Pennod 2 Dal Ati

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-Good morning.

-I'm Nia Parry and I'm in

-the Roath district of Cardiff.

-Welcome to Adre.

-I'll spend the morning

-in this house.

-Who lives there? Let's find out.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-There's a lot of art in this house,

-with paintings on every wall.

-That tells us

-we've come to meet an artist today.

-This is a sporran, which is part of

-the Scottish traditional dress.

-The sporran is worn over the kilt.

-There are several other Scottish

-items around the house.

-Is this person Scottish?

-I've found a Welsh learners' book

-by Helen Prosser and... well, me!

-The person who lives here used this

-to learn Welsh some years ago...

-..and she did all this artwork.

-So, I've worked with her.

-The family which lives here

-is really musical.

-They have a baby grand and

-several other musical instruments.

-This woman

-is married to a famous singer.

-Yes - this is the home

-of the artist, Corrie Chiswell.

-She lives here

-with Huw, her husband...

-..and their daughters,

-Mari and Manon.

-I include things about Huw and I

-in my paintings, of course...

-..but I'm not seeking to create an

-autobiographical story in my work.

-Unfortunately for my family,

-they're just like sitting ducks.

-Corrie, I'm excited

-about interviewing you...

-..but I'm also

-a little bit nervous...

-..because you're painting

-a picture of me during our chat!

-Please be kind! I'm here with you

-all morning, don't forget!

-This is a dangerous house

-for visitors.

-I usually take out my sketch book.

-Really?

-It's fitting that we begin

-by talking about your artwork.

-Tell me about your work.

-I'm sitting in this room, and I

-can see countless amazing paintings.

-Did you paint them all?

-Did you paint them all?

-

-Yes.

-How would you describe your work?

-How would you describe your work?

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-I'd describe it as figurative art.

-I like to draw inspiration

-from books, fables and myths.

-Sometimes, I create a story...

-..around the person

-who's sitting for me.

-Narrative work, in a way.

-Figurative art means you start

-with a person or an object.

-Something quite concrete.

-You then build around it.

-Yes. I see the canvas as something

-which gives me total freedom.

-I can do anything on it.

-You use your imagination...

-..and create anything.

-There are no rules when it comes to

-what goes on a canvas.

-I start with something real

-and take it wherever I like.

-Do you use a lot of symbols?

-Do you use a lot of symbols?

-

-Yes.

-I like objects

-which can mean more than one thing.

-A key in a painting can mean

-you're hiding something...

-..or you're very open.

-Objects can help build a story.

-Do you have a favourite painting?

-Do you have a favourite painting?

-

-It changes all the time.

-My current work

-is usually my favourite work.

-You forget about it

-once you've finished it...

-..but I'm still

-fond of a couple of my paintings.

-I'm creating a collection of work

-to leave for my daughters.

-Paintings with them as the subjects?

-Paintings with them as the subjects?

-

-Yes, mostly.

-They're with me in the house all the

-time, so I get them to sit for me.

-They've sat for countless paintings.

-Poor things!

-That's one way

-to get children to sit quietly!

-I met you years ago...

-..when I was writing a book

-called Dosbarth Nos...

-..with Helen Prosser.

-You were learning Welsh at the time.

-You did all the artwork

-in that book, didn't you?

-We've worked together.

-Yes. It was good for my Welsh!

-I read the text over and over again

-to create the artwork.

-When did you start to learn Welsh?

-When did you start to learn Welsh?

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-Soon after arriving in Cardiff.

-I did an Wlpan course

-and an advanced course...

-..then I did an O Level.

-Do you speak Welsh, as a family?

-Yes, we speak Welsh at home

-most of the time.

-I speak Welsh to the children

-all the time.

-Was your experience

-of learning Welsh a happy one?

-I was quite nervous

-about speaking Welsh.

-The process of learning

-in the classroom was great...

-..but when I went out and

-tried to speak it, I was terrible.

-I felt extremely nervous

-about speaking Welsh to people...

-..but everyone was very kind.

