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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- In this series - of Deuawdau Rhys Meirion...
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- ..I get the privilege of joining - Wales's best musical talents.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- We'll sing in vibrant - and unusual locations...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- This is going to be awesome!
0:00:14 > 0:00:19- But I'll also get to know - the person behind the voice...
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- ..by creating and performing - brand-new duets...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- ..where I pick a duet - to sing with them...
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- ..and they pick one - to sing with me.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- Why did I pick this one?
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- Welcome to Deuawdau Rhys Meirion.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- I'm meeting this week's artist - at the BBC in Llandaff...
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- ..because he works here.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- He also has links with Ireland - and has sung there many times.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- He also likes singing - about an old oak tree in Carmarthen.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- That's just about it - for another week.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- Thanks for your company.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- I'll be back next Sunday - at seven o'clock.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14- Goodnight.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19- How are you?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- My guest this week is broadcaster - and folk singer Frank Hennessy.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Thank you for accepting - the invitation to sing with me.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- No problem, hopefully!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- I'm a little bit worried.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35- Why? What about?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- Because our voices are so different.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42- Will it work?
0:01:42 > 0:01:43- I think it will.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- We'll see. That's the challenge!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- I'm looking forward - to the opportunity.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50- Thank you. So am I.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- Frank Hennessy - is a familiar voice...
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- ..and founder of the iconic - Cardiff folk group The Hennessys.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- That was back in the 1960s, - which sounds a long time ago.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- Everyone has a reason - for liking Frank and The Hennessys.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- A combination of humour, fine - singing and sounding good together.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- It's always a pleasure to see them.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I'm just their ardent fan. - I love them. They're my favourites.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- In my opinion, - they changed Welsh music.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Welsh folk music.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- They had a sound - we'd never heard before.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- The original band formed in 1967.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- Frank Hennessy, Dave Burns and - the late Paul Powell in the middle.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Frank is a Welshman of Irish - heritage who has learnt Welsh.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- I wanted to learn more - about how an Irish folk group...
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- ..became a part - of Welsh folk music tradition.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- We originally met - on the corner of Bute Street...
0:03:05 > 0:03:06- Steady on now!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- ..in a club, the Central Boys Club.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- We were introduced - by a mutual friend...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- ..and hit it off straight away.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Before long, the group was formed.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- When The Hennessys started, - back in the 1960s...
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- ..we were the Cardiff Irish band.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- That was our nickname.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- The Cardiff Irish band.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- Dave and I were from Irish stock.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- Dave said to me, "Hey, we'd better - learn some Welsh songs."
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- We didn't know anything, really.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- We were from Cardiff, - for goodness' sake.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Dave and I had been in a pub - on St Mary's Street...
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- ..about two o'clock in the morning.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Amongst all this noise, - this fellow got up...
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- ..and started to sing Ar Lan Y Mor.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Oh, right, yes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- The entire place went quiet.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12- It was lovely.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- Dave said to me, - "We have to get these words."
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- # On the seashore
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- # There are red roses #
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- The man who helped get the words, - the chords and a translation...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- ..was none other - than Meredydd Evans.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- A remarkable folk singer himself...
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- ..he was also BBC Wales's - head of light entertainment.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- After The Hennessys learnt the song - and appeared on BBC Wales...
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- ..they got their big break.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- Mered got us a series - on the national network...
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- ..called The Singing Barn.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- All over Britain, Friday night...
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- ..and he gave us a prime slot on it.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Going courting in the kitchen, - The Hennessys.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- # Come single belle and beau, - unto me pay attention
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- # Don't ever fall in love, - it's the Devil's own invention
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- # For once I fell in love - with a maiden so bewitchin'
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- # Miss Henrietta Bell - out of Captain Kelly's kitchen #
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- With folk singing in his blood, - something told me...
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- ..that Frank's choice of duet - would take me to that field.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Have you picked a song?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- Yes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38- My favourite song at the moment - is Os Daw 'Nghariad.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Os Daw 'Nghariad - is a folk song full of longing.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- This version is by Tudur Huws Jones.
