Cofio'r Cnapan

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-The Cnapan Folk Festival

-began in 1985.

-It was the dream of a small gang

-from the Ffostrasol area.

-By the mid-nineties,

-it drew a crowd of 6,000.

-I was selling tickets.

-I didn't have enough pockets,

-my jeans were full.

-I had a load of money.

-I stuffed it down my bra!

-It was run by volunteers.

-They wanted to hear, and share,

-their passion for folk music.

-The Cnapan grew

-into a national festival.

-People and bands

-came from far and wide.

-It caught people's imagination.

-It's not a village festival,

-but the whole valley.

-We can say it's Wales's festival.

-We can say it's Wales's festival.

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-By 2000, it was all over.

-But the memories are still alive.

-I still meet people who say,

-"Do you remember the Cnapan?"

-There was a brilliant atmosphere...

-..throughout the years.

-I can't believe it's over.

-A big festival like the Cnapan

-on your doorstep...

-..would leave its mark!

-The Cnapan started 30 years ago.

-Let's celebrate and remember

-Wales's biggest folk festival.

-Why Ffostrasol? I don't know.

-If you didn't go, you wouldn't

-have any idea what it was like.

-Ffostrasol is a small village

-in south Ceredigion.

-It has a pub, garage and shop.

-The A487 goes through the middle.

-Most people drive through it,

-unless they have a reason to stop.

-It's smaller than Llanerfyl.

-That's saying something!

-But there was a pub in the middle.

-People were all over the place...

-..in the pub...

-..pouring out of the pub.

-The shed was full.

-It was great that it was

-in the middle of nowhere.

-The village

-and surrounding rural areas...

-..are steeped

-in cultural activities.

-That was especially true

-in the early eighties.

-Ffostrasol was ready

-for something big.

-We'd held a number

-of small events over the years.

-A crowd of us

-were involved in those.

-They were not ambitious evenings.

-There was a folk club in Ffostrasol.

-We formed Cainc...

-..and invited the likes

-of Plethyn and Dafydd Iwan...

-..to perform on local stages.

-There was a folk club in Ffostrasol.

-Emyr Llywelyn, who we

-knew as Emyr Llew, ran it...

-..and Elfed Lewis.

-We had daft eisteddfodau

-and folk evenings.

-The Ffostrasol folk club

-planted the seed.

-People were familiar

-with folk groups.

-That's why it was so successful.

-I think it was Gwyndaf Roberts...

-..who had the original idea.

-Elfed Lewis, my brother Dai...

-..Ian ap Dewi and Garnon

-became involved.

-We started the festival.

-By the early eighties, Ar Log

-had performed in folk festivals...

-..across Europe and North America.

-We saw the need for

-a Celtic festival in Wales.

-The Dolgellau folk festival

-had come to an end.

-A small crowd had organized

-folk evenings in Ceredigion...

-..under the name of Cainc.

-My brother-in-law, Dai Thomas,

-was one of the founders.

-I mentioned the idea to Dai.

-He approached the Cainc team.

-The seed was planted, or

-the acorn that grew into a big oak.

-The first time I became involved...

-..was when were folding Y Gambo,

-the local paper.

-I popped in to Brynhoffnant Inn...

-..on my way home

-from folding Y Gambo.

-We set our sights high.

-It wouldn't be one concert...

-..but over two nights

-and we'd call it a festival.

-Where could it be held?

-We decided to go

-to Drefach Felindre.

-There was an old wool factory

-in Drefach Felindre.

-It had become

-a leisure centre of sorts.

-And it was in this

-unremarkable building...

-..that the first

-Cnapan Folk Festival was held.

-The first group was Gwergan.

-They were young people

-from the village.

-My children, Ryland and Tracy,

-were performers.

-Tracy and Bob

-live in Newcastle Emlyn.

-Garnon's daughter Tracy

-went to every Cnapan.

-She performed in the first

-with Gwergan.

-Who is that with the frizzy hair?

