This Pride Month, Mouth-Off revisits a milestone from the archive: Welsh and Proud – Schools’ Songwriting Sessions (2014). Funded by the Arts Council of Wales and produced by Forget-Me-Not Productions — our first project as a Ltd company — this initiative brought together over 150 pupils from five Cardiff secondary schools to create original LGBTQIA+ themed anthems.
The winning song, The Person Within, was professionally recorded, filmed, and screened on the main stage at Cardiff Pride 2014.
A decade later, we untangle the cables, revisit the voices, and reflect on the queer legacy of music, memory, and visibility.
🎧 In this episode:
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Archival clips from the original project
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Interviews with participating teachers, judges, and community figures
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A musical montage of student submissions
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A tribute to late supporters and judges Scott Travers and Ian Bazzard (Bazz)
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Audio from sister projects United Community and Homophonic is Gay
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Reflections on ageism, allyship, and protest
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A Cwtch live set snippet
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An excerpt from Claire Dowie’s Why is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? as part of the Cultural Cwtch
🎵 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Theme music: Intro and Outro by Clary Saddler
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Featuring:
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The Person Within – by pupils from Mary Immaculate School
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United Community – by pupils at Willows High School and Clary Saddler
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Live Out Loud (LOL) – by pupils from Fitzalan School and Clary Saddler
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Don’t Hide Away in the Shadows – by pupils of Michaelston Community College and Clary Saddler
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Pam Padlocks – by pupils from Ysgol Plasmawr and Radyr Comprehensive School
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Mirrors – by pupils from Bro Edern and Clary Saddler
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Unity – by pupils from Bishop of Llandaff School
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Forget-Me-Not – by Cwtch
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Good Thing – by Cwtch
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Confide in Me (Kylie Minogue Cover) – by Cwtch
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Shiver – by Cwtch
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Remember Me – by Cwtch
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Turn to You – by Cwtch
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Unreal Reality – by Word Groove Collective
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Claire Dowie monologue excerpt – Why is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?
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Additional clips from Homophonic is Gay
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Interview snippets from Radio Cardiff and Vibe Creative archives
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SFX: Pixabay
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