Eldra - Clip 1 Welsh Gypsy Film

British Welsh Gypsies (decendants of the sharo rom or noble Gypsy chief Abram Wood) try to settle down in the Penrhyn Quarry district of North Wales. Whilst a local lad befriends Eldra, her gamekeeper father rescues a foxcub. Buy the ELDRA DVD from/ar gael: www.valleystream.co.uk

AN AWARD-WINNING FILM - 5 BAFTAs Cymru and several international awards - set in the 1930s in the mountains of Snowdonia, Cymru and based on the childhood of Romani chi Eldra Roberts.

Enillodd y ddrama hon sawl gwobr ag mae wedi ei seilio ar blentyndod Eldra Roberts - oedd yn hanu o dylwyth y Sipsiwn enwog Abram Wood/Roberts.

STARRING/cyflwyno

Iona Wyn Jones - Eldra Roberts.
Gareth Wyn Roberts - Robat.
Gareth Bryn - Trefor.
Rhys Richards - Ernest Roberts.
Leisa Mererid - Edith.
John Ogwen - Taid.
Maureen Rhys - Nain.
Clog dance/dawns y glocsen - Owen Huw Roberts.

Script/gan - Manon Eames.
Produced/cynhyrchydd - Bethan Eames.
Director/cyfarwyddwr - Timonthy Lyn.
Photography/ffotograffiaeth - Rory Taylor.
Music/cerddoriaeth - Robin Huw Bowen, Huw Roberts.

Produced by Teliesyn Cyf. for S4C 2001. Cynhyrchwyd gan Teliesyn Cyf. i S4C 2001. DVD produced under licence to S4C by ValleyStream Media 2007, producer Stef Bate.

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[HerAeolianHarp]

Glad to see this for its cultural richness, but also because Snowdonia is so many sitrring things: a beautiful place, a beautiful name, a focal point for the sublime...

[gypsywaggons]

Thanks for the comments yep we know clwyd prala well and his poaching tales.

atch konyo prala / stay peaceful

[cwesti]

Just came across this clip lookin for welsh music. Really glad to see it here. I am of Romany decent of The, Abram Wood/Roberts Welsh Gypsy tribe. My brother clwyd has contributed to the valley stream website under Roberts.

Tnx for posting this. 5stars.