0:05:44 > 0:05:51- # If my love comes here tonight #
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- There's a bit of everything - in the same song.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56- Sadness.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58- Romance.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- Betrayal.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03- We've got a job!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- You don't know - what you've let yourself in for!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- A top tenor and a Cardiff bloke!
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- I don't know about a top tenor...
0:06:12 > 0:06:17- ..but folk is the hardest genre - for a classical singer like me.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- I'm a bit nervous now.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I'm about to go into Ty Cerdd - to rehearse with Frank.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I haven't had a copy - of the sheet music at all.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Frank and I are starting - on a level playing field.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32- I'm looking forward to it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- If I was nervous, - how was Frank feeling?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- It's an important adventure for me.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- A new partnership...
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- ..with a man - who has a wonderful voice.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- But I hope he'll be happy.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- Frank and I were singing - an arrangement by Caradog Williams.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- He had clearly-defined ideas - about Os Daw 'Nghariad.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- It's a very simple arrangement.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- A piano accompaniment - and an improvised viola intro.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- Fine.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- The feeling I wanted...
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- ..the general tone...
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- ..was of a bar late at night...
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- ..almost a jazz club kind of vibe...
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- ..but it's not a jazz arrangement.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Just the idea of wistful...
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- Just the idea of wistful...- - Intimate.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Quiet, intimate, that idea.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- As we began, I wondered - how a classical tenor voice...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- ..and a folk singer's voice - would blend.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- # Give him a civil answer
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- # A civil answer
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- # Do not speak #
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- It's on the other side, - to save paper!
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- This is where it gets complicated.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- Harmonies!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- # Tell him
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- # No hard feelings
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- # No hard feelings
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- # Leaving him
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- # In this way #
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- Having started, I wanted to know - more about Frank's Irish heritage.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- There was only one way to go.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- Ireland.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- The other band members, Dave Burns - and Iolo Jones, joined us.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- Violinist Iolo - has been a member for 30 years...
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- ..while Dave was there - from the start, in 1967.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Dave and Iolo...
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- ..while Frank has gone - to the shop to get some lemonade...
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- ..we'll have a quick chat.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Talking about him behind his back?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Talking about him behind his back?- - He's quite a character, isn't he?
0:09:07 > 0:09:13- Frank is one of the funniest people - I've ever met.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Dave and I - are often in stitches on stage.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- The remarkable thing - about Frank is this.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- You'd never think - that Cardiff humour...
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- ..could be exported so successfully.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- I've seen him with an audience - in Boston, say...
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- ..or in New Orleans...
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- ..singing songs like Billy The Seal - and telling jokes about Cardiff...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..and he gets them laughing.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- He's just got that gift.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- I've been with him now - coming up to 50 years.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Fifty years next year, isn't it?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- In the late 1960s, - folk music was very big in Ireland.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- In different shapes and forms, - but it was very popular.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- To compete with the Irish groups...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- ..you had to learn the songs - as they came out.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I always remember, - when we went to Ireland...
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- ..we had a repertoire - of about fifty songs.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- By the time we came back...
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- ..probably just under a year later, - we had 300 to 400 songs.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- One song inexorably linked - with The Hennessys...
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- ..is Yr Hen Dderwen Ddu.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- # I spied a pretty maiden - with the sunlight in her hair #
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- The English version - has been covered by many artists...
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- ..and Daniel O'Donnell took it - to No.1 in the Irish charts.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- It's sung in English - as The Old Dungarvan Oak...
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- ..and we were off to Dungarvan.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- But en route, what could be better - than a sing-song and a Guinness?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- Is it me next?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57- Me?
0:10:57 > 0:10:58- Me?- - Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59- Give it a go.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- # As we approached Dungarvan
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- # The girl at me did stare
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- # She asked me - why I raised my hat
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- # To a tree so old and bare
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- # I told her of the legend - if the tree should e'er come down #
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- In the late 60s, the lads - went to Ireland in an A35 van.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- As the Hennessys - found their musical feet...