-That's me! I used to play

-the flute in the band.

-You know him.

-You know him.

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-Young Ryland.

-That's my brother. He used

-to do all the talking, as usual!

-Some things never change.

-Huw Chiswell is on Friday.

-And we have Ar Log and Dafydd Iwan.

-A committee member

-had the original idea...

-..of composing a ballad.

-I would teach the youngsters

-to sing it.

-That's what they did

-upon announcing the festival.

-# Dear friends,

-every child and all people

-# We have treats, we have treats

-# We have treats in store for you #

-As well as the young band,

-Gwergan...

-..major artistes performed

-in Drefach Felindre...

-..during the early years.

-They included Meic Stevens,

-Ar Log and Dafydd Iwan.

-The evening was held in two rooms.

-I reached the finale in one room...

-..and everyone cheered...

-..then I started

-from the beginning...

-..and tried to achieve it again.

-It was a little strange.

-There were two performances

-in the same building.

-But it had started.

-You could sense its potential.

-There was a buzz about it.

-Soon, the Drefach Felindre centre

-was too small.

-In 1988,

-they moved to this unusual building.

-It would be home to the festival

-for many years.

-Ian, you're on the committee.

-It's the first time it's come

-to Ffostrasol. Is it a good move?

-It looks like it.

-There are more people here.

-It's bigger than Drefach Felindre.

-Dad said in a meeting

-in the pub in Ffostrasol...

-.."What about the big shed

-in Ffostrasol?"

-A shed!

-Everybody laughed and said,

-"The shed? What's wrong with you?!"

-But that's what they did.

-The locals called

-the shed the pavilion.

-It was a farm shed.

-It became important

-to the villagers.

-Were you there last night?

-Were you there last night?

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-It was a great night. Brilliant.

-Who was the best?

-Who was the best?

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-I enjoyed Bwchadanas.

-# I hear talk on the street

-# About burning tollgates

-in the South

-# If you meet a Tory,

-tell them you're Rebecca

-# If you meet a Tory,

-tell them you're Rebecca #

-I remember the big shed.

-It was a fertilizer shed

-belonging to a local farm.

-What is the shed used for?

-To store fertilizer...

-..to store manure!

-What sort of fertilizer?

-What sort of fertilizer?

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-Good dry dung.

-# Rebecca #

-I remember thinking,

-"OK. It's a manure shed!"

-The bar was at the far end.

-It was feared the audience

-would stay in the bar area.

-But people came from the bar with

-their pints to listen to the music.

-The atmosphere was great.

-In a short time...

-..the unique pavilion

-became a major stage...

-..for traditional music.

-It wasn't just bands from Wales.

-The Fureys from Dublin performed...

-..Americas Morena from Chile

-and De Dannan.

-Professional groups

-like De Dannan and Runrig...

-..were used to performing

-on major world stages.

-They enjoyed coming to the Cnapan.

-They enjoyed coming to the Cnapan.

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-They enjoyed the craic.

-The bands and audience

-got bigger every year.

-The festival grew faster

-than anyone dreamed.

-This year...

-..we had to hire a large tent...

-..to cater for the number of seats

-we hoped for.

-We're up to 1500 seats.

-It's astonishing

-how it's grown over the years.

-We never thought

-it would grow so fast.

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-# DJ, Saunders and Valentine

-ignited the fire

-# The fire in the North

-extended to the South

-# A fire that reached everywhere

-# Let's start a fire

-like the fire in Llyn #

-Sing louder!

-# Let's start a fire

-like the fire in Llyn #

-A small enthusiastic group

-started the Cnapan Festival.

-In the mid-eighties,

-the idea caught on quickly.

-The vision was simple

-from the start.

-The aim is to promote

-the folk culture of Wales.

-This corner of Wales

-is steeped in folk tradition.

-It's in Ffostrasol

-and the Teifi Valley.

-It's a Welsh-speaking area.

-It's a rural, agricultural area.

-We start in September for

-the following year's festival.

