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0:00:03 > 0:00:05- I'm Rhys Meirion.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- In the coming weeks, - I'll enjoy the company...
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- ..of some of Wales's - most talented singers.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- I'll travel to all sorts of places, - some further than others.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18- We'll share stories...
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- ..and of course, - there will be plenty of singing.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- I'll invite the artistes - to the studio to sing duets.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- We'll have fun - and tackle a few challenges.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- I'll choose a song - to sing with them...
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- ..and they'll choose - a song to sing with me.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Welcome to Deuawdau Rhys Meirion.
0:00:49 > 0:00:55- I'm in the heart of beautiful - Eifionydd to meet this week's guest.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- "The commote with so many poets - for a place its size."
0:01:00 > 0:01:05- Our guest is a poet, - singer and scriptwriter.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- She's one of my favourite artistes. - I'm sure you'll enjoy this too.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- # Are you sleeping, Macsen? #
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Hello, how are you?
0:01:17 > 0:01:18- Hello, how are you?- - How are you?
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- # Are you awake? #
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- You've brought your guitar.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- You've brought your guitar.- - It wanted to come for a walk!
0:01:24 > 0:01:25- LAUGHTER
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- Gwyneth Glyn, the singer, composer - and author, is this week's guest.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- We'll visit several places, - some further than others.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- We'll learn more about the public - artiste and the private person.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- And we find Gwyneth's hat!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Is it over there?
0:01:49 > 0:01:50- Is it over there?- - Yes, Maen Grasi.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56- We start near her home, in - the Glasfryn Estate near Llangybi.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- She wants me to meet an old friend.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Do you know - the old tale about Grasi?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- No. What is the tale?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- Grasi was responsible - for looking after a well.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- She replaced the cover - after people had their water.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- One day, a friend persuaded her - to go blackberrying.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- She forgot to replace - the well cover.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- The village was drowned.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- That is the lake.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- It's clear that - the area inspires Gwyneth.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- I'm very lucky to have grown up - somewhere like this.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- We take our childhood for granted, - wherever we are.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- Looking back, this tranquillity - fed my imagination as a child.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Imagination is still important - for you as a writer.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- This place gave you the ideal start.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Yes.
0:02:56 > 0:03:02- There's a history of writers like - Eifion Wyn, Nicander and Wil Sam...
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- ..and literary figures - like Dyfed Evans, Pencaenewydd.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- It was all an influence.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- My mother told me stories. - She was a primary school teacher.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20- I preferred hearing her - recite her own stories.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- How did Grasi's story end?
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Grasi's punishment - was to be turned into stone.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- A female Seithennyn.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33- Exactly!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- In another version, - she was turned into a swan.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Sometimes, it's on the lake.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- That's a nicer story - than being turned into stone.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Yes. Do you see a girl's shape?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- I have to be careful what I say!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- LAUGHTER
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- It's a story for a song.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- That's an idea!
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- I might write a song about Grasi.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01- You can sing it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Good grief!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Maybe Gwyneth will - write a song about Grasi.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- But she chose an old classic - to sing with me for our first duet.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- # Soothing and beguiling #
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Ar Hyd Y Nos is a familiar song.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- But Osian Williams of Candelas' - arrangement is brand new.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- I feel really excited.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- It'll be a privilege - to sing with Rhys.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- I've never sung with him before.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- I'm a bit apprehensive.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- I have a voice like a mouse.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- He has a voice like - a big, splendid lion!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- But it'll be interesting.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Lovely. I like that change.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Do you?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- I'd never reach the top notes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- It adds a different colour.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55- It adds a different colour.- - Yes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- I like Osian's arrangement too.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59- It's retro.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- We should wear flares!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Why did you choose this?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- I've never sung it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- I tried to think of a song - that would suit us both.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Our voices are very different.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- I thought of this.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Ceiriog's words are marvellous.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- Ceiriog's words are marvellous.- - Yes.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28- It's a traditional song, - known all over the world.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- We often hear - male choirs singing it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- We could do something different.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- We'll try.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45- # Hear the glorious music ringing
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- # All through the night #
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- That's the sexiest - Ar Hyd Y Nos I've ever heard!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- I hope I don't sound - like a dirty old man.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- No, it's lovely.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Something unexpected - happened with the song.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- I thought she'd sing in a soprano - pitch, but she sang in a low voice.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- It added something to the song.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- I had to sing at a lower register - than usual. I think it works well.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- # All through the night #
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- The first duet was shaping up well.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- In Glasfryn, we shared another song - and I heard about the guitar.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32- This is lovely.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- The macaroons are nice.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36- The guitar is coming out.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38- Why not?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- This is a 1960s guitar, apparently.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- I was in Denmark St, London.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- It's full of guitar shops.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- I fell in love with it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- It was much too expensive for me.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- The man working there...
