Aled Jones: Dychwelyd Adre

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-# Ar Hyd Y Nos #	0:00:01	0:00:04
-Aled Jones is coming home.	0:00:07	0:00:10
-Home to North Wales.	0:00:10	0:00:12
-Home to the cathedral that's -been an integral part of his life.	0:00:12	0:00:18
-Home for a very special performance.	0:00:18	0:00:21
-# Stars look down -and tell their story	0:00:28	0:00:33
-# All through the night	0:00:34	0:00:37
-# Here's the way to a land of glory	0:00:39	0:00:44
-# All through the night	0:00:44	0:00:48
-# Other light seems merely darkness	0:00:49	0:00:55
-# When true beauty shines upon us	0:00:55	0:01:01
-# Heaven's family tranquil over us	0:01:01	0:01:07
-# All through the night...	0:01:08	0:01:12
-The unique sound -of Aled's remarkable voice...	0:01:14	0:01:17
-..made him -one of the world's youngest stars.	0:01:17	0:01:20
-Now, more than 30 years -since he last performed...	0:01:20	0:01:24
-..with Bangor Cathedral Choir...	0:01:24	0:01:27
-..he's back home to sing...	0:01:27	0:01:30
-..with a very special guest.	0:01:30	0:01:32
-The voice of his younger self.	0:01:32	0:01:35
-# See how smiles a star serenely	0:01:36	0:01:42
-# All through the night	0:01:42	0:01:47
-# Beaming at the earth so keenly	0:01:47	0:01:53
-# All through the night	0:01:53	0:01:57
-# Night is old age with grief coming	0:01:58	0:02:03
-# But adorning man and evening	0:02:04	0:02:10
-# Pale light from us -will be streaming	0:02:10	0:02:16
-# All through the night #	0:02:16	0:02:21
-Who'd have thought it - Aled's -voice at 15 and Aled's voice at 45!	0:02:21	0:02:26
-I've changed a lot as a person...	0:02:26	0:02:29
-..but since I'm singing with -my younger self in the concert...	0:02:29	0:02:33
-..ending the One Voice tour -in Bangor...	0:02:33	0:02:37
-..where I began as a chorister -makes perfect sense!	0:02:38	0:02:41
-To tell you the truth, as a child, -I couldn't wait to leave Anglesey...	0:02:54	0:02:59
-..and head to London's big arenas -amid all the hustle and bustle.	0:03:00	0:03:04
-Now, when I go home to Anglesey...	0:03:04	0:03:07
-..there's no feeling like it.	0:03:07	0:03:09
-Hiya. -A pint of beer, please. Thanks.	0:03:10	0:03:13
-There's nowhere in the world -like Anglesey.	0:03:13	0:03:16
-I'm lucky to have travelled...	0:03:16	0:03:19
-..to places like Australia, -America and Japan...	0:03:19	0:03:22
-..but the minute -I arrive at Bangor Station...	0:03:23	0:03:25
-..and cross Menai Suspension Bridge, -there's no feeling like it.	0:03:26	0:03:30
-I believe -that Wales is part of me...	0:03:31	0:03:34
-..in what I sing, what I present -and whatever I do.	0:03:34	0:03:38
-Anglesey runs through my veins.	0:03:38	0:03:41
-By the time Aled Jones -turned 16 years of age...	0:03:42	0:03:45
-..he'd released 16 albums and -sold more than six million records.	0:03:46	0:03:50
-Some news from the pop charts - it's -not about Boy George or Wham!...	0:03:50	0:03:54
-..it's about Aled Jones.	0:03:55	0:03:56
-14-year-old Aled Jones was -flown by helicopter to Cardiff...	0:03:57	0:04:01
-..to mark his winning -two gold discs.	0:04:01	0:04:03
-Walking in the Air changed his life -for good and made him a global star.	0:04:03	0:04:09
-He sang before Pope John Paul...	0:04:09	0:04:12
-..the Queen, Prince Charles...	0:04:12	0:04:14
-..and Princess Diana.	0:04:14	0:04:16
-As a child, he was one of -the most famous names in the world.	0:04:16	0:04:20
-As an adult, he's gone on -to release album after album....	0:04:21	0:04:26
-..and forged a career as a presenter -performer and broadcaster...	0:04:26	0:04:31
-..securing him international status.	0:04:31	0:04:34
-His career would've been impossible -had he not made a crucial decision.	0:04:34	0:04:39
-A decision -Aled made as a nine-year-old boy.	0:04:40	0:04:44
-The decision to join the choir -at Bangor Cathedral.	0:04:44	0:04:49
-I remember walking in -and I couldn't believe the place.	0:04:49	0:04:53
-I'd never seen a church as big -as this. The history was palpable.	0:04:53	0:04:57
-I was a slight child...	0:05:00	0:05:03
-..so walking into this place -was incredible for me.	0:05:03	0:05:06
-I'd never been here before.	0:05:06	0:05:08
-I'd been to -the parish church in Llandegfan...	0:05:08	0:05:11
-..but I couldn't believe -these surroundings.	0:05:12	0:05:15
-To tell you the truth, I didn't -expect to become a chorister.	0:05:15	0:05:19
-I came here for piano lessons.	0:05:20	0:05:22
-Before I knew it I was a probationer -standing there as a nine-year-old.	0:05:22	0:05:27