-We meet once a month

-in the early stages.

-As the date comes nearer,

-we meet every fortnight.

-I try to attend the sub-committees,

-too.

-Yes, there was a need

-for a committee.

-Where else would they meet,

-but the village pub?

-We had all sorts

-of rules and ideas.

-We were adamant about one thing...

-..that the performers

-should be folk musicians.

-How do you define folk music?

-I was the Cnapan

-minutes committee secretary.

-It was hard work.

-We had one festival rule.

-The meetings

-should never exceed two hours.

-The committees lasted

-three to three and a half hours.

-I kept the minutes.

-And I daren't be incorrect!

-Others remember them differently.

-They didn't always agree,

-not by a mile!

-The most heated arguments

-were which bands to invite.

-They'd fit in the festival.

-I'm not saying they're boring.

-They don't suit a folk festival.

-It was fun.

-There was a lot of leg-pulling.

-Jokes flew round.

-People laughed at certain ideas.

-Going to meetings

-was entertaining in itself.

-Organizing the festival

-took up a lot of our time.

-It was something to do

-on cold, winter nights.

-Yes.

-Cynyr Ifan's parents were

-on the committee.

-The Cnapan was an important part

-in his childhood.

-A month before the festival,

-Ffostrasol was like a second home.

-I was there every night of the week,

-doing this and that.

-The festival build-up

-was a daily occurrence.

-The Cnapan committee was lucky...

-..that so many villagers...

-..could help the Cnapan.

-The village became one big family.

-Neighbouring villages

-were also involved...

-..places like Newcastle Emlyn.

-So many could help.

-On the Saturday,

-when thousands arrived...

-..I realized the festival

-belonged to more than just Wales.

-People came from Germany.

-In the early nineties,

-the festival hired a large tent.

-The shed was a bar.

-But local volunteers

-did all the organizing.

-During the weekend, you'd see

-someone like Dai Erw Lon...

-..who had spent weeks

-building the stage...

-..with pallets.

-It was a huge thing for him.

-He was so proud of it.

-We lost Dai in 2011.

-He built the stage.

-He was very proud of the Cnapan.

-Often, that's all he talked about.

-He lived for it.

-Local people are involved

-in the arrangements...

-..the stewarding

-and anything that needs doing.

-That unites us.

-It gives us a buzz.

-The children have cleaned the seats.

-They're glad they can help.

-It's nice to see.

-They are the future.

-When they're older,

-they'll be on the committee, too.

-Fair play to you, Gethin.

-When did you start?

-Half an hour ago.

-How long does it take to do a chair?

-How long does it take to do a chair?

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-One minute.

-How many chairs are there?

-I don't know.

-I don't know.

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-Two thousand.

-How long will that take you?

-Get to work!

-You're doing a great job.

-It's not just the gigs

-that grew bigger.

-There were more and more

-events every year.

-Folk dancing.

-Folk dancing.

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-A barn dance.

-There were family activities

-on Saturday afternoon.

-There were local poets.

-Ffostrasol is famous for bards.

-We thought

-of having a poetry contest.

-Running round the village.

-Running round the village.

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-Yes, the Cnapan race.

-There were tens of runners,

-adults and children.

-I never entered the Cnapan race.

-How are you, Hywel?

-There was a lecture.

-There was something for everyone.

-Have you bought a new car?

-It's the same old banger.

-People wanted to include sports.

-We had the Cnapan race and game.

-This is the Cnapan game.

-This is the Cnapan game.

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-The Cnapan game became a big event.

-Professional players took part.

-Many of the village boys...

-..pupils from Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi

-and several schools played the game.

-The old Cnapan game

-gave the festival its name.

-When we first met,

-we didn't have a name.

-We considered a name

-for a week or two.

-The Cnapan game

-was played in Llandysul.

-There was a football game

-between Llandysul and Llanwenog.

-They kicked a bladder

-from one parish to the other.

-They chased on horseback.

