Lleisiau Merched y 60'au a'r 70'au Lle Aeth Pawb?

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-In the 1960s and early 1970s,

-young women came to the fore...

-..in the Welsh pop music scene

-for the first time.

-It was a very exciting period.

-It was natural.

-We had so much fun.

-It was of its time.

-It's possible that Y Diliau

-were the first girl band.

-It was very glamorous.

-I was successful.

-Fifty years later, what happened

-to these women? Where did they go?

-It's a special night

-at Galeri, Caernarfon.

-The Sain record label is launching

-a compilation of songs...

-..sung by women

-in the 1960s and 1970s.

-Among the guests are artists

-and fans who remember the period.

-It all started a few months back...

-..when Sain trawled through

-a large collection of old records.

-When going through this archive...

-..it struck us

-how many women were singing.

-We were aware of a very lively music

-scene in the 1960s and 1970s...

-..in Wales.

-But we hadn't realized

-how many women were singing.

-Something happened

-in the early 1960s.

-Women started finding their voice.

-It was so much fun.

-Everything was brand new.

-Women back then

-had an aura of adventure about them.

-There was a revolution.

-Clothes became a lot more colourful.

-Skirts became shorter.

-Men wore wide flares

-and shirts with long collars.

-It was an exciting period.

-Women were finding their place

-in all sorts of areas...

-..especially in music in Wales.

-For many of them,

-singing was a way of life.

-In the chapel, Sunday school

-or at school.

-The Urdd

-and young farmers' clubs too.

-Singing was their life.

-You got the impression that

-something was starting to happen.

-I think it all started

-with these groups, these people.

-During the 1960s, hundreds of songs

-were recorded by young women.

-The names that stand out for me...

-..are Eleri Llwyd, Heather Jones...

-..Mari Griffith and Rosalind Lloyd.

-Mari Griffith is different

-to many in the collection...

-..as she was professional.

-You'd describe her as groovy.

-She had a late '60s sound.

-Tammy Jones.

-She filled the television screen

-even though she was so petite.

-# Just a purple moon... #

-As well as soloists,

-groups were formed.

-One of these was Y Pelydrau

-from Trawsfynydd.

-We had to include Y Pelydrau

-in the collection.

-They made countless records...

-..in a short period of time

-in the 1960s and 1970s.

-Talking to people about the singers

-around at the time...

-..Y Pelydrau are mentioned a lot.

-Everyone talks about them.

-Cool dudes.

-Ordinary people from Traws.

-Working class people

-writing brilliant tunes.

-# Do you remember

-walking along the path?

-# The spring sunshine in your hair #

-Today, three members of Y Pelydrau,

-Susan, Gwenan and Edith...

-..are back together in Trawsfynydd.

-For the first time in many years...

-..they watch a film about Y Pelydrau

-from 1969.

-There we are.

-In the film as well is Glenys,

-who died in 1992...

-..and Gareth, who couldn't join them

-because of illness.

-We look so young.

-Look at the bloke

-who hung out the helicopter...

-..every time we kissed.

-There we are. The first kiss!

-He looked good there.

-Here we are sliding down.

-This is probably

-where you hurt your leg.

-Glenys.

-Glenys.

-

-She's so pretty.

-Another kiss.

-It was fun.

-We travelled all over Wales

-and England...

-..to do gigs.

-We had a lot of fun.

-The name

-came from the power station.

-I'm not sure who came up with it.

-It was Pelydrau X at the start.

-X-rays.

-Edith worked at the power station.

-There was a link.

-But then we dropped the X.

-Traws has always been

-a cultured village.

-From the age of four,

-we recited and sang.

-Yes.

-We didn't know any different.

-But there was nothing else.

-It's what we did at that time.

-We'd go to eisteddfodau

-all over the place.

-What makes the singing unique

-and very Welsh...

-..is the folky sound and cerdd dant

-or penillion stamp on the singing.

-Many had been brought up...

-..singing folk and cerdd dant

-at eisteddfodau.

-It can be clearly heard

-in the songs.

-This music scene grew organically

-in Wales at the time.

-The bands of young women

-and young men...

-..originated in their communities.

