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0:00:02 > 0:00:08- With a renewed interest - in traditional music...
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- ..18 performers - were invited to Fishguard...
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- ..to perform their favourite songs - and folk tunes.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24- Traditional music has been created - over a number of years.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- It's been adapted - by different performers.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- It really is honed.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40- Apart from being great songs, - some sound like contemporary songs.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- That's when I started singing - folk songs in panic, thinking...
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- .."What if no-one recognises - these songs in 20 years' time?"
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- That's the origin - of the recent demand...
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- ..for music created in the land - and inspired by our surroundings.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- What's the point in writing new - songs when such beautiful songs...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- ..already exist in Wales?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- It's high time - we celebrated the tradition.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- Gwyneth Glyn
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- Singing folk songs is something - I've always taken for granted.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- I remember hearing my father, not my - mother, because she's tone deaf!...
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- ..but my father would sing...
0:01:44 > 0:01:49- ..and there were records by Plethyn - and Meic Stevens around the house.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- My interest - has grown over the years.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- I came across Lloer Dirion...
0:01:56 > 0:02:02- ..in an ancient treasure trove - of folk music called iTunes!
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- I was searching for a song...
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- ..and I found a beautiful version - by Julie Murphy and Fernhill.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- I instantly fell in love with it.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- I decided to change it - from the minor to the major key.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- I sing a version of it...
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- ..that's - slightly less traumatic and dark.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- # Tender moon
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- # Colour of the day
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- # In pain and penance
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- # In a dream I'm sombre
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- # Through the charm of some magic
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- # The heart is so weak
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- # I won't live long
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- # When I saw your face
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- # You wounded me like a sword
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- # I received a wound without knowing
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- # I am set apart
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- # Ready for my grave
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- # O Goddess, gentle and good
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- # Hear a wounded man
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- # O save my life
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- # Beautiful moon
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- # Colour of summer
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- # Some are intent
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- # On the things of the world
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- # But on the goodness - of a worthy moonlight
0:04:18 > 0:04:24- # I set my objective - clearly and completely
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- # If I had only you
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- # I would say surely
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- # That enough wealth
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- # That enough wealth
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- # That enough wealth
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- # Young girl
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- # I had #
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Cass and I met years ago - in a Noson 4a6 gig in Caernarfon...
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- ..where we were both performing.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- We got on instantly.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- I invited her - to play on my second album, Tonau.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Her interpretation is instinctive.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23- Ryland Teifi
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- The folk-singing tradition - has always been in the family.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- There was always a lot of singing.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- My parents helped found - the Cnapan folk festival.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- When I was growing up, all these - artists passed through the house.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- The Fureys, The Dubliners, - Davy Spillane...
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- ..as well as Ar Log, - Yr Hwntws, Plethyn.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- It was part of my background.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- I'm singing a song - called Rew-Di-Ranno...
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- ..Diofal Yw'r Aderyn.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- I chose it because...
0:09:02 > 0:09:07- Well, like a lot of folk songs, - I remember them from my childhood.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- I decided to play the bouzouki - and came up with something...
0:09:12 > 0:09:17- ..that reflected - the themes of the song.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- # Carefree is the bird
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- # He reaps not a single grain
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- # Without a care in the world - He sings throughout the year
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- # Carefree is the bird, - He reaps not a single grain
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- # Without a care in the world - He sings throughout the year
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:10:02 > 0:10:03- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- # Rew-di-rew-di-ranno
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- # Rew-di-rew-di-ranno
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- # Without a care in the world - He sings throughout the year
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- # He sits on the branch - Looking at his wing
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- # Not a penny in his pocket - And he will still be merry
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- # He sits on the branch - Looking at his wing
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- # Not a penny in his pocket - And he will still be merry
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- # Rew-di-rew-di-ranno
0:11:02 > 0:11:03- # Rew-di-rew-di-ranno
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- # Not a penny in his pocket - And he will still be merry
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- # He will eat supper tonight - Not knowing where it'll come from
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- # That's how he lives - Leaving God to feed him
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- # He will eat supper tonight - Not knowing where it'll come from
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- # That's how he lives - Leaving God to feed him
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- # Dimilly-dimilly-dimilly-dimilly
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- # Rew-di-rew-di-ranno
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- # Rew-di-rew-di-ranno
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- # That's the way he lives - Leaving God to feed him #
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0:12:53 > 0:12:57- Huw and I have known each other - for over 30 years.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Huw Roberts
0:13:02 > 0:13:03- Huw Roberts- - Stephen Rees
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- It was 1996-1997 - that we came together...