-It was a rugby football game.

-The winner was the team who reached

-the parish church first.

-They stopped after a player

-was killed. It was a rough game.

-We witnessed a brutal tackle.

-It ended in a hospital visit

-and four stitches for one player.

-But it didn't stop the play.

-If the Cnapan game

-was brutal and hard...

-..the festival itself

-was completely different.

-The welcome was incredibly warm.

-Good morning. Have you got any milk?

-One year, I had the job

-of selling milk on the campsite.

-Good morning. Do you need milk?

-Good morning. Do you need milk?

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-A couple of gallons!

-They were glad to see me.

-People were thirsty in the morning!

-They were hungry, too.

-What I looked forward to the most,

-from Cnapan to Cnapan...

-..was meeting old friends.

-They were like the Cnapan deacons.

-They came to the house...

-..or they'd stay

-where they usually stayed...

-..people like Gwyn Sion Ifan.

-From the moment I arrived,

-I could say, "I'm here."

-I knew I'd have fun from

-the moment I arrived to when I left.

-# The violets

-# Are scenting the woods

-# Maggie

-# Displaying their charm

-# To the bees #

-There's nothing like music

-for drawing people together.

-The Cnapan did that in abundance.

-There was such

-a diversity of cultures playing...

-..within these two days.

-It was a two day event, wasn't it?

-The Cnapan brought

-the people of Wales closer together.

-Some closer than others!

-I went for the music

-and to enjoy myself with friends.

-I came back with a bit more

-than a hangover, didn't I, Marc?

-People from North

-and South Wales met.

-I met someone

-who had come the furthest!

-Are you talking about me?

-Are you talking about me?

-

-No!

-# When I first said I love

-# Only you

-# Maggie

-# And you said you loved only me #

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-People from far away came

-to know the way to Ffostrasol...

-..a small village

-in rural South Ceredigion.

-Thousands came from

-all over Wales and further afield.

-I've arrived today from Bourne End,

-just outside London.

-Aberystwyth.

-Aberystwyth.

-

-Aberystwyth.

-Aberystwyth.

-Eglwysbach, North Wales.

-Eglwysbach, North Wales.

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-Holland.

-From Amsterdam.

-I'd say...

-..that many couples

-met in the Cnapan.

-I know a few.

-They first met in the Cnapan

-and never looked back.

-We've been married for 25 years

-to last Monday, in August.

-We probably wouldn't have met,

-if not for the Cnapan.

-It was a bit of a dating agency.

-It's not only us who met there.

-I came down in 1994.

-We finished the shearing

-and had a free weekend.

-I hadn't heard of the Cnapan.

-I was taken aback

-when I saw its size.

-The park was full of buses,

-mainly from South Wales.

-I remember talking

-to lads from Tumble...

-..and drinking a lot of beer.

-Several relationships began.

-Quite a few began in the Cnapan.

-And consequences of relationships.

-And consequences of relationships.

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-There were several Cnapan babies.

-In the evening, I met Anwen.

-The rest is history, as they say.

-The legacy of the Cnapan

-varies from person to person.

-But if you asked Anwen and Rhodri,

-the answer is clear.

-Good question.

-Good question.

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-Yes!

-Four children!

-Yes, in a way.

-Because of the Cnapan, I met you.

-Yes.

-Otherwise...

-..we wouldn't have met.

-One of the founders

-had an addition to the family too.

-One important thing

-that happened in the Cnapan...

-..was that I got a son-in-law...

-..Bob Pinkman.

-Yes, I first met Tracy

-in her Dad's shower.

-I'll rephrase that!

-Bob Pinkman was a bagpiper in

-a Celtic rock band from Scotland...

-..when he came to Ffostrasol.

-The Tartan Amoebas

-had played there before.

-Their second visit

-meant more to Bob.

-We travelled overnight.

-We were quite knackered

-and a bit smelly.

-Tracy's Dad offered us

-the use of his shower in his house.

-We had a kind of ferry service

-going up and down through his house.

