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0:00:08 > 0:00:10- Hello and good evening to you.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- Thank you so much - for joining me once again.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19- I'm delighted to be joined - by three talented people.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- One of them is a singer - from the 1970s.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- The other is a 14-year-old boy.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- First, I'd like to extend - a warm welcome to Nerys Richards.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36- You're a very busy person, Nerys.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- It's been difficult to pin you down.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43- Sorry, Margaret. I had to - change the date but I'm here now.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- You are very busy.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47- Yes, I'm very lucky.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48- Yes, I'm very lucky.- - You get all kinds of work.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- You play three instruments - but where did it all start?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- I play the harp, cello and piano.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- I had to choose two - so I opted for the cello and piano.
0:01:03 > 0:01:09- I went to the Guildhall and studied - both the cello and piano.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14- How did you cope with - all the practising as a child?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- It must be part of you.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- Neither Mam nor Dad - are musical people.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- Aren't they?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- They could be - but they never had the opportunity.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Mami did her grade five - on the piano...
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- ..and Mam-gu played the organ - in chapel...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- ..but Dad runs a bus company.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- However, they have always been - very supportive.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47- I started cello lessons in primary - school with a peripatetic teacher...
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- ..and it went from there.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- They could see that I enjoyed it...
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- ..and they didn't have - to force me to practise.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- They helped me a lot - and took me to lessons after school.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- It's 20 years since you came - to my studio as a school girl.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- You were unsure of what to do - with the instruments.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Take a look at this.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- When the time comes to concentrate - on one instrument...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- ..which one will it be?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- I stopped having harp lessons - two years ago...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- ..but I still play it a lot.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- However, my first instruments - are the cello and piano.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- I hope I never have to choose - as I want to study both at college.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- It was lovely to see you there.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- It was lovely to see you there.- - That was so funny.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- You looked very young there.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- Have you had to choose?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- I think I was in the Sixth Form - at that time...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- ..so I was going to the Guildhall.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- I won a scholarship for the cello - and the piano...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- ..so I didn't have to choose!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- You were able to study - both instruments.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- I studied both - for the first three years...
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- ..and did my final recital - on the cello...
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- ..and advanced chamber music - on the piano.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- I don't want to be a solo pianist - but to play in chamber groups.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- What's the difference between - being a soloist and accompanist?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Are they different disciplines?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Are they different disciplines?- - It's very lonely being a soloist.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- It meant spending five or six hours - a day practising...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- ..on your own in a room.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- It wasn't for me.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- I enjoy working with people...
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- ..which is why I chose to be - an accompanist on the piano.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- I do a lot of accompanying.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- We've seen you - at the National Eisteddfod.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- I'm an official accompanist - for the National Eisteddfod.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- I've done it for three years - and enjoy it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- Do you perform more on the cello - or the piano these days?
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- After I left college, - most of my work was on the cello...
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- ..because there's more opportunities - for work.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Are there fewer cellists - than pianists?
0:04:17 > 0:04:23- No, because every orchestra - has eight to ten cellists.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- You also have string quartets.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- You also have string quartets.- - There's more opportunities.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- There's always a demand for cellists - as people do fall ill...
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- ..so it's just a case of working - with an orchestra.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- A lot of people want string quartets - to play at their wedding...
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- ..and I've done a lot - of film sessions.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- I've really enjoyed doing those.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- I played on the Prometheus - soundtrack at Abbey Road last year.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- You're also going to be working - with a singer.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- Yes, I'm performing - on the Josh Groban video on Sunday.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- My sister, Llinos is doing it too.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- You've also performed in musicals - on the West End.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Yes, I've been very lucky.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- I got a job on Shrek The Musical - at the Theatre Royal.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- I was thrilled with it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- You've got an amazing life.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- I'm so lucky - and I'm thoroughly enjoying myself.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31- When I interviewed you at 18, you - were hoping to turn professional.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Have you fulfilled your dream - and do you enjoy it?
0:05:35 > 0:05:41- I had no idea what the future held - when I did that interview with you.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- I couldn't ask - for anything better.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- I'm doing everything - I ever wanted to do.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- I still play the piano...