-I worked my way up to be -one of the lead choristers too.	0:05:27	0:05:31
-Everyone says nowadays -that singing in a choir...	0:05:43	0:05:47
-..makes you a happier person...	0:05:47	0:05:49
-..but I already knew that -as a 9, 10 and 11-year-old child.	0:05:49	0:05:53
-I was very proud of being -a member of Bangor Cathedral Choir.	0:05:53	0:05:57
-Children at school mocked me, -saying, "You wear a skirt"...	0:05:58	0:06:01
-..but I didn't care.	0:06:02	0:06:03
-I believed I was singing the best -music in the best surroundings...	0:06:04	0:06:08
-..and it was a real privilege -to be able to do that.	0:06:08	0:06:11
-You don't just learn the notes -and learn to read music...	0:06:12	0:06:15
-..you also learn to communicate -with fellow choristers...	0:06:16	0:06:20
-..and sing with others...	0:06:20	0:06:22
-..and when to -take a breath correctly.	0:06:22	0:06:25
-Now I'm here, I'm mindful -I don't slouch in case I have a row!	0:06:25	0:06:29
-I learned a lot about life, -not just about music.	0:06:30	0:06:33
-Bangor Cathedral -will be in my heart forever.	0:06:33	0:06:37
-The minute I walk in here -I almost feel as if I own the place!	0:06:37	0:06:41
-God and me!	0:06:41	0:06:43
-Fantastic. Well done.	0:06:47	0:06:49
-Amazing. How are you?	0:06:49	0:06:51
-Good, thank you.	0:06:51	0:06:52
-Good, thank you. - -Nice to see you. That was brilliant.	0:06:52	0:06:55
-How long -have you been working on that piece?	0:06:56	0:06:59
-A long time.	0:06:59	0:07:01
-There were no girls in the choir -when I sang here. What's happened?	0:07:02	0:07:06
-Is the choir better with girls?	0:07:06	0:07:08
-Is the choir better with girls? - -Yes.	0:07:08	0:07:09
-No.	0:07:09	0:07:11
-Rehearsals at the cathedral -were on a Thursday night.	0:07:12	0:07:15
-It was only the choir -who turned up to sing...	0:07:16	0:07:19
-..but often, a woman by the name -of Hefina Orwig Evans joined us.	0:07:19	0:07:25
-She always said to Mam, "You should -record his voice before it breaks.	0:07:25	0:07:30
-"Your son is incredible."	0:07:30	0:07:32
-Mam, Dad and I thought, no, -there's nothing special about me.	0:07:33	0:07:37
-I just felt lucky -I got to sing the solos.	0:07:37	0:07:40
-Unbeknown to us, -Hefina wrote to Sain...	0:07:40	0:07:42
-..and I received a letter -through the post...	0:07:43	0:07:46
-..inviting me to record an album.	0:07:46	0:07:49
-I said, "Why not? It'd be -a nice memento for Nain and Taid!"	0:07:49	0:07:54
-We released the record -and the rest is history.	0:07:54	0:07:58
-# Gentle breeze	0:08:10	0:08:13
-# Gentle breeze	0:08:13	0:08:16
-# Silently passing the door	0:08:16	0:08:20
-# Mary lying on her bed of straw	0:08:21	0:08:27
-# Watching her baby fair	0:08:28	0:08:32
-# Thoughtfully gazing upon his face	0:08:33	0:08:39
-# Nursing the Maker of God's grace	0:08:39	0:08:44
-# Singing a sweet melody	0:08:44	0:08:48
-# Sleep, sleep, my dearest one	0:08:51	0:08:56
-# Sleep until morning comes	0:08:57	0:09:02
-# Sleep	0:09:03	0:09:08
-# Sleep	0:09:08	0:09:11
-# Sleep	0:09:13	0:09:20
-# Sleep awhile	0:09:45	0:09:49
-# Sleep awhile	0:09:49	0:09:51
-# Until the shepherds come	0:09:52	0:09:56
-# Come, come, to a humble home	0:09:57	0:10:02
-# Wise men in turn arrive	0:10:03	0:10:07
-# Sleep until Herod -arrives with his sword	0:10:08	0:10:14
-# Sleep for a while -then awake Living Word	0:10:14	0:10:20
-# Sleep till the cross be thine	0:10:20	0:10:26
-# Sleep, sleep	0:10:28	0:10:31
-# My dearest one	0:10:31	0:10:34
-# Sleep until morning comes	0:10:34	0:10:40
-# Sleep	0:10:42	0:10:46
-# Sleep	0:10:46	0:10:49
-# Sleep #	0:10:51	0:10:59
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-# Oh, Danny Boy	0:11:38	0:11:41
-# The pipes, the pipes are calling	0:11:41	0:11:46
-# From glen to glen	0:11:47	0:11:50
-# And down the mountainside	0:11:50	0:11:54
-# The summer's gone	0:11:55	0:11:58
-# And all the roses falling	0:11:58	0:12:02
-# It's you, it's you must go	0:12:03	0:12:08
-# And I must bide	0:12:08	0:12:12
-# But come he back	0:12:12	0:12:15
-# When summer's in the meadow	0:12:15	0:12:20
-# Or when the valley's hushed	0:12:21	0:12:25
-# And white with snow	0:12:25	0:12:29
-# It's I'll be here	0:12:29	0:12:33
-# In sunshine or in shadow	0:12:33	0:12:39
-# Oh, Danny boy	0:12:40	0:12:42
-# Oh, Danny boy	0:12:42	0:12:45
-# I love you so #	0:12:45	0:12:49
-Someone made me feel very old -the other day.	0:12:49	0:12:52
-He said I was -the world's first crossover artist.	0:12:53	0:12:56
-The outstanding young treble, -Aled Jones.	0:12:59	0:13:03
-With the success -of his first album...	0:13:03	0:13:06
