Pennod 5 Margaret: Ddoe a Heddiw

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-Good evening

-and a warm welcome to you all.

-I'm not sure how to introduce

-one of tonight's guests.

-He's a singer, actor, agent,

-businessman and a lot more.

-We'll meet him later.

-I also chat to a twelve-year-old boy

-who performs for us.

-First, I'd like to extend

-a warm welcome to a vocal coach.

-She's also a singer herself.

-It's Leah Owen.

-It's wonderful to see you

-after such a long time, Leah.

-Yes, we haven't seen each other

-in quite some time.

-We're both from Anglesey but

-people associate you with Denbigh.

-How long have you been there?

-At the time, I thought it was

-the other side of the world.

-We were living in Tregarth.

-We moved to Tregarth

-from Y Felinheli.

-Eifion got a job in Mold

-with HTV...

-..so we looked for a house

-and went to live in Denbigh.

-I felt as if I was leaving

-everything including my family...

-..but it's a very homely place.

-Do you still sing as a soloist?

-Many people think of you as a singer

-before anything else.

-Yes, I was a singer and performed

-folk songs and Cerdd Dant.

-I competed in everything

-under the sun at the Eisteddfod...

-..such as the solo competitions.

-At one stage, I competed

-in the recital competitions too.

-My singing teacher

-was Mrs Myra Jones.

-Her expertise was in recital.

-I gave it a go

-but I was useless at it...

-..so I stuck with the singing.

-I'm glad you stuck with singing.

-You sang when you visited me

-20 years ago. Look at this.

-# This song

-brings back so many memories

-# This song is sung for you

-once again

-# It's as easy

-as singing those words

-# Only for you to say

-# "Darling, this song is for you"

-# This song

-brings back so many memories

-# This song is sung for you

-once again

-# It's as easy

-as singing those words

-# Only for you to say

-# "Darling

-# "This song is for you

-# "For you" #

-That was beautiful, Leah.

-That was beautiful, Leah.

-

-I wish I was young again.

-I don't know about that.

-It looked good.

-I remember when you sang Cerdd Dant.

-It was a different song

-to the one we've just seen.

-You competed against Andrew O'Neill

-in the Eisteddfod at Llangefni.

-It was the best Cerdd Dant

-competition I've heard.

-There were only two competitors

-but you were both excellent.

-I was always competing

-against Andrew.

-He was an excellent singer.

-You won the competition that time.

-I can never remember

-which events I won...

-..but I always faced great singers

-such as Andrew and Cefin Roberts.

-Mei Jones also did some singing

-at one stage.

-You all entered

-the world of entertainment.

-It proves the Eisteddfod

-is a great place to nurture talent.

-It gives someone a great start.

-It gives someone a great start.

-

-Yes, that's true.

-At that time, I enjoyed

-going to the Eisteddfod...

-..to socialise

-rather than to compete.

-I would get exceptionally nervous

-before singing.

-Me too.

-I wondered

-why I put myself through it all.

-It has got worse

-and I rarely sing these days.

-It's a shame because

-I sing at home at the piano...

-..and it's "champion",

-as we say on Anglesey.

-I enjoy it

-and everything is fine...

-..but when I step

-in front of an audience...

-..my nerves take over

-and I lose control of my voice.

-It must be a busy time for you with

-the Eisteddfod on your doorstep.

-Yes, because there's a number

-of activities taking place.

-I'm in charge of

-the Denbighshire girls' choir...

-..for the opening concert.

-The concert centres around

-the work of Robat Arwyn.

-That should be a great night.

-That should be a great night.

-

-It will be packed!

-Cor Rhuthun and Rhys Meirion

-are performing that night too.

-I also coach

-a choir of young ladies.

-The group is called Enfys.

-Enfys will perform

-in the morning service...

-..and in one of

-the other evening concerts.

-There's also Parti Dyffryn Clwyd...

-..which performs Cerdd Dant

-and folk songs.

-I'm also tutoring

-the Lleisiau'r Nant choir.

-There are rehearsals for

-the Cerdd Dant and folk choirs.

-I'm also tutoring soloists.

-Where on earth

-do you find the time for all that?

-You have to make time.

-You mentioned

-that you tutor soloists.

-Do you remember your first pupil?

-It was the son of Gerald Morgan,

-headmaster of Llangefni School.

-His name was Rhys.

-He was my first ever pupil.

-I remember when Eifion and I were

-house hunting after we were married.

-We went to Anglesey because

-I wanted to live on the island.

-We went into one house.

-There was a three-year-old boy

-helping his mother with the dishes.

-We had a look at the house.

-His mother recognised me and told me

-that her son was a singer...

-..and asked me to listen to him.

-I told her to bring him to my house

-and she did.

-Goodness me, he had an amazing voice

-and he was only three.

-He was wonderful.

-He was my pupil

-until he was about 16 years old.

-It was Huw Edward Jones.