-I was last.

-I took a long time in the shower.

-But then I was smelling nicer.

-I must have been smelling OK.

-Sorry!

-It must have did the trick!

-We arrived about lunchtime.

-We had a few lemonades,

-as one does, with friends.

-Catrin and I arrived late.

-We'd lost our way.

-The rain was terrible.

-We both had pakamacs.

-We hid a few stubbies

-in the pockets.

-Dafydd Iwan sang

-to close the evening.

-Maybe we drank the stubbies

-a bit too quickly.

-My friend and I saw these two girls

-in their pakamacs and thought...

-"..They're lovely."

-# To battle, to battle!

-# Come, Welsh people old and young #

-We went to talk to them.

-I wasn't sure if they were Welsh

-or from another country.

-They were Northwalians. They might

-as well have been from abroad.

-I didn't understand

-a word they said.

-That's how it began.

-We met

-and Dafydd Iwan gets the blame!

-Maybe it was the beer,

-not Dafydd Iwan.

-OK.

-# Come, Welsh people old and young

-# Come to battle

-# To battle! #

-Shwmai!

-It's nice to be here.

-Some people came just

-to see Dafydd Iwan.

-But they also saw bands

-they might never have seen.

-I know people came

-to see Dafydd Iwan...

-..but enjoyed other bands too.

-They saw bands

-from other countries...

-..Scotland, Ireland,

-and from all over the world.

-It was a kind of education.

-It shows what can happen,

-by listening to folk singing.

-# Pigeon On The Gate #

-People are bonkers

-about folk singing.

-Everyone has been besotted

-since the festival began.

-More people come to the festival.

-They hear instrumentalists.

-It gets in their blood.

-There are sessions

-every Saturday night.

-It was once a month,

-but that wasn't enough.

-# Pigeon On The Gate #

-There is a folk music revival now.

-It hasn't happened overnight.

-That's thanks to many people.

-It was all voluntary work.

-People did it because they wanted

-to, and to move things forward.

-They wanted to raise awareness

-and interest in Wales...

-..like in Ireland,

-Scotland and Brittany.

-Often, after a festival...

-..someone would come to the shop...

-..and ask, "Do you have a CD by

-the band that played in the Cnapan?"

-The festival

-was a boost to our shop.

-The bands that played

-in the heart of rural West Wales...

-..usually performed in cities

-like Manchester or London.

-# And Ireland, long a province, be #

-I remember bands from Ireland...

-..like The Dubliners...

-..The Wolfe Tones and Altan,

-world-famous folk bands.

-There were great performances

-on a stage in a West Wales field...

-..a stone's throw

-from where we lived.

-# Ring a ring a rosie

-# As the light declines

-# I remember Dublin City

-# In the rare old times

-# Fare thee well, sweet Anna Liffey

-# I can no longer stay

-# And watch the new glass cages

-# That spring up around the quay

-# My mind's too full of memories #

-Looking back on the Cnapan...

-..I have a few less

-obvious memories...

-..but they're more special, somehow.

-The Dubliners stayed

-at the Glanyrafon Arms, Talgarreg.

-They returned there

-the second time...

-..because they liked

-the place so much.

-They'd made a connection

-with the people of Talgarreg.

-On Saturday afternoon,

-they gave an informal concert...

-..for the Talgarreg Merched

-Y Wawr branch in the village hall.

-Things like that are special.

-Looking back, they're highpoints.

-Please welcome Dafydd Iwan!

-But for many, the main attraction

-came from closer to home.

-# Remember that old Prince Macsen

-# Left our country as one

-# Let's shout out

-to all the nations #

-For many, Dafydd Iwan

-was the Cnapan.

-His patriotism and singing

-were the spirit of the festival...

-..as it was for one

-of the founders, Dai Ffostrasol.

-Dai lived for the Cnapan.

-He was also a steward.

-His position was in front of the

-stage, keeping an eye on the crowd.

-Dai would lead the singing.

