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0:00:03 > 0:00:06- Shwmae! - I'm Sion Tomos Owen, a Rhondda boy.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12- I love it here. It's full of - possibilities for artists like me.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- I always look for different ways - of portraying the valley in my work.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- During the series, I'll speak - to lots of interesting people.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- I'll paint pictures reflecting - what the valley is really like.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- I'll put them together - to create a big new map...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- ..of the lives - of the Rhondda people.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- The Rhondda Heritage Park...
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- ..in the shadow - of the valley's last mine wheel.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- It's an obvious and apt place - to draw my first picture.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- Off we go then.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Though I don't want to be cliched...
0:01:14 > 0:01:19- ..you can't talk about the valley's - history without talking about coal.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- When you enter the valley...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- ..the first thing you see - is the big red wheel...
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- ..in the heritage park as you come - through Trehafod and into Porth.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- It's what a lot of people - associate with the Rhondda.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43- Every street is different but these - are your classic terraced houses.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- Two up, two down.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- As it's based on - the top of the valley...
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- ..I'd say - it's Brook Street in Blaenrhondda.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- They're quite small.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- From small houses - to my small family.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- I'm back - in the family home in Treorchy...
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- ..with Mam, Dad and my brother Dan.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- You saw them in the first series.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Mam is now retired.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- But she has plenty of work - looking after these two.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- What did they think of - the programme? Dad wasn't happy.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28- Why?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- People were coming here - and having a look around!
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- When you saw a camera crew, what - did you think they were going to do?
0:02:35 > 0:02:36- I didn't mean that.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- You said you didn't think - anyone would watch it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43- You didn't think people would watch.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- You didn't think people would watch.- - No, what I said was...
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- ..I thought it was a background - to a history for yourself.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50- It was.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- It was.- - Not an in-depth look at the family.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- And, I let the side down 'cos - I can't speak Welsh as well as you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- No, the main thing people liked - was that you could converse in both.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- That it was a bilingual discussion.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- In the show, we showed people - who spoke Welsh and English.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Most of the time, - the people who spoke English...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- ..could understand the conversation - and chip in, like you did.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22- They liked the scenery.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- They liked the scenery.- - Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- I think they were just nosy, - looking at the house!
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- People like to see - if they know people on telly.
0:03:33 > 0:03:33- Oh, yeah.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Oh, yeah.- - Or to see themselves.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- If someone walked past Vous - when you were filming...
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- ..they'd say "I was on that."
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- I know that when we filmed - in The Lion, they were livid...
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- ..because they were howling.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- They were gutted.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57- When I went out, people were saying, - "Pobol y Rhondda, innit."
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- "You're good at presenting."
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- "Wasn't me, bud. My brother."
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- A couple of people have said that.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Guess what the biggest change - has been for me since last year.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Oh, hubcap!
0:04:11 > 0:04:12- Hubcap off.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- If you saw the first series...
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- ..you'd know that Becky and I - have had a daughter.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Who are you?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34- Since then...
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- ..Eira Lily has filled almost - every hour of the day, and night.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- It's a lot better than I expected.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- Some babies cry all night - and don't sleep.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- But she sleeps well.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- She plays well too. Don't you?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- She does usually.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- What do you want? - Do you want to come up?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- At the moment, she wants to stand up - and walk everywhere.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- She's happy walking.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- She's trying to talk.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- She likes to clap.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15- Clap hands?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Wave?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Or make Dadi look silly on TV?
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- Hiya!
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Ooh, a book.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- I know everyone says - their child is clever...
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- ..but she seems to be - enjoying books.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- Giving her a book is the only thing - that keeps her quiet.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- She likes singing too.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- I wanted her to like jazz - but she doesn't like jazz.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- She cries, - which makes her mum very happy.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55- Who's that?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- She likes to take photos. - We take a lot of photos.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04- We post a lot.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- Once, when we hadn't done it - for a while...
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- ..people in the Post Office - were saying...
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- .."Why haven't you put another - video up? Put more videos up."
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- I said, "Of what?"
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- "Not of you, is it. Of Eira."
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- A couple of people know her - down the street.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- They ignore me - and just talk to Eira.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- She waves at everyone.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Crossing the road.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- For Eira's first birthday, - I wanted to do something different.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Something I'd have forever...
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- ..and something that would - hopefully be important for Eira too.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- I think I found the answer.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- I wanted to have the tattoo - after Eira was born.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- The symbol of a snowflake - looks nice. (Eira is snow in Welsh).
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- So I started to design - different snowflakes.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- I wanted to add stuff to it too.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- When I was in school, loads of boys - were obsessed with tattoos.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- I've always wanted one.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- Another family member has a tattoo - - Dan.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- He had his done when he was 14.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- But he's always looked quite old.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- I remember him coming home, - blushing a little...
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- ..with a smile on his face.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- I asked, "What's wrong with you?"