-They performed and became successful

-in their communities.

-Their name became known.

-Joe Jones at Cambrian Records or

-Dennis Rees at Wren Records...

-..would then hear about them

-and invite them to make a record.

-# I walked along the estuaries

-# Nervously in the windy moorland #

-A lot of this collection

-has a very raw sound.

-The technology in Wales...

-..was nothing compared

-to what was available in England.

-So what we hear

-is a village hall sound.

-One microphone

-in the middle of the room.

-It was the true acoustic sound

-of village halls in the 1960s.

-I can almost imagine myself

-in Trawsfynydd...

-..in 1962 sitting in an empty,

-cold village hall.

-That's the sound you hear...

-..one microphone

-with the women stood around it.

-But recording techniques

-developed quickly.

-By 1969, there was another group

-with a unique sound on the scene.

-# The boat is sailing,

-leaving the land

-# The long ropes are removed #

-Who doesn't remember Y Diliau?

-How many venues have had

-the pleasure of hosting Y Diliau?

-I started collecting

-Welsh records...

-..in order to sample them

-in a hip-hop group I used to be in.

-I didn't buy anything older

-than the 1970s.

-Somehow, I was taught that

-Welsh music in the 1960s was naff.

-But one day in Penygroes,

-I found a pile of stuff by Y Diliau.

-I went home, played them

-and my mind was changed completely.

-In a hotel near Cardiff, Gaynor,

-Mair and Meleri from Y Diliau...

-..are celebrating 50 years

-since their record was released.

-Fifty years!

-Can you believe it's that long ago?

-It's incredible.

-It's incredible.

-

-It doesn't feel that long.

-It feels like yesterday.

-And that people are still interested

-to this day.

-It's possible that Y Diliau

-were the first girl band.

-My background was more in pop songs.

-The other two were more serious

-in terms of singing.

-Meleri had a rich, melodic voice.

-# The time moving on

-# We're still searching

-# Love for the lover

-# Goodness for the good

-# Gifts for the giver

-# And life goes on #

-The harmonies are perfect.

-The guitar sound, though raw...

-..has been played so clearly and

-perfectly, which matches the voices.

-Y Diliau had a sophistication.

-That's what changed, to an extent.

-There was a need

-for a more sophisticated attitude...

-..to the songs...

-..to the image...

-..and the way

-the groups saw themselves...

-..and the way they wanted

-the audience to see them.

-Gaynor was always

-very interested in fashion.

-She's still the same.

-She brought ideas

-on what we could wear as a group.

-We always tried to wear

-the same sort of clothes.

-We'd sometimes argue because we

-didn't agree what we should wear.

-When I wore short outfits

-on tall stages...

-..there'd be a row of boys

-at the front!

-Looking up!

-We were all innocent

-until someone told us.

-The cover of Y Diliau's EP

-made a big impression.

-You had the three of them

-with a smart sophistication...

-..sitting on the bonnet

-of a Gilbern car.

-Gilberns were manufactured in Wales.

-It was a beautiful

-and sophisticated image.

-Sexy even.

-There are a few Gilberns

-still around.

-So, Y Diliau

-are going to take the opportunity...

-..to recreate their record cover.

-Oh!

-That's fantastic.

-That's superb. Look at

-the Welsh dragon at the front.

-Great. OK.

-It's fun, isn't it?

-Can you put your left arm

-over your right leg?

-We haven't changed.

-But we've had more experiences

-as everyone else would have.

-We had pleasure from singing

-and from being together.

-There was friendship

-and there were opportunities.

-We had a great time.

-It was well worth it.

-Ready? One, two, three.

-# Tell me your secret

-# I'm enveloped

-in your sweet sounds #

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-In a special night in Caernarfon...

-..to celebrate women's contribution

-to pop music...

-..an iconic voice from Welsh country

-music entertains the crowd.

-# I hear the storm outside

-# Roaring and ripping

-through the land

-# But a far worse storm than that

-# Came to me later on #

-Doreen Davies, Doreen Lewis now...

-..the queen of country music.

-Looking back at 1960 music...

-..I don't know how you'd define it

-in modern terms.

-It's not folk singing.

