn Ninbych -

-I live in Denbigh.

-They say dw i'n byw yn Nimbech.

-The n becomes an m

-and ych becomes an ech.

-Where are the accent boundaries?

-Where does it change?

-Denbigh was the most important town

-in this part of the Vale Of Clwyd...

-..so places like Llannefydd

-and Llansannan fed Denbigh.

-Someone born and bred in Llansannan,

-Llannefydd or Bylchau...

-..will be

-in Ah becomes Eh territory.

-You can hear it in their accent.

-If you head west to Llangernyw,

-which feeds into Llanrwst...

-..you find yourself in Ah territory.

-Llanrwst was the most important town

-in that area...

-..and it pulled the accent

-in the direction of Gwynedd.

-It's time for a break.

-Stay tuned

-to learn more about Denbigh.

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-Welcome back to Milltir2

-which comes from the Vale Of Clwyd.

-Next, Iolo Williams is in Ruthin

-to talk to Robat Arwyn...

-..about the town's architecture.

-Arwyn, how are you?

-Arwyn, how are you?

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-Hello! Welcome to St Peter's Square.

-I'm no historian but even I can see

-this is a historic town.

-These are ancient buildings

-and Myddleton Arms fascinates me.

-That roof really catches the eye.

-Yes - the seven windows,

-which look like dormer windows.

-Apparently,

-it's based on a Dutch design.

-It's called Myddleton Arms because

-Sir Hugh Myddleton owned it...

-..around 400 years ago.

-Local people call it Seven Eyes...

-..because those windows look like

-seven eyes watching the townsfolk.

-That's interesting.

-The NatWest Bank building

-also looks old to me.

-Yes. It's the oldest building

-on the Square.

-It dates back

-to the times of Glyndwr.

-Owain Glyndwr

-razed Ruthin to the ground in 1401.

-This was built later and used

-as an administrative building.

-It was a court house and a jail.

-A jail?

-I've heard of Ruthin Jail.

-Is that it?

-No, that's a different place.

-Ruthin Gaol is over there,

-on Clwyd Street.

-Let's take a look at it.

-Dear me! This is a scary building.

-What's the history of this prison?

-This interesting design

-is based on Pentonville prison.

-Imagine this place when

-it contained 200 to 300 prisoners.

-The people imprisoned here...

-..had been caught stealing things

-like hens, meat or a loaf of bread.

-They were then thrown in here.

-What sort of people were held here?

-What sort of people were held here?

-

-Some real characters!

-A man called Coch Bach Y Bala

-was a notorious poacher.

-He was famous for stealing and he

-was famous for escaping from prison!

-He escaped twice from Ruthin

-and once from Caernarfon.

-He escaped from here

-for the second time in 1913...

-..and he went on the run

-for around six days...

-..but he was shot in the leg

-and he bled to death.

-Oh, the poor man.

-You work here, don't you?

-Yes, but not in this building.

-I work in the original gaol. I have

-a cell... I mean an office there!

-Thank you for teaching me so much

-about Ruthin.

-I really hope you have the key

-to let us out!

-I can't make any promises!

-From Ruthin, we return to Denbigh to

-meet a cariad@iaith 2013 contestant.

-Cisa Borsey lives on a farm

-near Denbigh and works in Ruthin.

-Hefin, her partner,

-is a Welsh speaker.

-When I met her, Cisa had only been

-learning Welsh for three months.

-There's a whole world I'm missing

-out on in the shows we go to.

-Local shows and the Royal Welsh.

-They speak Welsh all the time...

-..so I'm really looking forward

-to surprising them with my Welsh!

-I go to the Show every year.

-At the moment, I don't understand

-what they're saying.

-I want to speak Welsh to them.

-I've lived in Wales forever nearly.

-I didn't learn any Welsh at school.

-I went to a private school,

-so I didn't do Welsh at all.

-They didn't teach Welsh

-at any level there?

-You could have done it at lunchtime.

-It was the same lunchtime as choir.

-I was more music, so did the choir.

-Welsh or singing? I know a place

-where you can do both!

-Ready? One, two, three!

-# It's windy in Bethesda so they say

-# It's windy in Bethesda so they say

-# It's windy in Bethesda

-Windy in Bethesda

-# Windy in Bethesda so they say #

-Everyone at home will hear you

-speaking Welsh with me.

-Tell them

-how long you've been learning.

-Since January.

-Three months!

-Only three months!

-How have you learned it?

-With Say Something In Welsh.

-Online?

-No, on my phone.

-They're audio files and you

-listen to them on your phone?

-Yes. I listen to them in the car...

-..on my way to work

-and on my way home every day.

-Why do cariad@iaith?

-Why do it this way, on television?

-The whole concept.

-I really like the idea

-of learning with people.

-At the moment,

-I'm learning on my own, in the car.

-Learning Welsh with other people

-is quite nice.

-I thought I'd fill in the form

-and see what happens.

-Then I got a phone call

-and I was like, "Oh, OK!"

-I didn't expect it

-to go as far as it has.

-I've got over the nerves now.

-I'm excited now.

-Here I am, a year after cariad@iaith

-2013, back on the farm with Cisa.

-How are you, Cisa?

-How are you, Cisa?

-

-I'm fine thank you, Nia.

-The big question is

-how's your Welsh?

-It's going quite well.

-I've improved but

-I'm not sure I'm perfect just yet!

-Do you have opportunities

-to use your Welsh locally?

-Yes. A lot of opportunities.

-All you have to do is feel happy

-to start a conversation in Welsh.

-I think a lot of people here

-can speak Welsh.

-I speak Welsh with Hefin

-but not all the time.

-I also speak Welsh

-with Hefin's friends.

-Do you speak half Welsh,

-half English with them?

-Do you switch languages?

-I try to speak only Welsh.

-I try to speak only Welsh.

-

-And that's why you're succeeding.

-You go for it

-and dive in, feet first.

-You tell yourself

-you'll try to speak Welsh.

-One of your reasons for learning

-Welsh was to go to the Royal Welsh.

-How did the last Show go?

-I still feel nervous

-to start a conversation in Welsh.

-I hope it improves this year.

-What else have you been doing

-since I last saw you?

-Hefin and I have bought a house.

-That's exciting news! Whereabouts?

-That's exciting news! Whereabouts?

-

-In Denbigh.

-In the middle of town?

-In the middle of town?

-

-On Ruthin Road, by the high school.

-I'll come over

-for a cuppa next time.

-Are you still in touch

-with the cariad@iaith crew?

-Yes, but I talk to Danielle

-and Gayle more than the others.

-We all keep in touch via Facebook.

-Sarah emailed me about her new baby.

-Polu has become a father.

-He has a new baby.

-Do you foresee a day,

-sometime in the future...

-..when you and Hefin

-will speak only Welsh together?

-I really want to be able to speak

-nothing but Welsh to him.

-I want our children

-to speak Welsh and English.

-Cisa, go forth and multiply and make

-lots of Welsh-speaking babies!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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