-I'm ready to see what you've done.

-I'm ready to see what you've done.

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-Oh, dear!

-I'm nervous!

-Oh, wow! She's beautiful.

-Well, you're beautiful.

-Thank you very much.

-It's incredible.

-Let's snoop around the rest of the

-house and see what's on the walls!

-We're in the entrance hall.

-This is what you see

-when you come in.

-It's wide, with a high ceiling

-and I can see three floors.

-It's a tall building.

-You can see right to the top

-through the stairwell.

-Shall we start in this room?

-Shall we start in this room?

-

-Yes.

-This is the living room

-and the dining room.

-Do you all eat here every day?

-We try but the children usually say

-they've had a hard day...

-..and they want to eat

-in front of the TV and the fire.

-It's nice

-having a real fire in the winter.

-Tell me about that old dresser.

-The dresser comes from Huw's family.

-There are a couple of them

-in the house.

-They just sit there, looking pretty!

-They just sit there, looking pretty!

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-They're works of art.

-They're gorgeous.

-Who's this?

-That's Mari.

-Is that seaweed around her neck?

-Is that seaweed around her neck?

-

-Yes.

-The picture is about global warming

-and our children's future.

-Let's go to the music room.

-Lovely.

-A baby grand, a guitar and a violin.

-Nice.

-How much time does Huw spend in here

-writing music and rehearsing?

-He spends most of his time

-in his studio, on the top floor.

-How long does it take you to create

-a painting like this one?

-A couple of months.

-Manon sat for that one,

-which is called Cupid Sleeping.

-Are those family photographs?

-Yes. That's Huw's dad's rugby team.

-Yes. That's Huw's dad's rugby team.

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-Ah.

-That's Huw's grandfather.

-Lovely.

-Let's move on to the next room.

-This is the kitchen.

-Oh, nice.

-Wow! That's a big mirror.

-Wow! That's a big mirror.

-

-Yes, it's massive.

-I think it came from a dance studio.

-I don't dance in front of it

-but the girls do!

-That old cupboard

-is part of the original house.

-Yes, but when we came here

-there were wall units everywhere.

-All this was hidden

-behind those modern cupboards.

-There was a built-in kitchen here

-and it was really dark.

-You tore out the kitchen.

-Does Huw do much cooking?

-Sometimes,

-but I do most of the cooking.

-Huw comes into the kitchen

-to cook...

-..and he uses

-every pot, pan and utensil in here.

-There's stuff spattered up the walls

-but his food tastes good.

-OK, so it's worth it!

-Also on the ground floor,

-there's a lounge...

-..with more of Corrie's work

-on the walls.

-What rooms do we have

-here, on the first floor?

-Four bedrooms,

-one bathroom and a separate loo.

-I like that!

-This is Manon's room.

-Yes, and we must all keep out!

-What's that picture?

-The island that my family

-comes from originally.

-You can see

-my old, family home there.

-We played on those rocks

-when we were children.

-What's the name of that island?

-Tiree.

-The couple's studios

-are on the second floor.

-Huw writes music

-and records songs in his studio.

-Corrie's studio is next door.

-This is my studio.

-This is my studio.

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-Wow! Where it all happens.

-This is where I hide every day.

-That's incredible.

-How long has it taken you?

-Around a month and a half,

-working nine hours a day.

-Just painting the lines

-in the jumper must have taken weeks!

-Yes - nearly a fortnight.

-Tell me about the process.

-Is there a time

-when you're working on a painting...

-..when you hate what you're doing

-and you hate your subjects?

-I experience that

-with every painting.

-I'm happy, at first,

-then it goes downhill.

-It happens every time.

-I reach the point where I want to

-throw it out of the window.

-But then, I climb back up again

-and I'm happy.

-It happens every time.

-How much time do you spend in here?

-I take the children to school...

-..so I'm here by 9.15 every morning.

-I sometimes stop for lunch...

-..but if someone's sitting for me,

-we just carry on all day.

-I'll stop around four o'clock.

