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Beatrix Players make florid, adventurous music that operates at the interface between folk-rock, singer-songwriter acoustica, prog and quasi-classical baroque chamber pop. There is a light, translucent quality to the music, and yet when it is not being hushed and reverent, it has the attack and thrust, the surging dynamism, of rock. It can be soft and intimate, but it can also be fiery and intense, epic and immense.After a five-year hiatus, the award-winning Beatrix Players are back with a brand new eight-piece line-up and an intriguing new concept album. The band's sophomore album, Living & Alive, was released on 22 September 2023.
Founding member, writer and vocalist, Amy Birks is joined on the album by her co-writers from the original Beatrix Players line-up, Helena Dove, and guitarist Tom Manning. Also joining this expanded group are doyen of progressive music, flautist John Hackett, guitarist Oliver Day (That Joe Payne, Yes Please), drummer Andrew Booker (Tim Bowness) and storied cellist Jane Fenton (LSO, LCO, RPO, Britten Ensemble etc). Pianist Matthew Lumb and bassist Kyle Welch complete the octet.
A trio incarnation of the band released the band's debut album, Magnified, in March 2017, and they went on to appear as special guests on UK dates with artists such as Steve Harley, Carl Palmer and Big Big Train. In October 2017, they performed two songs at Prog Magazine's star-studded annual awards event at London's Globe Theatre and walked away with the best newcomer prize.
With that line-up on permanent hiatus, Amy subsequently released two well-received solo albums in 2020 and 2022 and picked up Best Female Vocalist award at the 2018 Prog Awards before recruiting a third iteration of Beatrix Players leading to the recording of this brand new album.
This evening will be opened with a set from Duncan Parsons.
What a lovely Autumn night it's going to be!
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The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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