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Interview of Rowlands, Ted
Date: 1973   Location: SWCC : AUD/279
Atgofion Ted Rowlands, y Tymbl. Yn ymdrin yn bennaf a colli ei rieni pan yn fachgen ifanc, a symud i lawr o Blaenau Ffestiniog i'r Tymbl; argraffiad cyntaf y Tymbl ar TR, a'i gymhariaeth a Blaenau Ffestiniog; amodau a defodau y gweithfeydd glo a llechi; profiadau yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, yn Dardanelles; perthynas ac ymddygiad rhwng Cymry o'r Gogledd a'r De; effaith Diwygiad Crefyddol 1904; tafarndai a'r symudiad dirwest. Yn ogystal canai TR ambell emyn a chan werin. Recorded memoirs of Ted Rowlands, Tumble. Includes being orphaned as a young boy, and moving down from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Tumble; first impressions of Tumble, and its comparison to Blaenau Ffestiniog; work and customs in the quarries and pits; his experiences serving in World War I, in Dardanelles; relations and attitudes between North and South 'Walians'; religious attitudes, and the 1904 revival; public houses, and the Temperance movement. Also includes folk songs and hymns sung by TR

 

 

 

 

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