-..Aled's career took off.	0:13:06	0:13:08
-Overnight -and still just a teenager...	0:13:08	0:13:10
-..the young soprano -was commanding attention.	0:13:11	0:13:14
-My life changed overnight, -to be honest.	0:13:14	0:13:18
-Monday to Friday -I tried to be a pupil...	0:13:19	0:13:21
-..at Ysgol David Hughes -in Menai Bridge...	0:13:22	0:13:25
-..and then Friday, Saturday, Sunday -I was in London, Hollywood...	0:13:25	0:13:29
-..Rome or Japan.	0:13:29	0:13:31
-I was a guest on the Wogan show -more times than anyone else.	0:13:32	0:13:36
-I appeared on the show -11 times in all.	0:13:36	0:13:39
-Have you any girlfriends?	0:13:39	0:13:41
-Yes, hundreds.	0:13:42	0:13:43
-Thousands, but unfortunately, -they're all over 60!	0:13:44	0:13:47
-It was an incredible four years. -It was a fantastic experience.	0:13:48	0:13:53
-The most momentous year was 1985...	0:13:53	0:13:57
-..the year of Walking in the Air.	0:13:57	0:13:59
-# We're walking in the air	0:14:00	0:14:05
-# We're floating -in the moonlit skies #	0:14:05	0:14:10
-Walking in the Air was one of -my last recordings as a child.	0:14:10	0:14:14
-The reason I sang -Walking in the Air...	0:14:15	0:14:17
-..was because the boy who sang the -song on the cartoon, Peter Auty...	0:14:17	0:14:22
-..his voice had broken -when they needed a boy soprano...	0:14:22	0:14:26
-..to sing only 10 bars of Walking -in the Air on a Toys R Us advert.	0:14:26	0:14:31
-I walked into the studio, -recorded the 10 bars...	0:14:31	0:14:34
-..and the producer, John Altman, -said, "We've got four hours left.	0:14:35	0:14:39
-"Do you know the song?" I said, -"No, I've only learnt 10 bars."	0:14:39	0:14:43
-He said, "Let's go through it -and we'll record the whole song."	0:14:43	0:14:47
-If I hadn't done that, Walking in -the Air wouldn't have been recorded.	0:14:47	0:14:52
-I recorded the song, it went to -number one in the charts...	0:14:52	0:14:56
-..and number five -in the other charts.	0:14:56	0:14:58
-# We're walking in the air	0:14:59	0:15:04
-# We're floating -in the moonlit skies #	0:15:04	0:15:07
-That's enough of that rubbish!	0:15:08	0:15:10
-This morning I did an interview -with BBC Cornwall or wherever.	0:15:10	0:15:15
-They all say, "We're -coming to Walking in the Air"...	0:15:16	0:15:19
-..expecting me to freak out.	0:15:19	0:15:21
-If I had a problem with the song...	0:15:21	0:15:24
-..then I'd be -in The Priory crying every day.	0:15:24	0:15:27
-It's impossible to avoid that song -at Christmas in Britain.	0:15:27	0:15:31
-If I'm in Homebase or B&Q, -it plays on the system.	0:15:31	0:15:34
-It plays on the system -on aeroplanes.	0:15:34	0:15:37
-When the children were younger...	0:15:37	0:15:40
-..they loved pointing at me, saying, -"It's you," but not any more!	0:15:40	0:15:44
-Three years at the Royal Academy, -two years at Bristol Old Vic...	0:15:45	0:15:48
-..I've sung you 16 songs and you -applaud Walking in the Air the most!	0:15:49	0:15:53
-While Walking in the Air defined -the career of his younger self...	0:15:57	0:16:01
-..his adult career is divided -between performing as an artist...	0:16:02	0:16:06
-..and working -as a TV and radio broadcaster.	0:16:07	0:16:09
-More recently, as the presenter -of ITV's Weekend programme.	0:16:10	0:16:14
-I've just finished -my Saturday morning programme...	0:16:14	0:16:18
-..and here are the questions -for this afternoon's programme.	0:16:19	0:16:23
-What happens is, -I get the research notes...	0:16:23	0:16:26
-..and then I compile the questions -to ask and shape the chat.	0:16:27	0:16:31
-I've been doing that -since the series began.	0:16:31	0:16:34
-A lot of work goes into the -programme so I have to do it right.	0:16:35	0:16:39
-One minute there's music, -the next there's in-depth chat.	0:16:40	0:16:44
-I get to discuss things with guests -that they wouldn't talk about on TV.	0:16:44	0:16:49
-I love it.	0:16:49	0:16:51
-As a child...	0:16:51	0:16:53
-..I worked a lot with Terry Wogan.	0:16:54	0:16:56
-I was lucky -to work with him as an adult too.	0:16:56	0:16:59
-I used to refer to him as -my radio dad and he called me Son.	0:16:59	0:17:04
-I remember him saying to me, "I've -got some advice for you, Jones.	0:17:04	0:17:09
-"Spread yourself -as thinly as possible...	0:17:09	0:17:12
-"..as it makes it more difficult -for people to get rid of you."	0:17:12	0:17:16
-And that's what I've done.	0:17:16	0:17:18
-I do many different programmes -for TV and radio.	0:17:18	0:17:22
-I'm on Classic FM and Radio Wales, -I sing, do tours and record albums.	0:17:22	0:17:28