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- "I've had a tattoo!"
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- He turned round, bent over, - dropped his trousers...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- ..and showed his tattoo - on his bum cheek!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- I just thought, "My brother's - cooler than me already."
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- It did look brilliant.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- A lot of friends - don't expect me to have one.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- I'm going to have one though - - I know which one I want.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- Shwmae!
0:08:11 > 0:08:12- Alright?
0:08:12 > 0:08:13- Alright?- - Good, thanks.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Gavin and I were at school together.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- He opened this tattoo shop - in Ton Pentre five years ago.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- He travels to Japan regularly - for training.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- I'm in safe hands therefore.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- You have options.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- I'm a bit nervous...
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- ..because I can see the ink - and stuff.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- It's like being at the barber's.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- It's like being at the barber's.- - A little.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Cleaning the skin.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- As you said, - as long as it looks good.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- Are you ready?
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- Yes.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05- No longer a virgin!
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- How does it feel?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- It's odd. It isn't how I expected.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- So the blob goes down...
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- ..and then you make the hole - and it absorbs.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- So it goes in the holes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- So it goes in the holes.- - It's osmosis.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- So the needle goes in the skin.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- When it comes out, - the skin closes...
0:09:34 > 0:09:35- It closes on the ink.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- It pulls the ink into the hole.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Have you ever refused to do any?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- That's a difficult question.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- I'm not...
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- I'm not wearing it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- So you're not prejudiced - towards the design.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I try not to be but it's hard...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- ..because it's my reputation - on the line.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07- A tattoo - - you're taking it to the grave.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- I'm really pleased with it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- It's a lot better than - what I envisaged when I designed it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- There we are. OK.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Just going to clean it up.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- Cool!
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- It's hard thinking about it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Two hours ago, - there was nothing there.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Now there is something - and it's permanent.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- Hopefully, anyway.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33- Hopefully, anyway.- - Yes.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- Welcome to the team.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- The Black Gold gang.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Yeah. I'm part of the tribe.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- Thank you.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Cracking.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- In the next part, I'll try to keep - these bonkers lot in check.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- I'll carry on painting - in the Heritage Park...
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- ..and I'll impersonate Frank Sinatra - with The DB Big Band.
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0:11:24 > 0:11:28- During the series, I will paint - seven different pictures...
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- ..which will create a big new map - of the Rhondda.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- This part - represents Penpych mountain...
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- ..with its roots - deep underground...
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- ..down to the coal itself.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- But it's people that make a place.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- The faces that flow like a waterfall - down the mountain...
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- ..represents the people - who make the Rhondda what it is.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Up to Treherbert next - in the upper part of Rhondda Fawr.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- I'm meeting Rhian Jones - and her furry friends.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08- Hello! Come in.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- Hello! Come in.- - Thank you.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Come and meet the dogs.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- Are there lots here?
0:12:14 > 0:12:15- Are there lots here?- - Only three today.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16- Flippin' 'eck!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Flippin' 'eck!- - Back! Back.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20- You're alright.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- They're fine.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23- Yeah?!
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- Hello!
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- He's off already!
0:12:28 > 0:12:29- He's off already!- - He's seen the mice.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- There are mice there.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- In her home, Rhian runs - Doctor Dolittle's Dog Grooming.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- She looks after dogs - when their owners go on holiday.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- These dogs definitely seem - very much at home here.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- The people come for a meet and greet - first of all.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- They bring the dog, - look at the house and talk to me.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- We check if my dogs - are OK with their dog.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- Do they leave dietary tips - or say you have to do this or that?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- There are lots of forms - for them to fill in.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- I go over them.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18- They fill in what the dog eats, - when it eats...
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- ..any medicine they take, - whether they bite.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23- Anything.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- The more I know, - the better it is for the dog.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- One person wrote three A4 sides!
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- "My dog s***s. My dog does this."
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Everything!
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- I just need to know the basics - so I know what to do.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Is it hard to stop them - running about?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Or do you let them do it?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- There are baby gates - around the place.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- So if you're making food...
0:13:48 > 0:13:49- Even for Beau?!
0:13:49 > 0:13:50- Even for Beau?!- - Oh, yeah.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- I saw a trampoline. - They don't go on that, do they?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Oh, yeah. - A lot go on the trampoline.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- I was on it yesterday thinking - I'd have peace and quiet.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- No, the Labrador went boing - and landed on top of me!
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- I was trying to go through my diary - and the Labrador was sitting on me.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Come here! Lie down!
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Come on. Grub's up.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Mealtimes are hard - because they want to swap.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- You have to stand over them - or have one in every room.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- When you're eating chips, - someone else's chips are nicer.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- After having a bellyful of food, - the dogs are bursting to go out.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- But who's leading who?!
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- It might be better to let her - walk through the door...
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- ..because - she'll pull you through it!
