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-I'm an Aberavon boy,

-born and bred...

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-..though I attended Pontrhydyfen

-junior school in the Afan Valley...

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-..which was four miles from my home.

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-It shaped me as a person.

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-Sadly, the school has since closed.

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-It's currently for sale.

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-I have so many happy memories

-of this building.

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-I loved coming to junior school

-back in the 1950s.

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-School certainly provided me

-with a solid foundation...

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-..during my formative years.

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-This is the nursery.

-Mrs Lloyd's class.

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-This would've been

-the first class I was in...

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-..when I was four.

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-My mother and father

-hailed from Cwmavon.

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-My father'd lost his Welsh.

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-He moved

-to the Taibach area as a child.

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-My mother spent

-most of her childhood in Aberavon.

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-Though they had that connection with

-the valley, we also lived there.

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-My father was a steelworker

-at the steelworks in Margam.

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-My mother was a housewife until

-she decided she wanted to work.

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-She worked for

-the Mettoy company in Swansea...

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-..which produced Corgi cars.

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-I loved it

-because I'd get lots of Corgi cars!

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-As I grew, I moved

-to the next class, of course.

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-This was

-Mrs Gwyneth Lewis' classroom.

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-I have a photograph of me...

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-..sitting in this corner here.

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-Mrs Lewis was standing

-at the back of the class.

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-The school was also located

-in a relatively rural area.

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-I'd come up here from the town

-to play with my friends.

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-We'd cycle everywhere

-and climb the mountains.

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-We'd swim in the river.

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-My parents

-didn't know I swam in a deep pool.

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-We'd dive off the bridges.

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-That's what children did back then.

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-The large industrial town was

-situated further down the valley.

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-It was a completely different world.

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-Port Talbot was Las Vegas back then.

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-People earned a good wage there.

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-It was a very prosperous town.

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-There's a dualism

-belonging to the area.

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-This was

-the older children's classroom.

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-This was

-headmaster Mr Samuel's class.

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-Mr Alwyn Samuel...

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-..who was the father of Aled Sam.

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-He was a very creative man.

-He was a great musician.

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-What bound the Welsh school

-to the local community...

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-..was Parti Pontrhydyfen,

-a cerdd dant party...

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-..that Alwyn conducted.

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-Because of that, cerdd dant

-was very important at school.

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-The first album I recorded

-was with Parti Pontrhydyfen.

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-# Two little dogs returning home

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-# Flour and husks up to their legs #

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-His enthusiasm for music

-has obviously stayed with us.

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-Three members of Edward H

-were pupils here.

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-Geraint Griffiths too.

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-I appreciated him as a teacher.

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-Over here

-was the heart of the school.

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-It still sounds the same.

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-This is where children would gather.

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-We stood in rows each morning...

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-..for the school assembly.

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-Another man associated with

-this village whom everyone knows...

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-..was Richard Burton.

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-He would drop in to school.

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-I remember him

-coming into the classroom...

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-..and Alwyn introducing him.

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-I was close friends...

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-..with the sons

-of his younger brother, Graham.

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-They lived in Aberavon too.

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-Richard Burton, Uncle Rich...

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-..would often visit them

-when he was home.

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-I remember him turning up

-in a convertible Cadillac one time.

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-I'd never seen a car

-without a roof before.

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-We went for a ride

-around the Sandfields Estate.

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-This is a very familiar street.

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-When I was at school...

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-..Dewi's shop

-used to be on this street.

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-We regularly came here

-to buy sweets after school.

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-This is where Hilda,

-Richard Burton's sister, lived.

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-Sian Owen

-still lives here to this day.

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-My close friend, John Griffiths,

-lives here too.

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-He's Edward H's bassist.

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-On the one hand,

-I'm happy there's a rise...

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-..in the number of children

-learning Welsh...

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-..but I do worry about

-the opportunities open to them...

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-..to speak Welsh in the area.

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-We spoke Welsh

-at the Urdd Aelwyd in Cwmavon.

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-It was a meeting place, a place

-for youths to socialize in Welsh.

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-Unfortunately, that's gone.

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-It's sad seeing a place like this

-that was once so Welsh...

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-..change so much.

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-# Llangrannog Urdd centre,

-hip-hip-hooray #

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-The battle

-for the Welsh language began...

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-..and I wanted to be part of it.

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-I went to discover

-my Welsh identity.

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-This place is part of that process.

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-# Hip-hip hooray

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-# Hip-hip hooray #

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-I came to the camp as a child

-at the beginning of the 1960s.

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-My first visit was quite difficult.

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-I was homesick at first...

