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-Hello and good evening.

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-Tonight, I look forward to chatting

-with one of our Welsh icons...

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-..who has been performing

-for many years.

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-I'll also chat

-to a young 14-year-old girl...

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-..who has already performed

-a lot in her life.

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-First, let's meet a man...

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-..who is the conductor of not one

-but three choirs.

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-Here he comes.

-It's Eilir Owen Griffiths.

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-Eilir, you conduct three choirs.

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-Which one came first?

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-Which one came first?

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-CF1 was my first choir.

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-I moved to Cardiff...

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-..to study composition at the Royal

-Welsh College of Music and Drama.

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-Former Aberystwyth students

-came together to form a group...

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-..and I was given the opportunity

-to conduct the choir.

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-I've been with them ever since.

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-You sang at concerts,

-the Eisteddfod and on television.

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-We did all sorts of things.

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-It was very exciting

-at the start in 2003 and 2004...

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-..and we had

-a lot of opportunities.

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-As we got older, we toured abroad.

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-We've been to Ireland

-and also sung in Italy.

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-One specific tour stands out for me.

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-I think the reason that CF1

-has survived for the last decade...

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-..is thanks our trip to America.

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-Where did you go?

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-We were invited to Chicago for the

-North American Festival of Wales.

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-We made the most of it

-and spent three days in New York...

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-..before visiting Chicago.

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-Between both destinations,

-we stopped in Pennsylvania.

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-The organiser of the festival

-and our trip was Beth Landmesser.

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-She arranged for us to stay in

-the holiday homes of her friends...

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-..around Indian Lake

-near Wilkes Barre.

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-She told us that she would feed us.

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-In restaurants or cafes.

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-In restaurants or cafes.

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-No, in her home.

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-Did she live in a palace?

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-No, it was

-an ordinary lakeside home.

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-She prepared a pig roast for us.

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-On the night we arrived,

-she turned up with 22 pizza boxes.

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-She treated us so well.

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-Our three or four-day stay

-made CF1 what it is today.

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-It pulled us together at a time when

-we didn't know where we were going.

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-What about Godre'r Garth?

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-Godre'r Garth choir

-came off the back of CF1.

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-A member of Godre'r Garth

-was also in CF1.

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-I was invited

-to listen to the choir...

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-..before I agreed

-to be their conductor.

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-This was in 2003.

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-At that time, I was very young

-and inexperienced.

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-I heard the choir

-and didn't think I could do it.

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-I didn't feel capable of doing it,

-so I phoned my mother.

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-I told her that I'd seen

-and heard the choir perform...

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-..and I didn't feel qualified

-to conduct them.

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-Mam asked

-what I normally did on a Sunday.

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-I usually had a pint with friends.

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-She told me

-to forget about my pint...

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-..and have a three-month trial with

-Godre'r Garth to see how I felt.

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-That's what I did...

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-..and we competed and came second

-at the National Eisteddfod.

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-There is a true sense

-of community within the choir.

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-I was young but they accepted me...

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-..and I grew with the choir.

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-I've learnt more as

-the conductor of Godre'r Garth...

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-..than I have with any other choir.

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-I've taken a year out

-from conducting Godre'r Garth...

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-..so that I can concentrate

-on my young family.

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-I'm also working with Llangollen.

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-I'm taking this year out but will

-return to Godre'r Garth in 2014.

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-I'm glad to hear that.

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-You appeared on my programme

-with CF1 in 2005...

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-..and with Godre'r Garth.

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-Let's see if you remember

-my performance with the choir.

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-# May I return

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-# May I return

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-# May I return

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-# To the beginning

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-# To the beginning

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-# Ah-ah-ah

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-# The light is dimming

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-# The light is dimming

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-# Ah-ah

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-# And the dream is too

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-# The world and I

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-# The world and I

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-# The world and I

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-# We are still waiting

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-# We are still waiting

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-# Ah-ah-ah

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-# Still hesitating

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-# Still hesitating

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-# Ah-ah

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-# Any dream will do

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-# Give me my coloured coat

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-# My amazing coloured coat

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-# Give me my coloured coat

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-# My ama-zing

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-# Co-loured

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-# Coat #

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-Oh, that clip brings back

-so many fond memories.

