Siarad o Brofiad: Aloma Jones ‹ Siarad o Brofiad

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-A glance -at the car's number plate...	0:00:00	0:00:03
-..instantly informs you -of its owner.	0:00:03	0:00:06
-We're in Blackpool, at the home -of Welsh pop icon Aloma Jones.	0:00:06	0:00:11
-This old lady -has travelled the world with me.	0:00:11	0:00:14
-My grandfather saw it advertised -in the Exchange and Mart.	0:00:15	0:00:19
-When we brought it home, -it was black.	0:00:19	0:00:22
-The gilt was covered in black paint.	0:00:22	0:00:23
-The gilt was covered in black paint. - -Despite the dents...	0:00:23	0:00:25
-..the harp -has been a trusty companion...	0:00:25	0:00:28
-..throughout -her long and colourful career.	0:00:28	0:00:31
-Every home on Anglesey should have -a picture of Menai Bridge.	0:00:32	0:00:35
-The journey began -50 years ago in Llanerch-y-medd...	0:00:35	0:00:39
-..when Tony knocked -on Aloma's grandmother's door.	0:00:39	0:00:43
-She became a teenage pop sensation -and her wild and hectic life began.	0:00:43	0:00:48
-This was the first EP. -Just look at my hair!	0:00:48	0:00:52
-Goodness me!	0:00:52	0:00:54
-She was a mere 14 years of age -when her career took off.	0:00:54	0:00:57
-She and Tony toured for six years...	0:00:57	0:01:00
-..before they split up temporarily -and Aloma joined The Hennessys.	0:01:00	0:01:05
-When that collaboration ended...	0:01:05	0:01:08
-..she formed a lasting relationship -with Roy James.	0:01:08	0:01:11
-They have two daughters - -Emma and Leah...	0:01:11	0:01:14
-..both of whom -are raising their own children now.	0:01:14	0:01:17
-Before she met Roy, Aloma -already had a daughter, Donna...	0:01:18	0:01:22
-..who now lives -with her family on Anglesey.	0:01:22	0:01:25
-Aloma's grandchildren -keep her on her toes...	0:01:25	0:01:29
-..but she continues performing...	0:01:29	0:01:31
-..at the Blackpool hotel...	0:01:32	0:01:34
-..that she, Roy and Tony own -and have run for the past 30 years.	0:01:34	0:01:39
-I'm pretty certain that you're -the only Aloma I know of.	0:01:45	0:01:50
-How does a girl from Anglesey -end up with such an unusual name?	0:01:50	0:01:54
-My aunt had been living in London.	0:01:55	0:01:57
-She was -going out with a man in the RAF.	0:01:57	0:02:00
-She'd seen a film called -Aloma of the South Seas.	0:02:00	0:02:04
-She loved the name.	0:02:04	0:02:06
-Since she was the eldest daughter...	0:02:06	0:02:09
-..she persuaded my mother -to call me Aloma.	0:02:09	0:02:12
-That's how I got my name.	0:02:12	0:02:15
-It's been a perfect name -in terms of your pop career.	0:02:15	0:02:19
-You're known -by just your first name.	0:02:19	0:02:22
-You beat Beyonce to it -by half a century!	0:02:23	0:02:27
-But you didn't have -a traditional family upbringing.	0:02:27	0:02:31
-That's right. My parents -were very young when I was born.	0:02:32	0:02:36
-They moved to Trelogan near Rhyl...	0:02:36	0:02:39
-..when I was a year and a half -or two years old.	0:02:40	0:02:44
-Mam was unwell, so she moved -back home to live with her parents.	0:02:44	0:02:49
-My father -was supposed to come and fetch us.	0:02:49	0:02:52
-There were no mobile phones in those -days. He just had to catch the bus.	0:02:52	0:02:56
-But he didn't show up.	0:02:57	0:02:59
-You were waiting for him?	0:02:59	0:03:01
-You were waiting for him? - -Yes, I had new clothes...	0:03:01	0:03:03
-..to go and meet him off the bus.	0:03:03	0:03:06
-But he didn't show up.	0:03:06	0:03:08