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- ..the village of Ardmore - played a key role.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- It was in Ardmore - that the group started properly.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- We won a folk music cup.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- The Harp Lager Trophy.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- And 40.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- That was a lot of money then, 40.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Yes, it certainly was.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- It gave us enough time - to get more gigs.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02- Well, it enabled us - to carry on with our career.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- After a year, - we came back to Wales...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- ..totally changed.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- We went - thinking we were an Irish group.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- We came back - knowing we were a Welsh group.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- And you had to go to Ireland - to do that!
0:12:17 > 0:12:18- Exactly.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- A trophy and 40.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- More on the trophy later.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- Being back in Dungarvan - was quite an experience for Frank.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- So many different emotions - come back, you know.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- In a way, I'm quite dislocated - from where we are...
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- ..because I know - I'm a different person.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- But this place - is still a part of who I am.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Inside the pub, - a surprise awaited Frank.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53- Oh my God!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- A group of old friends - from the olden days.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59- How are you?
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- How are you?- - I'm fantastic.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- All the better for seeing you.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03- Tony!
0:13:03 > 0:13:04- Tony!- - Great to see you!
0:13:05 > 0:13:06- Couldn't be better!
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- It couldn't be better for Frank...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- ..but I was worried - about what was coming next.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- Rhys has never performed this song.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- He'd never sung it until we sang it - on the boat coming over.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- After one practice on the boat, - there was no turning back.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- # As I rode out one morning - going to Dungarvan Fair
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- # I spied a pretty maiden - with the sunlight in her hair
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- # Her way was so delightful, - her voice rang like a bell
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- # And as I overtook her, - I asked if she was well
0:13:54 > 0:14:00- # Lay down your woollen shawl, - my love, I swear it is no joke
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- # I'll tell to you the story - of the Old Dungarvan Oak
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- # As we approached Dungarvan
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- # The girl at me did stare #
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Too good for this show!
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- # She asked me why I raised my hat - to a tree so old and bare
0:14:24 > 0:14:30- # I told her of the legend, - if the tree should e'er come down
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- # There'd be a great disaster, - sure Dungarvan would be drowned
0:14:36 > 0:14:42- # Lay down your woollen shawl, - my love, I swear it is no joke
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- # I'll tell to you the story
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- # Of the Old Dungarvan Oak #
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Very good, very good.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- After the break, a story - about Frank's hit in France...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- ..and I reveal my choice of duet...
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- ..if we ever make land!
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0:15:20 > 0:15:20- Subtitles
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0:15:22 > 0:15:27- Cardiff born and Cardiff bred - Frank Hennessy has brought me...
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- ..to where his career began - in southern Ireland.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- After an evening - in a pub in Dungarvan...
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- ..we headed - to the seaside village of Ardmore.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- It was here in 1968 that the group - won a folk music competition...
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- ..received a trophy - and the great sum of 40.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- It encouraged them to carry on.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48- Here we are.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Here we are.- - Yes, Halla Deuglan.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- Today, Frank and the trophy - are back in the very same hall...
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- ..where The Hennessys - won that competition...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- ..with the song The Gypsy, - almost fifty years ago.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- This looks so strange.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Are the memories coming back?
0:16:11 > 0:16:12- Yes.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I was backstage.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- I remember - peeping through the curtain.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- The place was rammed.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26- Full of people.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Full of people.- - Oh, absolutely.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- And the tension.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- There was another group competing.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- They were very good.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- A family group from up country.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- We thought, - "Oh, they're very good."
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- But the decision came.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- The winners of the trophy - are The Hennessys!
0:16:53 > 0:16:54- Wow!
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Is this the trophy?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- This is it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01- What does it say?
0:17:01 > 0:17:02- Where's the front?
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- Ardmore Ballad Competition 1968.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- There you go, boy.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- The only place for two old stagers - is on the stage.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Do you remember the nerves?