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- ..happened to be working - with singer Lo Polidoro.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- She wanted to sell - a very similar one.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Here it is, exactly - like the other one, a Guild.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- Let's hear a little.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- It has a nice sound.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15- It has a nice sound.- - Yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- Everyone who plays it, wants it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18- Everyone who plays it, wants it.- - Really?
0:07:19 > 0:07:20- You'll never sell it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21- You'll never sell it.- - No.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- It has grown on me now.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- The chords in your song "Mae Mhen - I'n Llawn Ohonat Ti" are marvellous.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Let's hear a bit.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32- Right.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- I play the ukulele on the album.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38- Do you know it?
0:07:38 > 0:07:39- Do you know it?- - I'll try!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- # It might be the weather
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- # It might be the sunshine
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- # It might be #
0:07:49 > 0:07:50- What is it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Wine. How could you forget?!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- # It might be the tide
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- # On the sea
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- # But my head is filled with you
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- # I lift a sweet lid
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- # From the dirty ground
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- # And the first letter of your name
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- # Is in my palm
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- # I hear a round melody
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- # Like a Welshcake
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- # And my head is filled with you #
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- We should have made it a macaroon!
0:08:35 > 0:08:36- Yes!
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- # In the blueness of berries
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- # In the white of an egg
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- # In the gold of the sugar
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- # That sparkles on the spoon
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- # And in the darkness - at the end of a DVD
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- # My head is filled with you
0:09:06 > 0:09:12- # My head is filled with you #
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- Marvellous!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- I wouldn't risk the top note!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- In the next part, - we enjoy ice cream.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Gwyneth's challenge - makes me shut my eyes tightly.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- And the world premiere - of the new Ar Hyd Y Nos.
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0:09:40 > 0:09:45- # The wind fills the boat's sail #
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Goodness, where are you taking me?
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- There are a lot of brambles. - Don't trip over the gravestones.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54- Thanks.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55- Thanks.- - Some are quite old.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- Gwyneth wanted to take me - to a remote spot near her home.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- # You're needed in Eifionydd #
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- All I knew was that - she wanted to show me a well.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Is it a sacred well?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- Yes.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- People used to come here.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20- On a pilgrimage?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- On a pilgrimage?- - Yes, to be healed.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- The water has healing properties.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28- Look!
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- This is St Cybi's Well.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37- As I got to know Gwyneth, I knew - she'd have plenty of stories.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Here are the healing waters.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- People bathed here - several times a day.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- You're not going in, are you?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- You're not going in, are you?- - I thought I'd have a dip!
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- No, I'll just sit.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- What a fine place.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Yes. It's magical.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02- It is.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- I'm sure your home area - is very dear to you.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- It is.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- This is literally my home patch.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- I was born and brought up - in Llanarmon, a mile and half away.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- I walked a lot in this area.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I explored it with friends.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- My sisters carved their names - on tree trunks in the wood.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32- It's lovely to bring my son, - Maelgwn, to play here.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37- To tire him, - I make him climb up Garn Bentyrch!
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- Yes!
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Do you think - you'll stay in Eifionydd?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43- Yes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- I felt it drawing me back - after living in Cardiff for a while.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- I knew I'd settle here eventually.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- I can't imagine - a lovelier place to live.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- From your songs - and the way you write...