-A lot of it isn't pop music

-or country music.

-Some artists

-had their own niche or style.

-Doreen was one of these.

-She sang country music

-from the beginning.

-She still carries the mantle of

-Queen of Welsh Country Music today.

-# The storm in my heart is stronger

-# Than any storm in the world #

-Doreen does sound different

-to the others.

-She makes me think

-of a night out in Tregaron...

-..in the early 1970s.

-Everyone drinking cider.

-It's hard to describe.

-Another popular voice

-in the early 1970s was Eleri Llwyd.

-# On the mountain

-# There's a white cloud

-# The sun is dancing

-# On the lake

-# The church door is locked #

-From my experience

-of playing songs on the radio...

-..one voice elicits a response of

-"why don't we hear more of her?"

-Eleri Llwyd.

-Eleri Llwyd, in contrast to many

-of the women from these records...

-..doesn't sound like

-she's at an eisteddfod.

-It's a more natural voice.

-It's more similar

-to an Anglo-American sound.

-There's something magical

-and mysterious about her.

-The cover of one of her records

-says it all.

-You don't know what she's

-thinking about but it draws you in.

-It's almost like the Mona Lisa.

-That's her secret, I think.

-# Lonely

-# I'm lonely tonight #

-As Sain drew up their compilation,

-one name was a source of mystery.

-We've been able to contact all the

-women apart from Janet Humphreys.

-I remember the name

-but not much else.

-I sometimes met her when

-entertaining at a noson lawen...

-..or on the TV programme

-Disc A Dawn.

-She sounds unique.

-She's not like anyone else.

-There's something different

-about her songs.

-There's an element of mystery...

-..because we don't know much

-about her.

-It would be nice

-to know more about her.

-Gwenan's wish becomes true

-at the launch night in Galeri.

-Sorry to intrude.

-My name is Gwen.

-I know you live in Pwllheli.

-Guess who she is.

-You're not Janet, are you?

-You're not Janet, are you?

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-Yes, Janet Humphreys.

-Nice to meet you!

-Nice to meet you!

-

-I can't believe it!

-These days,

-Janet works in the health service.

-She's still singing.

-Once a week, I go

-to the Singing For Breathing group.

-It's a group for patients

-with respiratory problems.

-We do some breathing techniques

-and also some singing...

-..with patients

-who are in the community.

-# Oh, I love you

-# Oh, I love you

-# The girl at the seaside #

-I finished singing

-just before I was 16.

-I don't think I've ever missed it.

-At the time,

-I really enjoyed what I did.

-I first made my record at the age

-of 13, which was very, very young.

-My brief career came to an end

-just before my 16th birthday.

-It was out of choice really.

-I felt that the whole thing

-was moving too fast for me.

-I was still very young, still

-wanting to do what teenagers do.

-So I decided it wasn't the road

-for me to go down at the time.

-When I look back, I do wonder

-sometimes what might have been.

-What could have happened. Would

-I have gone any further with it?

-Then again, you go through life

-wondering what if?

-I've no real regrets.

-# Happy birthday to my darling #

-Another on Sain's compilation, who

-hasn't been heard much in Wales...

-..but who's had a successful career

-as a singer in England...

-..is Evelyn Bridger.

-I have to admit, hand on heart,

-I don't remember Evelyn Bridger.

-Evelyn Bridger

-isn't a name that's familiar to me.

-To my shame, she sung in Singapore.

-She was a singer in Singapore!

-Evelyn has a voice

-that is scared of nothing.

-It's huge.

-She's a small woman.

-It's hard to believe.

-When I left school,

-I used to sing in groups.

-A few years after that, I met Rod.

-He had a group from RAF Valley.

-We met

-at the Memorial Hall in Amlwch.

-The rest is history.

-I sang with the group...

-..and married him eventually,

-around two years later.

-The group started to gig

-beyond Anglesey and Caernarfon.

-We started to go

-to Liverpool, Llandudno and Rhyl.

-We sang hits by Connie Francis,

-Brenda Lee...

-..Dusty Springfield

-and Sandie Shaw.

-They were successful evenings.

-We were semi-professional.

-We had a lot to learn.