0:17:18 > 0:17:19- Yeah, yeah.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- I remember the song - that won us the competition.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- It was called The Gypsy.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- # Do you think - that you're in love with me?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- # Will you listen to what I say?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- # You're too young - to go with me, girl
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- # I'll soon be on me way
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- # Stop that silly crying now
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- # How can I make you see?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- # For I'm a gypsy rover, love
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- # And you can't marry me
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- # Go home, girl, go home #
0:17:52 > 0:17:53- It ended like this.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- # Now the hour's drawing on my love, - and your ma's expecting thee
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- # Don't tell her that you met me - here, or that I'm a gypsy
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- # Let go of my jacket now, - your love will have to wait
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- # See, I am twenty-two years old, - and you, you're only eight
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- # Go home, girl, go home #
0:18:17 > 0:18:18- Lovely.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- And that was the winning song.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- And that was the winning song.- - Thank you, Saint Deuglan.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- And thank you, Frank.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30- After Iolo and Dave arrived, - a ceremony had been arranged.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Frank had decided - to return the trophy...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- ..to the original organizers...
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- ..and they had something - for The Hennessys.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44- Before you give me anything, - I have this little memento.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Recognize anyone in there?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- There's Paul, the late Paul Powell.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- The man with the long neck banjo.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Me, Tony Blackburn...!
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- Thank you.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- It's great to see you back, lads.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- It's great to be here because - this place is so important to us.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Without Ardmore, perhaps - there would have not been...
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- ..certainly not The Hennessys - as we know them, as we have been.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- That was the catalyst.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Winning this cup that night - was the catalyst.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- It's been a fantastic welcome, - and it's deserved.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Obviously, The Hennessys - left a mark here.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- They did, no question about it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- # As I was going over - the far-famed Kerry mountains #
0:19:34 > 0:19:39- Ardmore clearly played a key role - in The Hennessys' history.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- How are you?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- We jump from here, do we?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Will you catch us?!
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- But Frank's links with the area - go back to his early childhood.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- # Whack fol the daddy-o, - there's whiskey in the jar #
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- You first came here - because you had family farming here.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Yes, my Uncle Willie.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- He farmed on Tower Hill.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- When you came here as a boy - to see your Uncle Willie...
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- ..did you hear Irish music then?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- Yes, yes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Uncle Willie - played the penny whistle.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- He bought me a whistle.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Maybe that was the start.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- That's where the interest started.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- I was seven years old.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- The young Hennessys came here...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- ..to immerse themselves - in the Irish traditions.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- You spent two years here - then went back to Wales...
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- ..with all these songs.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- You must have been excited.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- You must have been excited.- - Let's go, yes!
0:20:50 > 0:20:51- Unleash the beast!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- # Whack fol the daddy-o
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- # Whack fol the daddy-o, - there's whiskey in the jar #
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- You're going to sing a solo now, - and it's an exceptional song.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- What's the story behind - Farewell To The Rhondda?
0:21:10 > 0:21:16- Farewell To The Rhondda - is one of the first songs I wrote.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- At the end of the 1960s...
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- ..the young people - from the Valleys...
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- ..went to England to find work.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30- The pits were closing.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Rhydderch Jones - wrote the Welsh words.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- By now, the song...
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- ..is considered to be traditional.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45- Yes, it is.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- For a songwriter - in the traditional way...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- ..for that to happen...
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- In your lifetime.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- ..is so special, you know.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- # Farewell ye colliery workers, - the muffler and the cap
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- # Farewell ye Rhondda valley girls, - we never will come back
0:22:11 > 0:22:17- # The mines they are a-closin', - the valleys they're all doomed
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- # There's no work in the Rhondda, - boys, we'll be in London soon
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- # My father was a miner, - and his father was before him
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- # He always had been proud - to work the coal
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- # Since they fell - 'neath Roben's axe
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- # All the lads have had the sack
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- # So away to work - in England we must go!
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- # Farewell ye colliery workers, - the muffler and the cap
0:22:52 > 0:22:58- # Farewell ye Rhondda valley girls, - we never will come back
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- # The mines they are a-closin', - the valleys they're all doomed
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- # There's no work in the Rhondda, - boys, we'll be in London soon
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- # No more the chapel singin', - that long ago has left us
0:23:17 > 0:23:22- # And the public house - no more the miner's songs
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- # For the boot wheels - they are stoppin'
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- # And the population's droppin'
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- # And I can't afford - to stay here very long
0:23:34 > 0:23:39- # Farewell ye colliery workers, - the muffler and the cap
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- # Farewell ye Rhondda valley girls, - we never will come back
0:23:44 > 0:23:50- # The mines they are a-closin', - the valleys they're all doomed
0:23:51 > 0:23:57- # There's no work in the Rhondda, - boys, we'll be in London soon
0:23:58 > 0:24:03- # Treherbert and Treorchy, - Tonypandy and Tynewydd
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- # Ystrad Rhondda - and Ton Pentre, all adieu
0:24:09 > 0:24:14- # For I can no longer wait - while Parliament debates
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- # So a sad farewell - we bid to all of you!