-He would sing lustily,

-waving his arms.

-Dai can be seen in most programmes

-broadcast from the Cnapan.

-# Despite everything and everyone

-# Despite everything and everyone

-# We're still here today

-# We're still here today #

-The welcome and the spirit

-of the local people are unique.

-It's a tradition now.

-We know what to expect.

-It's growing, with a more

-electrifying atmosphere every year.

-This isn't the place for new songs.

-At midnight,

-they want the old favourites.

-# We're still here today

-# We're still here today #

-Tonight has gone marvellously...

-..and so has the whole week.

-Tonight has been a great finale.

-I don't know where we go from here.

-It has grown so much.

-It's hard to imagine stepping back.

-It's hard to think

-of the next step too.

-It's marvellous.

-It's worth all the work.

-It's worth all the work.

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-Yes.

-By the mid-nineties...

-..the huge tent in the village was

-packed and was perhaps too small.

-A decision was made

-that they'd have to leave.

-In 1996, the festival moved

-to fields outside the village.

-We had to move...

-..because everything here

-was too small.

-Looking back...

-..it was probably a mistake to move

-from the village to the new site.

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-"A chance to play and sing,

-and enjoy interesting company

-"Come now, great and small,

-to the happy Cnapan festival"

-# Mullquenny's Reel #

-Years after T Llew Jones

-wrote his Englyn...

-..the Cnapan still

-drew the crowds...

-..but now, at a new site.

-For many, the Cnapan means

-Dafydd Iwan and the beer tent.

-But there's more to it than that.

-The weather was fine this year.

-It was good to see people

-of all ages having fun in the sun.

-# The Woodstock Set #

-Eleven years after the first

-festival in Drefach Felindre...

-..the Cnapan was huge.

-Thousands listened to bands

-in a tent near Ffostrasol.

-I think the most number of tickets

-we sold for one event was 6,000.

-We reached almost 100,000

-in costs that year.

-When it moved to the new site...

-..wow, the tent was huge.

-I remember being amazed

-at the bar, with 30 pumps.

-I'd never seen a bar like it.

-This song is about a frog

-falling in love with a mouse.

-# A frog went for a walk #

-Sian James sang

-several times at the Cnapan...

-..and was always warmly welcomed

-by everyone - or almost everyone.

-One performance stays in my memory.

-It was in the late nineties.

-# He asked if he could,

-doo yoo addy oh #

-We reached the new Cnapan site.

-# Doo yoo addy oh, dum dum oh #

-Mabon and Gwern were

-about six and four years old.

-They were playing

-while we tried to set up.

-Pwyll ap Sion, who was playing

-with Dafydd Iwan to end the night...

-..said he'd keep an eye

-on the boys and for us not to worry.

-We saw them with Pwyll at the front,

-on top of the fence, cheering.

-Halfway through the set, when

-I was talking to the audience...

-..I heard Mabon say...

-"..Hey, Mam!

-"When are we going home?"

-I remember that clearly!

-# Doo rum dum oh

-# It's safer, doo yoo addy oh

-# Doo addy dum dum oh #

-The crowds and bands didn't tire.

-They always came back for more.

-Pipes player Davy Spillane

-returned to the Cnapan...

-..years after his first visit

-to the small stage in the village.

-I remember being here before.

-I didn't recognize it the way you

-have it now. It's hard to recognize.

-It's changed quite a bit.

-It's changed quite a bit.

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-Yes, enormous changes. Wonderful.

-# 12 Bar #

-These are Meleri and Meinir,

-with Rhian in the back.

-How are you, girls?

-Fine, thanks.

-Who are you looking forward to see?

-Dafydd Iwan.

-Dafydd Iwan.

-

-Ysbryd Chouchen.

-They're very popular now.

-# Wales is angry

-# Her spirit is afire #

-The site changed, but the order

-didn't, nor the highpoint.

-The end of the Cnapan wouldn't

-be the same without Dafydd Iwan.