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- ..to record a duet for the Ffidil CD - which was released in 1997.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- We've played together since then...
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- ..and we somehow - complement each other.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- I'm very fond of simple melodies...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- ..with a limited range at times.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- It gives more scope - to develop harmonies.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Usually I play harmonies underneath - the melody, which Huw usually plays.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04- When I was young, - I always listened to folk music...
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- ..and traditional Welsh music...
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- ..from being - at the eisteddfod and at school.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Then I heard Gwyneth Glyn's music...
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- ..which inspired me - to write my own music.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Kizzy Crawford
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- I'm singing Dafydd Y Garreg Wen.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36- I learnt this song from - listening to a CD of Welsh music...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- ..which included - Bryn Terfel's version.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- I love the way Bryn uses the words - and brings emotion to the song.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- That's why I chose the song.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- I wanted to create the same effect - with me singing it...
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- ..if that's possible.
0:18:19 > 0:18:29- # Bring me my harp - was David's sad sigh
0:18:29 > 0:18:38- # I would play - one more tune before I die
0:18:39 > 0:18:48- # Help me, dear wife, - put the hands to the strings
0:18:49 > 0:18:59- # I wish my loved ones - the blessing God brings
0:19:01 > 0:19:10- # Last night an angel - called with heaven's breath
0:19:11 > 0:19:19- # David, play, - and come through the gates of death
0:19:20 > 0:19:29- # Farewell, faithful harp, - farewell to your strings
0:19:30 > 0:19:40- # I wish my loved ones - the blessing God brings
0:19:57 > 0:20:06- # Bring me my harp - was David's sad sigh
0:20:06 > 0:20:13- # I would play - one more tune before I die
0:20:14 > 0:20:22- # Help me, dear wife, - put the hands to the strings
0:20:22 > 0:20:31- # I wish my loved ones - the blessing God brings
0:20:32 > 0:20:40- # Last night an angel - called with heaven's breath
0:20:41 > 0:20:49- # David, play, - and come through the gates of death
0:20:49 > 0:20:57- # Farewell, faithful harp, - farewell to your strings
0:20:57 > 0:21:07- # I wish my loved ones - the blessing God brings
0:21:14 > 0:21:27- # I wish my loved ones - the blessing God brings #
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- Cass Meurig
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- I started playing the lyre - in the year 2000.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- I was interested - in the instrument...
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- ..because I was studying - the history of the violin in Wales.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- The lyre preceded the violin.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- It's a medieval instrument...
0:21:56 > 0:22:02- ..similar to the bagpipes - and the hurdy gurdy...
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- ..in that - it has a drone and harmonies.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- There's no escaping it since - you're playing six strings at once.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- To me, it's a modern instrument.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- It's an instrument - that I play in modern day.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- I've no interest in recreating music - from the Middle Ages.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- I play it in a way that pleases me.
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0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Today, especially since we're living - in such a technological era...
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- ..where there's a lot - of mass-produced music around...
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- ..there's a greater demand...
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- ..for organic, home-grown music...
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- ..which belongs to us as a nation - and inspired by our surroundings.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- People throughout the ages...
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- ..have wanted to hear and needed to - understand their own stories.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- Folk songs are a way of preserving - those stories for posterity.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Aled Hughes - from Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog...
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- ..was tasked with creating a - compilation CD of various artists..
