0:00:23 > 0:00:25- Following yesterday's rain, - the Wellington boots were needed.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30- But thousands flocked to enjoy - Tuesday at the National Eisteddfod.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- It was worth making the journey - to Abergavenny as the sun shone
0:00:33 > 0:00:36- on the festival this afternoon. - A chance to enjoy the fourth day
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- of competition and socialising.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- Welcome. - Plenty of people are still enjoying
0:00:42 > 0:00:49- the atmosphere here in Abergavenny. - I can hear Catrin Finch's
0:00:49 > 0:00:56- concert in the background. - Stay with us over the next hour
0:00:56 > 0:01:05- as we take a look back at the day.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Luned Aaron will show
0:01:17 > 0:01:23- us around Y Lle Celf. - We'll take a look at the second main
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- ceremony of the week,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- in which a novelist was honoured. - We'll also find out who won the TH
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Parry-Williams Medal. - There'll be plenty of laughs
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- with Syr Wynff a Plwmsan, - as well as the day's
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- competitions in the Pavilion, - including one of the favourites,
0:01:36 > 0:01:41- the Pensioners' Choir. - The competitions began
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- promptly at 10:00am. - And among the first to take
0:01:44 > 0:01:51- to the stage were the- soloists aged 16-19.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- After socialising backstage, - it was time to compete.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- And the first female competitor - to go before the judges
0:01:57 > 0:02:04- was Manon Ogwen Parry from Penarth. - # Had I the heavens'
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- embroidered cloths - # Enwrought with golden
0:02:08 > 0:02:16- and silver light - and the dark cloths
0:02:16 > 0:02:22- # The blue and the dim - and the dark cloths
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- # Of night and light - and the half-light
0:02:25 > 0:02:35- # I would spread the cloths - under your feet #
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- was Elan Meirion from
0:02:41 > 0:02:47- Ruthin, Denbighshire. - embroidered cloths
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- # Had I the heavens' - embroidered cloths
0:02:51 > 0:02:57- # Enwrought with golden - and silver light
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- # The blue and the dim - and the dark cloths
0:03:02 > 0:03:10- # Of night and light - and the half-light
0:03:10 > 0:03:19- # I would spread the cloths - under your feet #
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- And the final competitor - was Tesni Jones from St Asaph.
0:03:25 > 0:03:33- # But I, being poor - have only my dreams
0:03:33 > 0:03:43- # I have spread my - dreams under your feet
0:03:43 > 0:03:53- # Tread softly because you - tread on my dreams #
0:04:08 > 0:04:15- Deborah Rees and Ian Baar.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- Here is the result: - In third place, Elan Meirion.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Manon Ogwen Parry came second. - And victorious today
0:04:23 > 0:04:29- was Tesni Jones. - Now, we turn to the
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- boys' competition. - The adjudicators were
0:04:32 > 0:04:38- Ian Baar and Eric Roberts. - And in third place,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Gwern Llyn Brookes from Llanrug.
0:04:41 > 0:04:49- # Give to me the life I love - # Let the lave go by me
0:04:49 > 0:04:57- # Give the jolly heaven above - # And the byway nigh me
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- # Bed in the bush with stars to see - # Bread I dip in the river
0:05:02 > 0:05:16- # There's the life forever # - # For a man like me
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- And in second place, - Aron Wyn Parry from Dolgellau.
0:05:19 > 0:05:26- # Let the blow fall soon or late - # Let what will be over me
0:05:26 > 0:05:34- # Give the face of earth around - # And the road before me
0:05:34 > 0:05:41- # Wealth I seek not, hope nor love - # Nor a friend to know me
0:05:41 > 0:05:53- # All I seek, the heavens above - # And the road below me #
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- name in the Eisteddfod,
0:05:59 > 0:06:05- Rhys Meilyr from Anglesey. - # Let the blow fall soon or late
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- # Let what will be over me - # Give the face of earth around
0:06:11 > 0:06:20- # And the road before me - # Wealth I ask not, hope, nor love
0:06:20 > 0:06:29- # Nor a friend to know me - # All I ask, the heaven above
0:06:29 > 0:06:39- # And the road below me #
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- Hi.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- My name is Mei Gwynedd. - I'm here in the Maes B cafe
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- running ukulele workshops, - so you can drop in between 12.00pm
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- and 1.00pm every day. - # Beside the sea
0:07:23 > 0:07:31- their beauty telling # - There are beanbags
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- everywhere - and if the weather
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- is nice we can sit outside. - We play all kinds of Welsh songs
0:07:35 > 0:07:43- and everyone loves it and joins in.
