Pennod 3 Llwyfan

-Welcome to the series that brings

-Wales' best artists together...

-..for a variety of performances

-here at Y Ffwrnes theatre, Llanelli.

-If you're looking for entertainment,

-you've come to the right place.

-Welcome.

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-On tonight's show, the enchanting

-harmonies of the 405s.

-The gifted singer-songwriter

-Arwel Gildas.

-And the dulcet tones of Cor y Cwm.

-Here to open the show,

-the exhilarating breakdancers, SBX.

-Those were the SBX breakdancers...

-..to set the standard this evening.

-Look who's joined us backstage -

-the girls of Cor y Cwm.

-Hello, girls. Arwel Gildas.

-And the 405s.

-You'd better get to the stage

-because you're on next.

-Ta-ta. See you later.

-How are you?

-Welcome to the backstage area.

-How would you describe

-the kind of music you write?

-I'd say it's folk-orientated...

-..with a bit of pop.

-Nothing too adventurous.

-What name do you like to go by?

-Arwel? Arwel Gildas?

-Or just Gildas by itself?

-Gildas is a musical project

-but my mother calls me Arwel.

-It depends how well you know me

-but Arwel Gildas is fine.

-I know you quite well because

-we're sharing a dressing room!

-I understand you're a teacher?

-Yes, that's right.

-The children must love having

-a rock star as a teacher.

-I give them homework every Friday.

-If I'm on TV or radio, they have to

-watch it and make notes.

-I ask the parents to buy my CDs too,

-but I don't force it on them!

-No, I try to keep it quiet,

-if I can.

-What's easier - songwriting

-or teaching children?

-Songwriting takes more imagination

-but I enjoy doing both.

-Have the children inspired you

-to write a certain type of song?

-Yes, they have.

-I tend to write silly lyrics.

-I like cartoons.

-I wrote a song about a frog

-looking after a garden...

-..and a rabbit named Kenny.

-..and a rabbit named Kenny.

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-You should see a doctor about that!

-You might be right!

-What can we expect tonight?

-What can we expect tonight?

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-I'm singing two songs.

-Gweddi Plentyn

-and Y Gwr o Gwm Penmachno...

-..so I hope

-the audience enjoys them.

-Good luck and thank you.

-It's a pleasure having you here.

-# All the stars' twinkles say

-# All through the night

-# This is the way

-to the realm of glory

-# All through the night

-# Darkness is another light

-# That exposes true beauty

-# The Heavenly family in peace

-# All through the night

-# O, how cheerful smiles the star

-# All through the night

-# To light its earthly sister

-# All through the night

-# Old age is night

-when affliction comes

-# But to beautify man

-in his late days

-# We'll put our weak light together

-# All through the night

-# All through

-# The night #

-We are Cor y Cwm.

-We're looking forward

-to performing on stage.

-Whoo!

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-Welcome back.

-As well as the main stage...

-..the small stage has toured the

-country, looking for local talent.

-The small stage has reached

-the capital. You live here now, Rob.

-Yes, and you

-used to live here at one time.

-At least two talented people

-have been here!

-I've got a good feeling about this.

-We're going to search for talent

-on the high street.

-I can feel it. Can you?

-Not really.

-Come on then, don't be soft.

-I was right, Rob. The small stage

-attracted a variety of talent.

-Everyone forgot about shopping...

-..and came to enjoy

-the performances.

-I'm Mabli Tudur, I'm 15 years old

-and I come from Creigiau.

-What are you going to sing for us?

-What are you going to sing for us?

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-Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy.

-It's a pretty song about summer

-and what it'd be like...

-..to lie in a field of gold.

-# You'll remember me

-# When the west wind moves

-# Upon the fields of barley... #

-I get a great sense of freedom

-when I sing.

-I can be myself.

-# I never made promises lightly

-# And there have been some

-that I've broken

-# But I swear in the days still left

-# We'll walk in fields of gold

-# We'll walk in fields of gold #

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-This talented man can often be seen

-busking in the capital.

-He's come to demonstrate

-his talent on the small stage.

-This is Evan Graham.

-Wow! What's your name?

-Cellan.

-Cellan.

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-Cellan the Magician.

-How long have you been doing magic?

-I've been doing this

-for about three or four weeks.

-It's practising card tricks first...

-..and then I'll move on

-to more dangerous things.

-Pick a card.

-My favourite!

-My favourite!

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-Show it to the camera.

-And to everyone else.

-Give it here.

-Don't worry, I won't look at it.

-There's a bit of comedy

-in this trick.