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-It was lovely to see that.

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-We all looked much younger!

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-You also work in Trinity College.

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-Yes, I was appointed

-as a cultural organiser...

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-..but I'm now a lecturer

-in the School of Performing Arts.

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-Conducting their choir

-goes hand in hand with my work.

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-There are very enthusiastic students

-in Carmarthen.

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-The choir is completely different

-to the other two choirs.

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-It's great to work

-with such a young choir.

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-You're quite a showman

-when in front of the choirs.

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-I think it's just a part of me.

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-I like to get the same feeling

-from my choirs.

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-I like a choir with personality.

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-I think a choir should have energy.

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-I hope that I achieve this

-with my choirs.

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-My choirs aren't afraid to show

-emotion and to enjoy themselves.

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-I have matured but I still want

-to capture that buzz from a choir.

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-That buzz is vital to me.

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-You mentioned

-the Llangollen Eisteddfod earlier.

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-I didn't compete at Llangollen

-until I was over the age of 18.

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-Next year marks 50 years since

-I first competed at the Eisteddfod.

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-You now have a very important role

-with the Eisteddfod.

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-I'm delighted to have been appointed

-in this role at Llangollen.

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-My vision for 2013

-is to produce a programme...

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-..with plenty of variety that

-remained true to the Eisteddfod.

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-The concerts are very varied...

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-..that include jazz and rhythm

-and blues with Jools Holland.

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-I've booked performers

-from Strictly Come Dancing.

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-They are not typically

-on the line up.

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-There's also a performance of

-Verdi's Requiem on the Wednesday...

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-..and we've booked

-the percussionist, Evelyn Glennie.

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-I've tried to find

-the right balance.

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-We're doing very well

-at the box office...

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-..so I hope it will be

-a very successful Eisteddfod.

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-Yes, I hope so too.

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-Good luck to you, Eilir and

-thank you for your company tonight.

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-My second guest tonight

-is a young girl from Cardiff.

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-I'd like to welcome, Jodi Bird.

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-Where was your

-first performance, Jodi?

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-My first singing role

-was at the Millennium Centre...

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-..in White Christmas.

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-It's quite an achievement

-to star in White Christmas!

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-I know you sang at home but how

-old were you when you got the role?

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-I was ten years old.

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-It was such an amazing experience.

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-You had to go for auditions

-at the theatre...

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-..before performing

-over the Christmas period.

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-Who were your co-stars?

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-It was a huge cast that included

-Craig McLachlan and Lorna Luft.

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-Lorna Luft has a famous mother.

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-Lorna Luft has a famous mother.

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-Yes, Judy Garland!

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-It was a pleasure to work with her.

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-I couldn't believe

-I was working with Lorna Luft!

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-Was she a nice person?

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-Was she a nice person?

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-Yes, she was lovely.

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-She gave me some tips and

-taught me how to breathe properly.

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-She was so nice.

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-You come from

-a non-Welsh-speaking background.

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-Neither Mam nor Dad

-are able to speak Welsh.

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-You do attend a Welsh school.

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-Yes, it's

-Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg school.

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-Do you sing at school?

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-It's an excellent school

-for that kind of thing.

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-I've even had the chance

-to sing my own compositions.

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-It's been a pleasure to meet you.

-I can't wait to hear you perform.

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-Are you singing

-your own composition?

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-No, I'm singing Caeau Aur

-or Fields of Gold by Sting.

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-This is Jodi Bird.

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-# Oooo

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-# Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo

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-# You'll remember me

-when the west wind moves

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-# Upon the fields of barley

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-# You'll forget the sun

-in his jealous sky

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-# As we walk in fields of gold

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-# So she took her love

-for to gaze awhile

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-# Upon the fields of barley

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-# In his arms she fell

-as her hair came down

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-# Among the fields of gold

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-# Will you stay with me,

-will you be my love?