-He sang about

-going to the Eisteddfod.

-Thank you for joining me

-at this busy time, Leah.

-It's been a pleasure

-to chat with you.

-Good luck to you and all your pupils

-and choirs at the Eisteddfod.

-Thank you. It's been lovely.

-Tonight's young talented person

-is only twelve years old.

-I'm delighted to welcome

-Lewys Meredydd Siencyn.

-Where are you from, Lewys?

-I'm from Dolgellau in North Wales.

-Where do you go to school?

-Ysgol y Gader.

-Ysgol y Gader.

-

-And that's in Dolgellau.

-I know that you're a member of

-the famous Only Kids Aloud choir.

-How many are in the choir?

-How many are in the choir?

-

-There's about 86 or 87 of us.

-Where are you all from?

-There are members

-from across the whole of Wales.

-Where have you visited

-with the choir?

-I've been to Russia when

-the choir visited St Petersburg.

-I saw a television programme

-about it. Were you there?

-Yes, we sang with the conductor,

-Valery Gergiev.

-Yes, Valery Gergiev.

-I thought he looked terrifying

-but what was he like?

-He was nice.

-We had an unknown conductor

-at first.

-He wasn't very nice but

-Gergiev welcomed us when he came on.

-You gave an exceptional performance.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Did you enjoy it?

-

-It was an amazing experience.

-I missed the county Eisteddfod

-but it was much better!

-You can sing in the county

-Eisteddfod another time.

-I'm sure you had some help

-from your vocal coach.

-He's a very famous tenor.

-I go to Galeri

-every Thursday night...

-..to have singing lessons

-with Rhys Meirion.

-Would you like to sing like him

-one day?

-Yes, I would like to sing the songs

-he performs...

-..but I think I prefer rock music.

-Would you like to be rock star?

-Would you like to be rock star?

-

-Yes, but I don't want to shout.

-You'd lose your voice!

-What are you going to sing for us?

-What are you going to sing for us?

-

-Cana O Dy Galon.

-I performed it at the audition...

-I performed it at the audition...

-

-..for Tim Rhys-Evans.

-Who wrote that song?

-Who wrote that song?

-

-It was written by Robat Arwyn.

-Robat Arwyn is one of the best

-songwriters we have in Wales.

-Let's hear Lewys Meredydd Siencyn

-singing Cana O Dy Galon.

-# Sing from your heart

-as you've never sung before

-# Sing like the skylark

-who sings above the trees

-# Feel what you are singing

-and feel every single word

-# Embrace every note

-# And turn it

-like a fairground wheel

-# In every word you sing,

-in every word of the song

-# There's a thousand rainbows

-and a thousand little gems

-# You own the song and its melody

-and you own its rhythm

-# You own tomorrow's sunshine

-# That shines in my heart

-# Sing from your heart

-as you've never sung before

-# Sing like the skylark

-who sings above the trees

-# You own the song and its melody

-and you own its rhythm

-# You own tomorrow's sunshine

-# That shines in my heart

-# Sing from your heart

-as you've never sung before

-# Sing like the skylark

-who sings above the trees

-# You own the song and its melody

-and you own its rhythm

-# You own tomorrow's sunshine

-# That shines in my heart

-# You own tomorrow's sunshine

-# That shines in my heart #

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-I hope you enjoyed the earlier

-performance by young Lewys.

-I'd like to show you a young

-performer who I met in 1993.

-I wonder if you'll recognise her.

-APPLAUSE

-That was amazing, Catrin.

-It sounded like a difficult piece.

-What was it?

-Sundance from the Santa Fe Suite

-by William Mathias.

-How long do you practice each day

-to be able to reach such a standard?

-I spend two hours on the piano

-before breakfast...

-..and two and a half hours

-on the harp after school...

-..but I work harder

-when preparing for a concert.

-Yes, that was the amazing talent

-of Catrin Finch...

-..who is now a busy

-professional performer.

-This gentleman

-is also a very busy person.

-I always look forward

-to chatting with Stifyn Parri.

-Hello, Margaret.

-What do you think of Catrin?

-You both looked like embryos

-in that clip!

-Catrin hasn't changed

-but I'm glad she changed her hair.

-She was fantastic even at that age.

-She was fantastic even at that age.

-

-Yes, she was.

-She was obviously very talented.

-Let's take a look at a very short

-clip of you before we chat.

-We'll hear more later...

-..but let's remind ourselves

-of how you looked in 1993.

-# Love me

-# For a day, an hour

-or a second more

-# Don't leave me

-# This world belongs to us

-# Love me

-# Until dawn comes to wake the day

-# And through the day there's a time

-that's just there for you

-# La, la, la, la, la

-# La, la, la, la, la

-# La, la, la, la, la,

-la, la, la, la, la, la

-# Doo-n-doo-n-doo-doo

-# Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm

-# Love me

-# La, la, la, la, la,

-la, la, la, la, la, la

-# Doo-n-doo-n-doo-doo

-# Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm

-# Love me... #

-You looked so young and handsome

-in that clip, Stifyn.