-# To battle, to battle #

-Dafydd Iwan closed

-almost every festival.

-Yes.

-He raised spirits.

-Everyone was on their feet.

-There was a ramp

-to go onstage that year.

-It was a piece of wood.

-Dafydd Iwan said to me...

-"..You've put a ramp

-in for me this year."

-I think I said,

-"Where's your wheelchair?"

-He had retired the year before,

-and the year before that!

-But did Dafydd Iwan sing

-in every Cnapan, as many think?

-My memory isn't what it was!

-I heard someone say

-I wasn't there in 1996.

-I looked in my old diary.

-It was a very interesting year.

-There's no mention of the Cnapan.

-# The vineyard entrusted to us

-# We shall care for it

-# We shall care for it #

-Dafydd Iwan closed

-the festival in 2000.

-No-one thought

-it would be the last festival.

-You can't recreate the 1990s now.

-Those special nights

-and occasions...

-..when everything clicked into

-place, the response was good...

-..and everything worked...

-..were unsurpassed.

-# We shall care for it! #

-I remember hearing the announcement

-that the Cnapan would end...

-..and feeling very sad.

-It was a big disappointment.

-We missed it a great deal.

-We missed it a great deal.

-

-Yes.

-We did miss it, definitely.

-It left a big gap.

-One almost thought,

-"What do we do now?"

-There was a great deal

-of discussion when the Cnapan ended.

-There were many reasons for it.

-Looking back, it was probably a

-mistake to move from the village...

-..to the new site.

-In the village,

-there was a great buzz.

-The festival wasn't held at the

-time of the Foot And Mouth outbreak.

-The site was an open field.

-No outdoor events

-were held that year.

-We definitely lost momentum.

-After a year with no events...

-..we weren't able to restart it.

-It had reached a kind of pinnacle.

-It's almost inevitable,

-when something has reached an end...

-..or summit, perhaps...

-..there was no other

-way for it to go.

-But I don't think

-anyone could foresee that.

-What I'm proud of...

-..is that young people here...

-..the Llangrannog area...

-..had embraced it

-and started it themselves.

-This happens in many places.

-Music and folk festivals begin,

-but on a smaller scale.

-For seven years, we've held

-a festival in Llangrannog...

-..Gwyl Nol A Mlan.

-It started on a very small scale.

-The aim of the festival,

-as the name suggests...

-..is that people go back

-and forth between pubs...

-..with music in both pubs.

-It has developed, with a marquee

-and a stage on the beach.

-But the idea or gimmick is still

-about going back and forth.

-It's a small village.

-There aren't many places to go to.

-We're not trying

-to recreate the Cnapan.

-But the aim is the same...

-..to present a cultural and musical

-festival in this area...

-..South Ceredigion.

-As it happens,

-all the six organizers...

-..grew up going to the Cnapan...

-..and experienced it.

-Maybe that's the reason why

-we decided to start our festival...

-..Gwyl Nol A Mlan.

-There is no folk festival

-in Ffostrasol now.

-But folk music is still played here.

-There's enough spirit here to hold

-something like the Cnapan again.

-Gwyl Nol A Mlan is an example

-of a local show growing again.

-We need a new spirit

-and a younger generation...

-..to create a similar festival.

-# Knickerbocker line

-# Ladi ladi ladi

-# Hock it on the chen

-# Poacher, piper,

-knickerbocker line #

-APPLAUSE

-The Cnapan grew

-in a very special area...

-..because of people's enthusiasm.

-A small crew had enough heart

-to share their vision with others.

-At the time,

-it was regarded as natural.

-It's only when looking back...

-..one realizes how valuable

-their contribution was.

-I didn't appreciate it enough.

-It's hard to recreate

-something similar.

-It came into being...

-..only because of a love for music.

-People flocked to it.

-At times, people didn't know what

-that was, but it didn't matter.

-We'll hold it in the shed.

-# 12 Bar #

-S4C Subtitles by Gwead

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