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-..but by the end of the week,

-I'd come round...

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-..and I came back

-several times after that.

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-In 1971 I returned as a prefect.

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-It was during that time

-I met John Japheth...

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-..who ran the camp.

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-He asked me if I'd be interested...

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-..in working here during the summer.

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-I had a place at Trinity College...

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-..though I hadn't planned

-on going to college...

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-..but because of what was happening

-in Wales at the time...

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-..I wanted to reconnect

-with my Welshness.

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-I wanted to see more of Wales

-and know more about it...

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-..so I went to Trinity College.

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-During the summer holidays I

-worked here as a seasonal worker...

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-..and did all kinds of things.

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-I ran the shop.

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-I was a night watchman.

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-I peeled potatoes

-as well as lots of other things.

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-This photo gallery....

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-..is very interesting.

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-They encapsulate different eras.

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-The one person I remember very well

-is Winnie Young.

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-She was the cook.

-She was very kind to me.

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-When I was a night watchman here,

-I'd sit in the kitchen.

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-She'd always leave me a sandwich

-or soup in the evening.

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-As I was working nights,

-I had to sleep during the day.

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-Unfortunately,

-there were noisy children here...

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-..and if I couldn't get to sleep...

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-..she let me sleep

-in her little bungalow nearby.

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-I have many great memories

-of Winnie...

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-..and the other kitchen ladies.

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-This is a photograph

-taken back in 1972 or 1973.

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-I'm wearing a lovely straw hat.

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-What the Urdd offered here...

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-..was a representation

-of Wales in its entirety.

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-The Urdd had created somewhere here

-where everyone could come...

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-..to recharge the batteries

-so that when people left...

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-..they knew the language was alive

-and that it thrived all over Wales.

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-This is

-what the Urdd camp stood for here.

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-It's still here, of course.

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-It was here that I met Sbardun...

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-..while I was a prefect.

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-He said,

-"Come to a few gigs with us."

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-I got to know

-Y Tebot Piws guys early on.

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-That sparked the desire in me

-to do something for myself.

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-When I went to college

-in 1971, 1972...

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-..I met this group of lads...

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-..one of whom was Iestyn Garlick,

-a fellow student...

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-..Phil Bach, a friend of his,

-and Tecs.

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-They'd been at school together

-in Carmarthen.

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-They said, "You can sing.

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-"Do you want to be part of a group

-we're forming called Ac Eraill?"

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-# Come and be with me

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-# We'll go back to your locality #

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-Ac Eraill were involved

-in the Adfer movement.

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-Songs like Tua'r Gorllewin became

-anthems for the Adfer campaign.

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-"Come on, we'll go back down west."

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-My time with Ac Eraill

-came to an end in 1973...

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-..at the Clwyd Eisteddfod...

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-..after the Tafodau Tan concert.

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-It was there

-that I first heard Edward H.

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-Some of them

-were school friends of mine.

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-Hefin and John from junior school,

-Charlie from secondary school...

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-..and I knew Pws

-from his time with Y Tebot Piws.

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-I knew all these lads...

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-..and they persuaded me

-to ditch folk...

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-..for rock'n'roll.

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-# Hot thing, hot thing,

-where are you going? #

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-I sang with both groups for a while.

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-It was a very busy time in my life.

-I didn't see much of college.

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-I was in other colleges

-more than I was in my own!

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-# Hot thing, hot thing,

-what about me? #

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-I've very fond memories

-of being with those lads.

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-It was quite an introverted

-experience, to be honest...

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-..because we had in jokes,

-we lived together...

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-..and travelled together.

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-That camaraderie and fun bound us.

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-We were very privileged.

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-In 1973 we went to London...

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-..to record

-Hen Ffordd Gymreig O Fyw.

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-Much of my contribution

-to that album...

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-..belonged to this era too.

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-Songs like Derwen-Gam, Pishyn...

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-..and Mr Duw...

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-..were part of this era at the camp.

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-# "Ysbryd Y Nos" by Edward H Dafis #

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-# When night-time voices

-keep me awake

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-# And the empty whispers... #

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-I spent

-long periods of time alone...

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-..especially

-when I worked during the night.

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-I'd go for walks

-to get away from it all.

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-It was like something

-from another world up here.

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-# Come, spirit of the night #

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-Ysbryd Y Nos

-is inspired by the island.

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-"Waves crash over the silver shells,

-rustling in its silk livery."

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-I imagined a beautiful spirit.

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-# Rustling in its silk livery #

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-This is where...

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-..that spirit exists,

-on Ynys Lochtyn.

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-The origins of that song are here.