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- ..do you think of yourself - as a storyteller?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- I think I inherited the stories - from my grandfather, Dafydd Glyn.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- He was a great storyteller, - telling family tales.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- They inspired songs - like Can Y Siarc and Dansin Ber.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- They're my way of trying - to keep the stories alive.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- # Jo Giovanni was a cheerful Italian
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- # With a black 'tache under his nose
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- # He travelled far and wide
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- # To entertain the crowd - with his Dancing Bear #
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Stories should be safeguarded.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- They can inspire - a child's imagination.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- She didn't want me to go without - trying the St Cybi Well challenge.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Are you game to try?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- If you do it, I'll do it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- I don't have a penny - in my pocket. Do you?
0:12:58 > 0:12:59- Maybe. Yes.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- Thanks.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Do we close our eyes first?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Do we close our eyes first?- - Yes. Make a wish, then round we go.
0:13:06 > 0:13:06- Ready?
0:13:06 > 0:13:07- Ready?- - OK.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- # That's a story from long ago, - but not all that long ago
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- # And if you hear grunting #
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- Are you still there?
0:13:15 > 0:13:16- Are you still there?- - Yes!
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- # Well don't be fooled - by a little pig! #
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- If St Cybi's Well was a challenge...
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- ..so was the new arrangement - of Ar Hyd Y Nos.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- For one of us, at least.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- # So, when age #
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- What the hell am I singing?!
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- # So, when age #
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Is that it?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- # So, when age #
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Go on, before I forget it.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- It was nice in a way that Rhys - wasn't always note-perfect!
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- I'm sure he won't mind - me saying that.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- We're all human.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- It's glorious, hearing how - naturally music flows from him.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- It's been a pleasure to be in the - company of such a talented person.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16- # So, when age #
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Sorry!
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- I got it right that time!
0:14:20 > 0:14:21- LAUGHTER
0:14:22 > 0:14:23- Oh!
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- # I never once saw a tear
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- # On the cheek of a mermaid
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- # Now I understand
0:14:36 > 0:14:41- # Why seawater is so salty #
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- After a time in Cardiff...
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- ..Gwyneth lives in Cricieth - with her son Maelgwn...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- ..not far from Tremadog, - where I grew up.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- This is smashing. - You live in a great place.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- I'm so lucky.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Generations of my family lived here.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- My grandfather, Dafydd Glyn, - ran DJ's shop on the High Street.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- Before that, my ancestors - were sailors from Borth-y-Gest.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- So the sea is in my blood.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16- Yes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- We came here often as children.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- We insisted on going - to Cricieth or Black Rock.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- The ice cream is nicer in Cricieth.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- The ice cream is nicer in Cricieth.- - Definitely. It's good!
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Of course, I had to call - to see one special person.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36- Hello!
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- What a welcome!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Hello, darling!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- How are you?
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- This is Maelgwn. His doting - grandparents were babysitting.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- Hello! What's your name?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- Maelgwn.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- You're glad to see Mam. - What a welcome.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- How are you?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57- This is Rhys.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- My favourite singer!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Thanks. Did you hear that?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06- Don't tell Bryn Fon.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- Say it again!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- We've enjoyed ourselves.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Thanks for babysitting.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- # Back and forth #
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- As we got to know each other better, - the singing improved too.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Ar Hyd Y Nos was shaping up.
0:16:30 > 0:16:40- # Faith in our sublime tomorrow
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- # All through
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- # The night #
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- It was better.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54- It was better.- - Are we there?
0:16:54 > 0:16:55- Yes, I think so.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56- Yes, I think so.- - Whe-hey!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- It's odd, as you create these...
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- ..the video locations - come back to mind.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- It makes you feel - it should be sung at night.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- There's something mystical about it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13- There's something mystical about it.- - Yes.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25- Translated by AG Prys Jones
0:17:34 > 0:17:41- # Every star in heaven is singing
0:17:42 > 0:17:49- # All through the night
0:17:51 > 0:17:57- # Hear the glorious music ringing
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- # All through the night
0:18:06 > 0:18:13- # Songs of sweet ethereal lightness
0:18:14 > 0:18:21- # Wrought in realms - of peace and whiteness
0:18:22 > 0:18:30- # See, the dark - gives way to brightness
0:18:31 > 0:18:37- # All through the night
0:18:54 > 0:19:01- # Look, my love, - the stars are smiling
0:19:02 > 0:19:09- # All through the night
0:19:11 > 0:19:17- # Lighting, soothing and beguiling - Earth's sombre plight
0:19:18 > 0:19:24- # All through the night
0:19:26 > 0:19:34- # So, when age brings - grief and sorrow
0:19:34 > 0:19:41- # From each other we can borrow
0:19:42 > 0:19:50- # Faith in our sublime tomorrow
0:19:51 > 0:19:57- # All through the night
0:19:58 > 0:20:06- # Songs of sweet ethereal lightness
0:20:06 > 0:20:14- # Wrought in realms - of peace and whiteness
0:20:15 > 0:20:25- # See, the dark - gives way to brightness
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- # All through
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- # The night #
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- Next, Gwyneth takes me - back to college.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- You'll see what happened when - I took over the helm, or the pole.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- And Gwyneth sings a song - very far from home.
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0:21:03 > 0:21:07- After travelling the length - and breadth of Eifionydd...
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- ..I wanted to find out more - about Gwyneth's time in Oxford.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Where are you taking me?
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- We can't come to Oxford and not - go punting. We're going punting!
0:21:21 > 0:21:22- On these boats.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- On these boats.- - Yes. They are traditional.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27- Hello.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- # I was going to fix the table, - but no #
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- You look the part.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- You look the part.- - Well, I don't know.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- I have to wear a hat to go punting. - Do you have a hat?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- Splendid!
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- # I was going to brush my hair #
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- This is wonderful.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- This is wonderful.- - Yes.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- It's a traditional Oxford pastime.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Were you drawn to Oxford - because of its history?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Yes, and to study Philosophy.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I couldn't study Philosophy - on its own.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- I had to choose another subject.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- I chose Philosophy and Theology.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- I was accepted by Jesus College.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- The college - has close links with Wales.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Many well-known - Welsh people studied here.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Was there a strong - Welsh society here?
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- Yes, there were quite a few Welsh - students in Jesus College.
0:22:34 > 0:22:40- But I had to shift gear in my head - at the beginning of term.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- I spoke, thought and dreamt - in Welsh at home.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- When I came to Oxford...
0:22:47 > 0:22:53- ..I found I lacked the vocabulary - to hold a conversation in English.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- When I was in - the Guildhall in London...
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- ..there was - a degree of snobbishness...
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- ..because of my Welsh accent.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- I remember once saying - the wrong answer.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- I'd named the wrong composer.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- I made a joke and everyone laughed.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- "Ignorance isn't a virtue," - someone said.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- Cruel!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- Did you come across - that sort of attitude?
0:23:23 > 0:23:24- I made many faux pas.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- A friend came to my room - in my first term.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Like many cities, - the tap water wasn't great.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- I had a water filter.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40- He said, "What does that do?" "It - makes the water pure," I replied.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- "What, pure? Oh, you mean pure." - He said "pure" in one syllable.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- I was on the phone... oh! Oh, no!
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- You've lost your hat!
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Throw yours in, too.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- The expert knew - how to make a 360 turn.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04- If I was punting, it would have - taken half an hour to get it back.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Thank you, Sebastian.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- Sebastian made - the punting look easy.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- You all know what's coming.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- I'll give it a go.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- I'll give it a go.- - Good luck.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- I'll need it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Careful, Rhys.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- That's for you. - I'll squeeze past you on this side.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Just lean to the right.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- Stand a little further back.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41- Good grief!
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- Are you OK?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- It wasn't as easy as it looked.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50- We should sing a song.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- We should sing a song.- - "Fflat Huw Puw".