-Is this your card?

-No.

-I need three people to help out.

-Can you blow on the card for me?

-Can you do it too?

-Watch the card. Ready?

-We have lots of fun

-touring with the small stage.

-Joining me now...

-..are the lovely girls

-from Cor y Cwm.

-Which valley are you from?

-The Rhondda Valley.

-I see you popping up on TV

-and radio. You've become celebs now!

-Who spends the longest

-getting ready?

-There are two boys in the choir,

-one of them's called Morgan.

-He takes the longest.

-Does he really?

-He fusses

-with his hair all the time.

-He takes lots of selfies.

-To put on Twitter and Facebook?

-Oh, I see. What's the best thing

-about being a choir?

-The company.

-We're like one big happy family.

-Are you all friends?

-Even with the boys?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-The vain ones!

-What have been

-your highlights so far?

-Cor Cymru

-was definitely a highlight.

-What was that like?

-It was great. We competed twice and

-last time we won the viewers' award.

-It was a big honour.

-Well done. Who coaches you?

-Elin Llewellyn-Williams

-and Gavin Ashcroft.

-I know that Gavin dances too.

-Are they strict with you?

-No.

-Yes, to a degree...

-..but they need to be strict

-to get the best out of the choir.

-There's a good balance - we have

-lots of fun in the rehearsals.

-What are you singing tonight?

-What are you singing tonight?

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-Y Darlun and Un Ydym Ni.

-Have fun. Enjoy being centre stage.

-Thank you.

-Here's the gifted singer-songwriter

-Arwel Gildas with Gweddi Plentyn.

-# If I could hear your voice

-# And see

-the wonder of your miracles

-# I'd return, like the foolish child

-# Who bowed his head

-to you sometimes

-# A young boy in the vestry

-# Where the windows'

-rainbow colours shone

-# I prayed

-I would believe the gospel

-# That was preached to me

-# Is the prayer of a small child

-# Enough to please you?

-# The two hands are together now

-# But I refuse to believe you

-# I learnt the lessons

-of the Proverbs

-# And kept the words

-of the Commandments

-# This I will do throughout my life

-# It don't seek a reward

-# Like a Christian

-# Is the prayer of a small child

-# Enough to please you?

-# The two hands are together now

-# But I refuse to believe you

-# Do we have to stick to your words

-# All the time?

-# To be a decent citizen

-# And loyal throughout my life?

-# Is the prayer of a small child

-# Enough to please you?

-# The two hands are together now

-# But I refuse to believe you

-# Is the prayer of a small child

-# Enough to please you?

-# The two hands are together now

-# But I refuse to believe you

-# But I refuse to believe you

-# But I refuse to believe you #

-I'm in very god company now.

-Please welcome the 405s.

-Thank you very much.

-Welcome to the backstage area.

-It's very nice here.

-It's very nice here.

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-You're all busy individuals.

-How do you find the time

-to come together as the 405s?

-It can be a problem, can't it?

-It's our biggest problem.

-Imagine trying to get five people

-together at the same time.

-We have individual projects

-going on besides.

-But this is our guilty pleasure.

-We treat it as our hobby...

-..singing close harmonies like this.

-When we get together, we say,

-"We should do this more often!"

-Where does the name 405s come from?

-Are you all Peugeot drivers?

-Sometimes there are four of us,

-other times five.

-There's a Highway 405

-in Los Angeles...

-..and there was once a programme

-when Welsh-language TV began...

-..called O 405 Ac Ati,

-which I thought was good.

-We might change the name in future

-but it'll do for now!

-Your music

-is based on close harmony.

-How do you learn the songs?

-Does everyone practise a part

-and then you throw it all together?

-Yes. Everyone has a part.

-Geraint is the arranger.

-He does all the hard work.

-I don't know about that but

-it needs a definite arrangement.

-Sometimes it's quite a challenge...

-..dealing with individuals who sing

-individually and then there's me!

-That's the common denominator.

-That's the common denominator.

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-Learning our parts is funny.

-It sounds so nice

-when it's all together...

-..but individually,

-it sounds like this.

-It doesn't make a lot of sense.

-It's not catchy by itself.

-Who's the boss, by the way?

-Him.

-Him.

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-We're our own bosses. We're a group.

-Steff is a strict boss.

-I'll never forget the time he sent

-me a recording of an arrangement...

-..that he'd written

-and he was singing two voices.

-One of them sounded just like you

-when you sang earlier.

-I said, "How did you

-get Caryl to sing that?"

-It's handy

-if I want to phone my husband.

-Steff can do it instead of me.

