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0:00:05 > 0:00:09- The Cnapan Folk Festival - began in 1985.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- It was the dream of a small gang - from the Ffostrasol area.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- By the mid-nineties, - it drew a crowd of 6,000.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- I was selling tickets.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- I didn't have enough pockets, - my jeans were full.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- I had a load of money. - I stuffed it down my bra!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- It was run by volunteers.
0:00:35 > 0:00:41- They wanted to hear, and share, - their passion for folk music.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- The Cnapan grew - into a national festival.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- People and bands - came from far and wide.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- It caught people's imagination.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55- It's not a village festival, - but the whole valley.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- We can say it's Wales's festival.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- We can say it's Wales's festival.- - By 2000, it was all over.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- But the memories are still alive.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- I still meet people who say, - "Do you remember the Cnapan?"
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- There was a brilliant atmosphere...
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- ..throughout the years.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- I can't believe it's over.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- A big festival like the Cnapan - on your doorstep...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- ..would leave its mark!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- The Cnapan started 30 years ago.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35- Let's celebrate and remember - Wales's biggest folk festival.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- Why Ffostrasol? I don't know.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59- If you didn't go, you wouldn't - have any idea what it was like.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Ffostrasol is a small village - in south Ceredigion.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- It has a pub, garage and shop.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- The A487 goes through the middle.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Most people drive through it, - unless they have a reason to stop.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21- It's smaller than Llanerfyl. - That's saying something!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- But there was a pub in the middle.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- People were all over the place...
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- ..in the pub...
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- ..pouring out of the pub.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- The shed was full.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- It was great that it was - in the middle of nowhere.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- The village - and surrounding rural areas...
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- ..are steeped - in cultural activities.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- That was especially true - in the early eighties.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Ffostrasol was ready - for something big.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- We'd held a number - of small events over the years.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- A crowd of us - were involved in those.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- They were not ambitious evenings.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- There was a folk club in Ffostrasol.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- We formed Cainc...
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- ..and invited the likes - of Plethyn and Dafydd Iwan...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- ..to perform on local stages.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- There was a folk club in Ffostrasol.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Emyr Llywelyn, who we - knew as Emyr Llew, ran it...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- ..and Elfed Lewis.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- We had daft eisteddfodau - and folk evenings.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- The Ffostrasol folk club - planted the seed.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- People were familiar - with folk groups.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- That's why it was so successful.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- I think it was Gwyndaf Roberts...
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- ..who had the original idea.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Elfed Lewis, my brother Dai...
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- ..Ian ap Dewi and Garnon - became involved.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- We started the festival.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- By the early eighties, Ar Log - had performed in folk festivals...
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- ..across Europe and North America.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- We saw the need for - a Celtic festival in Wales.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- The Dolgellau folk festival - had come to an end.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- A small crowd had organized - folk evenings in Ceredigion...
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- ..under the name of Cainc.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- My brother-in-law, Dai Thomas, - was one of the founders.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47- I mentioned the idea to Dai. - He approached the Cainc team.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- The seed was planted, or - the acorn that grew into a big oak.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- The first time I became involved...
0:04:59 > 0:05:05- ..was when were folding Y Gambo, - the local paper.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- I popped in to Brynhoffnant Inn...
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- ..on my way home - from folding Y Gambo.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- We set our sights high.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- It wouldn't be one concert...
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- ..but over two nights - and we'd call it a festival.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Where could it be held?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- We decided to go - to Drefach Felindre.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- There was an old wool factory - in Drefach Felindre.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- It had become - a leisure centre of sorts.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- And it was in this - unremarkable building...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- ..that the first - Cnapan Folk Festival was held.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- The first group was Gwergan.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- They were young people - from the village.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- My children, Ryland and Tracy, - were performers.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Tracy and Bob - live in Newcastle Emlyn.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Garnon's daughter Tracy - went to every Cnapan.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- She performed in the first - with Gwergan.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Who is that with the frizzy hair?
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- That's me! I used to play - the flute in the band.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20- You know him.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- You know him.- - Young Ryland.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27- That's my brother. He used - to do all the talking, as usual!
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Some things never change.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Huw Chiswell is on Friday.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- And we have Ar Log and Dafydd Iwan.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- A committee member - had the original idea...