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- # Farewell ye colliery workers, - the muffler and the cap
0:24:25 > 0:24:31- # Farewell ye Rhondda valley girls, - we never will come back
0:24:31 > 0:24:36- # The mines they are a-closin', - the valleys they're all doomed
0:24:37 > 0:24:43- # There's no work in the Rhondda, - boys, we'll be in London soon #
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- After the break, back to Wales, - but we can still taste the sea.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Wow! Are they good for the voice?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- And we find treasure.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11- And we find treasure.- - Twenty-five quid!
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- .
0:25:17 > 0:25:17- Subtitles
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Ireland's influence - on Frank Hennessy is clear.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- I enjoyed hearing about his time - in Ardmore and Dungarvan.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34- But the story continues - on his home turf in Cardiff.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- # Because I'm Cardiff born, - Cardiff bred
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- # When I dies, - I'll be Cardiff dead #
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Frank, you're famous for being - Cardiff born, Cardiff bred.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- The city is very dear to you.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50- Oh, of course.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56- I was born in Cardiff - and I'm very fond of the city.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- Here's a good question.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- A Cardiff quiz question.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06- How many animals are there - on the castle wall?
0:26:07 > 0:26:08- I shouldn't look.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09- No idea.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11- I'll say...
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- ..twelve.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15- No, no, no. Not bad.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- It's fifteen.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19- It's fifteen.- - Fifteen?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Including the two lions.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23- Oh, right.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- Oh, right.- - It's a trick question.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27- When I was a kid...
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- ..every week, I would - count the animals on the wall.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- I don't know if I expected them - to procreate or what!
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- What's so special about Cardiff?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- What do you reckon?
0:26:43 > 0:26:44- I'm not sure.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46- The community?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- The community?- - It's in my heart.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- When I was young...
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- ..the city was a bit scruffy, - down at heel.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- But now...
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- ..there's a dynamic in the place.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06- It's unstoppable.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- From noisy Cardiff - to the tranquil studio...
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- ..and Frank's melodic duet, - Os Daw 'Nghariad.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- # Give him a civil answer
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- # A civil answer
0:27:25 > 0:27:32- # Do not speak to him unkindly #
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Our voices are totally different.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- I wasn't sure - how they'd sound together.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- If you listened to them - separately in the solo parts...
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- ..they're totally different.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- But it's funny - how voices can meld together.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- That's the aim of the series.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- Bringing different voices together - and seeing how well they blend.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57- It sounded good to me!
0:27:58 > 0:27:59- Composing.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- Composing.- - That's folk music for you!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Especially with Os Daw 'Nghariad.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10- It's a simpler song - and the melody flows.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- That makes it harder - to meld the voices.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- # Tell him
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- # No hard feelings
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- # No hard feelings
0:28:21 > 0:28:27- # Leaving him in this way #
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- The folk scene - is very different to the opera.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- But he's very good...
0:28:37 > 0:28:38- ..at folk singing.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40- No problem at all.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- No problem at all?
0:28:44 > 0:28:45- We'll see later, Frank!
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- # You've never seen the equal - of the mighty Grangetown whale #
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- My trip with Frank - brought us to the market.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59- The young Frank came here to buy - a treat with his pocket money.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05- When I was very young, - I used to come here to the market...
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- ..every Saturday morning - with my pocket money...
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- ..and bought cockles.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Penclawdd cockles.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15- I'll try some.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- I'll try some.- - Can we have two little tubs please?
0:29:18 > 0:29:19- Is that enough?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- Is that enough?- - More than enough.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- I don't want to kill him!
