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0:00:22 > 0:00:30- Hello, how-de-do, alright, butt, - and welcome to a very special night.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- It's a very special edition - of Ochr 1...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- ..with your annual dose of music - on S4C.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- We're in the seaside town - of Aberystwyth...
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- ..the home of the National Library - and Aberystwyth University...
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- ..where the thriving future of - our nation become academic heroes...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- ..under one great wave of alcohol.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- Annually, for one night only...
0:00:57 > 0:01:03- ..Aberystwyth stops being a play - club for Wales' laziest students...
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- ..and becomes the focal point - for those pilgrims...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- ..who worship in the church - of the Welsh music scene.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- Welcome to Gwobrau Selar.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34- The time has come when we all - congregate in the Students' Union...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- ..to enjoy the best - of the music scene in Wales.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- You've been voting - in your thousands.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Shortlists have been announced.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- There's nothing left to do - apart from announce the winners...
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- ..have a good time and listen to - some of the scene's best musicians.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- There are 12 prizes and ten artists - will perform on the night.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Let's begin with one of them.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- What links Dylan Thomas, - Super Furry Animals...
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- ..and a blinkin' massive sousaphone?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- I don't know.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- Who else but Band Pres Llareggub!
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Since this is a highlights programme - for Gwobrau Selar...
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- ..it's only fair - to show you some of the awards.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Hello, Gwobrau Selar. Hello.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- We start tonight with - the Best Independent Promoter.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- The winner of - Best Independent Promoter is...
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- ..Clwb Ifor Bach.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Thank you very much. - It's a pleasure to receive this.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- It's been a long time coming!
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Finally, Clwb Ifor Bach have won - the prize so thank you very much.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- Next, the prize for Best Presenter - and there was a scandal this year!
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- After winning the prize - for six consecutive years...
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- ..Lisa Gwilym wasn't even - on the shortlist.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- The winner this year is, - are you ready...
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- ..Tudur Owen.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- To accept the prize on his behalf...
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- ..here's Mr Dyl Mei.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- Thank you. Had Tudur been here, - he'd say thank you too.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- I'm pissed off that I didn't win it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- He appreciates it. - Thanks for listening.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- He's 50 years old. It's a bit - weird you're listening to him!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- We move on to the prize - for the best artwork.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- The deserved winner - is Achw Met from Pasta Hull.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Hey, nice one.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Thank you very much.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- Here's Carl Tango. - He's not a member of the group.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- Yes, he is.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Always there, always there. - In my heart.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- You're responsible for the artwork.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- I had a little help.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- I had a little help.- - You had a little help.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Smidge. Smidge.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Are you chuffed with yourself?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- I am, I'm joking that I'm not, - but yes, I am.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Do you work a lot with the band?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- We live with him!
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0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Welcome back to the Students' Union - in Aberystwyth.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- We're celebrating - another great year for Welsh music.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Stay tuned for some great awards, - great tunes...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- ..and some shots that may - make you think that we were drunk.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Let's crack on with the awards.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- We have a great choice - of festivals and gigs in Wales.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Here's how you voted for the - shortlist of the Best Live Event.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01- Maes B, Gig Y Pafiliwn - and Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- The winner is...
0:13:05 > 0:13:06- Ready?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Maes B!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Here's the shortlist - for the Best Music Video.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- Bang Bang by Cadno...
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- ..Drwy Dy Lygaid Di - by Yws Gwynedd...
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- ..and 'Di Arfar by The Routines.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- And the winner, please, - Heledd Watkins.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30- The winner is...
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- ..Drwy Dy Lygaid Di by Yws Gwynedd.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- And Ems! What's this?
0:13:39 > 0:13:40- Nice one.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41- Thank you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- I usually say - people need to make more videos...
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- ..but it's been a great year - for videos.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- I'm chuffed we won this category. - Anything to add, lads?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Yws Gwynedd has recently taken - a break from gigging and recording.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- He's recording new artists - on his record label, Recordiau Cosh.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- The next prize - is for Best New Band or Artist.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Can you we have the shortlist, - please?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14- Pasta Hull.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Gwilym. Serol Serol.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- And the winner, please.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- Drumroll.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23- Drumroll.- - Drumroll.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- Gwilym.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29- Congratulations. Are you chuffed?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31- Definitely.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- For us, growing up - listening to Welsh music...
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- ..it's something you think - you always want.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- Playing at Gwobrau Selar - and being lucky enough to win one.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- We didn't think we'd win it.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- We thought Serol Serol - or Pasta Hull would win it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- They're so different.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- I'm not saying we're not - but they've pushed the boundaries...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- ..and that's fantastic.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- We haven't even been together - for a year.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- It's nuts, really nuts.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- We've had a really good year. - Social media has been so crucial.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- It's responsible - for what we are today.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- You've been together - for less than a year.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Since April. It's been fantastic.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- We did Brwydr Y Bandiau, - we weren't even supposed to do it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- We just went for it really.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- It's difficult convincing people - I'm not Gwilym. The band is Gwilym.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- It's complicated - but I love how complicated it is.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- People come up to me and say, - "You're not Gwilym?" It's the band.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- I think this is the beginning - of a golden age for Welsh music.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- The Welsh music scene is more - popular than it's been for a while.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- From one of 2017's - biggest artists...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- ..to one of the biggest bands - of the past few decades.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Anweledig were formed 25 years - in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- Their songs about the mountains, the - weather and Welsh independence...
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- ..were popular across Wales.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Gruff went to talk to them.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- A warm welcome to Y Drwm - to celebrate 25 years of Anweledig.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- I'll start with a personal comment.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- I was at the perfect age - growing up...