-But we had the chance

-to work with others and to sing.

-That was the important thing to me!

-But in 1966,

-things changed for Evelyn...

-..when her husband Rodney

-was sent to Singapore with the RAF.

-A girl from Cemaes Bay

-moving to Singapore for three years.

-I didn't come home

-in those three years.

-It was a shock.

-It was a shock

-to the family and to me.

-We weren't sure

-what I was going to do.

-Luckily,

-I found there were auditions.

-I went for a singing audition

-with a big hotel.

-I was successful.

-I got a job at the hotel

-singing every night.

-Most of the people who came

-to the hotel worked out there.

-They were expats, people from

-other countries who lived there.

-The place was up-and-coming.

-There was a lot of money there.

-It was very glamorous.

-I had to be first class.

-I wore my hair up at that time.

-I went to the hairdresser every day

-to have an updo.

-I couldn't do it myself.

-I wore make-up

-and a glamorous dress every night.

-A taxi would come and get me

-and take me home.

-I started to get other offers.

-Someone phoned me asking

-if I'd like to make a record.

-I did.

-It went to number one.

-I found it funny because

-when I walked down the street...

-..I could hear it being played.

-I'd be thinking,

-"That's me, a girl from Cemaes!

-"They're listening to me sing!"

-Then there were other offers

-from television and radio.

-I was given many opportunities

-out there.

-But this golden age came to an end

-in 1968.

-It was time for Evelyn and her

-husband to return to Britain.

-When I returned from Singapore,

-it was a rude awakening.

-It was a shock.

-In a way,

-I had to start from scratch.

-The clubs were tough.

-A lot of people

-had been doing it for years.

-You tried to prove to the agents

-that you could do it.

-I knew I could.

-But it was very tough...

-..to prove that I was good enough

-to carry on.

-But I did carry on!

-Working at workingmen's clubs

-is what gave me the experience.

-I learnt.

-You need to have an act.

-Talk to them.

-Singing wasn't enough,

-you have to talk to them.

-That's why it's called an act.

-When you have an act,

-you can go anywhere.

-That looks better.

-You're probably right.

-Evelyn stuck at it...

-..and has had a successful career

-in England for over 50 years.

-I don't think anyone in Wales

-knows about what I've done...

-..and that I've had the chance to

-work with people like Les Dawson...

-..Dave Allen, Cannon and Ball

-and Cliff Richard.

-Everything else

-would come to you then.

-Cruises and so on.

-But you have to work to get those.

-That's important.

-Once you prove you can do it,

-that's it.

-The opportunities are there,

-like they were for me.

-Today, she's rehearsing

-for a new season...

-..in a theatre in Great Yarmouth.

-# As long as life is long #

-I'm 73 years old.

-I've been singing all these years.

-I'm still singing.

-It's been wonderful

-singing for such a long time.

-I'm still singing.

-It's what's kept me young.

-It's a wonderful feeling inside

-when you sing...

-..and people are applauding you

-and wanting more.

-There's nothing like it.

-# You don't have to say you love me,

-just be close at hand

-# You don't have to stay forever,

-I will understand

-# Believe me

-# Believe me, oh

-# You don't have to say you love me

-# Just be close at hand

-# You don't have to stay forever

-# I will understand

-# Believe me

-# Believe me

-# Believe me #

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-At a hotel in Shrewsbury...

-..a singer who's had worldwide

-success since the early 1960s...

-..is preparing

-for her final concert.

-I'm making an effort

-with my make-up for this concert...

-..because it's my last one.

-So it has to be special...

-..for me and the audience.

-I want them to remember me...

-..at the best.

-At my best.

-# There's nothing left

-# Past pleasures have gone #

-Helen Wyn from Talybont near Bangor

-started singing at a young age...

-..with her brothers

-and Hogia Llandegai.

-After changing her name

-to Tammy Jones...

-..she shone on the London Palladium

-stage and on popular TV shows...

-..before winning Opportunity Knocks

-in 1975...

-..and shot to the top of the charts.

-It all starts with Tammy Jones.

-But for her, I don't think

-a lot of these artists...

-..would have received such coverage.