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- ..and accompanied a friend - for a recital a fortnight ago.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01- I still enjoy playing in orchestras - and I perform in the West End.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- It's so wonderful - to chat with you, Nerys.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- I'm glad it all turned out well - and that you enjoy it so much.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Good luck to you - for the remainder of your career.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- Let's see your performance when - you were young and full of hope.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- # Memory # - Andrew Lloyd Webber
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0:07:23 > 0:07:29- Tonight's new talent is a young man - who recently had his 14th birthday.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- A warm welcome - to Charlie Lovell-Jones.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- How are you, Charlie?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35- How are you, Charlie?- - I'm fine, thank you.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- You play the violin and - belong to a very special orchestra.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Yes, it's the National - Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- How did you join that orchestra?
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- I had an interview last September - and another in October.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- The email confirming my place in - the orchestra arrived in November.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06- You were a member of the National - Children's Orchestra prior to that.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- It was another fantastic orchestra - with so many opportunities.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I know you've performed - with some legends.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Yes, and one of the best - has to be Nicola Benedetti.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- She's wonderful - and I'm sure you're a huge fan.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- The opportunity to sit - within a foot of her...
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- ..for about six hours...
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- ..as we rehearsed to perform Bruch's - Scottish Fantasy was amazing.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- You also perform with a jazz band...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- ..which is very different - to Shostakovich!
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Yes.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- The jazz band - is a great form of escapism...
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- ..from the weighty, - classical pieces.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- Shostakovich's work - can really get into your heart...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- ..so it's nice to play - a bit of Red Band and Blues music.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- What are your hopes for the future, - Charlie?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- I hope to be - a professional violinist...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- ..and the best violinist I can be.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- I love playing the violin.
0:09:14 > 0:09:20- It isn't just work but something - that is very close to my heart.
0:09:20 > 0:09:27- I love chamber music, orchestras - and working as a soloist.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Would you prefer to be a soloist?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Would you prefer to be a soloist?- - Yes, that's right.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32- I'm sure you will be.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- I've heard you perform - and you're astounding.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Thank you for joining me, Charlie.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- What are you performing for us?
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- The Por Una Cabeza Tango by - John Williams from Scent Of A Woman.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- It's a real treat for you. - This is Charlie Lovell-Jones.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- # Por Una Cabeza Tango # - John Williams
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0:14:13 > 0:14:14- Hello once again.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- I'm sure you were astounded by - the talent of Charlie Lovell-Jones.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- I haven't seen my next guest - in a very long time.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- It's a warm welcome - to Geraint Griffiths.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- You haven't been on television - in a while.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34- It's disappointing for everyone.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- It's disappointing for everyone.- - Yes, it is.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- No, I haven't retired.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- We never retire - because retirement doesn't exist.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- I don't do as much as I did - but try to do as little as possible.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Why do you do as little as possible?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- I've just got other things to do.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- I'm enjoying my life - doing various things.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- I don't go out that often - but I've got a garden again.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04- You enjoy gardening.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11- I didn't do any gardening for 25 - years but started again last year.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- I've also got a grandson.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- We've got something in common. - How old is he?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- He's two years old.
0:15:19 > 0:15:25- I spend as much time with him - as his mother is willing!
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Life is busy - and I think that's important.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Yes, you keep busy.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Do you still sing at all?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- I'm recording - and I still compose...
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- ..but I haven't - published anything yet.
0:15:40 > 0:15:46- I compose and record at home - so I sing in the house...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- ..but I don't perform publically.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- Would you perform if you - were asked to sing in a concert?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I'd ask, how much are you paying?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- I'd ask, how much are you paying?- - That's a good question, Geraint.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- No, I wouldn't do it now. - I've done enough in the past.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Is your studio in the house?
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- Yes, and people come to see me - but I don't do as much as I did.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- It's wonderful that people can - record in their own home these days.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- All you need is a computer - and a microphone, Margaret.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Have you heard about the computer?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Have you heard about the computer?- - No, I don't know what it is!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- I am able to send emails.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- These days, - all you need is a computer.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- I want to show you a clip - that takes us back to the 1980s.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- You don't perform in public now...
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- ..so let's remind ourselves - of those days when you used to sing.
0:16:44 > 0:16:50- # There might be a void between us
0:16:50 > 0:16:55- # But I'm sending my words to you
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- # Will you hear them?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- # Will you hear them?