-I do something different every day, -which is great. I enjoy that.	0:17:28	0:17:32
-I often complain I'm tired -but it's my own doing.	0:17:33	0:17:37
-I've got fingers in lots of pies!	0:17:37	0:17:39
-This is Classic FM's main studio.	0:17:50	0:17:53
-I broadcast on Sunday mornings but -I also present Classic FM Requests.	0:17:54	0:17:59
-The news has finished.	0:17:59	0:18:02
-I'm ready -for my first link of the show.	0:18:02	0:18:05
-There are 30 seconds left of this -cello piece and then I'm on the air.	0:18:05	0:18:10
-That's a musical clue -as to how it's going to be.	0:18:14	0:18:17
-Welcome along -to Classic FM Requests.	0:18:17	0:18:20
-What I like about Classic FM -is that it's ageless.	0:18:20	0:18:23
-The listeners range in age -from small children to adults....	0:18:24	0:18:27
-..who love listening at home.	0:18:28	0:18:30
-When I was a child -you either liked pop...	0:18:30	0:18:33
-..or classical music, -but nowadays...	0:18:33	0:18:36
-..children like all kinds of genres, -which is fantastic.	0:18:36	0:18:40
-You never know -who the next caller's going to be.	0:18:40	0:18:43
-Classic FM Requests. -Email via classicfm.com	0:18:43	0:18:48
-Hi, Aled, -this is Sally from North Wales.	0:18:48	0:18:52
-I'm heading off on a spa break -but I'm full of a stinking cold.	0:18:52	0:18:56
-Could you find something to cure my -spirits and life my soul? Thank you.	0:18:56	0:19:01
-Poor you. -Nothing worse than a stinking cold.	0:19:01	0:19:04
-Hopefully the spa will help. -I think it will.	0:19:04	0:19:07
-Have a great time, -or as we say in North Wales...	0:19:07	0:19:11
-..good luck and enjoy yourself.	0:19:11	0:19:13
-Bet you didn't know -I could speak Welsh. Course you did!	0:19:14	0:19:17
-The best thing about the studio is, -say I'm missing Wales...	0:19:17	0:19:21
-..and I need -a bit of red in my soul...	0:19:21	0:19:24
-..I can alter the mood -and I'm back in Wales!	0:19:24	0:19:28
-I feel as if I'm at -the Millennium Stadium now...	0:19:29	0:19:32
-..about to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau!	0:19:32	0:19:35
-The bosses don't like me -turning it all red usually!	0:19:35	0:19:39
-Life without music -would be impossible.	0:19:39	0:19:41
-My wife and children say -that I sing all day every day.	0:19:42	0:19:47
-They're not always pleased about -that. The kids tell me to be quiet.	0:19:47	0:19:51
-But I sing here -without me realizing it.	0:19:52	0:19:55
-It's in my soul. It's who I am.	0:19:55	0:19:57
-I've sung since birth.	0:19:57	0:19:59
-When the music's playing...	0:19:59	0:20:01
-..I'll sing along or whistle along -to the music because it's in me.	0:20:01	0:20:06
-It's who I am.	0:20:06	0:20:08
-I released 16 albums as a child.	0:20:12	0:20:17
-But it was a fantastically simple -process for me.	0:20:18	0:20:21
-I'd record in a Penarth church with -Hefin Owen and Merfyn Williams...	0:20:22	0:20:27
-..and soundman Geoff Atkins.	0:20:27	0:20:29
-They'd be in a lorry outside...	0:20:30	0:20:32
-..and I'd be with Huw Tregelles -in the church.	0:20:32	0:20:35
-People would say to me...	0:20:35	0:20:37
-.."You must've spent months -on that song to get it so good."	0:20:38	0:20:42
-But the truth is, -I'd turn up in the morning...	0:20:42	0:20:45
-..I'd sit on the organ stool -with Huw Tregelles...	0:20:45	0:20:49
-..and if it was Bist Du Bei Mir, -I'd say, "Huw, it's a bit high."	0:20:49	0:20:53
-"OK, I'll transpose it." So -he transposed it and I recorded it.	0:20:53	0:20:57
-That's how we recorded an album.	0:20:57	0:20:59
-That's how we recorded an album. - -But nothing lasts forever.	0:20:59	0:21:02
-Soon, the time came -when the soprano voice...	0:21:02	0:21:06
-..that had defined Aled -for so long broke.	0:21:06	0:21:09
-I was at the same church in Penarth -and I'd recorded four songs.	0:21:09	0:21:13
-My voice didn't sound the same, -I had a bit of a cold.	0:21:13	0:21:17
-I remember -shouting over the intercom...	0:21:18	0:21:21
-.."How's the voice?"	0:21:22	0:21:24
-"OK, we'll try it once more - -it sounds flat in some places...	0:21:24	0:21:29
-"..and sharp in others."	0:21:29	0:21:31
-I was never sharp or flat.	0:21:31	0:21:33
-I said, "Is Mam there?" They said, -"No, she's gone shopping."	0:21:34	0:21:37
-Truth is, Mam was there but she was -crying, Geoff and Hefin were crying.	0:21:37	0:21:43
-They knew -this was the beginning of the end.	0:21:43	0:21:46
-We went for lunch together...	0:21:46	0:21:51
-..and I was with Merfyn in the car.	0:21:52	0:21:54