0:07:43 > 0:07:52- # Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau # - I really enjoy it here and I'm
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- really looking forward. - There are a lot of activities
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- during the next few days
0:07:58 > 0:08:07- so I'm looking forward.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- the Alaw Werin competition for those
0:08:17 > 0:08:18- aged between 16 and 21. - The boys' test piece
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- was Ym Mhontypridd Mae 'Nghariad. - The girls performed
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Mil Harddach Wyt Na'r Rhosyn Gwyn. - They were also required to perform
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- a contrasting piece.- They were also required to perform
0:08:26 > 0:08:33- Lowri Jones takes us - through the competition.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- In the Folk Song Solo 16-21, - the first to sing on stage
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- was Emyr Lloyd Jones - from Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
0:08:41 > 0:08:51- # All the news from the continent - # The latest from cross the sea #
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- The second to perform - was Ruth Erin Roberts
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- singing Mil Harddach Wyt Ti - and Hen Ferchetan.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- # None would marry - little Lisa Harris
0:09:00 > 0:09:09- # Fol-di-rol-di-rol-lol - Fol-di-rol-di-ro #
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- at the 2015 Eisteddfod, - Rhydian Jenkins, was
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- the last on stage. - # I have a farm on
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- the banks of the Taf
0:09:22 > 0:09:40- # O come to me, white-breast #
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- to Emyr Lloyd Jones.
0:09:44 > 0:09:53- In second place, Rhydian Jenkins. - Ruth Erin Roberts in third place.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- My name is Emyr Lloyd Jones and I've - won the Folk Song Solo Under 21.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- I'm very happy to have - won this prize.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07- # A nation's news! - # The news of the town
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- # From Penmaenmawr to - the lands down South
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- # Liverpool, Manchester, - Birmingham, London
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- # Papers! - Papers!
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- # Birmingham papers! - London papers!
0:10:22 > 0:10:32- # The London papers!#
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- or vocal and instrumental
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- group competition. - Two groups appeared on stage
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- and Sesiwn Caerdydd
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- took the second prize. - # Red and white wine
0:10:51 > 0:10:58- # Oh aye oh, oh aye oh - # Pancakes and bacon
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- # Oh aye oh
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Oh aye oh oh aye oh, oh aye oh - # Oh aye oh
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- # You can see us from Porthtywyn - # Oh aye oh
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- # Between the mountains - and the sea
0:11:10 > 0:11:26- # Oh aye oh # - Tawerin, the instrumental
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- group from Neath,
0:11:28 > 0:11:38- won the first prize.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- to go to Y Lle Celf yet, - we'll give you a tour in the next
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- part of the programme. - There'll be plenty of laughs
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- with these two in the theatre - and more highlights from today's
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- competitions.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- cleared and you need a break - from the competing in the Pavilion,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- or the music in the Ty Gwerin, - maybe you need a space
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- where you can relax and think. - Well, the artist Luned Aaron has
0:13:19 > 0:13:27- the perfect place. - Lle Celf is one of the main
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- additions to the Maes, - it sees up to 20,000
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- visitors in a week. - This year half of the artists
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- exhibiting here are doing
0:13:35 > 0:13:45- so for the first time.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- and there's a lot of variety here. - We have work that is
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- experimental alongside
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- the more traditional works. - At first glance you may think
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- that these are large photographs,
0:14:05 > 0:14:13- but, no, these are drawings. - The winner of the Young Artist
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- Scholarship this year is a young - girl from Ceredigion,
0:14:17 > 0:14:26- Gwenllian Llwyd. - Her work documents chapel goers,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- and questions the decline
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- of chapels in Ceredigion. - She uses videos, photographs
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- and sound to create a remarkably - sensitive piece of work
0:14:37 > 0:14:47- that touches the viewer.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- in the Lle Celf this year that don't
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- fit neatly into a category. - One example of this
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- is the work of Liam O'Connor. - Normally he paints portraits,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- but this time he has
0:14:58 > 0:15:08- added new elements. - Every year, there is a special
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- exhibition at the Eisteddfod - about a subject
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- relevant to the area. - This year, the subject is the author
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Raymond Williams, and his famous
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- novel, Border Country. - Here, four of his contemporaries
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- in the South look at how Abergavenny - has changed since the novel
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- was written in the '60s.