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- ..12, 13, 14...
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- ..to appreciate Anweledig.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- This CD, Sombreros Yn Y Glaw, - was the first CD I bought.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- It's still in the packet.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- He's great!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- "I didn't listen to it - but the cover was great."
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- Anyway, - I listened to this album a lot.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- They were my icons when I grew up.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- I've grown up, wised up...
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- ..and had to deal with them - on a professional level.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- I've realised that they're twats!
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- Apart from that, apart from that...
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- ..Anweledig were a part - of my musical upbringing.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Listening to the first album...
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- ..I take it this is what - you were doing at that time.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Afro beat, funk.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- We had a chat about this - on the way here.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- We started with cover versions of - Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- Honestly, I told my partner - when we were out yesterday.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Wonderful Tonight - was on the jukebox.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- That was one of the first songs.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Back In The USSR.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- People Are Strange.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- We were a band - that let people be themselves.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19- There was no genre, we didn't know - what genre meant, we still don't.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- To have a band performing Wonderful - Tonight, People Are Strange...
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- ..and Back In The USSR, - we found what everyone liked.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- People had freedom - to be who they wanted to be.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- We were all into - Red Hot Chili Peppers.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- That's quite evident - on your first album.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- And on the EP Gweld Y Llun.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- What was the song called - - Rhechu Fel Mul.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- That's, you know...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- It's Cae Yn Nefyn.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- Cae Yn Nefyn, yes.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Cae Yn Nefyn, yes.- - Open the packet!
0:21:56 > 0:22:01- Thanks for the chat. - Let's hope for another 25 years.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- I'll see you for the 50th.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- And I hope you can organise - some gigs this year...
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- ..if not next year.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Thank you.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Right, back to the stage - without wasting another second.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Here's Adwaith.
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0:26:27 > 0:26:32- Hey, come on now, don't be shy, come - here, there's not a moment to waste.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- You join us halfway - through our exciting journey...
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- ..along the musical corridors - and heavenly halls...
0:26:40 > 0:26:45- .of Gwobrau Selar here at - the Students' Union in Aberystwyth.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Later, Serol Serol will perform.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52- You can hear about Y Selar's - Outstanding Contribution award.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- And there are plenty of awards - to present.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- First, what's red, - crafty, lives in towns...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- ..and eats chips from a bin?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Cadno! Of course.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Awards. Love 'em or hate 'em.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25- They're shared like a cold in - a primary school at Gwobrau Selar.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Here are a few more for you.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- The shortlist for the Best EP.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34- Yr Oriau by Yr Oriau.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Cadno by Cadno.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- And Pyroclastig by Pyroclastig.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Really original names. Well done.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- And the winner?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Cadno by Cadno.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Yes, Cadno!
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- You've turned up and you've won - a prize in your first year.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- Do you feel happy about that?
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Yes, lovely. Really nice. - It's very unexpected.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Mari can't let go of the award!
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- I'm working out a rota - for who can have this.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Me, me, me, me and me.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Let's not forget the loners.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- The world doesn't revolve around - the indie and space pop bands...
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- ..with their loud guitars.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- Here's the shortlist - for the Best Solo Artist.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29- Alys Williams.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- Welsh Whisperer.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33- Mr Phormula.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- The winner is...
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Alys Williams.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Thanks for voting for me. - I didn't expect this prize at all.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- Thanks, it's a great feeling.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- Winning this year's Outstanding - Contribution Award is Heather Jones.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- On behalf of Gwobrau Selar, - and the sponsors, Sain...
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- ..I'd like to thank Heather for her - contribution over the past 50 years.
0:33:01 > 0:33:07- Congratulations for winning - the Outstanding Contribution Award.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18- It's great to receive a prize, - I haven't won many in my life.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- I won one longevity award - with the BBC...
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- ..but that was 20 years ago!
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- It is nice - and that award is very special.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- I like its shape.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- I'll put it somewhere, - I'm not sure where.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- My house is filled with things - from my mother and my children.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- It won't go in the toilet! - I won't put it in the toilet.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Somewhere important.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- It's lovely. I can't really see it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Later.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- From a lady breaking new ground - in the '70s...
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- ..to girls from the Conwy Valley - breaking new ground right now.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- With their unique brand - of space pop, here's Serol Serol.
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0:42:13 > 0:42:14- Time for the main prizes.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- We've flowed like the sea - towards the main awards all night.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Finally, - it's time to release the big dogs.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- First, Best Song.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- The winner is...
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- ..Drwy Dy Lygaid Di by Yws Gwynedd.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- We went to Stwidio Bing - in Mid Wales...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- ..to write an album.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- That was one of the songs.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- I really like that you like it. - Thanks for the night.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Next, Best LP.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- And the winner is...
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- ..Anrheoli, Yws Gwynedd.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- Rich, LP of the Year.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- That's good. Where would you - put this in your house?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Mantelpiece.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Finally, the Holy Grail. - The Best Band award.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07- Here's the shortlist.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- Right, the shortlist - for Gwobrau Selar's best band.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- Candelas. Yws Gwynedd.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- Band Press Llareggub.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- And the winner, Huw?
0:43:19 > 0:43:26- The winner is short, talented, - he likes Spotify, he likes videos.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- He's won too many awards tonight. - Yws Gwynedd.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- A total of four awards - for Yws Gwynedd.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- Yws is truly king of the scene.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Love you lots. - Enjoy the rest of the night.
0:43:40 > 0:43:45- And just like Yws, we'll bid you - farewell to the sound of Yr Eira.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47- Until next time, cheerio.
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