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- I'll pay for them.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27- Your treat, eh?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28- Yes, my treat.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34- I like seafood.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37- Absolutely fantastic.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Absolutely fantastic.- - Are they good for the voice?
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- # We headed west for Canton, - through the cockle beds did sail #
0:29:49 > 0:29:54- Upstairs now, - there's a very special shop.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- # And the flourishin' of his tail
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- # You've never seen the equal #
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- This is a special place for me.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- If you come to the market, - you have to come here.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- Kelly's Records.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- We used to call it Eddie Kelly's - second-hand record shop.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Good morning. How are you doing?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- Good morning. How are you doing?- - Very well, thank you. How are you?
0:30:21 > 0:30:22- I'm Frank Hennessy.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Eddie, in the old days, - sold quite a few of my records.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27- Have you got any Hennessys records?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- Have you got any Hennessys records?- - We do have some over here.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- Interestingly enough, Eddie - is my great-grandmother's brother.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- So, he's your great uncle.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- So, he's your great uncle.- - I think so, yes.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- We had to have a look.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43- The Hennessys.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45- Look at that!
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Paul, Dave and me.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Walking over Caerphilly Mountain.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59- Look.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Twenty-five quid!
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- They were fifteen bob - when they came out!
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- There's nothing by Rhys Meirion.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- Give it time!
0:31:18 > 0:31:19- Everyone keeps my CDs.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- You can't find second-hand!
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- From old records to Frank's - latest track, Os Daw 'Nghariad.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- What was the experience like?
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- I got a very nice surprise, - to be honest.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- You've made me sound not half bad.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- I haven't done anything.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47- It's your voice.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48- It's your voice.- - Yes.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- You chose Os Daw 'Nghariad.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Have you played it - on your programme?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- Oh, yes, many times.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- And the next version - will be by Frank and Rhys.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Who knows?
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- # If my love comes here tonight
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- # Here tonight
0:32:30 > 0:32:36- # To knock on the window pane
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- # Give him a civil answer
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- # A civil answer
0:32:46 > 0:32:53- # Do not speak to him unkindly
0:32:54 > 0:33:00- # Tell him the girl is not at home
0:33:02 > 0:33:08- # And neither is her soul
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- # A young man from the next parish
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- # From the next parish
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- # Has taken her away
0:33:30 > 0:33:31- # Tell him
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- # There are no hard feelings
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- # No hard feelings
0:33:38 > 0:33:44- # As I leave him in this way
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- # I would like so much tonight
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- # So much tonight
0:33:52 > 0:33:58- # To feel his arm holding me tight
0:34:00 > 0:34:06- # But a young man - from the next parish
0:34:07 > 0:34:13- # Has taken her away
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- # A girl's will belongs not to her
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- # Belongs not to her
0:34:22 > 0:34:28- # Another has taken hold of me
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- # Many another girl there is to love
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- # There is to love
0:35:08 > 0:35:15- # Around here within the shire
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- # And it would be - much better for him
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- # Better for him
0:35:25 > 0:35:31- # To find another before long
0:35:32 > 0:35:38- # Give him that message
0:35:40 > 0:35:46- # And do not speak to him unkindly
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- # If my lover comes here tonight
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- # Here tonight
0:35:54 > 0:36:01- # To knock on the window pane
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- # If my lover comes here tonight
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- # Here tonight
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- # To knock
0:36:15 > 0:36:22- # On the window pane #
0:36:33 > 0:36:34- Look out.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- After the break, - we set about my choice...
0:36:39 > 0:36:44- ..and our tour of Cardiff - takes us to an unlikely location.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- .
0:36:49 > 0:36:49- *
0:36:49 > 0:36:49- *- - *
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- # No tears were spilt - over your blood #
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- For the last time, Frank Hennessy - and I are back in the studio.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- Frank's duet is complete, - and mine is beginning to take shape.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06- There we are.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- There we are.- - I'm levitating, mun.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- I've chosen Gwaed Ar Eu Dwylo.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16- It's an anti-war song about the - Great War, which is apt for 2017.
0:37:16 > 0:37:22- I'm involved in the Hedd Wyn - celebrations over in Flanders...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- ..exploring the Great War.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29- I went to Mametz Wood, - that hellish place...
