Friday 23 September 2016

Gwynoro's recollections and life story.

Here are the first two out of some 50 videos of Gwynoro's recollections and life story. There are 12-14 hours of recordings in all.

The initial intention was to use the recordings as an aide memoire to the writing of his book but it has been decided to place them on his channel as well, albeit that they are home video recordings.

They will be uploaded over the coming year - one a week.

There were no rehearsals and retakes - all unedited.

Inevitably therefore some events might be not accurately recalled in datelines etc but he will correct such errors in his book  to be published mid 2017.

This first one is about the very years and the recollection of a military plane flying low over the house - probably in 1944 and then the big snow of 1947.
Regarding the military plane he is not convinced it was German but that was the story in the village at the time!!






In this second video describes life in the late 1940's - no water supply, no electricity and how oil lamps were used in the house with water being collected from a well some half mile away.

Then describes how the family used to bath in a sink tub in front of the coal fire!.

Goes on to mention the singing prowess of the family and especially his grandfather - who was a very well known Eisteddfod singer and his stage name was 'Cymro'.

Then talks about the singing in the chapel and the celebrations in the village on Coronation Day.