Playlists updated

Check out my Folk At Five and Teatime With Trevox playlists, available up to 1st. May 2021. Links: Folk At Five and Teatime With Trevox.

Dig The Rhythm (and let it to get you)

These Rhythmic Records were all enjoyed by listeners to Teatime With Trevox on Argyll FM this January. Why not look them up in your favourite record store and add them to YOUR personal collection?

Zz Top - Viva Las Vegas
Zz Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Twenty One Pilots - Level Of Concern (Kidd Leow Remix Intro Clean)
Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love
Tones & I - Dance Monkey (Dunisco Remix)
Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands
Style Council, The - Shout To The Top
Shires, The - Drive
Shaking Chains - No More Bets
Shakin' Stevens - Green Door
Seven Red Lions - Under The Skin
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully
Ry Cooder - Get Rhythm
Ronettes - Walking In The Rain
Reamonn & Lucie Silvas - The Only Ones
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This
Percy Sledge - Warm And Tender Love
Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock
Paul Mc Cartney & Wings - Goodnight Tonight
Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
Manfred Mann - Sha La La
Lighthouse Family - Lifted
Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night
Kiey - Party Revelation
Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County
Katy Perry - Daisies (David Michael Remix)
Katie Melua - Crawling Up A Hill
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Julian Cope - 5 O'clock World
John Fred & His Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise
Jessmo - Dance It All Out
Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels To Be Lonely
Inhibit - Shadows Of Fire
Hold Back The River - James Bay
Gabriele Saro - Skippin'
Everything But The Girl - Apron Strings
Eurythmics - Missionary Man
Emf - Unbelievable
Emeli Sande - Read All About It (Live)
Elvis Presley - Don't
Elton John - Rocket Man
Dj Sunnymega Ft. Miley Cyrus & Dua Lipa - Prisoner (Remix)
Dj Joe Simpson - Get Down Disco (Disco Pop Mix)
David Cassidy And The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You
David Cassidy - The Last Kiss
Corona - Rhythm Of The Night (Extended Intro)
Chloe Mogg - Attack
Bobby Darin - Splish Splash
Beatles - Day Tripper
Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing
Anne Dudley - The Lunchbox Has Landed
Andrea - I Dont Know Your Name (Urban Mix)

Midwinter's Day - Another Year Begins

What a strange year our 2020 has been - the year of standing still. A chance to do more gardening, perhaps? Certainly a good time to have slowed down and enjoyed nature. Many masks were both bought and made, whilst becoming tech-savvy with Zoom etc. Although live music events have suffered more, recorded music and radio show production continued, albeit changed slightly. Here's hoping 2021 will see a return to normal opportunities as we wish you a happy and fulfilling New Year.

Teatime With Trevox

Over the last month on Teatime With Trevox, you would have heard music from these artists - if you missed them on Argyll FM (6pm Fridays), catch up on www.mixcloud.com/trevox:

Agnes Jones, Ariana Grande, Ben's Brother, The Bo Weevils, Britney Spears, Bruce Engler, Bruno Mars, Caffeine, Calling All Astronauts, The Commodores, Croft & Cotes, The Cultures, Deep Purple, Donna Summer, Emma Kelly, EMT, ETAN, Fanni Mayer, Frankie Swain, Greye, Hafdis Huld, The Hot One Two, Jack Francis, Jasmine Bharucha, Jenny Angel, Jessie Galante, Jim Kirkpatrick, John Denver, Johnny Altman, Justin Bieber, K' Jones & LXT, Killing Kenny, Kim Wilde, Kylie Minogue, Lauren Alex Hooper, Laville, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, Matinee, Mazz Murray, Melanie Masson, Men Without Hats, Mick Wynne, Mike DeFoy, The Novatines, Ny'a, Paloma Faith, Pamela Sue Mann, The Pasadenas, Paul Alexander Low, Pink Floyd, Project X, Rita Ora, Rowen Reecks, The Senton Bombs, Sinclair, Skins N Bones, Soricah, Stacy Gabel, Stepford Wives, Stephen Wrench, Stine Vega, Sunstack Jones, Tanille, Tenek, The Hollies, The Motors, Tilt, Tin Gun, Tod Almond, Tony October, Two Weeks In Nashville, Wolfberry, Yammerer, Zoey Lily.

Broadband Outage! August 2020 is now a bad month for essential infrastructure. Official.

Power cut!

It went off at 11:38. SSEN say they’re aiming to have power restored by 23 Jul 2020 14:30. Normal service will be resumed a.s.a.p.