0:15:27 > 0:15:37- It is worth seeing. - Another artist exhibiting this
0:15:37 > 0:15:47- year is Richard Bevan. - He produced a series
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- of unconventional 16mm films that - include the film projectors
0:15:51 > 0:15:57- as a central part of the work. - The soundless films are definitely
0:15:57 > 0:16:07- work a look.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Lisa Kriegel also wins a medal. - There are elements of carpentry
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- in her work, which is not a surprise - as she grew up with a carpenter
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- father among the tall
0:16:23 > 0:16:31- buildings in New York City. - There is also
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- a functionality to her work. - And winners of the prize
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- for architecture are Hall + - Bednarczyk for the Llandegfedd
0:16:36 > 0:16:45- Visitor and Watersports Centre. - This is an exciting
0:16:45 > 0:16:52- local community project, - where the locality of the building
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- has become part of the design, - as it looks out over
0:16:55 > 0:17:04- the water and the mountains. - The view from the balcony
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- is exceptional. - Amongst the main prizes
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- are the Ivor Davies Award - and the Tony Goble Award,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- and it's lovely to see the public - being allowed to make a decision
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- with the Josef Herman
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- People's Choice Award. - I wonder who will win
0:17:21 > 0:17:29- them this year.
0:17:29 > 0:17:35- Remember to call in. - It is certainly worth seeing.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- It is time now to return - to the stage to enjoy
0:17:38 > 0:17:45- the Dialogue competition. - 3rd were Elen and Sioned performing
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- a piece from DJ Fawst
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- by Elinor Wyn Reynolds. - Don't think so, mate.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- You people can be so - forgetful sometimes.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- I don't understand. - Do you know me?
0:18:00 > 0:18:06- Darling, I wouldn't mistake your - cute little face for another.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- I heard, I arrived, - I healed.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- Simple.
0:18:09 > 0:18:17- Oh, get out of here. - Think again, brother.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Take the strain. - Second were Rebecca Hayes
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- and Aron Cynan performing - a translation of Consellations
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- by Nick Payne.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Do you want me to leave? - Please.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- Did I do something wrong?
0:18:31 > 0:18:37- No. - Have I done something to upset you?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- I thought we had a nice evening. - Yes, we did.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- It was your idea to come back here. - I know, but after considering...
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- You asked me if I wanted to come in. - I know, but now I've
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- changed my mind. - I'm allowed to change
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- my mind, aren't I?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- Yes, if I'm allowed to ask why. - I'd rather not talk about it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Are you at least going to tell - me if it's my fault.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00- I just... - I don't many specifics,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- just in general if it's me. - I'm going through
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- a lot at the moment. - And in first place, Gwion
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- and Math with an excerpt
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- from Angels in America. - That's just a burst blood vessel.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Not according to the best - medical authorities.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- What? - Tell me.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23- KS, baby. - Lesion number one.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24- Look. - The wine-red kiss from
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- the angel of death.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- I'm a lesionaire. - The Foreign Lesion.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- The American Lesion. - Lesionnaire's Disease.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33- Stop!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- My troubles are lesion. - Don't you think I'm handling this
0:19:35 > 0:19:44- well I'm going to die. - If you want to laugh this week,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- the advice is simple -
0:19:47 > 0:19:53- come and see this pair. - Syr Wynff and Plwmsan,
0:19:53 > 0:19:59- welcome to the Eisteddfod.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Hello, everyone. - Hiya!
0:20:02 > 0:20:18- We are Syr Wynff and Plwmsan. - Thank you.
0:20:18 > 0:20:25- You need a lot of energy - for that performance.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- This is a preview of - the show we will be doing
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- at the end of the year. - It's going to be a half-hour show.
0:20:32 > 0:20:40- I'm sure we will be match fit - by the end of the year.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46- Going round the place, - scaring people like us.