-The hours race by.

-You love your work.

-You love your work.

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-Yes.

-Join me again in two minutes,

-when I have a go at painting.

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-Welcome back

-to Corrie Chiswell's lovely home.

-We're in the garden.

-It's chilly,

-but we have tea to warm us up.

-Corrie,

-where were you born and bred?

-I was born in Edinburgh

-but we didn't stay there for long.

-I've lived

-in several places in Scotland.

-First, I lived in the Borders

-on my grandparents' farm.

-My mother remarried

-and we moved to the Highlands.

-They ran a little hotel there.

-My mother has since moved back

-to the original family home...

-..which is just outside Oban.

-Before that,

-my family lived in the Islands.

-How proud are you of your roots?

-Are your Scottish roots

-as important to you...

-..as they are for Welsh people?

-Yes, they're very important

-and I'll never lose the accent.

-I'll never be anything

-other than a Scotswoman.

-It's important for the girls too.

-We go back home to Scotland

-at least twice a year.

-They don't hear the old songs

-we sang when I was growing up.

-They don't hear

-the old stories and fables.

-It's very important to me

-that they experience some of it...

-..when we go back home.

-Are there any Gaelic speakers

-in the family?

-There were many but the last

-fluent speaker was my grandmother.

-I did Gaelic at school

-and I sang in the choir.

-But it just wasn't popular

-at that time.

-Could you chat in Gaelic?

-Could you chat in Gaelic?

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-No.

-I could sing a verse of a song

-or two but I won't do that now!

-I know a bit of Gaelic.

-I know a few words but not much.

-Do you feel you've reclaimed

-a bit of your heritage...

-..by learning Welsh?

-Absolutely,

-and I'd love to learn Gaelic...

-..or at least have

-something to do with the language.

-I'm sure learning Welsh helped me.

-I feel less guilty about not

-being able to speak my own language.

-Where is home?

-Scotland or Wales?

-Scotland.

-But it's difficult.

-I feel really passionate

-about Wales.

-Wales is always my second team.

-I support them in the rugby.

-Your second team!

-My daughters are Welsh.

-I keep telling them

-they're half-Scottish too!

-They support Wales against Scotland!

-Wales is their home, which means

-Wales is also my home, in a way.

-We're back in the studio.

-I've borrowed

-Corrie's painting shirt...

-..so I hope it inspires me.

-Give me a lesson.

-What shall I paint?

-An apple.

-We'll start there.

-First, decide where on the page

-you want to put the apple.

-I can't believe

-it's so hard to draw an apple.

-I wasn't good at art at school.

-I was too busy talking!

-You've drawn the outline,

-so now we need a bit more detail...

-..before we put paint on the paper.

-We need to work out

-where the stalk comes out.

-Some sort of apple shape.

-Some sort of apple shape.

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-That's great.

-There's a lump here.

-The first thing

-I try to teach new pupils...

-..is how to translate what you see

-and put it on paper.

-I'm impressed, Nia.

-You're easily pleased!

-We're ready to paint.

-First, you'll paint a shadow

-at the base of the apple.

-Get a feel

-for the paint on the paper.

-Do you go backwards and forwards?

-Yes. That's right.

-Next, use a different brush

-and move the paint across the paper.

-I hold three or four brushes

-in my hand...

-..and use them for different things.

-Light is hitting the apple

-from here.

-The dark shadow

-is on this side of the apple.

-Start here and use more paint.

-It's alright to use brown first

-and add to it.

-Yes. That's right.

-I think you need some Cadmium Red.

-It's relaxing.

-I hope you can see how you

-lose yourself when you paint.

-Yes, and you concentrate

-on your subject and nothing else.

-Everything else

-goes out of your head.

-It's great therapy.

-Try to straighten that out.

-It looks a bit lumpy.

-It looks a bit lumpy.

-

-Hee-hee-hee!

-That's better.

-Yes.

-Lovely.

-That was very therapeutic

-and I really enjoyed it.

-You're en excellent teacher.

-You actually praised me!