-# Two hands praying

-# In the picture

-# By my bedside

-# Every morning and evening

-# Their prayer is so beautiful

-# I know though I cannot hear it

-# When I fall asleep

-# Those two hands

-# By my bedside

-# Are praying to God

-# To keep me alive

-# I know though I hear it not

-# And when morning comes

-# And dawn light breaks

-# By my bedside

-# The prayer is still full of music

-# I know though I hear it not.

-# One quiet night

-# The breeze will come

-# To my bedside

-# To take the prayer to the stars

-# Like the song of a nightingale

-# And I will hear it

-# And I will hear

-# It

-# Ooh #

-# We'll be back

-# We'll be back

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-# We'll be back

-# We'll be back

-# We'll be back

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-# We'll be back

-# We'll be back

-# After the break #

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-# At the end of a long summer's day

-# I'll have a restful sleep

-# As the night

-gently slips in over the moor

-# At the end of a long summer's day

-# The songbird's music

-from the grove

-# Will lull me gently to sleep

-# Its notes so melodious

-before the stars appear

-# Praising the summer day's charm

-# At the end of a long summer's day

-# I'll have a restful sleep

-# As the night

-gently slips in over the moor

-# At the end of a long summer's day

-# The sky is so clear tonight

-# Leaves are rustling in the wind

-# The babbling brook

-flows to the valley below

-# Sounds like a harp to me

-# At the end of a long summer's day

-# I'll have a restful sleep

-# As the night

-gently slips in over the moor

-# At the end

-of a long summer's day #

-We've already had a glimpse

-of the small stage.

-My next guest

-has appeared on the small stage.

-Hello, Catrin Reynolds. How are you?

-Hello. Good, thank you.

-What was it like

-performing on the small stage?

-It was wonderful.

-I'm at university

-in Cardiff, anyway...

-..so it was nice singing in the city

-centre with everyone passing by.

-It was nice singing live too.

-I enjoyed it.

-Whoever was singing or performing,

-people were walking by and saying...

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-They stopped and watched.

-People were shopping

-or grabbing some lunch.

-It was a nice atmosphere

-for everyone taking part.

-What prompted you to get on stage?

-As a young singer wanting

-to break into the pop world...

-..I wanted people to hear me sing...

-..and performing with

-different musicians was superb too.

-You must be looking forward

-to singing on the main stage?

-Yes. It's nerve-racking but I'm sure

-the excitement will take over.

-Singing with an orchestra

-is a great experience.

-Let's take a look

-at your performance...

-..and more acts on the small stage.

-Cardiff is the location

-for the small stage this week.

-The acts

-are attracting a large crowd.

-Aled Breakspear gives

-a rousing rendition of Yma O Hyd.

-# The Welsh language will live on

-# We're still here

-# We're still here

-# Despite everyone and everything

-# Despite everyone and everything

-# Despite everyone and everything,

-we're still here #

-Following

-her brother's performance...

-..this is Anwen Breakspear

-singing the classic, Hallelujah.

-# Hallelujah

-# Hallelujah

-# Hallelujah #

-# Where did your gift

-for breaking hearts come from?

-# Where did your gift...?

-We're brothers from Yr Hendy.

-We haven't sung together

-for five years.

-Today will be quite a challenge.

-What are you

-going to try and sing for us?

-Ryan and Ronnie's

-O Ble Gest Ti'r Ddawn?

-# If this was your intention,

-to make me look a fool

-# Then you succeeded,

-yes, you succeeded

-# But what I want to know now is

-# Tell me, oh, tell me,

-where did your gift come from? #

-It wasn't only

-the singers who performed.

-Cardiff's dancers entertained us,

-including Tanya Cuddy...

-..and 11-year-old Ioan Williams

-from Debbie Chapman's dance troupe.

-Here's Catrin Reynolds'

-performance...

-..which made such an impression

-on the Cardiff audience.

-# Something about you

-# That makes my heart beat faster

-# There's something about you

-# There's something

-I can never flee from

-# Something about you

-# That I'll never forget

-# As we see the hatred

-# Like a disease in every land

-# And seeing the innocent

-# Bathing in the blood

-# Watching this world... #

-You have a lovely voice.

-Thank you.

-Are you looking forward

-to singing on the main stage?

-Yes. It's a great experience singing

-in front of a live audience.

-It'll be lovely. It's another

-to add to my list of experiences.

-Enjoy yourself.

-It's lovely having you here.

