Thu, 04 Aug 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Heno from the

-Monmouthshire National Eisteddfod.

-It's been another glorious day...

-..and we've got some highlights

-from the Maes today.

-On tonight's Heno...

-..we hear from Osian Roberts

-..about their incredible success

-in Euro 2016.

-Gerallt visits an exhibition by

-the popular artist, Catrin Williams.

-Huw has been roaming the Maes and we

-meet those who won a Huw Fash Sash!

-I'm joined by Robin and Gwilym

-from the band, Y Bandana.

-They're performing at the Eisteddfod

-and in Maes B for the last time...

-..because the band

-has decided to split up.

-We'll chat more to you

-about that shortly.

-At the S4C stand, where we're

-broadcasting from tonight...

-..Dylan Ebenezer is interviewing

-Osian Roberts, the Welsh coach...

-..and Ian Gwyn Hughes,

-Head of Public Affairs at the FAW.

-I'm sure you'll hear some laughter

-as the stand is full to bursting.

-I caught up with them

-before they entered the stand.

-Many congratulations to you both...

-..not just because

-of the football...

-..but of what happened

-in the pavilion yesterday.

-I can't remember many occasions...

-..when so many people got to

-their feet to honour those on stage.

-How did it feel to be there?

-It was amazing.

-Neither of us knew what to expect...

-..and it was great to receive

-such a reception.

-It showed how much the Euros

-meant to the people of Wales.

-Some who would not have

-had the opportunity...

-..were able to give thanks

-this week.

-It was nice to see the Pavilion

-packed to the rafters...

-..and everyone so supportive.

-What you have done for the language

-was recognized yesterday.

-You spoke without notes...

-..and your speech was passionate

-and came from the heart.

-What we have done as an association

-and a football team...

-..has come from the heart.

-Everything has meant something

-to every player and staff member.

-It was the same for the fans

-in France and those at home.

-People have realised that everything

-we have done has been genuine.

-Our performances were honest...

-..the effort was 100% and we've

-done our best on and off the pitch.

-It's all about the way we

-communicate with each other...

-..and how the language

-has been used.

-It's something we should

-be proud of...

-..and we know that we have

-a responsibility towards it.

-We love the fact

-that we have our own language.

-Ian, there often is a lot of fuss

-about the language over here.

-However, in Europe, bilingualism

-was quite normal for other teams.

-Mot just bilingualism,

-but multilingualism.

-That gave us confidence

-from the very start.

-Obviously, football was our

-priority, but we also wanted...

-..to introduce ourselves as a nation

-with a language and culture.

-UEFA allowed us to do that,

-as did every other country.

-There were 24 countries and it was

-a great stage to introduce...

-..the Welsh language and culture

-to those who weren't aware of it.

-We felt confident that it was

-the natural thing to do.

-Oddly, when you return to Wales,

-the language can be divisive.

-There was a unity at the Euros,

-which boosts your confidence.

-It was a natural use

-of the Welsh language

-No-one questioned

-the use of the language...

-..or when we introduced

-some of our culture.

-Your grandfather was Lewis

-Valentine, one of Wales' great men.

-If he was here now,

-would he be proud...

-..of what you have achieved

-for the Welsh language and culture?

-I think he would be very proud,

-as would my father and my family.

-A lot of your character is formed

-when you are growing up...

-..how you are raised in a tradition

-and with a certain sense of history.

-I wasn't doing anything consciously.

-It came naturally.

-I am a Welsh-speaking Welshman.

-I sure he would have been

-very proud...

-..but he would have been surprised

-that it was through football!

-He would not have believed that you

-could promote Welsh though sport.

-He was more of a traditionalist

-but I'm sure he would be proud.

-Are you now on holiday?

-I have a week in Italy...

-..but we started preparing for

-Moldova immediately after the Euros.

-We have started preparing

-for Moldova.

-We want to use the Euros as a

-catalyst to build on our success.

-I know that a few hundred people

-are waiting for you in the S4C tent.