-You actually praised me!

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-You were great. You're a natural.

-You think so?

-You think so?

-

-Yes.

-I'm not so sure, but I enjoyed it.

-Thank you.

-I put this question to everyone.

-What three things

-would you rescue from the house...

-..if you had to leave in a hurry?

-Not including the girls and Huw!

-First, I'd rescue my fishing floats.

-They've been in my family for years.

-I think they came

-from Japan or Norway originally.

-My family

-comes from the Scottish Islands...

-..and my great-aunt left these to me

-when she passed away.

-They have

-huge sentimental value for me.

-Didn't I see that in a painting?

-Yes. The floats

-feature in a few of my paintings.

-The pea in Princess And The Pea

-is also a float.

-They turn up in my paintings.

-The fishing floats are also props.

-The second thing is a collection

-of books, including these.

-I adore my books

-and I've read them several times.

-If I don't like a book,

-I get rid of it..

-..but if I like a book,

-I'll read it over and over again.

-You reread the same book?

-You reread the same book?

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-Yes, I do.

-They've travelled the world with me.

-When I moved

-from Australia to Wales...

-..half the container

-was full of books!

-I adore my books

-and they inspire my paintings.

-What's your third item?

-My third item is all my brushes.

-Yes, of course.

-I should rescue a painting

-but it's impossible to choose one.

-Every one of my paintings

-is in the brushes, in a way.

-I keep them all.

-I never throw away a brush.

-If you rescue the brushes,

-you can recreate the paintings.

-The spirit of my work

-is in the brushes.

-Thank you for the welcome, Corrie.

-It was like being in an art gallery.

-It was like being in an art gallery.

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-Thank you too.

-My thanks to Corrie Chiswell

-for the warm welcome.

-Join me next week to snoop around

-the home of another famous face.

-Goodbye.

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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry

-and today, I'm in Merthyr Tydfil.

-Join me, as I meet

-some colourful local characters.

-Welcome to Milltir2.

-North of Merthyr Tydfil

-are the Brecon Beacons...

-..where two rivers rise -

-Taf Fawr and Taf Fechan.

-They join to form the River Taff

-here, in Merthyr.

-The Taff flows down the valley

-to Pontypridd...

-..then on to Cardiff

-and out into the Severn estuary.

-Today, Merthyr Tydfil has

-a population of around 30,000...

-..but back in 1851,

-it was the biggest town in Wales...

-..with a population

-of around 46,000.

-Why?

-It boils down to two things -

-coal and iron.

-A host of famous people were

-born and bred in Merthyr Tydfil.

-Julien Macdonald and Laura Ashley,

-from the fashion world...

-..the musician Joseph Parry...

-..and famous boxers Howard Winstone

-and the amazing Johnny Owen.

-Another famous local boy

-is the actor, Richard Harrington.

-He plays DCI Tom Mathias

-in the series, Hinterland.

-Here he is talking about his family

-and his childhood...

-..on the Gurnos estate

-and in Dowlais.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Well, I was born here.

-Whitebeam Close.

-In 1975, my parents worked as nurses

-in St Tydfil's Hospital in the town.

-A new hospital was being built

-here, on the Gurnos.

-It's a remarkable place.

-Although I have no memories

-of this place...

-..I feel I belong here.

-They speak about it with fondness.

-Gurnos is fantastic.

-The people of Merthyr Tydfil

-know the meaning of austerity.

-There's not much here but

-there's a spirit and I can feel it.

-As I said, I feel I belong here,

-in a sense.

-And here's where it all began.

-It's quite emotional, really.

-In 1977, we moved from the Gurnos

-to this spot in Dowlais.

-It's located halfway

-between Dowlais and Pant.

-The street is called Pant Road

-and I lived at number 7.

-The other street is called

-Cross Ivor Terrace.

-This is where I played

-and where all my friends lived.

-I remember there being

-a real sense of community.

-Everyone knew

-everyone else's business.

-It was great. It was so vibrant.

-I can remember the neighbours

-being real characters and very kind.