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- ..where Welsh soldiers - were killed in their thousands.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- So, this song means a lot to me.
0:37:36 > 0:37:42- # And the banner - wasn't waved at half mast #
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- It's also apt - because of the Irish links...
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- ..with the original folk song, - Willie McBride.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- # Who had blood on their hands #
0:37:54 > 0:37:55- Stop there.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57- What's the verdict?
0:37:57 > 0:37:58- What's the verdict?- - It's good.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00- Is it?
0:38:00 > 0:38:01- I think it's OK now.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- I think it's OK now.- - Let's sit down and listen to it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- This is where - I feel terribly exposed.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- They take it back - and it's just the voice. Ugh!
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- # No tears were spilt - over your blood
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- # By those who had blood #
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Oh, I was wrong there.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- That's the magic - of a different voice.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Different voices coming together...
0:38:36 > 0:38:37- ..to make one voice.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- He must have some ear, - you know, Rhys...
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- ..because he can adapt his voice - to whoever he's singing with...
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- ..and make it sound right.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Not many people can do that.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57- # By those who had blood - on their hands #
0:39:00 > 0:39:01- Very good, Frank.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04- In the can!
0:39:04 > 0:39:05- Superb!
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- Wow! That comes across - as very powerful.
0:39:12 > 0:39:18- Back near Cardiff, Frank wanted me - to see the site of his old home...
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- ..where he spent - the first four years of his life.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- There's no sign of a house today.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26- Well, well.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- I don't believe this.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32- Has it changed?
0:39:32 > 0:39:33- Has it changed?- - Wow!
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- Where this scrapyard stands - was once the site of an army camp.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- After the war, - my parents came back to Cardiff.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- My mother hailed from Manchester.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- She met my father during the war.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56- They came back to Cardiff, - but lived in two rooms, not a house.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- In Cathays in Cardiff.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- My father heard about this place.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02- Look at this.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- These are my parents.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05- These are my parents.- - Is that you?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- Yes, as a baby.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- That's the house.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11- Number 19.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14- What's the name?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- What's the name?- - Stella Maris. Star of the sea.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19- So was this an old army camp?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- So was this an old army camp?- - Yes, yes, that's right.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- All through the war.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- After the war...
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- ..they just pulled out - and were gone all of a sudden.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- My father heard about - a bit of a scam, I suppose...
0:40:35 > 0:40:36- ..but it was legal.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- It was called squatters' rights.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47- If you could put a bed - in an empty house...
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- ..and put a new lock on the door...
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- ..you could go to the council...
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- ..and claim squatters' rights - on property whatever.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Number 19, Mardy Camp.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- The rent was a shilling a week...
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- ..including electricity.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- It must feel weird to be back.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- It was a proper community.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26- The residents' committee - met once a week.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Real good people.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- I was very happy here.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35- Tidy.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36- Half tidy, as we say.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- And this was where - Frank Hennessy started.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Yes, tidy.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Frank's stories - painted a portrait...
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- ..of the hardships of life - in Cardiff almost 70 years ago.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- The greatest little pub - in the world.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Frank wanted me to see - one more place, another pub.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- The Old Arcade, - one of his old haunts.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01- Fancy a pint?
0:42:01 > 0:42:02- We must have one.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04- A pint of Dark.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05- A pint of Dark.- - Dark?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- G'day. How are you, mate?
0:42:09 > 0:42:10- I'm brilliant.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12- That's a cracking accent.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- That's a cracking accent.- - Yeah, from Melbourne, Australia.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Mate, I would love a selfie.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18- Really?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Two days ago, I was with Green Day.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- Admirers from near and far, - including one of my heroes.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Here's a meeting of giants.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- You've picked the right time - to come in, Barry.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Of all the heroes you might expect - to meet in Cardiff...
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- ..Barry John is top of the tree.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41- This is not made up!
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- None other than the 1970s - king of rugby, Barry John.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51- Two pints of Dark, please.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- He's going to introduce me - to a pint of Dark.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56- Wasn't there a song about it?