0:20:46 > 0:20:56- Well done, my faithful little - soldier.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- you are about to start rehearsing
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- with the Bara Caws company. - Have you also been working
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- with the originals? - Yes, Ellis Owen and Mici Plwm wrote
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- the script and the first draft
0:21:15 > 0:21:20- is on the table right now. - So we're performing
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- on the Maes today at 2pm
0:21:22 > 0:21:30- and on Thursday at 3pm. - And then we'll be touring the full
0:21:30 > 0:21:39- show in November and December.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- It's a show for the entire family. - Plenty of fun for everyone,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- plenty of physical energy
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- and plenty of explosions! - We also have another show
0:21:46 > 0:21:52- on the Maes for Bara Caws. - As one of Wales' most
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- famous double acts, it's- As one of Wales' most
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- important to get it right. - You have to get
0:21:56 > 0:22:03- the characters right. - It is difficult because they are
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- such iconic characters.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- Everyone remembers them. - The children who grew up
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- with them are now parents.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15- So it's a big pair of shoes to fill.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- Syr Wynff and Plwmsan, - thank you very much.
0:22:20 > 0:22:30- And thank you very much too!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- and time for the recitations
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- to begin on the stage. - Cerrigydrudion was the set piece
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- for the Solo Recitation
0:22:55 > 0:22:56- for those aged 16-21. - Lois Angharad Williams
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- won third prize. - I went to Sioe Cerrig
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- on my own this year, - to try to lift my spirits
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- after losing my mother. - She was a great farmer
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- and everything I saw that day, - I saw through my mother's eyes -
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- the stock and all
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- the produce on show. - She loved to judge the eggs,
0:23:16 > 0:23:23- the poultry
0:23:23 > 0:23:31- and the blackcurrant jam. - In second place was Nest Jenkins
0:23:31 > 0:23:36- from Lledrod in Ceredigion.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- I stood there terrified of the giant - bird of prey weighing heavily
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- on my outstretched left arm. - The owl's beak and talons demanded
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- to be shown respect. - I looked at its big eyes, worried
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- about exactly how hungry it was.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- "Don't be afraid", Islwyn said. - "You'll get used to it.
0:23:53 > 0:24:01- Touch it".
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- was Cai Fon Davies from
0:24:10 > 0:24:17- Talwrn, on Anglesey. - Huge congratulations to him.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Its bones were fragile, - its skin thin and its heart beat
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- softly under my finger. - I held what I was
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- afraid of and stroked
0:24:27 > 0:24:47- the immaterial and intangible. - I touched its soul.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- all of the winners.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- And we will have more in part three. - We'll be speaking to the winner
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- of the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize - and meeting another
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- of the Eisteddfod's - characters and enjoying
0:25:01 > 0:25:08- the Osborne Roberts Memorial prize.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- in Tuesday's main ceremony - at the National Eisteddfod, and yes,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- there was a worthy winner - for the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize
0:25:25 > 0:25:30- this year. - There were nine in the
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- competition this year. - There was a lot of variety when it
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- came to the material and standard. - There was a lot of work to read
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- and re-read these because many
0:25:40 > 0:25:45- were quite long novels. - I'd like to congratulate the nine
0:25:45 > 0:25:53- authors on their perserverance. - There is a way of coupling a strong
0:25:53 > 0:25:54- storyline that was required - with deep writing, but many failed
0:25:54 > 0:26:02- to do both. - That made one suspect that some
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- authors just wanted to write a novel - rather than respecting the craft
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- or a passionate need to say
0:26:09 > 0:26:23- something important. - Ymbelydredd by 246093740.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- This is a novel about a young man - from Gwynedd as he follows
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- a radiotherapy course in Manchester. - This is the author who has
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- the strongest vision - and he or she deserves
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- to win this year.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- of the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize - at the Monmouthsire
0:27:16 > 0:27:21- and District National Eisteddfod - 2016 is Guto Dafydd,
0:27:21 > 0:27:31- who now lives in Pwllheli.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- something in the novel, - that they hopefully saw that
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- I was true to the experience - and also tried to create something
0:27:48 > 0:27:56- innovative with the novel. - You talked about your
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- personal experience.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- Was it difficult to write about? - Yes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- It was difficult. - The tumour was a painful nuisance.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- I was hoping the radiotherapy - would heal it, but it was
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- a six-week experience. - 10 minutes at a time.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Having to travel to Manchester. - The treatment damaged my skin.