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-# There was a guy

-from the Penmachno valley

-# Who was dating a girl

-from near Llandudno

-# They'd make out on the Great Orme

-# Before he came back

-to sweep the yard

-# She was a nice girl,

-her father ran a garage

-# He was a nice man deep down

-# She was good for nothing,

-she didn't wash or cook

-# She had the sack

-after one phone call

-# Is anyone listening?

-# The guy from Penmachno

-wants a wife, he's on a mission

-# He has a small farm, wellies

-and his grandfather's tractor

-# To collect the crops

-# He went looking for love

-near Liverpool

-# But found nothing

-but a heap of trouble

-# He was wise in the beginning

-# The guy worried about nothing

-# She was a pretty girl

-and that was the problem

-# Her father was as hard as stone

-# He said,

-"I'm gonna have to train you"

-# Training old ladies and sticks

-# Is anyone listening?

-# The guy from Penmachno

-wants a wife, he's on a mission

-# He has a small farm, wellies

-and his grandfather's tractor

-# To collect the crops

-# He went looking for love

-in the Young Farmers' Clubs

-# He scoured the country

-without much luck

-# So he returned

-with his tail between his legs

-# He was the first to blow his fuse

-# Is anyone listening?

-# The guy from Penmachno

-# He has a small farm, wellies

-and his grandfather's tractor

-# To collect the crops

-# Is anyone listening?

-# The guy from Penmachno

-# He has a small farm, wellies

-and his grandfather's tractor

-# To collect the crops #

-Catrin Reynolds, our small stage

-recruit, is ready to go on stage.

-The nerves are catching up with me,

-but I'm looking forward to doing it.

-The audience has been excellent.

-You'll be fine.

-Mam, Dad, Mam-gu and Tad-cu

-are rooting for you. Good luck.

-# There's something about you

-# That I can't explain

-# Something about you

-# That makes my heart beat faster

-# There's something about you

-# That I can never flee from

-# Something about you

-# That is unforgettable

-# As we see the hatred

-# Like a disease in every land

-# And seeing the innocent

-# Bathing in the blood

-# We watch as the night

-# Chases away the day

-# I won't lose my faith

-# I will be grateful

-# That there's something about you

-# That I can't explain

-# Something about you

-# That makes my heart beat faster

-# And there's something about you

-# That I can never flee from

-# Something about you

-# That is unforgettable

-# When seeing the high towers

-# Crashing to the floor

-# And listening to sworn enemies

-# Making threats in so many words

-# Watching this world burning

-# And driven out of its mind

-# I don't despair

-# It's then that I am grateful

-# That's there's something about you

-# That I can't explain

-# Something about you

-# That makes my heart beat faster

-# You are the safe harbour

-# When surrounded by stormy seas

-# You are the strong arms

-# To embrace me when I'm afraid

-# Oh, when I'm afraid

-# There's something about you

-# That I can't explain

-# Something about you

-# That makes my heart beat faster

-# There's something about you

-# That's different from any other

-# Something about you

-# That makes me so much stronger

-# There's something about you

-# Whoa, something about you

-# Something about you #

-Thank you, Catrin Reynolds.

-Wasn't she great? Unfortunately,

-it's the end of the show.

-I'd like to thank Cor y Cwm,

-yes, indeed.

-Arwel Gildas and the 405s.

-Catrin Reynolds, of course,

-and the boys of SBX.

-It's time to head back to the stage

-for Cor y Cwm...

-..singing one of your songs, Caryl,

-and your arrangement, Geraint.

-This is Un Ydym Ni.

-Until next time, goodbye.

-# The workers stood as one in tears

-# The workers stood as one in chains

-# They stood as one under

-the weight that almost broke them

-# They stood as one

-under the oppression

-# That scarred them

-# On the rocks and slopes

-of the quarry

-# Our cheap labour

-lies on a pile of rubble

-# Scraping a living

-from the land was their fate

-# And working in the colliery

-# To pay off their debts

-# We were one

-# We were one

-# We suffered together

-# We feared together

-# We worked together

-in dire conditions

-# We were one

-# But through hardship,

-a neighbourhood was formed

-# The suffering

-sealed many friendships

-# They stood as one under

-the weight that almost broke them

-# They stood as one under

-the oppression that scarred them

-# We are one

-# We are one

-# United in suffering

-# Bound together in chains

-# The same blood warms our hearts

-# We are one

-# United through the centuries

-# United under oppression

-# And when our day comes

-# We'll stand united and free

-# We are one

-# We are one

-# We suffered together

-# Bound together in chains

-# The same blood warms our hearts

-# We are one

-# We are one

-# We are one #

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