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- ..of composing a ballad.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- I would teach the youngsters - to sing it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- That's what they did - upon announcing the festival.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- # Dear friends, - every child and all people
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- # We have treats, we have treats
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- # We have treats in store for you #
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- As well as the young band, - Gwergan...
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- ..major artistes performed - in Drefach Felindre...
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- ..during the early years.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- They included Meic Stevens, - Ar Log and Dafydd Iwan.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- The evening was held in two rooms.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33- I reached the finale in one room...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- ..and everyone cheered...
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- ..then I started - from the beginning...
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- ..and tried to achieve it again.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- It was a little strange.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- There were two performances - in the same building.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- But it had started.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- You could sense its potential.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- There was a buzz about it.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Soon, the Drefach Felindre centre - was too small.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- In 1988, - they moved to this unusual building.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- It would be home to the festival - for many years.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Ian, you're on the committee.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- It's the first time it's come - to Ffostrasol. Is it a good move?
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- It looks like it. - There are more people here.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- It's bigger than Drefach Felindre.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- Dad said in a meeting - in the pub in Ffostrasol...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- .."What about the big shed - in Ffostrasol?"
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- A shed!
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- Everybody laughed and said, - "The shed? What's wrong with you?!"
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- But that's what they did.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- The locals called - the shed the pavilion.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- It was a farm shed.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- It became important - to the villagers.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14- Were you there last night?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Were you there last night?- - It was a great night. Brilliant.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17- Who was the best?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Who was the best?- - I enjoyed Bwchadanas.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- # I hear talk on the street
0:10:24 > 0:10:29- # About burning tollgates - in the South
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- # If you meet a Tory, - tell them you're Rebecca
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- # If you meet a Tory, - tell them you're Rebecca #
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- I remember the big shed.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52- It was a fertilizer shed - belonging to a local farm.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- What is the shed used for?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- To store fertilizer...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- ..to store manure!
0:10:59 > 0:11:00- What sort of fertilizer?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- What sort of fertilizer?- - Good dry dung.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- # Rebecca #
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- I remember thinking, - "OK. It's a manure shed!"
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- The bar was at the far end.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- It was feared the audience - would stay in the bar area.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25- But people came from the bar with - their pints to listen to the music.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- The atmosphere was great.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- In a short time...
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- ..the unique pavilion - became a major stage...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- ..for traditional music.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- It wasn't just bands from Wales.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- The Fureys from Dublin performed...
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- ..Americas Morena from Chile - and De Dannan.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- Professional groups - like De Dannan and Runrig...
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- ..were used to performing - on major world stages.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- They enjoyed coming to the Cnapan.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- They enjoyed coming to the Cnapan.- - They enjoyed the craic.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- The bands and audience - got bigger every year.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- The festival grew faster - than anyone dreamed.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- This year...
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- ..we had to hire a large tent...
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- ..to cater for the number of seats - we hoped for.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- We're up to 1500 seats.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- It's astonishing - how it's grown over the years.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- We never thought - it would grow so fast.
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0:13:13 > 0:13:18- # DJ, Saunders and Valentine - ignited the fire
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- # The fire in the North - extended to the South
0:13:23 > 0:13:28- # A fire that reached everywhere
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- # Let's start a fire - like the fire in Llyn #
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Sing louder!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- # Let's start a fire - like the fire in Llyn #
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- A small enthusiastic group - started the Cnapan Festival.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- In the mid-eighties, - the idea caught on quickly.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- The vision was simple - from the start.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- The aim is to promote - the folk culture of Wales.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- This corner of Wales - is steeped in folk tradition.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- It's in Ffostrasol - and the Teifi Valley.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- It's a Welsh-speaking area.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- It's a rural, agricultural area.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- We start in September for - the following year's festival.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- We meet once a month - in the early stages.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- As the date comes nearer, - we meet every fortnight.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- I try to attend the sub-committees, - too.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Yes, there was a need - for a committee.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Where else would they meet, - but the village pub?
0:14:36 > 0:14:41- We had all sorts - of rules and ideas.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- We were adamant about one thing...
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- ..that the performers - should be folk musicians.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- How do you define folk music?