Shows live again

After several weeks of just pre-recorded shows, a knock-on effect of the first phase of coronavirus issues, we're back with live production. Listeners to Argyll FM on 106.5, 107.1 and 107.7 (which covers most of Argyll on the west coast of Scotland and reaches parts of Northern Ireland and Ayrshire) can again enjoy my Folk At Five shows daily at 1700 Mondays through Saturdays, and Teatime With Trevox at 1800 on Fridays.

There's a lot of new music to hear, added after audition to the playlists which can be checked out on the web by following the links at trevox.uk. Many broadcast shows are also available there to listen to again.

Change of gearbox pro tempore

The lockdown triggered by the pandemic of Coronavirus Covid-19 continues, meaning that my radio shows are using a pre-select "gearbox" rather than the usual live manual, to use a motoring paradigm. It's not an automatic though, so new music continues to be added to playlists. Thank you to all the artists sending tracks in.

Coronavirus Covid-19

In common with many organizations just now, my radio program production has been disrupted. Hope to be back soon.

Music old & new, & sometimes a surprise or two

The daily Monday to Saturday folk music show Folk At Five is produced and presented live in Campbeltown for Argyll FM by Trevox, along with Friday's Teatime With Trevox. After each show, people can listen again on Mixcloud as well as catching up on the playlists with the programmes' 'blogs. Playlists go back years.
Listen live on Argyll FM from 1700 on these frequencies: 106.5, 107.1 & 107.7.
The tagline "Music old and new, and sometimes a surprise or two" is lived out daily in both the social comment, history and joie de vivre of Folk At Five and the dancey feelgood rhythmic records of Teatime With Trevox. New music is frequently added from the plethora of offerings of musicians the world over, and thanks are due to those who send in new material and re-post our 'blog entries on theirs.

Cluttered web page?

Some web pages have adverts or pop-ups which may obscure the article. Remove the clutter by using Firefox web browser and clicking on the "open book" or "page" icon to the right of the web address. This "Reader View" also sets the page to a larger sans serif typeface that is easier to read, and is also useful for saving the page as a PDF.

Passive loudspeakers can be handy

Because I sometimes do outside events, I have a set of passive speakers which can be covered quickly with poly-bags if it rains, avoiding the need to run power outside and up to powered speakers on poles. For amplifiers, I prefer fanless convection-cooled (e.g. Behringer A500 and now A800), as fans on amplifiers and other equipment can often be noisy. It is possible to replace inbuilt noisy fans with quiet models, but you would need to be confident with the electrical and mechanical work required to achieve it.

Rhythmic records

My September 2019 playlist of "rhythmic records", compiled from 4 x 1-hours shows broadcast on Argyll FM and available also on Mixcloud.com/Trevox:

Phil Collins - True Colours,
Ed Sheeran ft Khalid - Beautiful People (Original Mix),
Aileen Rosario - Tu Amor,
Jason Derulo - Too Hot (Sisco Kennedy Intro),
Eddy Lee Ryder - Silverchain,
Between Suns - Fractured Life,
Them Ones - Good Vibes Only,
Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo (Mauricio Cury Remix),
Beyonce & Calvin Harris - Single Ladies X Slide (Intro Clean),
Taylor Swift - The Man (Sisco Kennedy Intro Clean),
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita (Original Mix),
Ex-Norwegian - Making Deals (Extended Intro),
Summer Heart - Always On The Run,
Le Cheval ft 220 Kid - Forrest Gump,
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air (Mauricio Cury Remix),
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (Mauricio Cury Remix),
Rihanna vs Tiesto & Dzeko - We Found Love X Rude Boy,
Rainbow - Run With The Wolf,
Al Green - Your Love Is Like The Morning Sun,
Graham Gouldman & Beth Nielsen Chapman - Come To Mine,
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing,
Thompson Twins, The - Hold Me Now,
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy,
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Mcmxciii),
Madonna - Holiday,
Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (Kay Stafford Club Mix),
Madness - Our House,
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane,
The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral,
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl,
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man,
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now,
David Kirton - Worth Holding On,
Parish - Indian Mood,
Liv Austen - Whole Heart,
Soul II Soul - Keep On Moving,
Samantha Mumba - Baby Come On Over,
Monsieur Job - Pica Pica,
Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap,
Girls Aloud - Jump,
Suzi Quatro - Tear Me Apart,
DJ Otzi - Hey Baby!
A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny).