NEWS 2011Thank You / UPDATEAs 2012 approaches, I'd just like to thank everyone who's visited this site, I hope it has been useful and that you have got what you need from it easily! Thank you also for feedback which is always great to receive! I hope to do a full site update in next few weeksIF YOU ARE LOOKING TO START LESSONS please do get in touch before the start of next term, Adult Learning classes in OXFORD and private tuition restart in January IF YOU ARE LOOKING for a great Christmas present idea.. remember the KEEP SINGING EP is available to buy both on CD, and from i-tunes (and many other online distributors!).. if you're lucky enough to get a gift token for such places you could use it also!!
Lastly here is a brand new demo song called STORM and accompanying game! (from flurrious!)..
ITS CHRISTMAS. . almostJingle Bells,
look out for Jingle Bells and other performances at MIND CONCERT
Striketeaching on Wednesday has been moved to avoid the strike action. Longworth is on THURSDAY, Stanford/Buckland are on TUESDAY.Sickness 15.11I'm sorry to say I've had to cancel schools this week on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY because of sickness. If you have paid for this lesson it will be carried forward as a credit. In my absence (and I was saving this for december!) play the NEW tuition video JINGLE BELLSTrev Winter gigsFor up to date gig news click HERE : forthcoming shows include
Sat Nov 19 2011 7:00pm Folly Bridge Inn, Oxford
Sun Nov 20 2011
Sat Nov 26 2011
Sat Dec 10 2011
Tuition UpdateJINGLE BELLS, Information about grade EXAMS, and link to enrol for ADULT LEARNING CLASSES in Cowley now up on the tuition page
Daily Scalesmore resources are on the tuition page Christmas Term!Welcome back to guitar students! Hope you had a good break. Try to get into good habits straight away and remember to tick your red practice book when you practice.. I'll be checking this! Most students have a Christmas sheet and hopefully pupils who have learnt for a year will have opportunities to perform also! As ever keep an eye on the tuition page for updates. Happy strumming!TW ReviewsNew autumn reviews added, including Crayon, Ley Lines Festival and a main Feature of Stornoway at the Regal (including new video). read here : http://twreviews.blogspot.com/Happy Halloween!
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playing Turl Street Kitchen 8pm
Storm - demoStorm demo - TrevWilliams by TrevWilliamsWritten for world mental health day 10.10.11
Heat Wave UpdateI hope you are enjoying the sunshine.October gigs include
Sun Oct 2 2011 The Swan - Wantage do come along if you can, also if you would like to book a future gig / function / wedding please get in touch via the contact form
Tuition UPDATE including Guitarist Way Sound clips 1.10.11 1/2 MARATHONTHIS sunday! thanks to everyone for their support.. my time was 1:43:28 !! which is around 8 mins a mile.. here is proof! ;)  you can still donate your sponsorship for Oxfordshire MIND here : http://www.justgiving.com/Trev-Williams
WELCOME NEW STUDENTS 2011Welcome if your visiting the site for the first time, please do take a moment to look around and see whats here. I post tuition news regularly on the tuition part of the site! If you or your child is starting this week you will receive a letter, and a red practice book.. please encourage your child to tick when they practice! Also if you have any questions please do use the contact form to get in touch with me. 12.9.11South Park Charity GigI am playing in South park this saturday, onstage 1.15pm. Please do come and support this event! Thanks also to people who were at Helen and Douglas House open day last saturday
START OF TERM 2011/2012Please keep an eye on the tuition page for guitar tuition updates. If your child would like to start this term please contact me in the first week of term. Also If you would like to enquire about private tuition or other tuition.Arcane festival 2011I have confirmed to play on the sunday 2pm. check out the gig list for this and other new gigs :)BBC Oxford radio play and REVIEWSlisten again HERE Dave Gilyeat said "lovely track.. a bit of a grower, improves on every listen" in regards to in the dark!
"might like to know that the last time we found ourselves inadvertently humming an Oxford tune this much, it was 'Zorbing', which is high praise indeed. Keep singing? If there's one thing we can conclude about this release, it's that we hope Trev takes his own advice, we hope there's lots more like this to come." "the dreamy sensation from the 'pop' style guitar chords and the determination from the lyrics and the wonder that is Trev Williams' voice" :) oxfordmusicblog.co.uk please do send your EP reviews and comments if you want me to put them up here as well :)
VIDEOS2 more videos Happy Song and You Cut We Bleed.. click the TAB Also i've put up a couple of recent photos.. if you've snapped me recently do forward it and i'll pop it up there as well!
Oxford Half Marathon for Oxfordshire MINDI've supported MIND for a long while as they do amazing work, but I haven't done any fundraising for them for a bit.. so with the emphasis on rectifying this and getting fit PLEASE SPONSOR ME for this Oxford half marathon 13 miles on 25th September 2011!!!the only comparatively near thing to this i have done is Stanford in the Vale fun run (many years i have done this).. I think this is about 5 times the distance... not so fun!!!
If you cannot support financially please do send your well wishes also as I'll need a bit of support to do this, please share/like my page. thanks In the Dark Video!
Keep Singing EP ReviewTREVOR WILLIAMS Keep Singing(Own label)
Trev Williams knows that music matters, that like food, it's a quick route to the emotions. Here on this four track EP he consolidates his brilliant 2006 debut album 'Guiding Star' (which recently got its long-overdue digital release) with an equally well-rounded batch of songs that glow with the mindful optimism of Labi Siffre, and a voice that will please anyone who is a fan of Damon Albarn.
END OF YEAR REPORTI've written an End of year report for Guitar Teaching. Click HERE to read it.Have a good summer and see you in September! :) Everyone has Mental Health.. including you!Thanks to friends and MIND for giving feedback, Click HERE to read it.Feedback welcome! leave feedback here!
Faringdon Arts Festival, TW reviews, D FestThanks to Faringdon Arts Festival for having me play on the main stage saturday afternoon, and also if you came to support it. I miss Faringdon sometimes!My next show (thanks for asking!) is D Fest II in Drayton, Saturday 30th July, Red lion Drayton. I'm opening the main stage at 2pm, alongside other great Oxford acts including ALPHABET BACKWARDS, SAMUEL ZAZADA, DEAD JERICHOS, BLACK HATS, VIXENS. Best of all perhaps is that its FREE.. so if you have no festivals lined up this summer I would recommend this
New reviews including WOOD festival are now online HERE. Do feel free to comment! END OF TERMTUITION NEWS UPDATE
Spotify release, TRUCK Store and Cowley Road CarnivalYou can now Listen to Keep Singing on the popular streaming site Spotify CLICK HERE, do add your fav track to a playlist, It is also available to buy from TRUCK STORE on Cowley Road, OxfordThanks to people who came to OxJam busking stage at Cowley Road carnival and to the aftershow at East Oxford Community Centre. :)
iTunes release, Glastonbury update, OMSBack in the real world and clean from mud! thank you for your patients with Email replies, I should be back up to date now! Glastonbury highlights included, Stornoway - A band from Oxford who I previously gigged with, opening the Pyramid stage! Laura Marling playing an acoustic song to me and just 1 other person in a caravan! and Radiohead playing a secret gig of their new album in the Park. BB King, Coldplay and Queens of the Stoneage were also great.
The Keep Singing EP is now available on iTunes! I have also just been confirmed to play Cowley Road Carnival aftershow party at East Oxford Community Center, this Sunday on around 8pm. check gigs for more info Do Pick up the new OMS magazine for which I have written another review or two.. or read online it here
Thank You!!Thank you to people who came to the Wheatsheaf show on Saturday night, especially Kevin for organising it.. it raised over £300 for The Dyslexia association!! :) Read my experience of Dyslexia HERE. I am away this week at Glastonbury festival, so please do allow time for replies.. maybe listen to the EP (or buy one!!) in my absence ;)
DOWNLOAD EP Now!!after much investigation, I have decided to use BandCamp to distribute the new EP.. tracks are £1 each.. or you can download the whole EP for just £3.50! A physical copy is £5 (plus P+P) and if you order that online you get the download as well for FREE!! :)
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Keep Singing EPMy new EP is just being pressed, and will be ready for you (hopefully) by next Saturday 18th June 2011.. where I will play a launch gig at the Wheatshef in Oxford.. keep an eye out for more news in next few daysEP was recorded at Challow Park Studios http://www.challowpark.co.uk/ With Will Biggs NEW - KEEP SINGING EP - coming soon!! launch gig Wheatsheaf 18.6.11 Preorder now: AL assessmentMy recent guitar assessment for Adult Learning received a grade 1. :)ECO WEEK - recycled plectrumsSchool children don't forget to bring in e.g. an old margarine tub, or a yoghurt pot, or a bit of a cereal box to punch a recycled plectrum this week (23.5.11).. Half term, this half terms homework is to write a song! check the tuition page for new video in next few days..NEW SONGWRITING VIDEO in resources St Michael at the NorthgateMIND spring concert at St Michael at the Northgate, with Oxford City Singers, Rejeili Paulo, Voxsteady and a host of Classical musicians was a great success raising £873.00 for Oxfordshire Mind, it was a pleasure to play alongside such talented people. Also Scots Guards event in Manor Road Park, Wantage, was very well attended, loop pedal has now been named as Loopert Loo!! Thank you if you came to that was nice to see some friendly faces! I'm told Wittstock festival raised £1227.52 also for Oxfordshire MIND, which is really great, thanks for your support.. here is a video if you didn't manage to make a recent gig..more on the youtube channel
Levellers Day, and Wittstock festivalGreat to see so many people support these events.. and pleased to play, http://www.levellers.org.uk/. Thanks particularly to Jamess, and to Phil Garvey, Skittle Ally team and Glenda at Wittstock for making me sound good.. and well done to my scottish loop pedal for behaving! There may well be some photos and/or video clips so do let me know if you have any you want to share