-She's incredible.

-Forget Dafydd Iwan.

-Tammy Jones - Helen Wyn,

-started the pop scene in Wales.

-She doesn't receive half the praise

-she should.

-She should be a national treasure

-for her contribution.

-You're talking about a remarkable

-performer and personality.

-She had a lovely voice.

-You didn't forget Tammy Jones's

-voice. Helen Wyn's voice.

-Ladies and gentlemen...

-..would you please welcome

-to the Lazyacre stage...

-..for the last time in her career...

-..give a lovely, warm welcome

-to our friend, Tammy Jones!

-# I know I said that I was leaving

-# But I just couldn't say goodbye #

-When I'm singing onstage,

-it's a great feeling.

-When you walk to the stage...

-..open your mouth

-and your voice is like a bell...

-..and you hear the audience gasp...

-..it hits you.

-# Let me try again #

-I think I put my own emotions

-into the songs.

-All the songs are about something

-I've felt myself.

-I convey it to the audience.

-Sometimes, someone in the audience

-comes up to me and says...

-.."You're brought us together again

-with your song Let Me Try Again."

-What a shame it didn't happen to me!

-After a very successful career...

-..Tammy accepts

-that she's paid a personal price...

-..for choosing singing over love.

-I think I've been unlucky in love.

-There's no doubt about that.

-I turned one man down.

-I didn't want to marry him

-because I wanted to sing.

-The second time, he dragged his feet

-and I became fed up.

-The third time,

-when I decided I was in love...

-..I gave everything up for him.

-I gave up singing.

-I told him...

-.."I'm going to be your wife

-and stay at home with you."

-He left me.

-He really broke my heart.

-When he left me, it was only

-about two weeks before the wedding.

-We'd booked the hotel

-and the reception...

-..and people had given gifts.

-Everyone was coming to the wedding.

-But it wasn't to be.

-He broke my heart so much I vowed I

-wasn't going to let it happen again.

-The only shame

-is I didn't have children.

-But it wasn't meant to be.

-I returned to singing.

-# We can have it all

-# Just you and I again

-# Please forgive me or I'll die

-# Please let me try

-# Again #

-Tammy Jones!

-# Oh, let me see

-# Your face in all its beauty #

-Another singer from the 1960s,

-Mari Griffith...

-..believes there were social

-restrictions on women at the time.

-There was a lot of freedom

-in the 1960s.

-However, on the other hand,

-there were still restrictions.

-I remember getting married

-for the first time.

-I shouldn't have done it.

-After I got married, that was it.

-I remember trying for a job

-with the BBC at the time.

-I happened to say

-during the interview...

-..that I was engaged

-and about to get married.

-That was it.

-If you get married,

-you're going to have children...

-..and take the place of your mother

-if you like.

-Though we thought we had freedom,

-with the pill available and so on...

-..we were held back.

-In the 1960s,

-there was freedom on one level...

-..but it was curtailed

-if you got married.

-A woman's place at that time

-was at home.

-They raised the children

-and did community work.

-Everything was based

-around the family.

-That's how their life

-was mapped out.

-But there were others

-who saw beyond that...

-..and didn't accept

-that it was a woman's lot.

-There was life beyond

-those closed doors.

-# When he returns

-# We'll spend evenings

-together again #

-By the early 1970s, trying to

-balance a career and motherhood...

-..was a new challenge

-for Heather Jones.

-I had to think about the future

-and money and so on.

-I got married in 1970

-and had a child straightaway.

-Everything weaved together.

-I was still singing

-because I was the wage earner.

-Geraint was at university.

-Mam looked after my daughter,

-Mrs Jarman looked after my daughter.

-There were lots of people around

-to help.

-I don't think I turned anything down

-because of the child...

-..or because I was married.

-# Did you hear the trees shaking?

-# The wind punishing the leaves #

-Heather was a student...

-..when she recorded the song

-that's on Sain's compilation.

-She wasn't sure about the choice.

-I remember recording

-Rhaid I'r Plant.

-Geraint wrote the words

-and I wrote the melody.

-But I didn't really like the melody.

-Time was running out

-so I had to do something quickly.