-He wasn't on the bus -the following Monday either.	0:03:08	0:03:11
-He sent a letter, saying he'd fallen -in love with the girl next door.	0:03:12	0:03:16
-So my mother and I stayed with -my grandmother and grandfather.	0:03:17	0:03:21
-When my mother remarried -and moved to Llangefni nearby...	0:03:21	0:03:25
-..my grandmother didn't want me -to move at that young age.	0:03:26	0:03:29
-She wanted to raise me.	0:03:30	0:03:31
-Your grandmother was -a strong figure in your upbringing.	0:03:32	0:03:36
-She had to be. -My grandfather was a seaman.	0:03:36	0:03:39
-He'd been in the navy all his life.	0:03:40	0:03:43
-Taid would come home...	0:03:43	0:03:45
-..Nain would get pregnant...	0:03:46	0:03:48
-..Taid would go back to sea -and when he returned...	0:03:49	0:03:52
-..there was another child.	0:03:52	0:03:54
-There were seven children in all.	0:03:54	0:03:56
-There were seven children in all. - -When you think of that generation...	0:03:56	0:03:59
-..and I'm thinking -about my own family here...	0:03:59	0:04:02
-..the women were very strong -and often they were misunderstood.	0:04:03	0:04:07
-They were sometimes -wrongly regarded as hard women.	0:04:07	0:04:10
-But they did everything -out of love for their families.	0:04:11	0:04:14
-Life was hard. -There was no hot water.	0:04:15	0:04:17
-The toilet was in the back garden.	0:04:17	0:04:20
-If I wanted the loo at night, -I had to wake my grandfather.	0:04:20	0:04:24
-He had to put on his raincoat -over his long johns to go outside.	0:04:24	0:04:28
-He took the trouble of cutting up -the Radio Times into squares...	0:04:28	0:04:33
-..and hanging them in a binder -on the back of the toilet door.	0:04:33	0:04:38
-Life was hard -but I wouldn't change a thing.	0:04:38	0:04:42
-Your grandmother -had musical aspirations for you.	0:04:42	0:04:46
-She sparked your interest in music.	0:04:46	0:04:49
-My grandmother's family -were all singers.	0:04:50	0:04:53
-She made sure -all her seven children...	0:04:53	0:04:56
-..had singing lessons -and piano lessons.	0:04:56	0:04:58
-Her eldest son, Vaughan...	0:04:59	0:05:01
-..had won a prestigious competition -at the Dolgellau Eisteddfod.	0:05:03	0:05:08
-He was the apple of her eye -as the first born.	0:05:08	0:05:12
-Vaughan's aircraft was shot down -over Germany during the war.	0:05:12	0:05:17
-He was an air gunner. He was 19. -Nain was never the same after that.	0:05:17	0:05:22
-Her life changed.	0:05:23	0:05:25
-But I've a lot to thank Vaughan for.	0:05:25	0:05:28
-Nain received a war pension, -as it was called.	0:05:29	0:05:32
-As the months went by...	0:05:32	0:05:35
-..it was used to pay for -piano lessons one month...	0:05:35	0:05:39
-..and harp lessons the next.	0:05:39	0:05:41
-If it hadn't been for that...	0:05:41	0:05:44
-..I doubt they would've been able -to afford my musical tuition.	0:05:44	0:05:50
-It was a great sacrifice.	0:05:51	0:05:52
-They were willing to -put that money towards the lessons.	0:05:53	0:05:56
-Yes, and Nain made sure -I went to every eisteddfod.	0:05:56	0:06:00
-When my mother remarried...	0:06:00	0:06:02
-..John was the best stepfather -I could've wished for.	0:06:02	0:06:05
-John had a car.	0:06:06	0:06:08
-John was the driver. -He took me to the eisteddfodau.	0:06:08	0:06:12
-Nain and her sisters -crammed into the back seat.	0:06:12	0:06:16
-If I didn't win the competition...	0:06:16	0:06:19
-..then look out!	0:06:19	0:06:21
-God forbid anyone should beat you!	0:06:21	0:06:24