0:42:56 > 0:42:57- Wasn't there a song about it?- - Cardiff born and Cardiff bred.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- When I dies, I'll be Cardiff dead.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- They'll build a little plot - in Splott in memory of me.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Now Cardiff is a beautiful city.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- It's got the castle - and Cardiff Arms Park.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- We're thinking of adopting a mascot.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- A big huge pint of Brains Dark.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Iechyd da!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- Good health, and good memories.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- We came here - for our folk singing escapades.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- It used to be crammed out.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- Oh, great.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27- Oh, great.- - Fond memories.
0:43:27 > 0:43:28- Oh, fantastic.
0:43:30 > 0:43:31- It's a special place.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- A special place - and a special journey.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- The last word goes to Frank.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- We had Guinness in Ireland.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43- We're having Dark in Cardiff.
0:43:45 > 0:43:46- What next?
0:43:47 > 0:43:48- Hennessy brandy!
0:43:49 > 0:43:50- A small one!
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- A small one!- - Afterwards? We'll see.
0:43:52 > 0:43:53- Thanks for the trip.
0:43:53 > 0:43:54- Thanks for the trip.- - It's been a pleasure.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- Lots of fun, lots of laughs - and good singing.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01- What else could you ask for?
0:44:01 > 0:44:02- What else could you ask for?- - Thanks very much.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19- # Oh, Tomos John Williams, - I see your grave
0:44:20 > 0:44:24- # In the green fields of France - that are peaceful today
0:44:25 > 0:44:30- # You are here, - so lonely and far from Fron Goch
0:44:30 > 0:44:35- # And only the poppy - recalls the red blood
0:44:37 > 0:44:41- # I see that you were - only 18 years old
0:44:41 > 0:44:47- # When you fell on the Somme, - and you weren't alone
0:44:48 > 0:44:52- # While fighting for countries - so that they may be free
0:44:52 > 0:44:57- # At the age of eighteen, - you were entombed in the earth
0:44:57 > 0:45:02- # But you weren't called a hero - or counted a patriot
0:45:02 > 0:45:07- # And the banner - wasn't waved at half mast
0:45:08 > 0:45:12- # No tears were spilt - over your blood
0:45:13 > 0:45:18- # By those who had blood - on their hands
0:45:21 > 0:45:25- # And who were the ones, - pray tell, who told you
0:45:27 > 0:45:32- # That it was fine for a youth - to shoulder a gun
0:45:32 > 0:45:37- # And who were the ones - in their grand uniforms
0:45:37 > 0:45:42- # Who drilled you and marched you - and murdered you in a while
0:45:43 > 0:45:48- # You didn't see through them - until late in the day
0:45:48 > 0:45:54- # You didn't get the chance - to grow a free man
0:45:55 > 0:45:59- # But through the smoke and the - medals as you fell to the ground
0:45:59 > 0:46:04- # You saw that it wouldn't be them - shedding tears
0:46:04 > 0:46:09- # But you weren't called a hero - or counted a patriot
0:46:09 > 0:46:14- # And the banner - wasn't waved at half mast
0:46:15 > 0:46:19- # No tears were spilt - over your blood
0:46:20 > 0:46:25- # By those - who had blood on their hands
0:46:33 > 0:46:39- # Those men down in London - in their seats in Whitehall
0:46:39 > 0:46:43- # Send others to war, - men who'll never return
0:46:44 > 0:46:49- # From the slums of Glasgow - or the Welsh countryside
0:46:49 > 0:46:54- # Innocent lads - are sent out to fight
0:46:55 > 0:47:00- # Either to be killed - or to kill fellow men
0:47:00 > 0:47:05- # In the name of some freedom - that they know not themselves
0:47:06 > 0:47:11- # You, Tomos Williams, - in the name of nothing
0:47:11 > 0:47:15- # Fall victim to the trenches - again and again
0:47:16 > 0:47:20- # But you weren't called a hero - or counted a patriot
0:47:20 > 0:47:26- # And the banner - wasn't waved at half mast
0:47:29 > 0:47:33- # No tears were spilt - over your blood
0:47:34 > 0:47:40- # By those who had blood - on their hands #
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