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Imagine you're in Venice.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- # Che bella cosa
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- # Na jurnata 'e sole
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- # N'aria serena
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- # Doppo na tempesta!
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- # Pe' ll'aria fresca
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- # Pare gia' na festa
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- # Che bella cosa
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- # Na jurnata 'e sole #
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- It's hard work.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- # Working in a salon - from nine to five
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- # And in a chippy - from five to nine #
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- After embarrassing Gwyneth...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- ..I let the expert - guide us back to dry land.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- # If I had my way
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- # I'd get out of here
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- # But the tea is good, - the tea is good #
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- This is my old college, - Jesus College.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- On my first day, I gave - my name and waited for my key.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- They couldn't find it on the list.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- I thought it was a sign - that I wasn't meant to be here.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- "Where do you think you are?" - they said. "Jesus College."
0:26:27 > 0:26:32- "No, this is Exeter." I'd gone - to Exeter College over the road.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33- Come in.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- There are hundreds of colleges here.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- It's full of colleges.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- Where are we now?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- This is the Main Quad. - The second is through the gateway.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- It's steeped in history.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- It's a special place.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- Many of my Welsh literary heroes - studied here...
0:27:06 > 0:27:12- ..TH Parry-Williams, WJ Gruffydd, - T Rowland Hughes, Gwyn Thomas...
0:27:12 > 0:27:13- ..and Sian Lloyd.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19- Lawrence Of Arabia, who was born - in Tremadog, attended Jesus College.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- I feel I've arrived - in the premier division.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- You'd want to study.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- But it comes with added pressure.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- At the end of my first term...
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- ..the education officer - wanted to see me.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- He said, "Miss Evans, we're - not quite sure why you're here."
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- I'd written flowery essays - in my second language...
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- ..in an attempt impress.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- I didn't think I'd come back - after the first term.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- But something clicked - in the second term.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- I did more acting - and stopped trying to show off.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02- You were trying too hard.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03- You were trying too hard.- - Maybe.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- I had a first class degree. - Don't ask me how that happened!
0:28:10 > 0:28:15- I think the world - of the song you're singing for us.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- Everyone likes it.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- Ray Gravell loved it. - You sang it at his funeral.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- You wrote "Adra" after being here.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- Perhaps I bottled up - my homesickness while I was here...
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- ..and then it surfaced.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39- It's a song that came from somewhere - else, or from someone else.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- It came easily.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- I was singing Neil Young songs - on my guitar.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- I thought of all the songs - that have been written about home.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- That's how it came about.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- It's a classic.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- # There is a town in North Ontario
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- # As Neil Young says in his song
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- # Sweet home, Alabama
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- # As Skynyrd said at the fireside
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- # I'm going back - to Blaenau Ffestiniog, yeah
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- # Said Tebot Piws many years ago
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- # Take me home, country roads
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- # Said Denver, but what's the use?
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- # There's nowhere like home
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- # That's what they tell me
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- # There's nowhere like home, no
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- # But home is just like you
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- # I don't know where I'm going
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- # I don't know where I've been
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- # I've no idea where I am right now
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- # And God knows where I should be
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- # I've slept - under the stars in the Sahara
0:31:05 > 0:31:10- # I've stayed up all night in Prague
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- # I've danced on a mountain - with new friends
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- # And woken on an empty 'plane
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- # There's nowhere like home
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- # That's what they tell me
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- # There's nowhere like home, no
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- # But home is just like you
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- # My home is my heaven
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- # My birthplace is my world
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- # I know this place - as well as I know myself
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- # So tell me why am I still lost?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- # I don't have a map or a sign
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- # No Rough Guide for the journey
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- # I close my eyes and open my soul
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- # And follow the path of your voice
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- # I close my eyes and open my soul
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- # And follow the path of your voice
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- # There's nowhere like home
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- # That's what they tell me
0:33:11 > 0:33:16- # There's nowhere like home, no
0:33:17 > 0:33:22- # But home is just like you
0:33:24 > 0:33:29- # Home is just like you #
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Coming up, we go from an Oxford - stage to a Dolgellau stage.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- And I reveal what duet - I've chosen for us.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48- .