-You performed in public -from an early age.	0:06:24	0:06:28
-I understand you sung -for dignitaries at Bodedern.	0:06:28	0:06:31
-Yes, at Presaddfed Hall.	0:06:32	0:06:34
-Mr Radcliffe -and his wife lived there.	0:06:34	0:06:37
-Mr Radcliffe invited important -people to the manor house...	0:06:37	0:06:41
-..for pheasant -and clay pigeon shooting.	0:06:42	0:06:45
-Coming from a council house -in Llanerch-y-medd...	0:06:47	0:06:51
-..with a toilet -in the back garden...	0:06:51	0:06:54
-..and going to -this manor house was incredible.	0:06:54	0:06:57
-I'd perform -for these influential people.	0:06:58	0:07:01
-One year, a crowd -of Americans had gathered there.	0:07:01	0:07:05
-I had a chat with one of them. -I must've been about 11 or 12.	0:07:05	0:07:10
-He was bowled over -by my singing and so on.	0:07:10	0:07:13
-He explained to me that he was the -producer of a music show in America.	0:07:13	0:07:18
-The Ed Sullivan Show.	0:07:19	0:07:21
-I hadn't -really heard of it at the time.	0:07:21	0:07:24
-He asked if I'd heard -of The Beatles and Elvis Presley.	0:07:24	0:07:28
-I'd obviously heard of them. -I idolised them.	0:07:28	0:07:32
-He'd met them when they appeared -on this Ed Sullivan Show.	0:07:32	0:07:38
-He brought Mr Radcliffe -into the conversation.	0:07:38	0:07:43
-He wondered if my family'd -allow me to go to America...	0:07:44	0:07:47
-..and appear -on The Ed Sullivan Show.	0:07:48	0:07:51
-I thought it was a little further -than Menai Bridge at the time!	0:07:51	0:07:56
-Maybe as far as Aberystwyth.	0:07:56	0:07:58
-Anyway, Mr Radcliffe -went to see Nain and Taid...	0:07:58	0:08:02
-..and had a chat with them, -but they said no way.	0:08:02	0:08:06
-Nain said I was going -no further than Aberystwyth.	0:08:06	0:08:09
-She didn't see it as an opportunity?	0:08:10	0:08:12
-She didn't see it as an opportunity? - -She didn't know where America was.	0:08:12	0:08:14
-She didn't know -where Aberystwyth was.	0:08:15	0:08:17
-She was interviewed for a place at -the College of Music in Manchester.	0:08:17	0:08:22
-My grandparents -came with me to the interview.	0:08:22	0:08:25
-I'd played the piano -and sung for them...	0:08:25	0:08:29
-..and it went very well.	0:08:29	0:08:31
-A woman -came to hear me play the harp.	0:08:32	0:08:34
-She asked me if I'd be interested -in doing a degree in performance...	0:08:34	0:08:39
-..instead of -a teacher's training degree.	0:08:39	0:08:42
-She explained to me that she was -a harpist with the Halle Orchestra.	0:08:43	0:08:47
-Sir John Barbirolli -was the conductor at the time.	0:08:48	0:08:51
-She said she could do with a deputy -to tour with the orchestra...	0:08:51	0:08:56
-..when they went overseas...	0:08:56	0:08:59
-..so that she could stay at home -to lecture in the college and so on.	0:08:59	0:09:04
-I thought it sounded OK.	0:09:04	0:09:07
-I hadn't travelled very much -but it sounded OK.	0:09:07	0:09:10
-I got back to the car and -started telling Nain all about it.	0:09:11	0:09:15
-Nain looked like a turkey -in the front.	0:09:15	0:09:18
-"What's wrong?" I said. She said, -"You're not coming here."	0:09:18	0:09:21
-I said, "Everything went well. -They said there's no problem."	0:09:22	0:09:26
-She said, "I've seen nothing but -black people go back and forth."	0:09:26	0:09:31
-She was of a different generation.	0:09:31	0:09:33
-She was of a different generation. - -They'd never seen a black person.	0:09:33	0:09:37
-Are you a touch annoyed -with your grandmother...	0:09:37	0:09:41