-I have really happy memories

-of being here.

-Mam and Dad were really happy.

-At the time, it was just me,

-Mam, Dad and my sister, Lynwen.

-She's three years younger than me.

-A lot of people would visit.

-This gate was in constant use

-during the day.

-Mam and Dad were nurses, so all

-the hypochondriacs would call.

-I remember one story

-about my father.

-He liked to sunbathe and there

-used to be a coal shed over there.

-He'd sunbathe on top of the roof.

-I remember playing football here

-one day.

-People were passing by and saying,

-"Alright, Paul?"

-And Dad, in his Speedos,

-would say "alright" back.

-But I remember hearing

-this awful noise.

-It was Dad

-falling through the roof.

-He's never sunbathed since!

-I remember the miners' strike.

-I remember

-men crying on the street...

-..in 1984...

-..when the Guest Keen, the last

-of the ironworks, closed down.

-It was right there,

-so it was very dusty.

-One day, the dust stopped.

-I remember

-Johnny Owen's funeral too.

-The procession came past the house

-in 1980.

-I remember men crying

-and Dad was crying too.

-The place is steeped in history

-and people have gone through hell.

-But there's no room for misery

-in Merthyr.

-You've got to get on with it.

-When I think about this place...

-..I think

-of how my life might have been.

-I don't know

-where I would have ended up...

-..or what I would have been doing...

-..if Mam and Dad hadn't sent me

-to a Welsh-medium school.

-Maybe they regarded Welsh education

-as a ticket out of this valley.

-In the end,

-they might have been right.

-Rhydfelen had a fantastic

-Drama department.

-Drama came to my rescue.

-My mother's father, my grandfather,

-Jack Jones...

-..who they used to call

-John The Cottage...

-..came from Aberdare

-and Welsh was his first language.

-When I came into the world,

-he spoke very little Welsh to me.

-If he wanted to tell me something

-in secret...

-..he'd say it in Welsh.

-He used to say,

-"Go and buy me some cigarettes."

-Isn't that strange?

-As a child,

-I went to a Welsh-medium school...

-..but I'd come home

-and speak English...

-..though my grandfather

-lived with us and spoke Welsh.

-He'd speak Welsh to his friends

-but not to us.

-I often had stones thrown at me.

-Boys called me Welsh Cake

-for going to a Welsh-medium school.

-The irony of it all

-is that they were the same boys...

-..who'd be knocking on my door

-half an hour later...

-..asking me

-to play football with them.

-It's a lesson for us all, really.

-They didn't feel

-the Welsh language was inclusive.

-That's the mentality of this place.

-But nowadays, the Welsh language

-is no longer considered exclusive.

-It's for everyone.

-It's only a language!

-One of the most important families

-in this area in the 19th century...

-..was the Crawshay family.

-They owned Cyfarthfa ironworks

-and built Cyfarthfa Castle.

-Aled Sam and Greg Stevenson

-visited the castle.

-We're outside

-the famous Cyfarthfa Castle.

-It looks like a folly.

-Yes, it's over the top!

-It must be the most ostentatious

-building in the Valleys!

-It cost 30,000 to build this place

-in 1825.

-It was very, very expensive!

-They intentionally built 52 rooms,

-one for every week of the year.

-It boasts 365 windows

-and a blind window for leap years!

-That's where our journey begins.

-From the shape of this room,

-it's obvious we're in the tower.

-Yes, this is the Round Drawing Room.

-We have the original floor plan,

-so we know how this house was used.

-I think they had too many rooms and

-they didn't know how to use them!

-At the end of this wing,

-there's a drawing room.

-You use drawing rooms after a meal.

-This is another drawing room.

-Why not?

-Next door was a morning room.

-You sat there in the morning,

-to enjoy the sunshine.

-It's been decorated beautifully.

-It's been decorated beautifully.

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-Yes, the wallpaper is fantastic.

-The drapes are the work of

-the Welsh designer, Cefyn Burgess.

-The window glazing bars

-are very thin.