-I said, "I know you've spent -a lot of money on this session...	0:21:55	0:21:59
-"..but do you mind if I don't go -back because I want to finish now."	0:21:59	0:22:03
-I'm welling up, just recounting -the story! Merf said, "Don't worry."	0:22:03	0:22:08
-Britain's -most outstanding schoolboy singer...	0:22:08	0:22:11
-..has announced his retirement -at the age of 16.	0:22:12	0:22:15
-Is this not premature? I gather -your voice hasn't broken yet.	0:22:15	0:22:19
-It's changing, -it's getting a bit deeper.	0:22:19	0:22:22
-It's better to quit -on a high note than a low note.	0:22:23	0:22:26
-I've never regarded my voice -breaking as a negative thing.	0:22:28	0:22:32
-It was something very positive.	0:22:33	0:22:35
-I was looking forward -to becoming a man.	0:22:35	0:22:38
-I was looking forward -to my voice breaking.	0:22:38	0:22:42
-You don't want to be singing like -a boy soprano when you're 19 or 20!	0:22:42	0:22:47
-So when I made the decision -to give up singing...	0:22:47	0:22:51
-..I didn't have a problem with it.	0:22:51	0:22:53
-I knew I'd sing again in future...	0:22:54	0:22:56
-..whether it be in the bath -or at the Albert Hall.	0:22:56	0:22:59
-That wasn't up to me, -it was in the lap of the gods.	0:22:59	0:23:03
-I was going to be happy, regardless.	0:23:03	0:23:05
-If I could sing at home, great, if -I could sing on stage, better still.	0:23:05	0:23:10
-# A simple youthful lad am I	0:23:10	0:23:14
-# Who loves at fancy's pleasure	0:23:14	0:23:18
-# I fondly watch the blooming wheat	0:23:18	0:23:22
-# Another reaps the treasure	0:23:23	0:23:26
-# Oh! -Wherefore still despise my suit	0:23:26	0:23:30
-# Why sighing keep thy love?	0:23:30	0:23:34
-# For some new charm -thou matchless fair	0:23:35	0:23:40
-# I day by day discover	0:23:40	0:23:44
-# While hair adorns this aching brow	0:23:44	0:23:48
-# Still I will love sincerely	0:23:48	0:23:53
-# While ocean rolls its briny flow	0:23:53	0:23:58
-# Still I will love thee dearly	0:23:59	0:24:03
-# Then tell the truth, -in secret tell	0:24:04	0:24:07
-# And under seal discover	0:24:08	0:24:13
-# If it be I or who is blest	0:24:13	0:24:19
-# As thy true heart's best lover #	0:24:19	0:24:25
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-# "Bring me," said David	0:24:52	0:24:55
-# "The harp I adore"	0:24:56	0:25:01
-# I long ere death calls me	0:25:01	0:25:04
-# To play it once more	0:25:04	0:25:09
-# Help me to reach	0:25:10	0:25:14
-# My beloved strings again	0:25:14	0:25:19
-# On widow and children	0:25:20	0:25:24
-# God's blessing remains	0:25:24	0:25:29
-# Last night I heard	0:25:37	0:25:42
-# A kind angel thus say	0:25:42	0:25:47
-# "David, fly home	0:25:47	0:25:51
-# "On the wings of thy lay"	0:25:51	0:25:55
-# Harp of my youth	0:25:57	0:26:01
-# And thy music, adieu	0:26:01	0:26:06
-# Widow and children	0:26:06	0:26:11
-# God's blessing on you #	0:26:11	0:26:17
-Hello there. How are you?	0:26:27	0:26:29
-I'm fine.	0:26:29	0:26:31
-I'm the new patron -of the William Mathias Music Centre.	0:26:31	0:26:35
-I'm so proud of the role.	0:26:35	0:26:38
-I knew William well as a child. -His wife was my voice coach.	0:26:38	0:26:42
-I wouldn't be singing now -without his wife.	0:26:42	0:26:45
-She got me into -the Royal Academy of Music.	0:26:46	0:26:48
-Since Aled was famous as a soprano, -after his voice broke...	0:26:48	0:26:52
-..he had to face the possibility -of never singing publicly again.	0:26:52	0:26:57
-Yet he was determined -to prove otherwise...	0:26:57	0:27:01
-..and was aided by the late composer -William Mathias and wife Yvonne...	0:27:01	0:27:06
-..to retrain his voice.	0:27:06	0:27:08
-William was a fantastic composer.	0:27:08	0:27:11
-I sang his music -as a chorister at Bangor Cathedral.	0:27:11	0:27:15
-And Yvonne taught me to sing...	0:27:16	0:27:18
-..so that I could study at the -Royal Academy of Music in London.	0:27:18	0:27:22
-My lessons with Yvonne Mathias -had to be seen to be believed.	0:27:23	0:27:28
-I'd reach their house -at around 10.00am on a Sunday...	0:27:30	0:27:33
-..and Yvonne and I -would practise scales.	0:27:33	0:27:36
-At 11.00am William would emerge -from his room...	0:27:37	0:27:40
-..where he'd been -writing brilliant music...	0:27:40	0:27:43
-..and he'd say, "I'll play -the piano. Yvonne, you get up."	0:27:44	0:27:48
-I'd sing with William Mathias -at the piano, which is surreal.	0:27:48	0:27:52
-We were at Rochester Cathedral -and I talked about your dad...	0:27:52	0:27:56
-..bringing me a gin and tonic -in a singing lesson.	0:27:56	0:27:59