0:24:54 > 0:24:59- ..of J Glyn Davies's songs - from his book, Cerddi Porthdinllaen.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04- He realized there was a shortage - of shanties in Welsh culture...
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- ..so set about creating his own...
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- ..by borrowing melodies - from overseas.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- I think the melody is Irish.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- The Girl I Left Behind Me.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21- The lyrics express deep longing - but are also ambiguous.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- That's what inspired the song, - Yn Harbwr San Francisco.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- # That old silver moon
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- # Above the world
0:25:45 > 0:25:50- # Did you ever find the Welshman
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- # Who ventured far
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- # From his homeland
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- # From Lleyn to San Francisco?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- # I appreciate your company
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- # On the open sea
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- # You're at my anchor tonight
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- # Like an old Welsh lady
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- # Above the water
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- # In San Francisco Harbour
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- # Looks like daylight ashore
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- # Everywhere is gleaming
0:26:48 > 0:26:54- # Casting sparks across the water
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- # In San Francisco Harbour
0:27:00 > 0:27:06- # But I can see your white light
0:27:06 > 0:27:12- # As I daydream
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- # About Porthdinllaen
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- # Its bay and its shore
0:27:21 > 0:27:26- # From the faraway San Francisco
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- # Mm-mm-hm
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- # Mm-hm-hm
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- # Hm-hm
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- # Noise from the streets
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- # Rings in my ears
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- # The town is alive and thriving
0:28:01 > 0:28:07- # And the clamour - of the town's hustle and bustle
0:28:07 > 0:28:12- # Rings out - over San Francisco Harbour
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- # But silent
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- # Are Lleyn's shores
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- # And all alone I listen
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- # To the distant whirring
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- # Of the waterwheel
0:28:33 > 0:28:38- # From San Francisco Harbour
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- # Tomorrow you'll reach - the Lleyn Peninsula
0:28:52 > 0:28:58- # Seeing everyone who ever loved me
0:28:58 > 0:29:04- # And seeing houses in a better land
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- # Far away from San Francisco
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- # You can venture quietly
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- # On your way
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- # No gale could ever prevent you
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- # But turbulent storms
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- # Await us
0:29:31 > 0:29:36- # As we sail - to Porthdinllaen from Frisco
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- # Yes, turbulent storms
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- # Await us
0:29:45 > 0:29:50- # As we sail - to Porthdinllaen from Frisco #
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- I started off with Irish music...
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- ..but I was interested...
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- ..in finding out - what Welsh music had to offer.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Oliver Wilson-Dickson
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- I've realized...
0:30:29 > 0:30:36- ..that there are - many beautiful melodies...
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- ..in the Welsh tradition.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- I started from there.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- History interests me a great deal.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- So does music.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Those two interests - are entwined in old songs.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Gwilym Bowen
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- I've decided - to sing a song called Dod Dy Law.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- It's a perfect example - of a folk song.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- It's a combination - of a simple, memorable melody...
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- ..with great lyrics.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56- The words don't lend themselves - to a particular time in history.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- There's no reference to herding oxen - and things like that.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- It's completely contemporary.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- # Place your hand lest you believe
0:35:09 > 0:35:15- # On my breast without hurting me
0:35:15 > 0:35:21- # If you listen you may hear
0:35:21 > 0:35:27- # The sound - of my little heart breaking
0:35:30 > 0:35:35- # Wind on the sea - and sun on the mountain
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- # Grey stones in place of woods
0:35:42 > 0:35:47- # Seagulls in place of people
0:35:47 > 0:35:54- # Oh, God, must you break my heart
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- # Heavy the lead, heavy the stones
0:36:02 > 0:36:08- # Heavy is the heart - of all lonely people
0:36:08 > 0:36:13- # Heaviest of all twixt sun and moon
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- # Is bidding farewell - where there is love
0:36:23 > 0:36:28- # Oh, my dearest, take a reed
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- # And hold it at both ends
0:36:34 > 0:36:40- # Break it in half
0:36:40 > 0:36:48- # Just as you broke my heart #
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0:37:11 > 0:37:15- The melody I've chosen today - isn't a rhythmic piece.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- It's a melody to be sung.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Stephen Rees
0:37:24 > 0:37:29- This song blends in two parts into - an old version of Triban Morgannwg.
