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2024 was a stunning year for Prog Rock new and old The Cover of Living & Alive by Beatrix Players The Return of Beatrix Players Beatrix Players, led by Ms Amy Birks, made a welcome return to the progressive rock scene in late 2023 with the release of their album Living and Alive. In 2024, …
Saturday 16 March 2024 Barlaston Village Hall, Stoke-on-Trent ***** Living & Alive thrillingly brought to life Beatrix Players recently reformed after a hiatus during which their lead singer and main songwriter Ms Amy Birks released two solo albums, In Our Souls (2022) and All That I Am and All That I Was (2020). The Players' …
'There's no Such Thing as an Ordinary Moment' **** In a memorable phrase, the Chorus of women in T. S. Eliot’s 1935 play Murder in the Cathedral talk about 'Living and partly living', describing their mundane existence, quietly avoiding notice. The concept behind the new album by Beatrix Players is having the courage to move …
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Ms Amy Birks is an award-winning vocalist and songwriter, and also produces and arranges her own music. She previously sang with the acclaimed band Beatrix Players, and she released her first solo album All That I am & All That I Was in 2020. Now she returns with her new album In Our Souls. In …