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- I was the Cnapan - minutes committee secretary.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- It was hard work.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- We had one festival rule.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- The meetings - should never exceed two hours.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- The committees lasted - three to three and a half hours.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- I kept the minutes.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- And I daren't be incorrect!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Others remember them differently.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- They didn't always agree, - not by a mile!
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- The most heated arguments - were which bands to invite.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- They'd fit in the festival.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- I'm not saying they're boring. - They don't suit a folk festival.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- It was fun. - There was a lot of leg-pulling.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47- Jokes flew round. - People laughed at certain ideas.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- Going to meetings - was entertaining in itself.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- Organizing the festival - took up a lot of our time.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- It was something to do - on cold, winter nights.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Yes.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- Cynyr Ifan's parents were - on the committee.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- The Cnapan was an important part - in his childhood.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- A month before the festival, - Ffostrasol was like a second home.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- I was there every night of the week, - doing this and that.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- The festival build-up - was a daily occurrence.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- The Cnapan committee was lucky...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- ..that so many villagers...
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- ..could help the Cnapan.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- The village became one big family.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- Neighbouring villages - were also involved...
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- ..places like Newcastle Emlyn.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- So many could help.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- On the Saturday, - when thousands arrived...
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- ..I realized the festival - belonged to more than just Wales.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- People came from Germany.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- In the early nineties, - the festival hired a large tent.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- The shed was a bar.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- But local volunteers - did all the organizing.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- During the weekend, you'd see - someone like Dai Erw Lon...
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- ..who had spent weeks - building the stage...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- ..with pallets.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- It was a huge thing for him. - He was so proud of it.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- We lost Dai in 2011.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- He built the stage.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- He was very proud of the Cnapan.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10- Often, that's all he talked about.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- He lived for it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Local people are involved - in the arrangements...
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- ..the stewarding - and anything that needs doing.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- That unites us.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- It gives us a buzz.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- The children have cleaned the seats.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- They're glad they can help.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- It's nice to see. - They are the future.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- When they're older, - they'll be on the committee, too.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Fair play to you, Gethin. - When did you start?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Half an hour ago.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- How long does it take to do a chair?
0:19:01 > 0:19:02- How long does it take to do a chair?- - One minute.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- How many chairs are there?
0:19:05 > 0:19:05- I don't know.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- I don't know.- - Two thousand.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- How long will that take you?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Get to work! - You're doing a great job.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- It's not just the gigs - that grew bigger.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- There were more and more - events every year.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25- Folk dancing.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Folk dancing.- - A barn dance.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- There were family activities - on Saturday afternoon.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- There were local poets. - Ffostrasol is famous for bards.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- We thought - of having a poetry contest.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- Running round the village.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Running round the village.- - Yes, the Cnapan race.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- There were tens of runners, - adults and children.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- I never entered the Cnapan race.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- How are you, Hywel?
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- There was a lecture. - There was something for everyone.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- Have you bought a new car?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- It's the same old banger.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- People wanted to include sports. - We had the Cnapan race and game.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- This is the Cnapan game.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- This is the Cnapan game.- - The Cnapan game became a big event.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- Professional players took part.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Many of the village boys...
0:20:32 > 0:20:38- ..pupils from Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi - and several schools played the game.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- The old Cnapan game - gave the festival its name.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- When we first met, - we didn't have a name.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- We considered a name - for a week or two.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- The Cnapan game - was played in Llandysul.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- There was a football game - between Llandysul and Llanwenog.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- They kicked a bladder - from one parish to the other.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- They chased on horseback. - It was a rugby football game.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- The winner was the team who reached - the parish church first.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- They stopped after a player - was killed. It was a rough game.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- We witnessed a brutal tackle.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- It ended in a hospital visit - and four stitches for one player.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- But it didn't stop the play.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- If the Cnapan game - was brutal and hard...
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- ..the festival itself - was completely different.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- The welcome was incredibly warm.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Good morning. Have you got any milk?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- One year, I had the job - of selling milk on the campsite.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- Good morning. Do you need milk?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Good morning. Do you need milk?- - A couple of gallons!
0:21:54 > 0:21:59- They were glad to see me. - People were thirsty in the morning!