0:28:19 > 0:28:20- It was painful. - I am glad I was able to come up
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- with something creative, - something that will last much longer
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- than the pain.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27- Yes. - Your pseudonym was very interesting,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- the row of numbers.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- Yes. - I used my NHS number
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- because you feel like you lose your - identity when you receive
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- treatment like that. - I wanted to convey the fact that
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- I felt like a number. - This isn't your first novel,
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- but having won a competition such - as this, it almost gives
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- you a certainty that
0:28:47 > 0:28:53- the book will sell well. - It was one reason I chose
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- this competition.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56- It's a different novel. - I think a lot of
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- people will enjoy it. - There are stong elements to it
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- and I hope it's very readable.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- I hope people enjoy it. - I'm looking forward to reading it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12- Thank you. - It's difficult to believe it's been
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- a year since Veritas won
0:29:14 > 0:29:19- the Daniel Owen Memorial Medal. - Mari Lisa was the winner.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Do you have fond - memories of that day?
0:29:21 > 0:29:22- Oh, definitely. - I remember walking around
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- the Maes and thinking, - "I've had a good
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- breakfast, I'm fine now". - I walked into the Pavilion
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- and I was concerned I'd be
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- so nervous, but I wasn't. - It was a truly wonderful experience.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- And since then, it's the book - sales that are important.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- And the Medal more or less - secures good sales.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- Yes, definitely. - It's sold amazingly well.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- There's been such a wide - range of people who say
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- they've enjoyed the book. - From people in their late 90s
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- to people in their early teens. - And Elwyn, as chief executive
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- of the Welsh Books Council, - can you confirm that these
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- winning books sell well?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- Definitely. - I think it incentivises the writers
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- and gives them something to aim for. - And the publishers are very glad
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- that competitions such as these, - including Book of the Year,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- inspire authors and create
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- an interest in books. - We know the adjudicators praised
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- the novel very highly last year.
0:30:22 > 0:30:31- They said it was a real page-turner. - And that also encouraged readers.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- And as a result of that, - Mari, is there a second
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- novel on the cards? - Yes, there is.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- There's nothing on paper, - but there is a second novel
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- on the cards that will be published - sometime in the future.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- That's good news. - Most definitely.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Both publishers and readers - are delighted when there's
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- a sequel to a popular novel. - Readers enjoy reading about a set
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- of characters and knowing - they can follow them
0:30:58 > 0:31:05- on to another novel.
0:31:05 > 0:31:16- Hopefully, the series will continue. - Thank you both very much.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- is a significant change this year. - There are competitions
0:31:25 > 0:31:32- for individual voices. - After those competitions,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- the adjudicators will choose - the best to go forward
0:31:36 > 0:31:43- into the Osborne Roberts Prize
0:31:43 > 0:31:49- on Thursday. - In the bass or baritone solo,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Emyr Lloyd Jones, Steffan Lloyd Owen - and John Ieuan Jones
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- reached the stage. - Baritone Steffan Lloyd Owen
0:31:55 > 0:32:03- from Anglesey took first prize.
0:32:03 > 0:32:16- # In its home in the glen - # In the evening it dreams
0:32:16 > 0:32:29- # Dreams of himself - # Of himself #
0:32:38 > 0:32:48- # Of himself #
0:32:49 > 0:32:50- Next on stage, the Sopranos.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55- Heulen Cynfal, Ffion Edwards - and Erin Gwyn Rossington
0:32:55 > 0:33:00- faced the judges. - And Heulen Cynfal from Bala,
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Gwynedd, was victorious.