-I had to ring my mum to pick me up -because I was a bit drunk!	0:27:59	0:28:03
-William was a real eccentric and his -passion was expressed in his music.	0:28:03	0:28:09
-He'd play the piano while I'd sing -and I'd think to myself...	0:28:09	0:28:14
-..how lucky I was -that this was happening to me.	0:28:14	0:28:17
-He was fantastic. I loved going -to their house on a Sunday morning.	0:28:17	0:28:22
-For me to be able -to give something back...	0:28:22	0:28:25
-..and help the centre is great.	0:28:26	0:28:28
-# Dominus secum	0:28:28	0:28:35
-# Benedicta tu #	0:28:35	0:28:43
-I think we have the best musicians -and singers in the world in Wales.	0:28:43	0:28:47
-Seeing those young singers -and instrumentalists...	0:28:47	0:28:51
-..was an amazing experience.	0:28:51	0:28:54
-Following the crucial retraining...	0:28:56	0:28:59
-..Aled graduated after studying for -three years at the Royal Academy.	0:28:59	0:29:03
-He spent a period at the Bristol Old -Vic Theatre School following that...	0:29:04	0:29:08
-..before Aled decided to release -his first album as a young man.	0:29:08	0:29:13
-The decision to come back -and release albums as an adult...	0:29:14	0:29:19
-..was the first time I felt -real pressure on my shoulders.	0:29:19	0:29:23
-I had no idea how people -would take to my new voice.	0:29:24	0:29:28
-My first album, Aled, went to -number one in the classical charts.	0:29:28	0:29:33
-It was such a relief for me.	0:29:33	0:29:35
-There came even more pressure -with the second album...	0:29:35	0:29:38
-..because I was worried I was going -to be a one-hit wonder as an adult.	0:29:39	0:29:43
-When I heard the second album -had gone to number one too...	0:29:43	0:29:47
-..I felt a huge sense of relief...	0:29:47	0:29:50
-..because I knew then that I had -something to offer as an adult too.	0:29:50	0:29:54
-Aled the tenor has since released -more than 30 records.	0:29:58	0:30:02
-But the release -of the new album, One Voice...	0:30:02	0:30:05
-..provided an opportunity to feature -both voices - tenor and soprano.	0:30:05	0:30:09
-Thank you so much.	0:30:09	0:30:11
-I was on tour with Ian Tilley, -who produces my albums...	0:30:11	0:30:17
-..and who plays -accompaniment for me on tour...	0:30:17	0:30:20
-..and I happened to have a tape...	0:30:21	0:30:24
-..of the folk songs I'd recorded as -a child that'd never been released.	0:30:24	0:30:29
-We listened to the tape -and we couldn't believe it.	0:30:30	0:30:33
-I've never listened -to my singing voice as a child.	0:30:34	0:30:37
-There are lots of my albums -I've never listened to.	0:30:38	0:30:41
-I'd go to the studio, -record them and move on.	0:30:41	0:30:45
-This was the first time -I'd sat in a car for four hours...	0:30:45	0:30:49
-..and listened -to these folk song recordings.	0:30:49	0:30:52
-I couldn't believe it, the voice -was, I suppose I can say it now...	0:30:53	0:30:57
-..but my voice was fantastic.	0:30:58	0:31:00
-I couldn't get over -how clear it was...	0:31:00	0:31:03
-..and my interpretation -of the songs.	0:31:03	0:31:05
-Ian said, "You've -got to do something with this."	0:31:06	0:31:09
-I said, "I had a dream that I was -singing with my younger self."	0:31:09	0:31:15
-I still feel I'm the same person.	0:31:15	0:31:18
-When I sing...	0:31:18	0:31:20
-..the feeling I got from singing -as a child is still there.	0:31:20	0:31:25
-If you gave me a song as a child -I'd be able to sing it instantly...	0:31:25	0:31:29
-..and make the piece my own -and that's still there.	0:31:29	0:31:32
-We went to LA to record the album...	0:31:33	0:31:36
-..and Eriskay Love Lilt -was the first track.	0:31:36	0:31:39
-For five or eight bars -we're singing together in unison...	0:31:39	0:31:44
-..and I remember turning to Ian -and saying, "Did you feel that?"	0:31:44	0:31:49
-All the hair on my head, -arms and neck stood on end.	0:31:49	0:31:54
-I've never had that feeling -in a studio before.	0:31:54	0:31:58
-We knew we had something incredible -on our hands.	0:31:58	0:32:02
-# Vair me o ro van o	0:32:04	0:32:09
-# Vair me o ro ven ee	0:32:09	0:32:15
-# Vair me o ru o ho	0:32:15	0:32:21
-# Sad am I without thee	0:32:21	0:32:26
-# When I'm lonely, dear white heart	0:32:35	0:32:40
-# Black the night and wild the sea	0:32:41	0:32:46
-# By love's light my foot finds	0:32:46	0:32:52
-# The old pathway to thee	0:32:52	0:32:57
-# Vair me o ro van o	0:32:58	0:33:03
-# Vair me o ro ven ee	0:33:04	0:33:08
-# Vair me o ru o ho	0:33:09	0:33:15
-# Sad am I without thee...	0:33:15	0:33:22