-I went to Clydach

-to do the recording.

-After recording four songs...

-..I was taken to Aberavon beach to

-take the photograph for the cover.

-I wasn't very happy because

-I wasn't wearing nice clothes.

-I was just wearing

-something ordinary...

-..for the recording.

-So, I don't look that good

-on the beach!

-By 1972, Heather had her own series

-on the BBC.

-Her career's gone from strength

-to strength over the years.

-What is Heather Jones's secret?

-She's evergreen.

-She doesn't age.

-She's still like a young flower.

-Her voice is as beautiful as ever.

-The fact that Heather's career

-has lasted over 50 years...

-..tells you a lot

-about her character.

-She's looked after her voice.

-That's obviously paid off in spades.

-Her voice has lasted extremely well.

-She's also had success

-in many different styles of singing.

-From Colli Iaith by Harri Webb...

-..she had an electric period

-with James Hogg.

-She's been a bit of a chameleon.

-She's been flexible in the way

-she's looked at the music scene.

-She's very well respected.

-I recently won an Y Selar award...

-..for longevity or something.

-I'm very happy.

-It was great to be awarded it.

-But I'm just doing my job.

-I enjoy singing.

-I'm sure I'll be singing

-right until the end.

-I'll be singing underground!

-# Blackbird flying high

-# Your voice so pure

-singing through the land

-# So happy I would be

-# If I could fly with you

-# To foreign countries

-# Meeting people everywhere

-# Over the sea, over land

-# You laugh at us in happiness

-# So free we would be

-# Blackbird, blackbird

-# And me

-# Blackbird #

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-At the celebration in Galeri...

-..the presenter, Beti George,

-is interviewing members of Sidan.

-The early days of female groups...

-..was influenced by chapels,

-Eisteddfodau and variety evenings.

-Then something happened.

-Skiffle music became electric.

-That was a key factor.

-But for us, when we sang in gigs, we

-had three guitars and nothing else.

-Once we went into the

-recording studio, it all changed.

-We had all this music behind us.

-When we sang to the public...

-..the sound wasn't the same

-as it was on record.

-In a recording

-or live performance...

-..the young group from Ysgol Glan

-Clwyd had a characteristic sound.

-HE HUMS CYMYLAU

-A SONG BY SIDAN

-# Clouds! Clouds! #

-# Clouds

-# Showing signs

-that summer's coming

-# Like the foam of a wave

-on a bright morning

-# Clouds

-# Clouds #

-Sidan changed the scene...

-..because they weren't like

-a traditional 1960s girl group.

-Their image was different,

-their ideas were different.

-They had a bit of attitude.

-That was nice. It came across.

-Everyone knows about Sidan.

-But we wanted to include them...

-..because they came to prominence

-with very different songs.

-They had great harmonies.

-Their recording method

-was quite advanced at the time too.

-# Lying in bed

-in my purple pyjamas #

-The scene was changing. Attitudes

-towards music were changing.

-Young people wanted to dance.

-The golden age of the traditional

-girl group was coming to an end.

-By the late 1960s and early 1970s...

-..I think it became obvious

-that the fashion was changing.

-Young people in the late 1960s

-and early 1970s...

-..were looking

-for something different.

-They got that through groups like

-Y Blew, Tebot Piws and Bara Menyn.

-For anyone listening to music

-outside Wales...

-..a lot of it seemed very sedate...

-..and very polite and safe.

-It's a very important period

-and a very important record.

-But in that period...

-..there was a definite shift in the

-type of music people wanted to hear.

-The move to the electric guitar

-and drums...

-..brought about the end...

-..of bands

-like Y Pelydrau and Y Perlau.

-People wanted change.

-Like for many solo artists

-and groups during this period...

-..the end came naturally

-for Y Pelydrau.

-We started singing in 1967.

-I think we finished...

-..in 1971.

-We finished in 1971 or 1972.

-Something like that.

-Singing was a hobby for us.

-Singing was a hobby for us.

-

-Something we enjoyed doing.

-We didn't think about...

-Oh, no!

-If it was about money,

-we wouldn't have done it.

-Some of those who were singing

-the same time as us...

-..continued to sing.