0:33:05 > 0:33:16- # The nightingale aright - # She doth warble in the day
0:33:16 > 0:33:26- # Doth warble, warble, warble
0:33:28 > 0:33:38- # Doth warble in the night. #
0:33:43 > 0:33:53- # Doth warble, warble, warble - # Doth warble in the night. #
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- My name is Gwyn Jones.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- I am the stage manager - for the National Eisteddfod.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24- That means I look after the Pavilion - between competitors and competitions
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- throughout the day. - We're a happy crew
0:34:27 > 0:34:33- who work well together. - Ian in the corner over there looks
0:34:33 > 0:34:38- after the computerised elements, - he sends information
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- out on the internet
0:34:41 > 0:34:47- like the names of the winners. - Then the stage crew who are always
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- full of life and busy moving chairs- Then the stage crew who are always
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- and pianos on and off the stage! - We're really enjoying
0:34:53 > 0:35:03- working here this week.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- at times on the Maes today, - but in the Pavilion,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- we witnessed the winning performance - in the Solo Recitation
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- from the Scriptures. - Taking first place was
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Elin Fflur Davies from Llandeilo. - Just then a man came up
0:35:27 > 0:35:37- to Jesus and asked, - "for someone who is rich to enter
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- the kingdom of heaven. - "Again I tell you, it is easier
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- for a camel to go through the eye - "of a needle than for someone
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- who is rich to enter
0:35:47 > 0:35:58- the kingdom of God." - When the disciples heard this,
0:35:58 > 0:36:04- they were greatly astonished - and asked, "Who then can be saved?"
0:36:04 > 0:36:14- Jesus looked at them and said, - "With man this is impossible,
0:36:17 > 0:36:27- things are possible."
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Roberts will receive the TH
0:36:36 > 0:36:37- Parry Williams Memorial medal. - And a chance to enjoy two
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- of the favourite competitions, - the hymn singing for those aged over
0:36:40 > 0:36:48- 60 and the Pensioners Choir.
0:36:54 > 0:37:03- returning to the competitions - in the Pavilion shortly,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- but on the stage this - lunchtime, the Eisteddfod,
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- as it does every year,
0:37:11 > 0:37:16- honoured a very special individual. - It is my pleasure to ask
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- the President of the Eisteddod - Court, Gary Nicholas,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- to come forward to present - Mair Carrington Roberts with the Sir
0:37:21 > 0:37:30- TH Parry Williams medal. - This year's TH Parry Williams Medal
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- went to Mair Carrington Roberts - for her contribution to the world
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- of Cerdd Dant in particular. - It's difficult to reflect her
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- contribution over the years. - So many children have benefited
0:37:38 > 0:37:48- from her leadership and experience. - What has driven you on through all
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- the years, the practicing
0:37:51 > 0:38:00- to arrive at this level? - Well, it's in my blood.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- Music is in my blood - as I'm sure you know.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09- It's not something you can just - retire from an do nothing.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16- I've kept contacts outside my - work over the years.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- That's been a real benefit to me - because I've had a really
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- pleasant retirement. - Of course, when I first moved
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- to Anglesey I wasn't totally sure
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- how thing were going to go. - I believed that I had
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- a contribution to make, - and there was already such a lot
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- of talent on the island. - I got to train with so many talented
0:38:37 > 0:38:46- people and I enjoyed their company. - I've caught up with
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- lots of them this week. - And I believe the name
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- TH Parry Willams means
0:38:52 > 0:38:57- something to you personally? - It does.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- I remember being in the Sixth Form - at school and beig inroduced to TH
0:39:01 > 0:39:07- Parry Williams and becoming hooked. - But you remember him
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- as a person too?
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- Yes. - I regularly used to see him
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- and Emiah Parry-Williams
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- walking along the prom. - If he saw someone he knew
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- he would raise his hat to them.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- No one wears a hat these days. - But that was very pleasant.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- It's a different era. - Congratulations once again, Mair.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- And now we move on to the results - of the Cerdd Dant Solo for those
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- aged between 16 and 21. - Y Rhosyn a'r Gwynt, by
0:39:36 > 0:39:42- Mererid Hopwood was the set piece. - In third place was Dafydd Wyn Jones
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- from Llanrhaeadr in Denbighshire. - # I stooped one night
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- to speak to the wind - # My heart was beating
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- faster and faster - # We spoke for a second
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- about everything and nothing - # My soul was listening,
0:39:57 > 0:40:07- its breath was swift - Taking second place, Cai Fon Davies
0:40:07 > 0:40:13- from Talwrn on Anglesey. - # I stooped one night
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- to dance with the wind - # My heart was beating
0:40:15 > 0:40:22- faster and faster - # We moved for a minute
0:40:22 > 0:40:28- without moving far
0:40:28 > 0:40:33- # My soul could hear its rhythm - But impressing the adjudicators
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- most, and winning his second - competition of the day,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Rhys Meilyr from
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Llangefni on Anglesey. - # I'll stoop tonight,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- my head to the ground
0:40:44 > 0:40:50- # My heart will know for sure - # Despite losing my petals,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- I'm whole at last - # The love of the wind
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- has lifted me up # - I'm thrilled to have won
0:40:57 > 0:41:07- the Cerdd Dant after already
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- the Cerdd Dant after already
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- winning the Boys Solo. - I wasn't expecting it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- And from the young performers to - some of the more mature performers.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- There were two choirs competing - in the Pensioners Choir
0:41:26 > 0:41:36- competition, Cantorion - Porth-yr-Aur and Hen Nodiant.
