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0:00:02 > 0:00:05- I'm Wynne Evans and I love to sing.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- Singing is my day job.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- I want to know if there's - a hidden singer in us all.
0:00:24 > 0:00:30- I'll work with three companies in - Wales to create a workers' choir...
0:00:30 > 0:00:36- ..to record a charity single and - perform live with me, in concert.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43- This is a huge challenge.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- A month has passed - since my journey began.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- I've travelled all over Wales...
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- ..in search of singers - who work for three big companies.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- Welsh Water, Arriva Trains Wales - and Edwards Coaches.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- I rolled up my sleeves - to get a taste of the work they do.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- With the help of three mentors - plus Geraint Cynan...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- ..I auditioned the good - and the not so good.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- I chose the best 28 singers - to form my choir...
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- ..and I've got just eight weeks - to create a great choir.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- On with the singing!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- The crew gathers - for the first choir rehearsal...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- ..at the Millennium Centre.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- The choristers are quite excited.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- They include - the train conductor, Mark.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- It's nice to be down south, - in Cardiff.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- This is like Las Vegas!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Elwyn can't have travelled much, - but what about Eirwyn?
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- I'm looking forward to singing - with a professional like Wynne.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Good boy, Eirwyn!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Julie seems nervous.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- I'm nervous because I can't sing!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- You may have - said that before, Julie.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- These hard workers must learn - three songs in two days.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- First of all, they need to relax.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- APPLAUSE
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Northwalians, - welcome to civilization!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- You seem puzzled.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- That's called an electric light.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- That broke the ice, - so let's do some vocal exercises.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- # Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- # Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- # Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah #
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- Many of these people - have only ever sung in the shower...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- ..so first, - they must learn the basics.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26- Before you can sing, - you must know how to breathe.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- You must breathe deeply.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Breathe from the tummy.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- I've got a big tummy. - You're agreeing and that's so rude!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Al, come here, please.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Are you feeling strong?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Come on, then. Breathe and sing.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- # Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah #
0:03:49 > 0:03:50- What's happening?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- What's happening?- - His shoulders moved.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Yes. Your shoulders moved.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Breathe deeply from the tummy.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02- That's the one!
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Once again.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- # Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah #
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Very good. Thank you.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- One more thing you must do - is open your throat.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Imagine, ladies, that David Beckham - is over there and he's naked.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- THEY GASP
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- No, not you!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Just practising!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- OK, sing it once again.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- Remember to open the throat - and breathe deeply.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- # Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah... #
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Phew! That could've been a disaster - but they sound good.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- They're in tune with Geraint too.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- What do you reckon?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- What do you reckon?- - It's not bad, so far.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- I don't think - we scared too many of them.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- At least - you got them to breathe properly.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- They've got energy and they're keen.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- They've got energy and they're keen.- - Yes, they are.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- There's a nice feeling here - and they work well as a choir.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- There's no time to waste. - Here's the first song.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Pan Fo'r Nos Yn Hir.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Thank you, maestro.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- I chose this not only - because it's a lovely song...
0:05:36 > 0:05:42- ..but also because I hope the group - feels comfortable when they sing it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- It's a perfect first song.
0:05:47 > 0:05:53- # Whene'er the night is long
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- # And dawn won't break
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- # Battle through endless hours... #
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- I think there's real potential here.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Some of the best singers - need a little confidence boost.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Gethin, an apprentice - with Welsh Water, is one of those.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26- When I met Gethin at the auditions, - I thought he had a good voice.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- # My true love sleeps - Within her dwelling #
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- I decided - to try to boost his confidence...
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- ..using a distraction method - on the water.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- Do you enjoy singing in the choir? - I'm not sure because you're quiet.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- Yes, but I feel the people around me - are better singers than me.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- No! You're a good singer.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- I feel a bit shy about it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- That's why I brought you here today.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- If you do something else - the same time as you sing...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- ..it takes your mind - off the singing.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Make sense?
0:07:15 > 0:07:16- I hope so. Come on!
0:07:17 > 0:07:18- Hit the water.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- If you don't express the emotion - of the song to the audience...
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- ..they lose interest.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- You've got to step out of your - comfort zone to boost confidence.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- I'll share a secret with you - - I hate being on the water!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Sing the first line of the song.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- # Whene'er the night is long
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- # Whene'er... #
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Did you take a deep breath - and open your throat?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- # Whene'er the night is long #
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- # Whene'er the night...#
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- Hopeless!