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-# Among the fields of barley

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-# We'll forget the sun

-in his jealous sky

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-# As we lie in fields of gold

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-# I never made promises lightly

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-# And there have been

-some that I've broken

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-# But I swear in the days still left

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-# We'll walk in fields of gold

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-# We'll walk in fields of gold

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-# Oooo

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-# Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo

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-# Many years have passed

-since those summer days

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-# Among the fields of barley

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-# See the children run

-as the sun goes down

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-# Among the fields of gold

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-# You'll remember me

-when the west wind moves

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-# Upon the fields of barley

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-# You can tell the sun

-in his jealous sky

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-# When we walked in fields of gold

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-# When we walked in fields of gold

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-# When we walked in fields of gold

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-# Oooo

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-# Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo #

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-My next guest needs no introductions

-other than his name.

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-It's Dafydd Iwan.

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-Welcome to you, Dafydd.

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-Welcome to you, Dafydd.

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-Thank you, Margaret.

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-I mentioned earlier

-that you are a Welsh icon.

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-Are you aware of this fact?

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-Are you aware of this fact?

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-What is an icon?

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-I've been in the spotlight for over

-50 years and you get used to it.

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-However, I've mixed entertainment

-with politics and business...

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-..so I've been in the spotlight

-for different reasons.

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-My feet are firmly planted

-on the ground...

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-..because I've had

-to go to work every day!

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-You're more than an entertainer.

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-I've never really

-thought of myself...

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-..as being solely an entertainer...

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-..but it has always played

-a big part in my life.

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-I think of music

-as some sort of hobby...

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-..that helps me relax

-and escape the worries of life.

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-There's a more serious side

-because I sing about what I believe.

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-What do you consider

-your main occupation?

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-I did a degree in architecture.

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-I was working in an office

-and got called to one side...

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-..because I was always away

-from work for a protest, a rally...

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-..or a concert or to make a record.

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-I was told

-that I needed to decide...

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-..if being an architect

-was what I wanted.

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-I realised that

-I could never be an architect...

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-..and I think

-it's worked out quite well.

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-You're here to talk about

-your singing career.

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-You were one of the first

-to compose Welsh protest songs.

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-It was an important time

-in terms of protests...

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-..and politics amongst young people.

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-They thought

-they could change the world.

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-This was in the English world.

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-In America, it formed part

-of the racial rights campaign.

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-People opposed apartheid in

-South Africa and the Vietnam War.

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-When I started composing songs...

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-..I found that I fitted perfectly

-with this mood.

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-They wanted to change the world

-but I wanted to change Wales.

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-You composed many protest songs...

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-..and many religious songs too.

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-There is a religious element.

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-I recently tried to improve

-the Welsh translation of songs...

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-..that appear in subtitles.

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-I wondered if I could

-produce English translations...

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-..that were not only singable

-but had a rhyme and rhythm.

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-I managed to do this

-with most songs.

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-When translating, you have to get

-to the heart of the song.

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-I noticed

-that a lot of these songs...

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-..had a hidden religious

-or spiritual meaning...

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-..such as Dim Ond Un Gan Sydd Ar Ol,

-Ai Am Fod Haul Yn Machlud...

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-..and

-Mae'r Darnau Yn Disgyn I'w Lle.

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-You have so many songs.

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-I'd like to show one of the songs

-you performed on my programme.

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-It wasn't in the 1960s but in 1986.

-Let's take a look at it.

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-# I've heard people speak

-about mountains of butter

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-# And I've heard people

-speak about lakes of milk

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-# But I know that all of you

-who are Christians

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-# Would not condone the waste

-of food and nourishment

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-# But I was born

-the son of my parents

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-# And I heard people say

-that we're all children of God

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-# I'm your brother

-and you're like a brother to me

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-# So why am I denied?

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-# Why am I denied?

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-# Why am I denied

-the right to live? #

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-APPLAUSE

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-That's a wonderful song.

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-I'm fond of that song but the

-inspiration behind it is very sad.

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-It's about the famine in Ethiopia

-during the 1980s.