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-# Spirit of the night

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-# Come to me now

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-# Allay the fears

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-# Before the dawn

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-# Extinguish the darkness

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-# Bring me day

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-# Set me free from the night #

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-Despite

-its plain and simple exterior...

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-..it's an incredibly important venue

-in Wales' cultural history.

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-I came to Theatr Felinfach in 1977.

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-I'd been teaching

-nearby in Aberaeron...

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-..for some years as a drama teacher.

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-The ticket booth's moved.

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-I fulfilled the role of manager,

-in actual fact...

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-..though that wasn't

-my official job title.

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-I was a lecturer

-and a theatre supervisor.

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-It was my role to oversee

-the educational provisions here...

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-..to organize the timetable...

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-..and run the theatre

-from day to day.

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-When I came here for the first time,

-I didn't realize its importance.

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-I saw things differently, at first.

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-I hoped to attract

-a variety of big companies here...

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-..and give people

-a theatrical experience.

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-But I soon realized

-that wasn't the theatre's purpose.

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-It was an educational facility.

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-It provided

-an education through theatre.

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-It also

-maintained the tradition...

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-..that had existed for decades.

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-The theatrical tradition

-in the Aeron Valley.

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-In addition to that,

-it was a social centre.

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-People liked coming here...

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-..to discuss things.

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-People are important here.

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-There's not much room in here...

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-..for a sizable cast.

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-This was the dressing room...

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-..where people applied their make-up

-and got dressed.

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-This room was crammed with people.

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-As you can see,

-it's not a big room, by a long way.

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-I remember it being

-a hive of activity.

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-Hello. How are you?

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-This place hasn't changed.

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-Still feels exactly the same.

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-I can still see the performances

-through the glass...

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-..and see the actors

-running through here...

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-.from one side of the theatre

-to the other.

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-I can see them

-climbing the ladder into the roof.

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-The place was so popular.

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-Families would come here.

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-You'd worry yourself silly

-during some performances...

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-..because

-we never turned anyone away.

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-Three or four people

-would be sitting on the steps...

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-..in addition to the seats

-on both sides.

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-It was irresponsible, in a way...

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-..but what could you do?

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-This special room...

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-..brings back memories for me.

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-A pretty awful photograph

-was taken of me in here...

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-..in front of a brand new desk...

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-..that I'd somehow

-found the funds for!

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-You have to change the technology

-from time to time.

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-But I'm pleased to say...

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-..they haven't changed the paint,

-the shelves and a few other things.

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-I still recognize a few bits...

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-..40 years on!

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-While I worked here at Felinfach...

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-..I bought the Ffostrasol Arms.

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-I was running that business too...

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-..which was difficult.

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-Some nights, I'd leave here at

-11.00pm, drive back to Ffostrasol...

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-..and I remember the corner

-in Ffostrasol.

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-I'd pray

-that the car park was empty...

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-..and that the lights

-were turned off in the pub.

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-However, nine times out of 10

-the place was heaving.

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-After my shift here,

-I'd work a late shift in the pub...

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-..but don't tell the police!

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-If we want

-the Welsh language to survive...

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-..then communities

-such as rural communities...

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-..are important to maintain.

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-Without a community

-there's no continuation.

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-That's one of the reasons

-I moved to Ceredigion...

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-..in the first place.

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-I was inspired to come here.

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-As someone who'd seen a decline

-in the Welsh language...

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-..in my own locality...

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-..I had the chance to live in

-a Welsh-speaking community here.

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-Edward H, Ac Eraill...

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-..all my musical work...

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-..in addition to the pub...

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-..as well as this place,

-to all intents and purposes...

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-..were all part

-of this philosophy I upheld.

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-A very practical philosophy...

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-..of promoting the Welsh language

-through business, music...

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-..and leading an enterprise

-within a community.

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-# Oh, it's so difficult

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-# To say farewell

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-# Farewell #

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-I regret leaving here at times...

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-..because

-I really miss the community...

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-..and living

-in a Welsh-speaking community.

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-Living in Derwen-Gam...

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-..and running the Ffostrasol Arms

-meant that I led a full life.

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-I very much cherish the time

-I spent at Felinfach.

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-# Farewell

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-# Farewell #

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-After leaving Felinfach

-I moved to Cardiff...

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-..then Pontypridd

-before moving to Talley.

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-It's funny how life turns out.

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-A man often returns to his roots.

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-I'm back in my locality...

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-..in Baglan Bay near Port Talbot.

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-I've returned

-because the place is part of me.

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-It's hard to turn your back...

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-..on your roots.

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