"-such delicacy in the lyrics and sound. I could listen and feel peaceful all day" - Jodie Bryant
"-such delicacy in the lyrics and sound. I could listen and feel peaceful all day" - Jodie Bryant
Talkline represents the musical collaboration between vocalist and vibraphone player Amy Hollingsworth and pianist Will Hobson.
Amy and Will began working on original music together in 2021, however their friendship spans over a decade. These years of shared experiences have culminated in a sound that blurs the lines between singer-songwriter, minimalism and jazz, with influences from Nick Drake to Steve Reich and Seafarers.
In November 2023, Talkline were given the opportunity to record at Abbey Road Studios, and the band returned in January 2024 to finish off work on their debut EP, which is out now on all platforms!
Their music have been featured on playlists, local radio and beyond, including support from:
Tina Edwards - featuring ‘Song for a Sign’ on her ‘Spitting Fire’ playlist on Spotify
Matt Plumb from BBC Introducing Essex and Cambridgeshire - featuring ‘Song for a Sign’ on his show (as quoted above)
WDVR (Radio Station in West New Jersey/East Pennsylvania, America) have played ‘Northern Sky’ on their ‘Left Bank At Midnight’ Show
SWR2 (Radio Station in Germany) - has featured ‘Song for a Sign’ on their Impuls and Tandem shows, and on the SWR2 Impuls Spotify playlist
Jodie Bryant - reviewed ‘Song for a Sign’ (as quoted above)
Natalie Malcolm from BBC Introducing Essex and Cambridgeshire - featuring ‘Orbit’ on her show
AVReviews - reviewed and made ‘Burnt’ their song of the week
Outside of Talkline, both Amy and Will are Graduates of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and have also performed across the country and beyond.
Will has most notably gigged at some of the capitals most renowned jazz clubs, including Ronnie Scott’s, Oliver’s and The Vortex, as well as having played piano for world famous hotels such as The Dorchester and The Savoy. He has also performed at venues further afield such as The Botanical Gardens in Sicily. Alongside Talkline, Will regularly works with a wide variety of artists including Chisara Agor, Marie Naffah and more.
Alongside writing and performing her own original music, Amy appears singing within London music venues like The Vortex, The Jazz Sanctuary and Toulouse Lautrec. She has toured around UK theatres with the Astor Big Band, and has sung at the infamous Town Hall in Times Square New York, with The Conchords vocal group. In the last year she was lucky to tour alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and sang Backing Vocals for Joe Stilgoe at venues including The Barbican and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.