Holly Hyatt - Wild Heart (2019)

Holly is a West Kootenay based singer, songwriter and bass player. She grew up in a musical family and has been getting up on stage since she was six years old. She has released three blues and roots albums, as part of the duo Holly and Jon. Their 2016 release "Shufflin the Blues" reached #1 on the Roots Music Report, Acoustic Blues charts. Their 2013 release 1929, was included in the top 10 best Canadian blues albums of 2013. In the fall of 2018 she released her Memphis Soul tinged single “River Flows” with an accompanying music video. “River Flows” premiered on Canadian Beats and received rave reviews from the music community. In March 2019 “River Flows” won Best Rhythm and Blues Song at the Kootenay Music Awards.

Holly has performed at the Kaslo Jazz Festival, Unity Music Festival, Central Music Festival, Starbelly Jam, Idlewild Festival, Arts Wells, Arts On The Edge, Whatshan Lake Festival, appeared on a nationally televised concert and performed with a big band on the steps of the parliament building in Victoria BC.

She has shared the stage with The Brubreck Brothers, jazz pianist Taylor Eigisti, Sonny Rhodes, Russell Jackson, Alabama Mike, Roy Forbes and Linda McCrea. Holly has also been the opening act for Carlos Del Junco, Leon Russell, The Golden State Lonestar Revue, JW- Jones and worked on the promotion team for Merle Haggard's 2004 Canadian tour.