0:41:47 > 0:41:55- were going for their 7th title - in the Pensioners Choir Competition
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- for those aged over 60. - But were a choir from
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Caernarfon able to stop them? - Apparently not this year
0:42:03 > 0:42:04- as Porth-yr-Aur came
0:42:04 > 0:42:11- second in the competition.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- were victorius under
0:43:00 > 0:43:10- the leadership of Huw Foulkes.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- today, Mari Pritchard, - questioned the use of
0:43:20 > 0:43:22- the word 'pensioners', - these are a talented
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- mixed choir, who, yes, - who are a little bit older,
0:43:25 > 0:43:29- but we should celbrate older people - leading as an example
0:43:29 > 0:43:39- to young people.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01- Hymn Singing for those over
0:44:01 > 0:44:03- 60 was next on stage. - David Mayburry from
0:44:03 > 0:44:08- Maesteg came 3rd. - # You did this might deed
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- Oh, Christ, God's son - # You gave me joy
0:44:10 > 0:44:14- anew the race to run - # Your spirit held
0:44:14 > 0:44:21- and guided me along - # Forever more I'll
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- sing the glorious song - Second, was Gwynne Jones
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- from Llanafan, Ceredigion.
0:44:27 > 0:44:36- # I turn my face, dear Jesus - # From everywhere to you
0:44:36 > 0:44:46- # In the world's angry - turmoil and plague
0:44:47 > 0:44:55- # Your face brings me peace - And the winner of the first prize
0:44:55 > 0:44:58- crossed the border to compete,
0:44:58 > 0:45:05- Glynn Morris from Manchester. - # Thou didst save a myriad myriads
0:45:05 > 0:45:14- # I will push in with them - # And cry, save even me
0:45:14 > 0:45:24- # Remember my - transgression no more.#
0:46:02 > 0:46:08- It is difficult to believe we are - halfway through the festival.- We
0:46:08 > 0:46:12- have already seen two winners of the - main ceremonies this week, and we
0:46:12 > 0:46:22- can congratulate Guto Dafydd for his - winning novel. Tomorrow the Gosford
0:46:22 > 0:46:32- will be back to welcome the proles - medallist. It will be lovely to
0:46:32 > 0:46:46- enjoy that ceremony in its fold. - Coverage starts here at 4:30pm. But
0:46:46 > 0:46:52- we are competing throughout the day - on Wednesday. Coverage starts at
0:46:52 > 0:47:08- 10am. Thank you for your company. I - leave you with this.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- # When the night begins - # And the day comes to an end
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- # The sound of the guitar keeps us - warm
0:47:14 > 0:47:20- # We sing the old songs - # Some longing in my heart
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- # On a late night with - a bonfire in the summer
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- # The fire's crackling and the smoke - fills the air
0:47:26 > 0:47:31- # In the company - of a full moon and the stars
0:47:31 > 0:47:38- # We can escape - to some magical dream
0:47:38 > 0:47:43- # Addicted to the melody - and its spell
0:47:43 > 0:47:46- # As long as the flames - remain in the fire song
0:47:46 > 0:47:54- # I will still sing my song - # As long as the fire warms me
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- with its heat
0:47:57 > 0:48:07- # I can feel you move you closer - # Moving closer
0:48:07 > 0:48:17- # If the flame goes out when dawn - breaks
0:48:17 > 0:48:27- us down. #