Radio Cherwell, Emmas Ox-factor radioI am on first show that is going to be broadcast on Wednesday 1st june (date now correct hopefully!!) 7-8pm and the repeat of the same show is 7-8pm on Sunday. Follow the link www.radiocherwell.com Emma's OX-Factor
Guitar Tuition in Oxfordhaving recently relocated to East Oxford I do have a small amount of space for private tuition there, please visit the tuition page for more information
DayBreaker - Helen and Douglas HouseI played at Sandford Lock on a Boat to Oxford to support their DayBreaker event on Saturday - a 26mile or 13mile walking challenge - visit http://www.helenanddouglas.org.ukNew School Guitar StudentsPlease view the tuition page if you are looking to start lessons this term, and to download the letter you need. Private pupils please Email as normal. Tuition news also updated.SATS - please read tuition page. most schools have lessons as normal
Practice sessionPractice session videos. It's hard to get to gigs, even for the well intentioned these days.. so here are practice sessions recorded 15.4.11 for your enjoyment :)
Update Mid LentSunny days are definitely more productive for me.. I'm guessing the extra vitamin D! There is a new song called 'Happy Song' in the sound page, a few exciting gigs in the holidays including Friday night at the Wheatsheaf, Oxford supporting a great band Tamara & The Martyrs. Also next Saturday playing an all day mini festival at Cafe Tarifa. please keep an eye on gigs for that. and lastly I got played on a new local radio station www.faringdonradio.com! Do check soon to listen again! :)Blues guitar tuition videoNew video is in Guitar tuition Resources, Hope it's useful!
march for the alternativeGuitar version of the cuts song on sounds page. The march is on the 26th in london.
Red Nose Day! Crisp/Big Mac/Chocolateplease donate your 'snack' money for the day hereÉhttp://my.rednoseday.com/TrevWilliams thank you so much if you donated, :) please do still use the link to donate if you missed it!
Spring is warmerthanks to Gappy Tooth industries for putting on the festival at Cafe Tarifa, this was rearranged from the winter freezer, which you can see in the stream video below.. I have the set list..
New Track - In the darktrev williams - in the dark by TrevWilliams
You Cut We Bleed..to hear the track recorded at Challow Park Studios, www.challowpark.co.uk click SOUNDS TO HEARThe track has received critical acclaim from Oxfordmusicblog.com and Nightshift magazine, winning March 2011 Demo of the Month. It has also been featured on BBC Oxford introducing. Thanks also to lovely feedback from people who have enjoyed listening, (I may quote you!!) and to people who have sung along to the chorus in Oxford gigs played this week!! :)
Hospital Radio interview, BBC introducing Radio Play, Radiohead Reviewthe disadvantage of breaking your computer is that sometimes one makes errors like copying the old news file over the new news file and therefore overwriting all the exciting stuff that's been going on in my exciting world.. have i lost you yet?!.. well in short Nightshift Demo of the month, BBC play of You Cut We Bleed track, and new review of Radiohead on TW reviews.. it's all still here I'm sure you can find it! until i have time to properly update or promote :)
School performances, Half Term Worksheetthere are a few school guitar performances in following weeks. please keep an eye on the tuition page for updatesParent Feedback FormCan every parent of a current student please take a few minutes to fill in this Parent Feedback Form before the start of next term. Thank you for your feedback! 10.2.10
ReviewsNew reviews in February edition of Oxfordshire Music Magazine, including Miriam Jones, Little Fish, Dial F, Alphabet Backwards, Equitruck and more. pick up a copy locally or check back next week for online linksClick here to read full magazine KAs School Guitar tuitionI am now set up to teach follow up tuition at King Alfreds secondary school, please read tuition page if this applies to your child
Performing videoNew video with tips for young players is here.Rhythm and composition gamevai tranquillo!click the squares in this fun sound game! TW Reviewshttp://twreviews.blogspot.com/Here's the home of my growing collection of reviews, please check back for more in next week or so, also in current issue of OMS. If you would like me to review something please use the contact form and/or postal address. NEW Guitar Practice VideoI created this mainly to give young guitarists ideas to keep them practicing regularly, hope you find it useful.. click here 11.1.11
Adult LearningImportant information on Adult Learning courses please read.Happy 2011website is being updated to look shiny and clean. Please look round and do let me know if you can't find anything!..Snowflake gameremember how you used to like snow?!!.. Happy christmas! snowflake game!
Keep Singing Video
Snow live stream - Virtual gigDue to snow my shows today have been canceled.. I am broadcasting a LIVE gig a 1pm.. check here for broadcast channel.. or twitter for specific link. 18.12.10
*** write a 1 line live review and I'll post it here!! ***
Keep Singing and Happy Christmas!
End of TermPlease check for tuition updates on the page
RadioI recently recorded a radio show with Ukelele Bob for Hospital Radio at Radio Cherwell. Also I was played on Oxider Radio who played my track 'All the Demons have gone'. I will post links when I have them :)
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