-The decision to end my career as a -boy soprano wasn't at all negative.	0:33:26	0:33:31
-But looking back at my young voice -and listening to it as an adult...	0:33:31	0:33:36
-..was a bittersweet experience -but I was glad I could do it.	0:33:37	0:33:41
-There's plenty of footage of me -singing as a child...	0:33:42	0:33:45
-..but no-one had heard this one -and I was so proud of the vocals.	0:33:45	0:33:50
-It was a great experience -singing along with my old voice.	0:33:50	0:33:54
-# Thou'rt the music of my heart	0:33:54	0:33:59
-# Harp of joy, o cuit no chridh	0:33:59	0:34:05
-# Moon of guidance by night	0:34:05	0:34:11
-# Strength and light thou'rt to me	0:34:11	0:34:18
-# Vair me o ro van o	0:34:18	0:34:24
-# Vair me o ro ven ee	0:34:24	0:34:31
-# Vair me o ru o ho	0:34:31	0:34:37
-# Sad am I without thee #	0:34:37	0:34:48
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-# Sleep, child, on my bosom	0:35:09	0:35:16
-# Snug and warm is she	0:35:16	0:35:23
-# Mother's arms are tight around you	0:35:23	0:35:30
-# Mother's love is under my breast	0:35:30	0:35:36
-# Nothing will be allowed -to disturb you sleep	0:35:37	0:35:44
-# No man will do wrong with you	0:35:44	0:35:51
-# Sleep quietly, dear child	0:35:52	0:35:59
-# Sleep gently -on your mother's breast	0:35:59	0:36:06
-# Sleep quietly tonight, sleep	0:36:14	0:36:21
-# Gently sleep -you are the picture of beauty	0:36:21	0:36:27
-# Why do you now smile	0:36:28	0:36:34
-# Tenderly smiling in your sleep?	0:36:34	0:36:41
-# Are there angels above -that are smiling	0:36:42	0:36:48
-# On you smiling merrily?	0:36:48	0:36:55
-# You smile back in your sleep	0:36:57	0:37:03
-# Sleeping quietly on my breast	0:37:03	0:37:11
-# Do not fear, it's only a leaf	0:37:19	0:37:25
-# Knocking, knocking on the door	0:37:25	0:37:32
-# Do not fear a lonely small wave	0:37:33	0:37:39
-# Washing, washing on the seashore	0:37:39	0:37:47
-# Sleep, my child, -there is nothing here	0:37:48	0:37:54
-# Nothing to give you a fright	0:37:54	0:38:02
-# Smile quietly in my bosom	0:38:03	0:38:10
-# On the white angels over yonder #	0:38:11	0:38:19
-Following the success of Aled -singing with his younger self...	0:38:28	0:38:33
-..it was decided -that the duet should continue...	0:38:34	0:38:38
-..and what better way at Christmas -than with a song...	0:38:38	0:38:42
-..that sums up Aled as a singer?	0:38:42	0:38:44
-We're recording the video -of us singing together.	0:38:45	0:38:48
-It's fantastic. -It's come full circle.	0:38:49	0:38:51
-Who'd have thought -that as a 15-year-old...	0:38:52	0:38:55
-..recording the original...	0:38:55	0:38:59
-..that I'd be -recording it again at 45?	0:38:59	0:39:02
-But I believe -both voices fuse together nicely.	0:39:02	0:39:05
-I hope people enjoy it.	0:39:05	0:39:07
-I had a tear in my eye when I -began singing it, to be honest.	0:39:08	0:39:11
-It's been pleasurable.	0:39:11	0:39:13
-And for such a special song there -was only one way of launching it.	0:39:14	0:39:19
-We're here at City Airport in London -and we're flying to Cardiff.	0:39:20	0:39:24
-I'll be singing -Walking in the Air in the air!	0:39:24	0:39:27
-It's the first time I've done that -at 18,000 feet.	0:39:27	0:39:31
-Someone came up with the idea of -singing in an aeroplane, so why not?	0:39:33	0:39:37
-Walking in the Air -has been rewritten by Howard Blake.	0:39:40	0:39:45
-We used the voice -of my younger self...	0:39:45	0:39:48
-..so Little Aled -is the little boy singing...	0:39:48	0:39:52
-..and my voice now is the Snowman, -so it's a proper duet.	0:39:53	0:39:56
-Howard is a fantastic composer...	0:39:56	0:39:59
-..and he also likes to stretch me.	0:40:00	0:40:02
-I think -there's a three-octave range...	0:40:02	0:40:05
-..in the part -I've recorded as an adult.	0:40:05	0:40:09
-Howard's written an extremely -high falsetto just for a laugh!	0:40:09	0:40:14
-# I'm finding I can fly -so high above with you #	0:40:14	0:40:20
-Walking in the Air and -The Snowman is part of Christmas.	0:40:25	0:40:28
-I'm proud my name is associated with -something as good as The Snowman.	0:40:28	0:40:33
-The cartoon is fantastic.	0:40:33	0:40:35
-But when it comes to my Christmas...	0:40:36	0:40:39
-..I'm not at home singing Walking -in the Air to my kids - not at all!	0:40:39	0:40:44
-Usually we spend Christmas -with Nain and Taid...	0:40:44	0:40:48
-..or we're with Claire's mother -up north.	0:40:48	0:40:52
-But if we happen to be at home...	0:40:52	0:40:54
-..we spend time as a family -eating and drinking too much...	0:40:55	0:40:59