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-I'd only just written it

-when I performed it.

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-The sad thing about that song is

-that it relates to other events...

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-..in different countries

-over a number of years...

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-..but I still sing it.

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-It's one of those songs

-where people join in...

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-..especially young people.

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-I actually performed that song

-last Saturday night.

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-A group of young people were in the

-front row singing along in harmony.

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-It must be thrilling for you.

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-Yes, and it's even better

-when they have good singing voices.

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-It's rare to find a group who can

-sing in harmony anywhere else.

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-I thank the Lord that this is still

-a strong part of our culture...

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-..because a lot of young people

-belong to choirs.

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-It's part of our make-up.

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-It's part of our make-up.

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-Yes, and we should be proud of it.

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-Wales is the Land of Song...

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-..but you still need discipline

-and musical training.

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-When you hear a crowd breaking

-into song and sing in harmony...

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-..it adds something

-to the atmosphere.

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-In the 1980s,

-you did talk about retiring.

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-Who, me?!

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-Who, me?!

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-Yes, you did.

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-I've never mentioned retirement!

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-Take a look at this.

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-Last time you were here, you said

-it was your final performance.

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-Did I say that?

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-Did I say that?

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-Yes, you did.

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-It's possible

-that I gave a suggestion...

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-..that I would consider retiring

-from singing in the future.

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-I have tried and failed

-so why should I retire?

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-A lot of people would be upset

-if you retired.

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-I'll sing whilst there are songs

-to be sung and someone listening!

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-It's in your blood.

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-It's in your blood.

-

-Yes, I'm afraid so.

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-That was a while ago

-but you're still here!

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-That clip was from 1986.

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-At that time, I felt as if

-things were coming to an end.

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-You get moments in your career

-when you struggle to write songs...

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-..concerts don't go well, you're

-fed up and want to do other things.

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-Things had changed in my personal

-and political lives.

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-The 1980s were far from brilliant.

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-We weren't aware of that.

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-Between everything, I felt as if

-I'd lost the wind from my sails...

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-..and I was ready

-to hang up my guitar...

0:20:450:20:48

-..and find a new direction in life.

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-Someone had the idea of having

-a concert at the Corwen Pavilion...

0:20:520:20:57

-..to celebrate 25 years of

-Dafydd Iwan with some friends.

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-We formed a band for the event...

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-..and it gave me

-a new lease of life.

0:21:070:21:10

-We decided to keep the band together

-and start again.

0:21:110:21:17

-It was the start of a new chapter

-in my career...

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-..and it lasted

-until the end of the century.

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-Once again, I felt as if

-everything was coming to an end...

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-..and to a degree it did all end

-with the end of the century.

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-Did you stop singing?

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-The band and I broke up

-after releasing two albums.

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-We were back together again by

-the time the second album came out!

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-You're just like Hogia'r Wyddfa

-and Frank Sinatra!

0:21:430:21:47

-Thank you so much

-for joining me, Dafydd.

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-Thank you for singing with me

-on my programmes...

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-..in 1983 and in 1986.

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-I was delighted to have done so.

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-We'll close with a clip.

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-It's another one of our highlights.

0:22:020:22:04

-It's another one of our highlights.

-

-Yes, that's right. Well done.

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-Thank you, Dafydd.

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-Thank you, Dafydd.

-

-You're welcome, Margaret.

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-I'd also like to thank Eilir, Jodi

-and you for watching.

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-It's the end of the programme

-and the entire series.

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-There's no better way to end

-than with a song from Dafydd Iwan.

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-This is Weithiau Bydd y Fflam.

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-# Sometimes,

-I reminisce about a distant time

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-# And I long for the days

-that will never return

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-# When our language was purer

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-# And when Wales was a better place

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-# But I know

-that my longing is in vain

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-# The cold winter

-closes around me tonight

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-# The wind causes the white snow

-to drift

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-# But the sunshine

-will return again tomorrow

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-# To thaw the coldness

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-# And I'll see the green grass

-of my land once again

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-# And I'll see the green grass

-of my land once again #

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