0:07:58 > 0:07:59- Stand up, please!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Take a deep breath and sing!
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- # Whene'er... #
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Maybe that wasn't such a good idea.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Once again!
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- # Whene'er the night is long #
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Professional, as ever!
0:08:33 > 0:08:34- Abandon ship!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- You're a good singer.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- You've got to believe - you're a good singer.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- One more time.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Breathe deeply and open your throat.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Stand up straight.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- # Whene'er the night is long #
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- # Whene'er the night is long #
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Yeah!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Every time you sing...
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- ..I want you to imagine - you're on the water and you're cold.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- And just sing. Yeah?
0:09:13 > 0:09:14- OK.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- If he can sing - whilst in a canoe with me...
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- ..he can sing anywhere!
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Back in the rehearsal room, - they've learned the tune.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Can they also learn - the two-part harmony?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Voice one. Voice two.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Let's start with voice one.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43- # Whene'er the night is long
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- # And dawn won't break
0:09:49 > 0:09:55- # Battle through endless hours... #
0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Rhythm!
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- This where it gets difficult...
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- ..especially for inexperienced - singers like Nia, the train driver.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- The difficult thing is putting - the different voices together.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- We're all singing different notes - in different octaves.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- As the lead singer of a punk band, - Bethan is used to singing solos.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- You're surrounded - by different sections.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- I'm singing one note and the person - next to me is singing another note.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42- # Struggle on, toss and turn - Through the long hours... #
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Not bad!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- I think they need - some constructive criticism.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51- Voice two.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- At the moment, - it's a little bit... rubbish.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- You're a bit quiet.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- After three, - imagine you're in a nightclub.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- The Riviera in Carmarthen, yeah?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- You've been in the Riviera, - dancing around your handbag!
0:11:12 > 0:11:13- One, two, three, oi!
0:11:14 > 0:11:15- One, two, three.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- Oi!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Oi!- - Very good. I thought you were dead!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Watch!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- # Becomes day #
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- That's better! More oomph.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- # Night becomes day #
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- I have an announcement...
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- ..which will either cheer them up - or terrify them!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- The thing is, next Thursday.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Next Thursday, - you'll sing Pan Fo'r Nos Yn Hir...
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- ..on the TV programme, Heno.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Oh, no!
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- Oh yes, Eirwyn! The choir - makes its TV debut in a week's time.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- I'll tell my family to tune in - to see me sing in a choir on TV!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- I never thought I'd see that day.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- But Mark doesn't feel so confident.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- I'm nervous.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- I thought it was just a bit - of singing but this is serious!
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- I don't know how it'll go.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- They'll sing for the nation - in a week's time.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- At the moment, - it sounds like 30 people in a pub.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- Yes, like 30 individuals.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44- I've got to just...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- That's your job!
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- You must make them - sound like a united choir.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Will my choir be ready for Heno?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56- You have no energy.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Will this be - the longest night of my life?
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0:13:07 > 0:13:11- I'm Wynne Evans - and I'm tackling a huge challenge.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- I'm looking for singers - from three big companies...
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- ..to turn them into a choir good - enough to record a charity single...
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- ..and perform with me in concert.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29- The choir is learning its first song - - Pan Fo'r Nos Yn Hir.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- In just a week...
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- ..we'll perform on Heno - - one of S4C's most popular shows.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- Time is short and some people - aren't even singing the right notes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- # Ni
0:13:44 > 0:13:45- # Ni- - # Ni
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- # Up an octave
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- # Higher again
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- # Ni #
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- You got it!
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- # Then, in that dark, black place #
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- If you sing too strongly at first, - it's hard to build something.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- That's why you must take it steady.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10- Build, build, build.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- That's the end of the rehearsal - and they've done really well.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- What does Geraint think?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- So...? We had a hard day.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- Very hard.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- I'm tired now.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- I'm tired now.- - Me too.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Generally, it all went well.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Generally, it all went well.- - Yes. We did some good work.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- One of them told me they want to - join a choir right now!
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- I hope they don't do it right now. - I want them to come back tomorrow!
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- One man I'll never forget is Eirwyn, - the Edwards Coaches bus driver.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- He made my dream come true...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- All aboard!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- ..when he taught me to drive a bus.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Bus driver.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Eirwyn can be too keen at times.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Nobody sing. - I'm going to sing the note.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- # Mm #
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Don't sing!
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Don't bloody sing, mun!
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- It's lovely to be able to help him - be part of a choir.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Why did you decide - to come and audition for the choir?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- Well, I was in the right place - at the right time.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- I walked in - to the Edwards Coaches office...