-They are eager to hear your story

-once again.

-Good luck for the future.

-Thank you.

-I'm very lucky to chat

-with Osian and Ian...

-..but I'll also be chatting

-with two members of Y Bandana.

-# Enchanting the innocent

-# As you're a great storyteller

-# Making the small things seem huge

-# It's another rock music sponsor

-# Your ugliness is triumphant

-# Singing the praises of the singer

-# Singing your own praises #

-Gwilym and Robin,

-thanks for joining me this evening.

-You have had a busy week.

-You performed at the Bar Gwyrdd

-yesterday.

-It went well. Much better that I

-expected from the start of the week.

-The weather was also on our side.

-The weather was also on our side.

-

-Not like this evening!

-It's just starting to rain

-but it's been sunny all day.

-Yesterday, the Battle of the Bands

-took place at Bar Gwyrdd.

-That's where it all started for you.

-We started nine years ago.

-It was the 2008 Battle of the Bands.

-It's a great boost for those bands

-who are just starting out.

-There was some real talent

-on that stage last evening.

-It was truly inspirational.

-It was a very close contest.

-You are testament to the importance

-of this Eisteddfod competition.

-It proves that you can have

-sustainable success over many years.

-How many times have you performed

-over the years?

-Hundreds of times, I'm sure.

-Yes.

-Why have you decided that it's time

-to give it all up?

-For one thing, we all live

-in different places.

-We recorded and released

-our third album in March...

-..which gained some success.

-We just feel that we've come

-to the end of the journey...

-..as far as our creative skills

-are concerned.

-It feels the right time to stop.

-One of the main highlights for Welsh

-bands is performing at Maes B.

-You are there tomorrow night.

-I know you have a tour coming up

-after the Eisteddfod...

-..but will it be an emotional night?

-This is where you started and you

-play Maes B for the very last time.

-It will be a lot of fun.

-I feel that I'm so lucky...

-..to play on such a great stage

-to such an enthusiastic crowd.

-It's always been kind to us.

-We've been supported by those who

-organize gigs and who buy tickets.

-It's nice to play on such

-a professional stage.

-Maes B always feels like a real gig.

-The good news is that the journey

-isn't quite at an end.

-You actually finish in October.

-Where can people catch you

-between now and then?

-We play Gwyl Crug Mawr in Cardigan,

-Copperfest in Amlwch...

-..and we're also down

-in Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff.

-We're packing in the gigs

-before retiring!

-We're having one last blast in

-South Wales and one in North Wales.

-We play Clwb Ifor Bach on 1 October.

-We play Neuadd y Farchnad

-in Caernarfon on 14 October.

-There are plenty of stickers

-announcing that across the Maes!

-It's not the last

-we'll hear from you.

-Gwilym, we have been used to hearing

-you singing on your own.

-Robin, you are also

-a music producer.

-What will you do after Y Bandana?

-The Battle of the Bands is a good

-example of how I can get involved.

-I can scout around and see things

-from a producer's point of view.

-I can take what I've learnt

-from the experience...

-..to help those future bands.

-Good luck to you tomorrow evening.

-I'm sure Maes B will be jam-packed.

-Enjoy your evening

-and thank you very much.

-A new magazine called O'r Pedwar

-Gwynt was launched on the Maes.

-It will be published

-tri-quarterly...

-..with weekly provision online

-from various contributors.

-We spoke to its editors.

-O'r Pedwar Gwynt sees the world

-through literary eyes.

-It raises questions

-and challenges us.

-We want to reflect and question

-the role of Wales in the world.

-The first edition has an article

-about the European Referendum...

-..the Welsh football team's success

-in France, stories, poems...

-..and a piece about Richard Burton's

-Welsh nature so it's very varied.

-There's been a massive team involved

-in creating this magazine.

-We're grateful to Bangor University

-for their partnership...

-..the Welsh Books Council

-for the funding...

-..and all those who sent us articles

-before the magazine was ready!

-We encourage people to buy a copy

-from their local shop.