-Heather is still singing

-and has made a career out of it.

-We carried on for about 20 years.

-I don't think any of us

-intended to make a career out of it.

-We weren't interested

-in making a name for ourselves.

-Not at all.

-We had jobs.

-We didn't want to do it

-professionally.

-# Give me words #

-By the mid 1970s, Mari Griffith

-had changed direction.

-She went on to have a successful

-career as a presenter and producer.

-But it's words

-that are her forte today.

-I've always written.

-I always wanted to write.

-When I retired...

-..I thought, "What am I going to do

-with my life?

-"I have to do something

-or I'll go spare!"

-I'd always wanted to write a novel.

-So I thought, "Mari Griffith,

-put your money where your mouth is.

-"Now is the time. I'm going to try

-to write the novel."

-The first novel,

-Root Of The Tudor Rose...

-..was Amazon number one bestseller.

-I'd written a bestseller!

-I had.

-So I thought I'd write another one.

-That's sold quite well too,

-which is good.

-I'll be writing another one soon.

-# Walking down the street,

-I see you curly hair

-# You wake from your daydream #

-Another of the solo artists

-has had an unexpected revival.

-Watsia Di Dy Hun.

-Watsia Di Dy Hun, Meinir Lloyd.

-Watsia Di Dy Hun by Meinir Lloyd

-has a new-found fame...

-..through Tudur Owen's radio show.

-Thanks to him and Dyl Mei, the world

-knows about the song again.

-We received an email one day from a

-regular listener called Arthur Owen.

-He said he remembered a song from

-the 1970s called Watsia Di Dy Hun...

-..and asked

-if it could be played on the show.

-We played it on the radio without

-knowing what it sounded like.

-A small risk but it's what we did.

-Mid-song, Tudur said,

-"I've never heard such a thing."

-He opened his mic and started

-shouting, "watsia di dy hun"...

-..over the song.

-# Watch yourself #

-Watch yourself!

-Watch yourself!

-Watch yourself, Manon!

-Five minutes later,

-there was a stream of texts.

-"Can we hear

-Watsia Di Dy Hun again?"

-Within days, for every show,

-"Can I hear Watsia Di Dy Hun?"...

-..requested by Meic from Bangor

-or Sioned from Pwllheli.

-It was a crazy response.

-It was definitely the biggest

-response we've had to a song.

-# Watch yourself #

-It doesn't sound like anything else

-in the Welsh language.

-It's totally bananas.

-There are high parts

-and quiet parts.

-One part sounds like

-the Wedding March.

-Meinir's voice is amazing.

-Well, what an unusual voice!

-There's some power behind it.

-She had character.

-There was something exciting

-about her.

-# Stand on your own two feet

-# You'll get your freedom soon

-# You can feel innocent

-with a clear conscience #

-If you could take the word

-"confidence" and give it a sound...

-..it would be Meinir Lloyd's voice.

-It's wonderful.

-It's not scared of anything.

-If anyone could lead us as a nation

-through a song...

-..that person is Meinir Lloyd.

-Through celebrating

-a golden decade...

-..in the history

-of popular music in Wales...

-..Sain's compilation has given the

-pop girls of the 1960s and 1970s...

-..a place

-in the nation's heart once more.

-Over the years, we women meet up,

-lose touch...

-..but through it all,

-song brings us back together.

-If we had our time again, I don't

-think we would change anything.

-I don't know about you.

-I wouldn't.

-It was fun and natural in a way.

-We had so much fun.

-I'm happy with my lot.

-I had a good career. I enjoyed it.

-If the young Heather saw me now,

-she would say...

-.."Good God! I didn't think

-you'd still be singing!"

-I hope I can continue.

-I am continuing.

-Many women

-have followed the same path.

-I'm proud of that.

-It's developed.

-There are more female singers

-and groups.

-I think that's wonderful.

-When we think

-about today's Welsh music scene...

-..it's important we remember

-where it started and how it started.

-Looking back at this period

-in the 1960s and 1970s...

-..the women are iconic.

-Without their contribution,

-in the 1960s and early 1970s...

-..I don't know where we'd be today

-in terms of our contemporary music.

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