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- # Will you hear them?
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- # Will you hear them?
0:17:14 > 0:17:21- # Will you hear them? #
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Yes, well.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- And that hair.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Thinking back to those days...
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- ..I would let people do my hair.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- That isn't true any more!
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- You had a mop of hair.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Yes, but I wouldn't have - done it like that.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- The make-up artists - know what is popular.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- Everything has to be fashionable, - such as the clothes.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- That's my excuse. I wasn't - responsible for that hair!
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- I didn't see anything wrong with it.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Your clothes were fashionable.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- Before your performance, I remember - chatting to you about your clothes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- You were fashionable - and liked clothes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Yes. I've always worn clothes!
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- The clothes were very fashionable - at that time...
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- ..and I must pay tribute - to the wardrobe department...
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- ..who found the clothes for me.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- I think I've still got - most of those clothes in the attic.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- I'll have to borrow them - if they give me another series!
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- You also did - a lot of acting at one time.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Have you done anything recently?
0:18:39 > 0:18:40- Have you done anything recently?- - I'm acting now!
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- We won't go there!
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- No, I don't.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- Once again, you could get offered - a role that is suitable...
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- ..and you take it...
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- ..but I don't really - do a lot these days.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- I try to do as little as possible - because I've got other things to do.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- That's how it stands at the moment.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Have you lost interest - in that world?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- No, I'd never say that.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- I haven't lost interest - in either singing or acting...
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- ..but my interests - now lie in different fields...
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- ..such as photography.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Do you do a lot of that?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Do you do a lot of that?- - Yes, I do.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- You can do all sorts of things - on the computer.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- It's just that I have - other interests these days.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- It's impossible to interview you...
0:19:36 > 0:19:42- ..without mentioning the best role - of your career in Teilwng Yw'r Oen.
0:19:42 > 0:19:49- # Worthy is the Lamb - that was slain #
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- It's been incredible.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- People still approach me to say they - play Teilwng Yw'r Oen at Christmas.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58- We do it.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- It's surprisingly popular.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- It's great to be part of something - that is still popular.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- How long did it take?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- There are a lot of different - dance scenes and songs.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- There were different locations - within one song.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- It took a lot of filming.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- I think it took us about a week - to ten days to film it all.
0:20:26 > 0:20:32- We were very lucky because - we had great weather that summer.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- We recorded it all in the studio - prior to filming...
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- ..because we mimed on location.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- It didn't take very long - but we were lucky with the weather.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Everything worked wonderfully.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- The singing was brilliant.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- It was the perfect role - for you and your voice.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- Yes, but there were a few high notes - that needed altering.
0:21:01 > 0:21:07- You've already mentioned the other - interests that take up your time.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12- If you could step back - to the 1970s and 1980s...
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- ..would you do it all again?
0:21:15 > 0:21:20- I've been very lucky - in terms of the people I've met...
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- ..and the opportunities I've had.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- There was Can i Gymru.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Yes, that opened - a lot of doors for me.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- I was able to record my first - solo album as a result of it.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- I had a lot of other opportunities - so I've been very lucky.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- Out of respect for all those people - who have helped me...
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- ..I would do it all again.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Oh, it's nice to hear that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53- I'd like to remind you of a duet - that will close this programme.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- First, my thanks to Geraint...
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- ..and thanks to Nerys and Charlie.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Let's close with this duet - from the 1980s.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- It's I Recall A Gypsy Woman - by Don Williams.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08- Goodnight.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- # Soft breezes - blow from fragrant meadows
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- # And stir the darkness in my mind
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- # Oh, gentle woman, - you sleep beside me
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- # Little know who haunts my mind
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- # I recall a gypsy woman
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- # Silver spangles in her eyes
0:22:40 > 0:22:45- # Ivory skin against the moonlight
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- # And the taste of life's sweet wine
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- # I recall a gypsy woman
0:22:55 > 0:23:00- # Silver spangles in her eyes
0:23:01 > 0:23:06- # Ivory skin against the moonlight
0:23:06 > 0:23:11- # And the taste of life's sweet wine
0:23:11 > 0:23:18- # And the taste - of life's sweet wine #
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- APPLAUSE
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