-It's a tri-quarterly magazine...

-..but new provision will be

-uploaded online every Wednesday.

-You can buy O'r Pedwar Gwynt

-from local books shops across Wales.

-You can also find us on

-Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

-Buy a copy or visit the website,

-www.pedwargwynt.cymru

-It's only 4.95

-so is a real bargain!

-Good luck to that new magazine.

-After the break, we view some new

-work by the artist, Catrin Williams.

-We also meet the recipients

-of the Huw Fash Sash!

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-Welcome back.

-Next, we visit Oriel Ynys Mon for

-a new exhibition by Catrin Williams.

-She's famous for the stories that

-are behind each of her paintings.

-Gerallt went to hear about them.

-The exhibition

-is called Cynefin - Homeland.

-Is there more than

-one homeland here?

-Yes, the first is where I was raised

-at Llwyniolyn near Cefnddwysarn.

-It's a strong theme

-in this exhibition.

-There are pieces from the past and

-new works of the Lleyn Peninsula...

-..and the gardens of Crynierth.

-There's also paintings of my home

-with chutney making, cake baking...

-..and the welcome my parents

-always gave to visitors.

-I've taken that from Cefnddwysarn

-to my home of 19 years in Pwllheli.

-There's strong themes of my home

-in Pwllheli.

-There's a lovely painting looking

-down on Pwllheli with its harbour...

-..the landscape, the town

-the views of Aberystwyth...

-..and the small boats celebrate the

-sailing competitions in Pwllheli.

-Thousands of people come to

-Pwllheli to sail in the summer.

-The toppers celebrate this practice.

-Many people, like myself, will be

-surprised by the washing line.

-Nothing beats a washing line!

-My husband, Bedwyr, can confirm that

-I love seeing clothes on a line.

-The Cerdd Dant dresses

-are important to the local heritage.

-I can see flowers and leaves but how

-do you paint this sort of picture?

-I needed large pieces because

-Oriel Ynys Mon is a massive space.

-It was soon after losing Dad.

-He loved spending every hour of

-the day in his garden in Crynierth.

-I took large canvases to the garden

-to sketch the shapes.

-In Pwllheli, I added the colour,

-the emotion and passion...

-..that I feel for Dad and Mam

-as they both loved gardening.

-Oriel Ynys Mon is a massive space

-so is it terrifying to fill it?

-A few years ago, I was asked

-to do an exhibition here...

-..and agreed to do it when

-I reached 50 but it's arrived...

-..so I've been preparing

-for this for five years.

-I've got too many pieces

-so I could pick and choose the best.

-I hope there's something

-to please everyone.

-The exhibition can be seen

-at Oriel Ynys Mon until Sunday.

-It's been a great week for

-our fashion expert, Mr Huw Fash.

-He's had a ball wandering the Maes

-searching for stylish people.

-Let's see who caught his eye today.

-Huw Beynon has come all the way

-from New York to Abergavenny.

-Is he here for the Eisteddfod?

-No, but to get a Huw Fash Sash.

-He looks so cool in his loafers

-with a tassel on the front.

-Did you buy them in New York?

-Did you buy them in New York?

-

-Yes, of course.

-These are cropped skinny jeans.

-These are cropped skinny jeans.

-

-I think it's stylish.

-He's got a matching shirt.

-Despite the rain, he's staying

-stylish with his sunglasses.

-You really deserve my sash.

-Huw wins a Huw Fash Sash!

-You look lovely

-and totally colour co-ordinated.

-The lipstick matches the pink and

-a coat for the rain and a blow dry.

-Did you opt for wedges because you

-were worried about the weather?

-Do you have another option

-in the bag.

-Yes.

-You look lovely and what do you get?

-You look lovely and what do you get?

-

-A Huw Fash Sash!

-This is worth more than the Crown.

-This is worth more than the Crown.

-

-A lot more!

-The Huw Fash Sash!

-This is an great monochrome outfit.