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- ..and there were TV people there.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54- They asked me if I'd take part - in a show called Wynne Ar Waith.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- I said, "Who's Wynne?"
0:15:57 > 0:16:02- They told me it was the man off the - telly who does the .com Pear ads.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- The .com Pear ads?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- I knew you came from Carmarthen.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- I told them to put my name down.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- Just look at me now!
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- I'm on the beach with my dogs, - sitting next to you.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- You seem happy all the time. - Does anything get you down?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- Yes.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- When my wife goes on - about things I don't need to know...
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- ..when I come home - after a long day...
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- ..and Liverpool losing games.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Apart from those things, I am happy.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Yes, you are.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41- Do you have a dream?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45- Yes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- As I said, I'm a Liverpool fan.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51- What about Spurs?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- What about Spurs?- - Yuck!
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- When I go to Liverpool, - I stand under The Shankly Gates.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- Have you seen The Shankly Gates?
0:16:59 > 0:17:00- Have you seen The Shankly Gates?- - Yes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- I always watch the bus bringing the - players to the match from the hotel.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- I'd like to drive that bus one day.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- That's my dream.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- Good luck.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Good luck.- - Thank you.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- I'll tell you a story, Wynne.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- When we toured up north, - here's what we did.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- Three days later and Eirwyn's - just about finished his story...
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- ..in time to drive everyone - to the Heno studio in Llanelli.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- The big day is here.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Work commitments mean - only 18 choristers could make it...
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- ..but the show must go on.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- We've got time - for one last rehearsal.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- THEY SING SCALES
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- # Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah #
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- This time, go like this as you sing.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Shake!
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- # Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah #
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Very good. And again.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- # Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah #
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Al, come here. - You're shaking like this.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- I'm pumped up, see? I can't do it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Relax.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- # Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah #
0:18:37 > 0:18:38- Let's do it!
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Let's do it!- - # Ah-ah ah-ah #
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Everybody, a big conga now, OK?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- # Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- # Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah #
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Gwyn, you're too cool.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- "Whatever!"
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- It's high time we started to sing.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08- Three, four!
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- # Whene'er... #
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- At the moment it's flat.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17- You've got no energy.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- # Whene'er the night #
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Oh, look! - There's naked David Beckham!
0:19:26 > 0:19:27- Remember?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29- Yeah, you remember!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Some people say I look like him.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- I'm laughing - to try to mask my fears.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Half an hour before - we face the television cameras...
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- ..and we've got to - go over the basics again!
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- # Through the long hours
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- # An endless yesterday... #
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- The time has come - for the choir's debut performance.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- I'm excited but I'm also nervous.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- I'm not sure - everything will be great...
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- ..but I hope the choir enjoys it.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- Make-up, lights, camera, action!
0:20:18 > 0:20:24- # Then in that dark, black place
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- # I clearly see your face
0:20:31 > 0:20:37- # And no more fears, - Fright disappears
0:20:37 > 0:20:46- # When night becomes day
0:20:47 > 0:20:54- # Night becomes day #
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- APPLAUSE
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Congratulations to you all.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- You were brilliant!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Eirwyn, come and join us.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- You came on Heno in September.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13- Did you enjoy that?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Did you enjoy that?- - Yes, we all enjoyed it.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Wynne is an excellent teacher, - I must say.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- Not only that, he comes from - the same place as me.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- We're both Carmarthen boys - and we stick together.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27- Carmarthen boys and girls!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Carmarthen boys and girls!- - Yes, I'm a Carmarthen girl.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Thank you all - for performing tonight.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- It was lovely to have you here. - Thank you.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- They deserve - another round of applause.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- They gave it their all...
0:21:47 > 0:21:48- ..and they succeeded.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- Fantastic! I never thought - I'd do something like this on TV.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- We sounded fantastic, didn't we?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- I enjoyed learning how cameras work - and how television works.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- It was a good experience.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- It was really nice to come down on - the bus with everyone this morning.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- We all had a chance to chat - and then we did this!
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- It was a lovely day.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- We work more as a choir now - rather than as separate companies.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26- We've bonded.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- The first task is completed.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- I can't believe how good my choir is - after such a short space of time.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- They weren't perfect, but after - just a couple of days' rehearsal...
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- ..they've become a choir - which sounds pretty good.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- But this is just the beginning.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- Next time, my choir sings a modern - masterpiece for a special audience.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
0:23:19 > 0:23:19- .