-This was the height of fashion

-in the early 19th century.

-The plasterwork and the gilding

-on the ceiling is perfect.

-Yes, and that's an original,

-French chandelier.

-The Crawshay family

-spent a fortune on the castle...

-..but the ironworks

-had made them very wealthy.

-The same wasn't true of the workers,

-who had a terribly hard life.

-In the next clip, Aled and Greg

-visit the old ironworks.

-On the opposite bank

-of the River Taff...

-..is one of Merthyr's most arresting

-and least familiar sights.

-I can't believe

-you can drive through Merthyr...

-..and not know about

-a huge construction, like this.

-Who'd think you could hide

-these massive blast furnaces?

-Cyfarthfa was one of

-the world's largest ironworks...

-..in the early 19th century.

-The industries in these new sheds

-mask the old industry.

-Yes, and some industrial gems

-still remain in this area.

-The Ynysfach Engine House

-is still standing.

-It's masked by modern buildings.

-The old railway bridge is apparently

-the world's oldest iron bridge.

-We're all familiar with the viaduct

-you can see from the A470.

-The historical gems are here,

-if you know where to look!

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-Today, we're in

-the Merthyr Tydfil area.

-Merthyr Tydfil

-means the shrine of St Tydfil.

-Tydfil's father was Brychan, the

-fifth century king of Brycheiniog.

-Saint Dwynwen, the patron saint

-of lovers, was Tydfil's sister.

-Legend has it that Tydfil was killed

-by pagans in the year 480.

-A picture of Saint Tydfil

-is the town's symbol.

-Most of the 400 Ysgol Gymraeg

-Santes Tudful pupils...

-..come from

-non-Welsh speaking homes.

-This is the Soar centre

-in the middle of Merthyr.

-It's the home of the theatre

-and a Welsh initiative.

-I asked Lis McLean about the centre

-and about Welsh life in the town.

-Hello, Lis. How are you?

-Hello, Lis. How are you?

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-Fine, thank you.

-Thank you for inviting me

-to see this lovely centre.

-Yes, it's home to Welsh language

-organizations in the Merthyr area.

-They include Welsh For Adults,

-the Urdd and Cylch Meithrin.

-Menter Iaith is also based here.

-We also now have a theatre

-and a dance studio.

-What's your role here?

-I'm the principal officer

-at Menter Iaith...

-..and I run the centre.

-Some 8.9% of the population

-speaks Welsh.

-That's shockingly low.

-We try to attract former

-Welsh-medium schools pupils here.

-When people leave Welsh education,

-where do they go?

-Menter Merthyr and the Soar centre

-try to focus on creating work...

-..for former pupils

-of Welsh-medium schools.

-Is a lack of confidence

-to speak Welsh a factor here...

-..as it is in so many places

-across Wales?

-Yes. It's a huge problem.

-If someone doesn't speak Welsh for

-a few years after leaving school...

-..their confidence is shattered.

-That's what happened to me.

-I didn't speak Welsh for 17 years

-after I left school...

-..but I decided

-to come back to the language.

-I know how people feel.

-How many Welsh-medium schools

-are there in the area?

-Two junior schools

-but no secondary schools.

-People travel to Rhydywaun, Hirwaun.

-It's a huge stumbling block.

-People don't see the results

-of Rhydywaun in Merthyr.

-Would it help to have a Welsh-medium

-secondary school in Merthyr?

-Yes, but getting children at

-nursery age is our first priority.

-We need a strategy to develop

-Welsh-medium education in Merthyr.

-There has to be an economic

-advantage to speaking Welsh.

-It's no longer enough just to have

-places where we can speak Welsh...

-..although, of course, that helps.

-We need a purpose.

-We must be able to put the Welsh

-language to work in our communities.

-What does the future hold

-for the Welsh language in Merthyr?

-I think we'll formulate

-a strong strategy in Merthyr...

-..which brings together

-all the partners.

-Thank you, Lis.

-Let's talk in the theatre later.