-The shirt over the tunic

-over leggings and sandals.

-Are you alright on this metal track?

-Are you alright on this metal track?

-

-It's not a problem.

-Was this something you chose after

-weeks of experimenting with outfits?

-I don't know about you

-but I love a charity shop.

-I found a ring and necklace

-and all for 1!

-Our viewers will love that.

-The cost doesn't matter as you've

-won a main prize at the Eisteddfod.

-We all know that

-she's won a Huw Fash Sash!

-Is this your first Eisteddfod?

-Is this your first Eisteddfod?

-

-Yes, it is.

-You look very stylish

-in your hat, sunglasses and beads.

-You're quite the metrosexual!

-I lived in Brighton for ten years.

-I lived in Brighton for ten years.

-

-That says it all.

-Who are you?

-Who are you?

-

-Kelly.

-You've gone for the hairband,

-sunglasses and some denim.

-Thank you.

-You look both stylish

-Are you enjoying the Eisteddfod?

-Are you enjoying the Eisteddfod?

-

-Yes, it's wonderful.

-You've won for being the most

-stylish couple of the day.

-Do we win some money?

-Do we win some money?

-

-What do you win?!

-You get the Huw Fash Sash!

-Cheers!

-Congratulations to everyone

-who won a Huw Fash Sash.

-We're having a quick shower but

-the sun is trying to break through!

-Earlier, I joined the celebrations

-at the Merched y Wawr stand.

-They have been selling accessories

-over the last 18 months...

-..to raise money

-for the British Heart Foundation.

-This afternoon, they revealed the

-amazing amount that they raised.

-It's been two wonderful years

-with Merched y Wawr and BHF Wales.

-They have raised 37,000 and

-highlighted heart disease in women.

-It's been a wonderful

-and productive partnership.

-It's incredible and I never imagined

-we'd raise anything like it.

-People don't automatically think of

-women suffering from heart disease.

-No, and it's important

-to raise this issue with women.

-Heart disease affects

-and kills more women than cancer.

-We're concerned that there is

-so little information about it.

-We can spread the word through

-the Merched y Wawr network...

-..by selling accessories

-for the heart.

-How will the money be spent?

-There's a scheme to fund

-defibrillators across Wales...

-..and CPR kits that should be sent

-to every secondary school.

-We still have scientific research...

-..which is the focus of our work

-in Wales and Britain.

-You've raised an amazing amount.

-Yes, we've raised 37,000

-from necklaces and scarves!

-We were given the Heart Hero award

-by the British Heart Foundation...

-..for everything we've done

-in the last two years.

-This isn't for me or the officers

-but all our members.

-Congratulations to Merched y Wawr

-for raising all that money.

-Thank you for joining me,

-Robin and Gwilym.

-Robin will be working in production

-but you're going solo, Gwilym.

-It's the end of Y Bandana and the

-start of my solo career in folk.

-I launched my solo album

-yesterday at the folk tent.

-I had a great response to the music.

-It is original music?

-It's a mixture of traditional

-and new compositions.

-Good luck to the pair of you.

-Enjoy your final concert at Maes B.

-You are headlining after Candelas.

-You are headlining after Candelas.

-

-Yes, no pressure!

-It'll be a great night so

-good luck with that and your tour.

-Thank you for joining me.

-There's a walking event on Sunday

-afternoon in Aberdaron.

-It starts at 2.00pm

-from Ysgol Deunant.

-All proceeds go towards the

-new church roof at Aberdaron.

-The rain has stopped

-and the sun is in my eyes!

-We hope you enjoyed the programme.

-We're back at 7.00pm on Monday

-from our studio in Llanelli.

-We leave you with a few

-of our memories from the Eisteddfod.

-Monmouthshire.

-Huw Fash Sash.

-Having a ball!

-Monmouthshire's Eisteddfod!

-Enjoying the Eisteddfod.

-Eisteddfod!

-Yeah!

-Enjoying the Eisteddfod.

-Enjoying the Eisteddfod on Heno!

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