-..that she wasn't more enthusiastic -about that opportunity?	0:09:41	0:09:45
-I'm more annoyed with myself.	0:09:45	0:09:47
-It was my decision not to go. She -would never have stopped me going.	0:09:47	0:09:52
-When I thought about it -and considered...	0:09:52	0:09:56
-..everything they'd -done for me over the years...	0:09:56	0:10:00
-..even though they were poor...	0:10:01	0:10:04
-..and paid for me to have -harp lessons, piano lessons...	0:10:04	0:10:09
-..violin lessons, singing lessons.	0:10:09	0:10:11
-They did -everything they could for me...	0:10:11	0:10:15
-..and yet -I never reached my full potential.	0:10:15	0:10:19
-I've said this many times...	0:10:19	0:10:22
-..to friends and family members, -and all they say is...	0:10:23	0:10:27
-.."There was no-one prouder of you -than your grandmother."	0:10:27	0:10:32
-Nain was -quite a crotchety character.	0:10:34	0:10:38
-Everything had to be right.	0:10:38	0:10:40
-But she was also...	0:10:45	0:10:47
-..one of the most protective people -I've ever known.	0:10:49	0:10:52
-I'm sorry!	0:10:53	0:10:55
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-This year, Aloma, -it's exactly 50 years...	0:11:06	0:11:09
-..since you and Tony -met for the first time.	0:11:10	0:11:13
-It was the summer of 1964, -believe it or not.	0:11:13	0:11:17
-How did you meet?	0:11:17	0:11:19
-It was through my grandmother.	0:11:19	0:11:21
-Tony came to our home, -looking for my mother's brother.	0:11:21	0:11:25
-He'd been singing for a while -with various skiffle groups...	0:11:26	0:11:30
-..and also sung duets - -Everly Brothers' songs and so on.	0:11:30	0:11:34
-Tony was looking for him.	0:11:34	0:11:36
-He was arranging a concert -in the local chapel.	0:11:37	0:11:40
-But, of course, he wasn't home.	0:11:40	0:11:43
-Nain invited him in, regardless.	0:11:43	0:11:45
-"Aloma, sing. -Play the harp. Do this."	0:11:45	0:11:48
-I felt like a performing seal.	0:11:48	0:11:50
-I did whatever Nain said.	0:11:51	0:11:53
-Tony had never seen a harp.	0:11:53	0:11:56
-I'm sure it must've been -a bit of a wow factor for Tony.	0:11:56	0:12:02
-He asked me if I'd -like to perform in the concert.	0:12:02	0:12:06
-I would've been 14 at the time.	0:12:07	0:12:09
-I thought nothing of it.	0:12:10	0:12:12
-But your rise from those -humble beginnings was sudden.	0:12:12	0:12:17
-An audience of 50 -suddenly became 500, then 1,000...	0:12:17	0:12:21
-..and 3,000 at the eisteddfod -in Pontrhydfendigaid and so on.	0:12:21	0:12:27
-We were travelling from Cardiff -late at night on a Thursday...	0:12:27	0:12:32
-..getting in at 6.00am -and I wouldn't go to school.	0:12:32	0:12:35
-Did that fatigue lead to -difficulties between the two of you?	0:12:35	0:12:40
-Perhaps, -but we always worked it out.	0:12:43	0:12:47
-We'd argue with one another -on the way to a concert.	0:12:47	0:12:51
-We'd fight like cat and dog -and we'd quarrel backstage.	0:12:51	0:12:55
-I'd cry, my mascara would be running -down my face and I'd be cursing him.	0:12:55	0:13:00
-But the minute we'd get on stage, -we'd be like this.	0:13:00	0:13:03
-You could hear people saying, -"Aren't they cute?"	0:13:04	0:13:07
-Five minutes earlier -you felt like killing him!	0:13:08	0:13:11
-Do you think the Welsh music scene -took advantage of young artists?	0:13:11	0:13:16
-Without a shadow of a doubt.	0:13:17	0:13:20
-I'm sure everyone who sang -during that era would say the same.	0:13:20	0:13:25