0:14:49 > 0:14:50- Which way?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- After all that, time for a rest.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- A chance for us to look over - the highest part of the valley.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- That's the basin.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Penpych, Blaencwm and Blaenrhondda.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Are Pixie Bridge and the station - down there?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- Pixie Bridge is behind that tree.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26- Pixie Bridge is behind that tree.- - Right.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Pixie Bridge goes up towards - that big black crack...
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- ..which we used to call - King Kong's Bum.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- There are two meanings - to the wheel in the picture.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- It represents the mine wheels, - the valley's past...
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- ..and inside it is an image - of the tattoo I have on my arm.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- That represents Eira - and the valley's future.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- I love all types of music.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- There are superb musicians - from the Rhondda.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Owain Harris is one of them.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- He's a music teacher and is also - the conductor of this big band.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- # Almost Like Being in Love #
0:16:46 > 0:16:51- # What a day this has been, - what a rare mood I'm in
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- # Yes, it's almost - like being in love #
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- Owain, I've just heard - The Dave Barry Big Band.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- No, it's been renamed - - we're now The DB Big Band.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- We used to be called Dave Barry.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- Barry is over there somewhere - and Dave has now left the band.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- They started the band.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Were you a founding member?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Were you a founding member?- - Yes, in 2003.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- I played with some of the men - in the band some years before...
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- ..while I was still at school, - in 1995/96.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- The band was formed - out of another band in 2003.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- It's me and two or three others that - are left from the original band.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34- 154, sing, sing, sing!
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- We don't have a committee - in contrast to other brass bands.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- That was decided - in the first rehearsal.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42- You're a democracy.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43- You're a democracy.- - Of sorts.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- It's a dictatorship/democracy! - Somewhere in the middle!
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- # Sing, Sing, Sing #
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Are there professional musicians - in the band?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Yes - some are teachers, - some have retired...
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- ..there are lorry drivers, insurance - salesmen and college lecturers too.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Does the repertoire change - according to who's in the band?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- Or does it change with the times?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Or does it change with the times?- - It changes with time.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26- It depends.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- We play Lady Gaga - and stuff like that.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30- It varies.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- We try and play - a bit of whatever's current...
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- ..especially when we do weddings...
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- ..and corporate gigs - in Cardiff and so on.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- We have to vary what we do.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- People still love swing music.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Claire, how did you end up - singing with The DB Band?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Owain and I - had been friends for years.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- He said he was playing in a band - but they had no singer...
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- ..and asked if I was willing - to sing with them one evening.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- I replied, "Brilliant. - What type of band is it?"
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- "A big band."
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- I said, "What?!" It's - a 17-piece big band. "Yeah, OK."
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- I've been with the band - just about from when it started.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- I've seen the band - grow, develop and improve.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- # And I learned how to carry on
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- # And so you're back - from outer space #
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- It's quite a shock when you sing...
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- ..because the sound hits the back - of your head and you think, "Wow."
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- It's a wall of sound.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- It's a great experience. - It's brilliant.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44- # Go on now, go
0:19:44 > 0:19:45- # Walk out the door #
0:19:46 > 0:19:47- I was raised in Porth.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Mam and Dad live in Porth. - All my family live in the Rhondda.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- I'm a Valleys girl through - and through and proud of it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Have you had any memorable gigs - - good or bad?
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Yeah, we've played - at grand country houses in England.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- You just sit there thinking, - "Why are we here?"
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- I remember once walking in and quite - a posh Englishman says to us...
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- .."My, how have you managed - to cobble together...
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- "..such a group of musicians - from the Valleys?"
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- We just sat there smiling, thinking, - "OK, they're paying us."
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- But, yeah...
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Is there a chance - I could play with you?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- I can sing but I've never sung - in such a big band.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- No problem, yeah.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Choose a song. It'll be fun.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- What do you fancy?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- I like singing - Frankie and Deano numbers.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Frank Sinatra. New York, New York?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Frank Sinatra. New York, New York?- - Yeah, or That's Life.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- We'll do That's Life. - It has a nice guitar solo too.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- # That's life
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- # That's what all the people say
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- # Some... Riding high in April, - shot down in May
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- # But I know - I'm not gonna change that tune
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- # When I'm back on top, - back on top in June
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- # I said, that's life
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- # And as funny as it may seem
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- # Some people get their kicks - stompin' on a dream
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- # But I don't let it, - let it get me down
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- # 'Cos this fine old world - it just keeps spinnin' around #
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- I'm quite happy with it - now it's finished.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- I'd be forever touching it up - if I stayed here.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59- I'm pleased with it.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- It looks like - how I wanted it to look.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- # And I can't deny it
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- # Many times - I thought of cuttin' out
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- # But my heart - just ain't gonna buy it
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- # But if there's nothing shakin' - come this here July
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- # I'm gonna roll myself up - in a big ball
0:22:21 > 0:22:29- # And die
0:22:30 > 0:22:37- # My, my #
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