0:37:29 > 0:37:35- Famous poetry has been set to this - music by Iolo Morgannwg himself.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- I might be a little sentimental...
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- ..but at the beginning - of the 19th century...
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- ..Iolo returned from London - to the Vale of Glamorgan.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50- He writes that this poem embodies - the feelings of returning home.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- He then - sets about writing another verse...
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- ..expressing the feeling - of returning home...
0:37:57 > 0:38:02- ..meeting old friends - and visiting childhood haunts.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- # I see the sea in Amlwch
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- # I see the Vale of Glamorgan
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- # I'd swap the waves - for a small cottage
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- # For a small cottage
0:38:36 > 0:38:41- # And healthy I shall be
0:38:45 > 0:38:50- # I see the sea in Amlwch
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- # I see the Vale of Glamorgan
0:39:03 > 0:39:08- # I'd swap the waves - for a little cottage
0:39:08 > 0:39:13- # And healthy I shall be
0:39:15 > 0:39:21- # And healthy I shall be
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- # I'll meet with old friends
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- # I'll wander the delightful dunes
0:39:41 > 0:39:46- # Where I played as a boy
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- # As a boy
0:39:53 > 0:39:59- # How happy I shall be
0:40:03 > 0:40:08- # I'll meet with old friends
0:40:12 > 0:40:17- # I'll wander the delightful dunes
0:40:21 > 0:40:26- # Where I played as a boy
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- # How happy I shall be
0:40:32 > 0:40:39- # How happy I shall be #
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Lowri Evans
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- I started singing - at the age of seven.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- I competed in eisteddfodau for - many years singing solos, duets...
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- ..and folk songs, of course.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- I loved singing folk songs...
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- ..because you were given - the first note and off you went.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- Hopefully you kept in tune.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- The song is called Tra Bo Dau and - I remember singing it as a child.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- Folk songs were usually sung - a cappella when I was younger.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32- I think the Americana country style - has crept into this version.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- It's simplified and more acoustic.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- It's sung in a country style.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- It's a song of longing, - full of love and romance.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- It's a sad song - and I feel sad when I sing it.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- It's called Tra Bo Dau, - While There Are Two.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- Of course, - life isn't like that all the time.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Sometimes it becomes - While There's One.
0:42:13 > 0:42:19- # The one who loves my heart
0:42:20 > 0:42:26- # Lives far from here
0:42:27 > 0:42:33- # And longing to see her
0:42:35 > 0:42:41- # Made my colour grey
0:42:46 > 0:42:51- # Wealth is but a vanity
0:42:53 > 0:42:58- # Purity does not last
0:42:59 > 0:43:06- # But the pure love like steel
0:43:06 > 0:43:12- # Lasts while there are two
0:43:16 > 0:43:22- # From the beautiful choice - that I chose
0:43:23 > 0:43:29- # My choice was a pure lass
0:43:30 > 0:43:36- # And before I'll regret it
0:43:37 > 0:43:43- # The fire will freeze
0:43:49 > 0:43:53- # Wealth is but a vanity
0:43:56 > 0:44:00- # Purity does not last
0:44:01 > 0:44:07- # But the pure love like steel
0:44:08 > 0:44:13- # Lasts while there are two
0:44:49 > 0:44:55- # My love is over the sea
0:44:56 > 0:45:01- # I hope that she is well
0:45:02 > 0:45:08- # I love the land where she walks
0:45:09 > 0:45:16- # From the core of my little heart
0:45:21 > 0:45:26- # Wealth is but a vanity
0:45:28 > 0:45:33- # Purity doesn't last
0:45:33 > 0:45:39- # But the pure love like steel
0:45:40 > 0:45:50- # Lasts while there are two
0:45:51 > 0:46:02- # Lasts while there are two #
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