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.