-And I'm ugly now.

-And I'm ugly now.

-

-Not at all.

-What about that lime sorbet shirt?

-What about that lime sorbet shirt?

-

-Is that what they called it?

-It looked nice. I liked it.

-I'm sure it was

-a fashionable colour.

-Yes, but thankfully,

-it isn't any more!

-I remember

-that I really liked that song.

-However, I did wonder

-if it was a cheeky choice of song.

-It became a running gag

-with Guto Harri.

-Guto got home late from London

-and switched on his television...

-..to see me in that shirt

-on the stage singing...

-# La, la, la, la, la,

-la, la, la, la, la #

-He thought I looked

-as if butter wouldn't melt!

-Every time I see him, he goes...

-# La, la, la, la, la,

-la, la, la, la, la #

-Those were the good old days.

-Those were the good old days.

-

-It reminds me of The Two Franks!

-At that time, people knew you

-from singing in musicals...

-..but not as a soloist.

-No, that's right.

-I've done so much

-that I don't know what I am!

-I think I was singing

-in Les Miserables at that time.

-I'm so old

-that I don't remember anything.

-I don't know who you are, Margaret!

-I had been lucky enough to get

-lead roles in West End musicals...

-..but I'd never been seen

-singing as a soloist in Wales.

-However, it happened a lot.

-I'd act in Wales in Welsh

-and then I'd go and work in England.

-I came back when Wales felt the need

-for me so I'd go back and forth.

-I was a singer, actor, presenter

-and I'm now a producer and agent.

-You're a producer and agent

-with your own company, Mr Producer.

-Why follow that path

-when you're a performer?

-At the age of three, Mrs Jones,

-my head teacher at Rhos school...

-..told my mother that she'd eat her

-hat if I didn't become a producer.

-For years, Mam and I laughed

-about it because I became an actor.

-As a child, we went to school

-at the early age of three...

-..and I asked to do a drama

-on the Friday.

-I wrote the drama

-and played the lead, of course.

-I made the costumes and the set.

-I organised it all and I did that

-every Friday until I was 18...

-..so things haven't changed.

-However, I went to the Guildhall in

-London to study acting for a year.

-Following this, I had a call.

-No, I called HTV and asked if

-I could star in the series, Coleg.

-That was where I first saw you.

-That was where I first saw you.

-

-That was my first job.

-It was followed by Brookside

-in Liverpool...

-..and then Les Miserables

-in the West End.

-After a while...

-..I started to help with

-the production side of the BAFTAs.

-It was such a lot of fun...

-..and I preferred being

-the one who made the calls...

-..as opposed to waiting

-for the phone to ring!

-We actors and performers are useless

-until we are given that opportunity.

-You've said that you prefer

-being behind the cameras...

-..and calling people

-to offer them work.

-Do you find yourself work?

-Do you find yourself work?

-

-No, I don't.

-S4C approached me and asked me

-to present Sion a Sian.

-I never thought Dai Jones and I

-belonged in the same bracket.

-I'm sure Dai thought the same!

-However, I wanted to be involved

-in the creative side of it...

-..so we came onboard with HTV

-to co-produce it.

-I didn't choose

-to be on the screen.

-However, I didn't mind

-because I like working.

-You and Heledd

-are a great partnership.

-I love working

-with Dame Heledd Cynwal.

-We have such a laugh together.

-What have you got on the horizon?

-There's more from Sion a Sian.

-I've started a series

-with Radio Cymru...

-..called Aelod o Gymdeithas.

-As a child, I wasn't allowed

-to join any societies.

-I was either

-too fat, too common...

-..too working class, too Welsh

-or too something or other!

-That's why I formed SWS

-all those years ago.

-In the series, I can be a member

-of any society I want!

-I'm sure many will tune in

-and I look forward to hearing it.

-Thank you, Stifyn.

-We're going to end

-with a clip of you as a young boy.

-My thanks to Stifyn, Leah, Matthew

-and it was great to see Catrin too.

-Until next week, goodnight.

-# Two hearts beating as one

-# Two hands holding tight

-# I could offer any wonder

-# But there's nothing

-better than this

-# You answered my prayer

-# And you heard my cry

-# You came to turn my world

-into my seventh heaven

-# Yes, you came to turn my world

-into my seventh heaven

-# I spent so many years climbing

-# To the peaks of all the mountains

-# And I searched the horizons

-for your face

-# I walked for many miles

-# Searching all the land

-# This is my gift

-# This is it, this is us

-# Two hearts beating as one

-# Two hands holding tight

-# I could offer any wonder

-# But there's nothing

-better than this

-# You answered my prayer

-# And you heard my cry

-# You came to turn my world

-into my seventh heaven

-# Yes, you came

-# To turn my world

-into my seventh heaven #

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