0:33:51 > 0:33:51- *
0:33:51 > 0:33:56- # Volve que esta matandome - tu espera #
0:33:57 > 0:34:03- After our travelling, it was - now time to rehearse my chosen song.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- I hoped its romance - would appeal to her.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Alejandro and Leonardo Jones - from Patagonia...
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- ..wrote Chacarera del Taunus.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- # Cuando ella se fue ayer - quede llorando
0:34:20 > 0:34:25- # Pobre mi corazon fue marchitando #
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Chacarera is - an Argentine dance and music.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35- Leonardo and Alejandro's love song - is about a man leaving his love.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41- # Las flores que de amor - le fui juntando #
0:34:41 > 0:34:46- I was more nervous about the - chacarera, the Patagonian song...
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- ..because there is so much Spanish.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- But it went well.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- We had more problems - with Ar Hyd Y Nos.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01- # Volve que esta matandome - tu espera #
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- How was that?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Good. Do you want to listen to it?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08- Good. Do you want to listen to it?- - Yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20- Gwyneth had somewhere she wanted - me to see before we left Oxford.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- We passed a place - that was familiar to me.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- This is the New Theatre.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- I've performed in an opera here.
0:35:30 > 0:35:30- Which one?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Which one?- - Falstaff, with Bryn.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Gwyneth wanted to show me - a nearby stage.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- She hasn't been back - since her college days.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46- Wow.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Is it the same as you remember?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Is it the same as you remember?- - No, it's changed completely.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- As we walked into the theatre...
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- ..it was easy to see - this is what excited her.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- It's much smaller than I remember!
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- I remember all - the different productions.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16- And the nerves and adrenaline.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- It's strange.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- I get it when I walk into a theatre.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- The wings were behind - those curtains.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- Anthony And Cleopatra - was one of my first productions.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- I wasn't Cleopatra...
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- ..I was Eunuch Number Three.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- A glamorous girl, - Karis McLarty...
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- ..who is a successful - international lawyer...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- ..played Cleopatra.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- She had a different costume - for every scene.
0:36:51 > 0:36:57- She ran upstairs in stilettos - and said, "Is it me? Am I on?"
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- I said, "Yes." She walked - into Caesar's palace on stage.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- She was meant to be in Egypt.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- I felt so guilty.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- I did apologize.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Is scriptwriting...
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- ..with its characters and stories...
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- ..similar to song writing?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- There is a similarity.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- It has to feel comfortable - on the tongue and easy on the ear.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- They have that in common.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- You acted in other theatres.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42- I'm sure it was an important way...
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- ..to let off steam.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Exactly.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- It was a social and physical thing.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- It was a form of escape - from the studying...
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- ..and the oppressive libraries.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- I could escape to be someone else, - and have fun the same time.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- Lovely.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- # Walking along #
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- The next stop was Dolgellau.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- This is the Sesiwn Fawr - in Dolgellau.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30- Gwyneth Glyn is performing with - her friend, Tauseef, and Ghazalaw.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- They're rehearsing in here.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35- Come with me.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- Ghazalaw formed in 2013.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Musician Tauseef Akhtar - from India...
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- ..came to sing with Gwyneth - in Womex.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- They combine Urdu love songs - with Welsh folk songs.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- # From the gentle earth
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- # My heart will never, ever mend
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- # Oh, my dear boy #
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Here they are.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15- Hello.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Hello.- - Hello! How are you?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Tauseef, this is Rhys.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- How are you?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- I've heard wonderful - things about you.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- I've heard - wonderful things about you.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- I have listened to your singing. - She played some stuff to me.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- You've got a wonderful voice.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- You've got a wonderful voice.- - Thank you. Welcome to Wales.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- I chose her as one of the people - for this series. She's very special.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44- She's precious.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- What is her main attribute - as a performer and singer?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- She's an amazing artiste, very calm.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58- Sometimes it's difficult, with two - talents from different cultures.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- You need to humble yourself...