-I wouldn't say -that people took advantage...	0:13:25	0:13:28
-..but the concerts we performed -were always for a good cause.	0:13:29	0:13:32
-You had to negotiate your fee...	0:13:33	0:13:35
-..because of that good cause.	0:13:35	0:13:38
-We were mistreated by the people -who were producing the records.	0:13:38	0:13:44
-Cambrian Recordings, in our case.	0:13:44	0:13:47
-You were never certain -how many copies were sold.	0:13:48	0:13:51
-They promised us -that the money was on the way...	0:13:51	0:13:55
-..but it never reached us.	0:13:55	0:13:57
-They said they sent the money -by post but it never showed up.	0:13:57	0:14:01
-When you were at the height of your -success at the end of the 1960s...	0:14:01	0:14:06
-..people might not be aware -of just how many records you sold.	0:14:06	0:14:10
-You sold more than 70,000 copies -of the EP, Mae Gen I Gariad...	0:14:11	0:14:15
-..and Caffi Gaerwen, which was -an astoundingly high number...	0:14:15	0:14:20
-..considering -you were singing in Welsh.	0:14:21	0:14:23
-People bought records back then.	0:14:24	0:14:26
-They'd go to concerts, -listen to the radio and buy records.	0:14:26	0:14:30
-Looking back, considering the amount -of copies that are sold nowadays...	0:14:30	0:14:35
-..it does sound like a high number.	0:14:36	0:14:38
-As a pop star, you were -at the height of your success.	0:14:38	0:14:42
-Your personal life changed when -you had your first child, Donna.	0:14:43	0:14:48
-I was determined -to do things my way.	0:14:48	0:14:51
-It was meant to be.	0:14:51	0:14:53
-When she was born, they tried -their best to persuade me...	0:14:54	0:14:58
-..to give her up for adoption -but I refused.	0:14:58	0:15:03
-People came to the hospital -and doled out this advice?	0:15:03	0:15:07
-Who exactly were they?	0:15:07	0:15:09
-I think they were called -'alma' nurses back then.	0:15:09	0:15:13
-Nain said I could return home -but not with a child.	0:15:14	0:15:19
-My own mother -had been poorly in hospital...	0:15:19	0:15:24
-..so we couldn't take -the little one home to her...	0:15:24	0:15:27
-..until she'd had -her injections against TB.	0:15:28	0:15:31
-They told me they'd take her -to the hospital across the road...	0:15:31	0:15:37
-..and quarantine her -until she had the injections...	0:15:37	0:15:41
-..and then I could pick her up.	0:15:41	0:15:43
-But I was afraid to let her go.	0:15:44	0:15:46
-I didn't trust anyone.	0:15:46	0:15:48
-There was so much talk about -my bright future and my education...	0:15:48	0:15:53
-..and how all this would change -if I had a child.	0:15:53	0:15:56
-I trusted no-one.	0:15:56	0:16:00
-Wherever she went, I went.	0:16:00	0:16:02
-Tony persuaded my grandparents -to visit me.	0:16:02	0:16:06
-My grandfather was a quiet man. -He was a very quiet man.	0:16:06	0:16:11
-Nain definitely wore the trousers -and called the shots.	0:16:11	0:16:15
-Nain was standing at the bottom -of the bed looking angry.	0:16:16	0:16:20
-I started crying. -"I want to come home, Taid."	0:16:20	0:16:24
-He looked at Nain and said...	0:16:24	0:16:27
-.."Look, Lil, this girl's coming -home and she's coming home now."	0:16:27	0:16:31
-I'd never heard him raise his voice.	0:16:31	0:16:34
-So Donna and I -were back home by teatime.	0:16:35	0:16:38
-From the minute I took her home...	0:16:38	0:16:40
-..I barely got the chance -to hold her.	0:16:40	0:16:43
-Nain completely took over -once again.	0:16:43	0:16:46
-She was bowled over?	0:16:46	0:16:49