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- They were hungry, too.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- What I looked forward to the most, - from Cnapan to Cnapan...
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- ..was meeting old friends.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- They were like the Cnapan deacons.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- They came to the house...
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- ..or they'd stay - where they usually stayed...
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- ..people like Gwyn Sion Ifan.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33- From the moment I arrived, - I could say, "I'm here."
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- I knew I'd have fun from - the moment I arrived to when I left.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- # The violets
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- # Are scenting the woods
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- # Maggie
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- # Displaying their charm
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- # To the bees #
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- There's nothing like music - for drawing people together.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- The Cnapan did that in abundance.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- There was such - a diversity of cultures playing...
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- ..within these two days.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- It was a two day event, wasn't it?
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- The Cnapan brought - the people of Wales closer together.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Some closer than others!
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- I went for the music - and to enjoy myself with friends.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- I came back with a bit more - than a hangover, didn't I, Marc?
0:23:31 > 0:23:36- People from North - and South Wales met.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- I met someone - who had come the furthest!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Are you talking about me?
0:23:43 > 0:23:44- Are you talking about me?- - No!
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- # When I first said I love
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- # Only you
0:23:57 > 0:23:58- # Maggie
0:23:59 > 0:24:04- # And you said you loved only me #
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0:24:10 > 0:24:14- People from far away came - to know the way to Ffostrasol...
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- ..a small village - in rural South Ceredigion.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Thousands came from - all over Wales and further afield.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- I've arrived today from Bourne End, - just outside London.
0:24:28 > 0:24:28- Aberystwyth.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29- Aberystwyth.- - Aberystwyth.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30- Aberystwyth.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- Eglwysbach, North Wales.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34- Eglwysbach, North Wales.- - Holland.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35- From Amsterdam.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- I'd say...
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- ..that many couples - met in the Cnapan.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45- I know a few.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- They first met in the Cnapan - and never looked back.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- We've been married for 25 years - to last Monday, in August.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- We probably wouldn't have met, - if not for the Cnapan.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- It was a bit of a dating agency.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- It's not only us who met there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- I came down in 1994.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- We finished the shearing - and had a free weekend.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- I hadn't heard of the Cnapan.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- I was taken aback - when I saw its size.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- The park was full of buses, - mainly from South Wales.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- I remember talking - to lads from Tumble...
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- ..and drinking a lot of beer.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Several relationships began.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Quite a few began in the Cnapan.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38- And consequences of relationships.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- And consequences of relationships.- - There were several Cnapan babies.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- In the evening, I met Anwen.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- The rest is history, as they say.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- The legacy of the Cnapan - varies from person to person.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- But if you asked Anwen and Rhodri, - the answer is clear.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01- Good question.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02- Good question.- - Yes!
0:26:03 > 0:26:04- Four children!
0:26:05 > 0:26:06- Yes, in a way.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Because of the Cnapan, I met you.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11- Yes.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12- Otherwise...
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- ..we wouldn't have met.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- One of the founders - had an addition to the family too.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- One important thing - that happened in the Cnapan...
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- ..was that I got a son-in-law...
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- ..Bob Pinkman.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- Yes, I first met Tracy - in her Dad's shower.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- I'll rephrase that!
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- Bob Pinkman was a bagpiper in - a Celtic rock band from Scotland...
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- ..when he came to Ffostrasol.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- The Tartan Amoebas - had played there before.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- Their second visit - meant more to Bob.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- We travelled overnight.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- We were quite knackered - and a bit smelly.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- Tracy's Dad offered us - the use of his shower in his house.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- We had a kind of ferry service - going up and down through his house.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12- I was last.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- I took a long time in the shower.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- But then I was smelling nicer.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- I must have been smelling OK.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24- Sorry!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- It must have did the trick!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- We arrived about lunchtime.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- We had a few lemonades, - as one does, with friends.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Catrin and I arrived late. - We'd lost our way.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- The rain was terrible. - We both had pakamacs.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- We hid a few stubbies - in the pockets.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- Dafydd Iwan sang - to close the evening.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- Maybe we drank the stubbies - a bit too quickly.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- My friend and I saw these two girls - in their pakamacs and thought...
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- "..They're lovely."