-We filmed Kizzy Crawford in the

-theatre talking about her style.

-Kizzy has a Welsh, English

-and Bajan, or Barbadian, background.

-She sings acoustic jazz/soul music

-in Welsh and English.

-She's performed on television and

-radio and played many festivals.

-This year, she recorded the

-song Golden Brown (Brown Euraidd).

-Hello. I'm Kizzy Crawford

-and here's what I'm wearing today.

-I'm a singer and I live in Merthyr.

-Today, we're in Theatr Soar,

-Merthyr.

-My mother keeps everything she buys.

-We go around charity shops

-and vintage shops together...

-..looking for vintage

-and old-fashioned clothes.

-We then try to combine them

-with new clothes.

-My clothes reflect

-the mood I'm in at that time.

-They reflect who I am.

-I always make a real effort

-with my clothes when I perform...

-..to make sure my clothes

-and my music combine perfectly.

-I want my clothes

-to reflect who I am.

-This is a wool coat.

-I like the way it moves

-and covers me when I move.

-It also has bell sleeves...

-..so it creates

-quite an enchanting effect.

-My mother bought it

-in a vintage shop in Oxford...

-..when she was a student.

-What I like about this coat

-is it's really warm.

-This jacket comes from Peacocks,

-so it's quite new.

-I like the way

-it goes with this skirt...

-..which reflects

-my Welsh cultural heritage.

-This material

-was always appreciated...

-..because it was seen

-as a thing of beauty in Wales.

-I like the way I'm wearing it,

-as a skirt...

-..rather than a blanket or a jacket.

-It then goes with this fabric

-which is perhaps a bit newer.

-I'm wearing a corset which came

-from a charity shop in Llandudno.

-People rarely

-wear a corset outside...

-..but I can wear it

-because this coat keeps me warm.

-This scarf doesn't look like

-it would go with this outfit.

-It looks quite traditional.

-I like the way

-it brings the outfit together.

-I think accessories are a great way

-to change the look of an outfit.

-Accessories make an outfit complete.

-That's why I always wear earrings.

-I wear a nose ring because it brings

-out my different characteristics.

-It helps create

-my own unique look too.

-My mother always tells me if I have

-money to spend on an outfit...

-..to spend it on shoes or boots.

-Good footwear

-will keep you comfortable.

-That's why I bought these boots.

-I'll spend quite a lot of money

-on boots and shoes.

-I think my outfit is quite

-enchanting and it stands out.

-I want to stick to my own style.

-I don't want to look

-like everyone else.

-I don't really follow fashion.

-I'm Kizzy Crawford

-and this is what I'm wearing today.

-Kizzy, a young Merthyr woman

-who has learned Welsh...

-..and uses the language

-in her everyday life.

-Coral Putman has also learned Welsh.

-She comes from Reading originally...

-..but she now lives in Trelewis,

-ten miles from Merthyr.

-I'm Coral Putman

-and I live in Trelewis.

-I moved to Wales from Reading

-around two years ago.

-I decided to learn Welsh...

-..because I'm following

-a degree course in Mathematics...

-..with the Open University.

-I hope to become a teacher.

-I'd like to teach maths

-at a Welsh-medium school.

-When I moved to Wales...

-..I had problems with pronunciation,

-especially with the letter Ll.

-I have two dogs, three cats...

-..and five rabbits.

-And a duck!

-I spend a lot of my time

-tidying the house!

-In my spare time,

-I enjoy working in the garden.

-I grow vegetables.

-I love to knit

-items of clothing for my family.

-I also volunteer

-at Taff Bargoed Park.

-There are a lot of Welsh books

-at the Bedlinog Centre.

-I enjoyed

-reading Bethan Gwanas novels...

-..especially Blodwen Jones.

-Blodwen Jones works in a library

-in North Wales.

-She's learning Welsh and

-she's in love with her Welsh tutor.

-It's really, really funny.

-I'd like to keep learning Welsh

-until I'm perfect.

-Maybe, in ten years' time,

-I could be a Welsh tutor.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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