-..and watching telly.	0:40:59	0:41:01
-We just want to be together.	0:41:01	0:41:03
-As I get older...	0:41:22	0:41:24
-..I'm conscious -that I'm not Superman.	0:41:25	0:41:27
-I like nothing more nowadays...	0:41:28	0:41:30
-..if I have -four or five days off work...	0:41:30	0:41:33
-..than going to visit Nain and Taid, -Mam and Dad, in Llandegfan.	0:41:34	0:41:39
-I say to myself, "Oh, I need this! -I need to recharge the batteries."	0:41:40	0:41:44
-This place is so far removed -from where I live in London...	0:42:03	0:42:06
-..and the work I do in London, -which changes every half an hour...	0:42:06	0:42:10
-..from one place to the next.	0:42:10	0:42:12
-It couldn't be more different.	0:42:13	0:42:15
-It's just fresh air and sea...	0:42:18	0:42:20
-..which has -long been a part of my life.	0:42:21	0:42:23
-As a child, I couldn't wait to get -back to London's hustle and bustle.	0:42:29	0:42:34
-But when I come back -to somewhere like this...	0:42:34	0:42:37
-..I feel the stresses and strains -lifted from my shoulders.	0:42:37	0:42:41
-Once I reach Anglesey -I feel completely different.	0:42:47	0:42:51
-It takes perhaps a day to unwind...	0:42:51	0:42:54
-..but after that I don't even -want to check my email or anything.	0:42:54	0:42:58
-Though Emilia and Lucas -were born in London...	0:43:05	0:43:08
-..and we all live in London - -I have to work there for my work...	0:43:09	0:43:14
-..it's important for them -to know where I was brought up too.	0:43:14	0:43:18
-They love coming to stay -with Nain and Taid.	0:43:18	0:43:21
-They have so much room to run about -in the woods, at the seaside...	0:43:21	0:43:25
-..and in the mountains -and they love fishing.	0:43:26	0:43:28
-Everything they don't do in London.	0:43:29	0:43:32
-It's a bit different to London.	0:43:32	0:43:34
-It's a bit different to London. - -Yeah, definitely.	0:43:34	0:43:35
-You can relax more.	0:43:36	0:43:38
-Nain and Taid are lucky.	0:43:38	0:43:40
-As a child, I remember Dad saying, -"Come on, we'll go sailing."	0:43:40	0:43:45
-I was about 12 years old -and sometimes I thought...	0:43:46	0:43:49
-.."I'd prefer -to play football with a friend."	0:43:49	0:43:53
-But being with Lucas -on the Menai Strait...	0:43:53	0:43:56
-..and seeing him take in all -the sights that I saw as a child...	0:43:56	0:44:01
-..gave me great pleasure.	0:44:02	0:44:03
-We're so lucky -that Mam and Dad, Nain and Tad...	0:44:04	0:44:07
-..live in -such beautiful surroundings.	0:44:08	0:44:10
-There's nowhere like Anglesey.	0:44:11	0:44:13
-Anything I do, I hope -I do it to the best of my abilities.	0:44:25	0:44:28
-If I sing or -if I'm presenting on TV and radio...	0:44:30	0:44:33
-..I hope -I put my heart and soul into it.	0:44:33	0:44:36
-I'm very lucky.	0:44:36	0:44:37
-Looking back on my singing career as -a child, I feel immensely proud too.	0:44:38	0:44:42
-I hope I come across -as a genuine person...	0:44:43	0:44:48
-..and I hope I don't hurt anyone.	0:44:48	0:44:51
-I'm mindful now...	0:44:52	0:44:55
-..that I need that time off -to recharge the batteries.	0:44:55	0:44:59
-I might think -of going to Penmon or Llanddwyn...	0:44:59	0:45:03
-..or sit in one of the pubs -in Beaumaris or wherever...	0:45:03	0:45:08
-..and just be.	0:45:08	0:45:11
-# Beside the sea	0:45:11	0:45:15
-# Red roses growing	0:45:15	0:45:17
-# Beside the sea	0:45:19	0:45:21
-# White lilies showing	0:45:23	0:45:27
-# Beside the sea	0:45:28	0:45:32
-# Their beauty telling	0:45:32	0:45:35
-# My true loves sleeps	0:45:38	0:45:40
-# Within her dwelling	0:45:42	0:45:45
-# Beside the sea	0:45:55	0:45:58
-# The stones lie scattered	0:45:58	0:46:02
-# Where tender words in love -were uttered	0:46:02	0:46:08
-# While all around	0:46:09	0:46:12
-# There grew the lily	0:46:12	0:46:15
-# And sweetest branches	0:46:16	0:46:20
-# Of rosemary	0:46:20	0:46:23
-# Beside the sea	0:46:32	0:46:35
-# Blue pebbles lying	0:46:36	0:46:39
-# Beside the sea	0:46:39	0:46:42
-# Gold flowers glowing	0:46:42	0:46:46
-# Beside the sea	0:46:46	0:46:50
-# Are all things fairest	0:46:50	0:46:52
-# Beside the sea	0:46:53	0:46:56
-# Is found my dearest	0:46:57	0:47:01
-# Beside the sea	0:47:11	0:47:15
-# Are all things fairest	0:47:15	0:47:20
-# Beside the sea	0:47:22	0:47:26
-# Is found my dearest #	0:47:29	0:47:34
-# We're walking in the air	0:48:09	0:48:14
-# We're floating in the moonlit sky	0:48:14	0:48:20
-# The people far below #	0:48:20	0:48:22
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