-Yes, she was besotted with her.	0:16:50	0:16:52
-The district nurse -came to visit me in the early days.	0:16:52	0:16:56
-She'd say, "I can tell Mrs Davies -has given the baby a bath today...	0:16:56	0:17:01
-"..because I can smell the lavender -water from the bottom of the road!"	0:17:01	0:17:06
-Tony ac Aloma -split up temporarily in 1972...	0:17:06	0:17:10
-..but still remained -very close friends.	0:17:10	0:17:14
-The relationship you have -is unusually close, isn't it?	0:17:14	0:17:18
-Yes, it is, I have to admit.	0:17:19	0:17:22
-We go back so many years.	0:17:22	0:17:26
-In those early years -when we started singing...	0:17:26	0:17:29
-..we shared so much.	0:17:30	0:17:32
-It was Tony and me -against the world.	0:17:32	0:17:34
-Tony had been a lorry driver -and he'd worked on a farm.	0:17:35	0:17:40
-I was a schoolgirl.	0:17:40	0:17:42
-We knew nothing -about theatres, lights...	0:17:42	0:17:45
-..and fees.	0:17:45	0:17:48
-We held on tight to one another...	0:17:48	0:17:52
-..in case we drowned -in this big lake around us.	0:17:52	0:17:55
-That closeness still remains.	0:17:57	0:18:00
-Tony always says -that I'm his right hand.	0:18:02	0:18:05
-If he needed a kidney transplant, -then I'd be his donor.	0:18:05	0:18:09
-There are no words to describe -the relationship we have.	0:18:11	0:18:15
-But whatever it is, -it's very strong.	0:18:15	0:18:19
-Roy has been in Aloma's life -almost as long as Tony.	0:18:20	0:18:24
-But they weren't together -during Tony ac Aloma's heyday.	0:18:25	0:18:29
-I met Roy while I was at school.	0:18:29	0:18:31
-I went to the Isle of Man on holiday -when I was 16.	0:18:31	0:18:34
-While I was studying for -my A Levels, Roy would write to me.	0:18:35	0:18:38
-I think he came to Anglesey once, -so he knew where my family lived.	0:18:39	0:18:43
-He came with his girlfriend -on that occasion.	0:18:44	0:18:47
-You were just friends at the time?	0:18:47	0:18:48
-You were just friends at the time? - -Yes.	0:18:48	0:18:50
-When Tony and I separated -for the second time...	0:18:50	0:18:53
-..months later, Roy had been singing -with a group in the Camp and Valley.	0:18:54	0:18:59
-He called to see my parents -in Llangefni.	0:18:59	0:19:02
-He was sure that I was married -and had disappeared somewhere...	0:19:02	0:19:07
-..with a house full of kids.	0:19:07	0:19:09
-But I wasn't.	0:19:09	0:19:11
-Mam told him I still lived -with Nain in Llanerch-y-medd.	0:19:12	0:19:16
-So Roy came to see me.	0:19:16	0:19:18
-I told him the story -and how the singing was over.	0:19:18	0:19:22
-He said, -"If you come to Blackpool...	0:19:22	0:19:25
-"..there's definitely -work there for you.	0:19:26	0:19:29
-"You're very welcome."	0:19:29	0:19:31
-That led to a new career -singing with the stars...	0:19:31	0:19:35
-..in nightclubs, foreign hotels -and cruise ships.	0:19:35	0:19:38
-Later, they decided -to buy the hotel in Blackpool...	0:19:38	0:19:42
-..and provide entertainment, -with Roy on the piano...	0:19:42	0:19:45
-..and Tony ac Aloma back together.	0:19:46	0:19:48
-The three of us managed it well.	0:19:48	0:19:50
-If Roy and I -were busy in the kitchen...	0:19:51	0:19:53
-..Tony had the pleasure of taking -the children for a donkey ride...	0:19:53	0:19:58
-..or a stroll along the promenade.	0:19:58	0:19:59
-..or a stroll along the promenade. - -What's interesting for me...	0:19:59	0:20:01
-..is that the arrangement -is completely natural for you.	0:20:02	0:20:06