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- # To battle, to battle!
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- # Come, Welsh people old and young #
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- We went to talk to them.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- I wasn't sure if they were Welsh - or from another country.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38- They were Northwalians. They might - as well have been from abroad.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- I didn't understand - a word they said.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43- That's how it began.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- We met - and Dafydd Iwan gets the blame!
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Maybe it was the beer, - not Dafydd Iwan.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- OK.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- # Come, Welsh people old and young
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- # Come to battle
0:29:01 > 0:29:07- # To battle! #
0:29:07 > 0:29:08- Shwmai!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- It's nice to be here.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Some people came just - to see Dafydd Iwan.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- But they also saw bands - they might never have seen.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- I know people came - to see Dafydd Iwan...
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- ..but enjoyed other bands too.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- They saw bands - from other countries...
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- ..Scotland, Ireland, - and from all over the world.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- It was a kind of education.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- It shows what can happen, - by listening to folk singing.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- # Pigeon On The Gate #
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- People are bonkers - about folk singing.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- Everyone has been besotted - since the festival began.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- More people come to the festival.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- They hear instrumentalists. - It gets in their blood.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- There are sessions - every Saturday night.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- It was once a month, - but that wasn't enough.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- # Pigeon On The Gate #
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- There is a folk music revival now.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- It hasn't happened overnight.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- That's thanks to many people.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- It was all voluntary work.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02- People did it because they wanted - to, and to move things forward.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- They wanted to raise awareness - and interest in Wales...
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- ..like in Ireland, - Scotland and Brittany.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Often, after a festival...
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- ..someone would come to the shop...
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- ..and ask, "Do you have a CD by - the band that played in the Cnapan?"
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- The festival - was a boost to our shop.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- The bands that played - in the heart of rural West Wales...
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- ..usually performed in cities - like Manchester or London.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- # And Ireland, long a province, be #
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- I remember bands from Ireland...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- ..like The Dubliners...
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- ..The Wolfe Tones and Altan, - world-famous folk bands.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- There were great performances - on a stage in a West Wales field...
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- ..a stone's throw - from where we lived.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- # Ring a ring a rosie
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- # As the light declines
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- # I remember Dublin City
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- # In the rare old times
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- # Fare thee well, sweet Anna Liffey
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- # I can no longer stay
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- # And watch the new glass cages
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- # That spring up around the quay
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- # My mind's too full of memories #
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Looking back on the Cnapan...
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- ..I have a few less - obvious memories...
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- ..but they're more special, somehow.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- The Dubliners stayed - at the Glanyrafon Arms, Talgarreg.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- They returned there - the second time...
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- ..because they liked - the place so much.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- They'd made a connection - with the people of Talgarreg.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- On Saturday afternoon, - they gave an informal concert...
0:33:12 > 0:33:17- ..for the Talgarreg Merched - Y Wawr branch in the village hall.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- Things like that are special.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Looking back, they're highpoints.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- Please welcome Dafydd Iwan!
0:33:26 > 0:33:31- But for many, the main attraction - came from closer to home.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- # Remember that old Prince Macsen
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- # Left our country as one
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- # Let's shout out - to all the nations #
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- For many, Dafydd Iwan - was the Cnapan.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- His patriotism and singing - were the spirit of the festival...
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- ..as it was for one - of the founders, Dai Ffostrasol.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- Dai lived for the Cnapan. - He was also a steward.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- His position was in front of the - stage, keeping an eye on the crowd.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Dai would lead the singing.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- He would sing lustily, - waving his arms.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15- Dai can be seen in most programmes - broadcast from the Cnapan.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- # Despite everything and everyone
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- # Despite everything and everyone
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- # We're still here today
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- # We're still here today #
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- The welcome and the spirit - of the local people are unique.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- It's a tradition now. - We know what to expect.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- It's growing, with a more - electrifying atmosphere every year.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- This isn't the place for new songs.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- At midnight, - they want the old favourites.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- # We're still here today
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- # We're still here today #
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- Tonight has gone marvellously...
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- ..and so has the whole week.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Tonight has been a great finale.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- I don't know where we go from here.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- It has grown so much.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- It's hard to imagine stepping back.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- It's hard to think - of the next step too.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13- It's marvellous.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14- It's worth all the work.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15- It's worth all the work.- - Yes.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- By the mid-nineties...