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- ..and understand - where the other artiste comes from.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- She has been so co-operative.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- I'm falling short of words.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14- She's great.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- She's getting very embarrassed.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- I'm the same colour - as my beautiful Indian scarf.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- You enjoy singing with Tauseef.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- It's a musical marriage in heaven.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Yes.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- And to cross those boundaries - and to find common ground.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Rhys, you do that - all the time when you sing.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- We're very fortunate.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- Music, doesn't matter where you - come from, what culture you're in...
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- ..is there for the same reason.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01- # If you don't believe me, - put your hand on my heart
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- # Did you ever - hear anything like it?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- # Can you hear it breaking?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- # Why do it at all?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- THEY SING IN URDU
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- # If you fall like a star, - you'll break a leg
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- # Why do it at all?
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- # If you fall like a star, - you'll break a leg
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- # Why do it at all?
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- # If you fall like a star, - you'll break a leg #
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- The audience loved it, and so did I.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- As we headed to Portmeirion - for our last performance...
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- ..I felt lucky - to have spent time with Gwyneth...
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- ..and singing with - one of my favourite artistes.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- It was a challenge...
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- ..to think of songs - that suited both our voices.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- We come from - two different musical traditions.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- We have Eifionydd in common.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- It was a help that - we have a similar accent.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- The warmth in our voices - made harmonizing easier.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- I think it's surprising...
0:42:24 > 0:42:29- ..how well we sung together.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- You have your work cut out with me!
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Not as much work as me, - learning the words!
0:42:36 > 0:42:37- Do I look alright?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Do I look alright?- - Lovely. As do our dancers.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- I'm looking forward, are you?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- I'm looking forward, are you?- - Yes, to sing the chacarera.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- It's beginning to come.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- The Spanish words are a challenge.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- There's Blu-Tack - behind every column in Portmeirion!
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- It's been a pleasure. - I've enjoyed every minute.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01- And me.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- And me.- - It's a shame it has to end.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05- Thank you very much.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- Thank you very much.- - Thank you. It's been fun.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09- Great. Shall we give it a go?
0:43:09 > 0:43:10- Great. Shall we give it a go?- - Yes!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- And action.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46- # Cuando ella se fue - ayer quede llorando
0:43:47 > 0:43:51- # Pobre mi corazon fue marchitando
0:43:53 > 0:43:57- # Las flores que de amor - le fui juntando
0:44:10 > 0:44:15- # En la tarde de hoy mi cordillera
0:44:15 > 0:44:21- # Lloro pa que a los campos - le lloviera
0:44:22 > 0:44:27- # Y yo llore pidiendo que volviera
0:44:39 > 0:44:44- # The pretty spring and summer - flowers finally appeared
0:44:44 > 0:44:49- # And the wild roses - so full of colour
0:44:50 > 0:44:55- # I'll gather them for you, - my sweetheart
0:44:56 > 0:45:00- # Muchacha si escuchas mi chacarera
0:45:02 > 0:45:06- # Nacida alla en el Sur en primavera
0:45:08 > 0:45:13- # Volve que esta matandome tu espera
0:45:29 > 0:45:34- # El invierno asomo y en el lenganto
0:45:36 > 0:45:40- # De nieve me cubrio su blanco manto
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- # Frio mi corazon
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- # La extrana tanto
0:45:58 > 0:46:03- # The grey winter will come - and make me feel sad
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- # And the mist
0:46:07 > 0:46:09- # Will conceal my heart
0:46:09 > 0:46:14- # It misses a beat - when I remember you
0:46:26 > 0:46:32- # Florcitas yo le di pa contentarla
0:46:33 > 0:46:37- # Y su pago de amor fue no regarlas
0:46:38 > 0:46:40- # Malhaya corazon
0:46:41 > 0:46:43- # Y aun quiero amarla!
0:46:44 > 0:46:49- # Muchacha si escuchas mi chacarera
0:46:50 > 0:46:52- # Nacida alla en el Sur
0:46:53 > 0:46:55- # En primavera
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- # Volve que esta matandome
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- # Tu espera #
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