Our Town - Iris Dement - Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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Iris Dement - Lluniau o bobl a lleoedd o orffennol Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Os gwelwch yn dda wnewch chi danysgrifio i fy safle, dim ond i godi fy ysbryd.
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@larx4074 3 ай бұрын

Some very evocative images of times gone, but still memorable. I first visited Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1972 and have returned almost every year since, sometimes 3 or 4 times in a year. Studying the slate industry and it's ups and downs (unfortunately, the downs are longer and more severe than the ups) is a lifelong interest and I will continue to return to this wonderful town as long as there is breath in me.

@WISOTT 2 ай бұрын

A brilliant video, thanks. What perplexes me is that towns have always come and gone, but what is replacing them now? Generations shopping on the internet, playing computer games, and just not going out apart from to get bladdered. And the jobs have gone to other countries or to home working. Sad sad.

@bryanjones1857 Күн бұрын

Absolutely lovely vid,of my home town ....

@Welsh3558 5 ай бұрын

That sure was a trip down memory lane. I was last in Blaenau in 2018, when I went over to visit my mum. A lot of familiar faces some no longer with us. Thanks for posting.😊

@paulkyffin 9 ай бұрын

I saw iris some years ago when she visited Leeds. a great singer songwriter and a lovely lady

@pauljones5066 8 ай бұрын

respect man, South Wales towns, like some of the Yorkshire towns

@Mr44strong 8 ай бұрын

amazing footage ..... Strong community can sadly be a thing of the past .

@createone100 11 ай бұрын

This is beautiful. And Iris’ voice! Sublime.

@IndigoJo 8 ай бұрын

This song is called Our Town. My Town is by Kate and Anna McGarrigle.

@GlynisDance 10 ай бұрын

For a moment I thought she'd been to Wales. (I was wondering how I missed that.) Stunning voice.

@drychaf 11 ай бұрын

Wedi hoffi My Town ers y 90au, a dyma hi'n cael ei hwpo mewn gyda Blaena. Rhyfedd fyd. Wedi mwynhau, rhywsut.

@grandpa3708 11 ай бұрын

Great song....Great video

@tonyguest9744 11 ай бұрын

I think my Aunt Margaret Guest worked there. She went on to become the local JP.

@BecsterDotCom 11 ай бұрын

Diolch am hwn. Emosiynol iawn

@petebach1277 Жыл бұрын

Amazing ❤️

@jimmykelly2176 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@jwalker255 10 ай бұрын

This popped up in my recommendations. Great song... and strange coincidence, my favourite novelist is John Cowper Powys who lived and died in Blaenau Ffestiniog!

@terryfawr 10 ай бұрын

He was also lived in Corwen and was fascinated by Welsh history and Myth, I think two of his novels include Owain Glyndwr. I was at the Owain Glyndwr festival this month where there is a statue of him. I filmed this and it can be seen on my site. Glad you like Iris Dement.

@krautyvonlederhosen 10 ай бұрын

A bit more than strange coincidence. If you try to understand, you kill the magic. Roll with it.

@vivianwilliams2478 Жыл бұрын

Cofnod arbennig o dre' arbennig Terry. Diolch iti am yr atgofion.

@levelcrossing150 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Is the factory still going?

@terryfawr Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not, like many things in the town.

@mughug9616 Жыл бұрын

Checked it out on Google Earth. Nice town except for the quarries. What is the main industry there now?

@terryfawr Жыл бұрын

Without the quarries, there wouldn't be a town there.

@mughug9616 Жыл бұрын

@@terryfawr Obviously. Still detracts from the beauty of the area.

@terryfawr Жыл бұрын

@@mughug9616 The Welsh don't eat rocks and grass.

@mughug9616 Жыл бұрын

@@terryfawrIs that an insinuation about the Welsh?

@terryfawr Жыл бұрын

@@mughug9616 No, its an insinuation about the fact that scenery dose not put food on the table or pay for your mortgage. What the place needs is proper work, with a good wages. Not catering to excessive tourism on low wages.