0:35:18 > 0:35:23- ..the huge tent in the village was - packed and was perhaps too small.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- A decision was made - that they'd have to leave.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- In 1996, the festival moved - to fields outside the village.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- We had to move...
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- ..because everything here - was too small.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44- Looking back...
0:35:45 > 0:35:50- ..it was probably a mistake to move - from the village to the new site.
0:35:50 > 0:35:50- .
0:35:54 > 0:35:54- Subtitles
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- "A chance to play and sing, - and enjoy interesting company
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- "Come now, great and small, - to the happy Cnapan festival"
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- # Mullquenny's Reel #
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Years after T Llew Jones - wrote his Englyn...
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- ..the Cnapan still - drew the crowds...
0:36:16 > 0:36:17- ..but now, at a new site.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- For many, the Cnapan means - Dafydd Iwan and the beer tent.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- But there's more to it than that.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- The weather was fine this year.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- It was good to see people - of all ages having fun in the sun.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- # The Woodstock Set #
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- Eleven years after the first - festival in Drefach Felindre...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- ..the Cnapan was huge.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- Thousands listened to bands - in a tent near Ffostrasol.
0:36:55 > 0:37:01- I think the most number of tickets - we sold for one event was 6,000.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- We reached almost 100,000 - in costs that year.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- When it moved to the new site...
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- ..wow, the tent was huge.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- I remember being amazed - at the bar, with 30 pumps.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- I'd never seen a bar like it.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- This song is about a frog - falling in love with a mouse.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- # A frog went for a walk #
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- Sian James sang - several times at the Cnapan...
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- ..and was always warmly welcomed - by everyone - or almost everyone.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- One performance stays in my memory.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- It was in the late nineties.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- # He asked if he could, - doo yoo addy oh #
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- We reached the new Cnapan site.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- # Doo yoo addy oh, dum dum oh #
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- Mabon and Gwern were - about six and four years old.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- They were playing - while we tried to set up.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18- Pwyll ap Sion, who was playing - with Dafydd Iwan to end the night...
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- ..said he'd keep an eye - on the boys and for us not to worry.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- We saw them with Pwyll at the front, - on top of the fence, cheering.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- Halfway through the set, when - I was talking to the audience...
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- ..I heard Mabon say...
0:38:36 > 0:38:37- "..Hey, Mam!
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- "When are we going home?"
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- I remember that clearly!
0:38:42 > 0:38:43- # Doo rum dum oh
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- # It's safer, doo yoo addy oh
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- # Doo addy dum dum oh #
0:38:51 > 0:38:57- The crowds and bands didn't tire. - They always came back for more.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Pipes player Davy Spillane - returned to the Cnapan...
0:39:01 > 0:39:06- ..years after his first visit - to the small stage in the village.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- I remember being here before.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13- I didn't recognize it the way you - have it now. It's hard to recognize.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14- It's changed quite a bit.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- It's changed quite a bit.- - Yes, enormous changes. Wonderful.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- # 12 Bar #
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- These are Meleri and Meinir, - with Rhian in the back.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54- How are you, girls?
0:39:54 > 0:39:55- Fine, thanks.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Who are you looking forward to see?
0:39:58 > 0:39:59- Dafydd Iwan.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00- Dafydd Iwan.- - Ysbryd Chouchen.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- They're very popular now.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- # Wales is angry
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- # Her spirit is afire #
0:40:12 > 0:40:17- The site changed, but the order - didn't, nor the highpoint.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- The end of the Cnapan wouldn't - be the same without Dafydd Iwan.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- # To battle, to battle #
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Dafydd Iwan closed - almost every festival.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29- Yes.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- He raised spirits. - Everyone was on their feet.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- There was a ramp - to go onstage that year.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- It was a piece of wood.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- Dafydd Iwan said to me...
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- "..You've put a ramp - in for me this year."
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- I think I said, - "Where's your wheelchair?"
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- He had retired the year before, - and the year before that!