-The role Tony plays in your life -and your relationship with Roy.	0:20:06	0:20:10
-To people on the outside, -it seems unusual.	0:20:10	0:20:13
-Yes, quite possibly.	0:20:14	0:20:17
-You can see the disappointment -on people's faces when I say...	0:20:18	0:20:22
-.."This is Roy, -the father of my children."	0:20:22	0:20:25
-"Oh. Hm. OK then."	0:20:25	0:20:28
-I suspect it's hard for him too...	0:20:28	0:20:31
-..because everyone -wants their lifelong partner...	0:20:31	0:20:35
-..to be the closest person, -or their soul mate.	0:20:36	0:20:40
-In Welsh culture, you're -always going to be linked to Tony.	0:20:41	0:20:45
-That must be difficult for him.	0:20:45	0:20:47
-Yes, it certainly is.	0:20:48	0:20:50
-Tony will say he doesn't know -how he's put up with it.	0:20:50	0:20:55
-He doesn't even understand Welsh...	0:20:55	0:20:58
-..but sometimes he's surrounded -by people speaking Welsh.	0:20:58	0:21:02
-But he's never complained.	0:21:02	0:21:04
-He understands and he's -supported everything we've done.	0:21:04	0:21:09
-I feel -incredibly lucky to have him.	0:21:09	0:21:14
-He's been an amazing partner.	0:21:14	0:21:16
-He's looked after me during illness.	0:21:16	0:21:19
-He's supported -what I've done with Tony.	0:21:19	0:21:23
-I couldn't ask for more.	0:21:23	0:21:25
-He understands the music world. -He's a musician himself.	0:21:25	0:21:29
-I couldn't have done better.	0:21:29	0:21:31
-I couldn't have done better. - -Would your life have been easier...	0:21:31	0:21:34
-..if you hadn't met Tony?	0:21:34	0:21:37
-I don't think so. -It would've been totally different.	0:21:41	0:21:45
-I would've certainly -carried on with my music.	0:21:45	0:21:49
-I would've gone to college.	0:21:49	0:21:51
-I would've been a teacher and -my life would've been different.	0:21:51	0:21:55
-But it wouldn't have been -half as interesting.	0:21:55	0:21:59
-My life -has been full of ups and downs.	0:21:59	0:22:02
-There's been sadness, fun, friends. -I wouldn't change a thing.	0:22:02	0:22:07
-Is it true -you play bingo with Tony every week?	0:22:07	0:22:10
-We used to, -but they stopped us smoking there.	0:22:10	0:22:14
-I lost interest after the smoking -ban, and I wasn't smoking outside!	0:22:14	0:22:19
-You're still an Anglesey girl -at heart, aren't you...	0:22:20	0:22:24
-..despite touring abroad...	0:22:24	0:22:27
-..and all the experiences -you've had performing?	0:22:27	0:22:31
-You enjoy life's simple pleasures.	0:22:31	0:22:34
-You enjoy life's simple pleasures. - -The older I get...	0:22:34	0:22:37
-..those pleasures change...	0:22:37	0:22:39
-..and perhaps get better.	0:22:39	0:22:42
-We all say -we don't like getting old.	0:22:42	0:22:45
-It's alright for men - you mature -like a fine wine or cheese.	0:22:45	0:22:49
-But for us women, -everything falls south.	0:22:49	0:22:53
-Wine turns sour too, you know!	0:22:54	0:22:56
-Not in our house! -It's not there long enough.	0:22:56	0:23:00
-I think, 'I don't like being old, -I don't like being old.'	0:23:01	0:23:05
-I lost two brothers-in-law -in their early 50s.	0:23:06	0:23:10
-That's when I decided -that getting old is a privilege.	0:23:12	0:23:16
-The alternative -is not being here at all.	0:23:19	0:23:22
-I said I wanted to interview...	0:23:23	0:23:25
-..a pop icon from the Welsh -music scene for this series...	0:23:25	0:23:29
-..and I've done just that, -so thank you.	0:23:30	0:23:32
-Thanks, Gwion. -You made the job easy.	0:23:32	0:23:35
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