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- But did Dafydd Iwan sing - in every Cnapan, as many think?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- My memory isn't what it was!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- I heard someone say - I wasn't there in 1996.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- I looked in my old diary.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15- It was a very interesting year. - There's no mention of the Cnapan.
0:41:15 > 0:41:21- # The vineyard entrusted to us
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- # We shall care for it
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- # We shall care for it #
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Dafydd Iwan closed - the festival in 2000.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- No-one thought - it would be the last festival.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- You can't recreate the 1990s now.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- Those special nights - and occasions...
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- ..when everything clicked into - place, the response was good...
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- ..and everything worked...
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- ..were unsurpassed.
0:41:57 > 0:42:05- # We shall care for it! #
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- I remember hearing the announcement - that the Cnapan would end...
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- ..and feeling very sad.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- It was a big disappointment.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- We missed it a great deal.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- We missed it a great deal.- - Yes.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- We did miss it, definitely.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29- It left a big gap.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- One almost thought, - "What do we do now?"
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- There was a great deal - of discussion when the Cnapan ended.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- There were many reasons for it.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46- Looking back, it was probably a - mistake to move from the village...
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- ..to the new site.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- In the village, - there was a great buzz.
0:42:55 > 0:43:00- The festival wasn't held at the - time of the Foot And Mouth outbreak.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- The site was an open field.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- No outdoor events - were held that year.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- We definitely lost momentum.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- After a year with no events...
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- ..we weren't able to restart it.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- It had reached a kind of pinnacle.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- It's almost inevitable, - when something has reached an end...
0:43:26 > 0:43:27- ..or summit, perhaps...
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- ..there was no other - way for it to go.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34- But I don't think - anyone could foresee that.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36- What I'm proud of...
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- ..is that young people here...
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- ..the Llangrannog area...
0:43:43 > 0:43:47- ..had embraced it - and started it themselves.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50- This happens in many places.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55- Music and folk festivals begin, - but on a smaller scale.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00- For seven years, we've held - a festival in Llangrannog...
0:44:00 > 0:44:01- ..Gwyl Nol A Mlan.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- It started on a very small scale.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- The aim of the festival, - as the name suggests...
0:44:09 > 0:44:13- ..is that people go back - and forth between pubs...
0:44:13 > 0:44:15- ..with music in both pubs.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19- It has developed, with a marquee - and a stage on the beach.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24- But the idea or gimmick is still - about going back and forth.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28- It's a small village. - There aren't many places to go to.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- We're not trying - to recreate the Cnapan.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33- But the aim is the same...
0:44:34 > 0:44:38- ..to present a cultural and musical - festival in this area...
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- ..South Ceredigion.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- As it happens, - all the six organizers...
0:44:47 > 0:44:49- ..grew up going to the Cnapan...
0:44:50 > 0:44:52- ..and experienced it.
0:44:52 > 0:44:57- Maybe that's the reason why - we decided to start our festival...
0:44:59 > 0:45:01- ..Gwyl Nol A Mlan.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07- There is no folk festival - in Ffostrasol now.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10- But folk music is still played here.
0:45:16 > 0:45:21- There's enough spirit here to hold - something like the Cnapan again.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26- Gwyl Nol A Mlan is an example - of a local show growing again.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30- We need a new spirit - and a younger generation...
0:45:30 > 0:45:32- ..to create a similar festival.
0:45:33 > 0:45:34- # Knickerbocker line
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- # Ladi ladi ladi
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- # Hock it on the chen
0:45:39 > 0:45:44- # Poacher, piper, - knickerbocker line #
0:45:48 > 0:45:49- APPLAUSE
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- The Cnapan grew - in a very special area...
0:45:53 > 0:45:56- ..because of people's enthusiasm.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01- A small crew had enough heart - to share their vision with others.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06- At the time, - it was regarded as natural.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09- It's only when looking back...
0:46:09 > 0:46:13- ..one realizes how valuable - their contribution was.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18- I didn't appreciate it enough.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22- It's hard to recreate - something similar.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- It came into being...
0:46:25 > 0:46:28- ..only because of a love for music.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33- People flocked to it.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37- At times, people didn't know what - that was, but it didn't matter.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40- We'll hold it in the shed.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- # 12 Bar #
0:47:41 > 0:47:43- S4C Subtitles by Gwead
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