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Tracey Madden
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Such a tragic loss. I had the privilege of knowing Woolly personally. He was a lovely bloke with a great sense of humour and will be sorely missed. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P. Woolly!
21 December 2010 - Oldham, UK
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Howard Gordon
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Such sad news, Wooly and BJH have given us so much great music over the years, my thoughts are with Sue and everyone at this time.
RIP Wooly
21 December 2010 - England
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Mike Gadsden
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Sad to see you have left us Wolly, you gave me great musical pleasure all through the 70s.
21 December 2010 - United Kingdom
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Andrea Raschèr
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Thank you for your wonderful music - it touches me - and rest in peace, Wolly.
21 December 2010 - Switzerland
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Tony Balding
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So sad to hear this tragic news. Many thanks Woolly for some great musical memories. RIP
21 December 2010 - England
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Ian
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Just watching the BJH DVD Caught Live, when I thought I would check in here to see what other DVD's were available to find this.
Great sadness at this time.
21 December 2010 - Totnes, Devon
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John
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I'm still stunned by the news; I only met Wooly once, backstage at Edinburgh Usher Hall after the XII gig. He and Mel were wonderful and I still remember Wooly's face lighting up when I asked him about the keyboard problem and debate with the roadie during Medicine Man. "You saw that" he exclaimed and then explained to me what had been going on.
I lost a bit of interest in BJH after he left and I was so delighted that he'd returned to music with John.
I am glad I saw him one last time at Perth with my wife. She knew little of BJH but loved the show.
Rest In Peace Wooly. My heart is now a little heavier and my thoughts are with your family and friends.
21 December 2010 - Livingston, Scotland
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Jürgen Freyer
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thank you for leaving us your late masterpieces "Grim" and "Caterwauling". Hope, you'll be in a better world now
21 December 2010 - 67165 Waldsee/Germany
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Paul Aitkenhead
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This is very sad news. I saw Maestoso play live at the Mean Fiddler a few years ago; this concert was later released as Fiddling Meanly. Although the auditorium was by no means full it did not deter or take away Woolly’s energy, tremendous sense of fun and good northern humour. I thought the band was really good and Woolly’s songs well what can one say but beautiful, melodic and highly original. Not only did Woolly bring a lot of pleasure to the audience that night in Charing Cross Road but on many occasions to the many fans of BJH , Maestoso and Mandalaband. This news is indeed very sad and I will miss him.
21 December 2010 - Chelsea, London
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John Cornwell
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I am so very sad at Woolly's passing. It hurts.
I have been a fan of Barclay James Harvest since the mid 70's, and have seen them many times. Last year at the Lowry I had the pleasure of meeting John and Woolly for the first time. Woolly just came and sat at the table me and my wife Judith were at and started talking. What a wonderful part of my life and a lovely man.
Thanks for all that beautiful music.
Our thoughts are with your family and friends.
21 December 2010 - 21st December 2010 - Darlington, England
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Phil
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Miss you man
21 December 2010 - Brighton, UK
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Dave Gilmore
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Very sad to hear of Wolly's death. Great Music. The moon will be forever making patterns on the water.
R.I.P
21 December 2010 - Stalybridge, Cheshire, UK
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Frank Jensen
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Being a long-time fan of BJH I'm very saddened by this tragic news. Wolly was an essential part of the BJH legacy and will be missed by his many fans. My thoughts go out to his family.
21 December 2010 - Copenhagen, Denmark
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steve lord
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A great man,a great musician,gone but will never be forgotten.
21 December 2010 - Leeds , West Yorkshire
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Steven Hail
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Very sad to read of this while listening again to BJH over the net.Wooly's contributions were usually my favourite songs on those albums in the 70s.so sad.my condolenses to all who are grieving over his passing
21 December 2010 - Australia
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ANDREW GOLDSTEIN
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I NEVER SAW THE MAN LIVE OR MET HIM BUT EVER SINCE I HEARD THE bjh "live" ALBUM I HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH HIS MELLOTRON PLAYING I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF HIM AS A MUSICAL HERO OF MINE LIKE HENDRIX, LENNON, LYNOTT.AND NOW HE'S GONE i AM SO SORRY HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE TALENT AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AN INCREDIBLE MAN.I LOVE YOU WOOLLY
21 December 2010 - FLORIDA, USA
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John
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Very saddened with the untimely passing of this great man Woolly.I will always remember the anticipation whilst listening to a new BJH album release and wonder what is Woolly going to excite me with this time.
May he rest in peace.
21 December 2010 - Cork, Ireland
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Ken Levine
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I was lucky enough to see him live for the first time at ROSFest 2009. He was a dignified and humble man, and a musical legend. My condolences to his family and all his many fans
21 December 2010 - Massachusetts, USA
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Mac MacLaren, Editor, Lemonrock
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It was in late 1977 that I sat in the back of Ian Torrie's dark green Mini, excited, three of us on our way to Edinburgh's Usher Hall, a two hour drive down the Motorway to the Scottish capital, to see Barclay James Harvest.
Who?
A year before, I had borrowed a few albums from my co-worker Liz at the SPAR store. Liz had kindly lent me some cassettes that she thought I would enjoy. If it hadn't been for Liz, I would probably never have got into 10cc, Camel, or Barclay James Harvest, who I had never heard of.
A geeky, spotty 17 year old, I used to spend my Saturday lunch time - a generous hour and a half break - listening to BJH on headphones in my bedroom, being transported to amazingly rich sonic tapestries that were magical to me. I was ignorant about so much at that age, and this guitar-laden, keyboard enriched, progressive rock music with its beautiful phrasing, interwoven with haunting, simple ballads made a huge impact. It's hard to explain. I wasn't a musician then, I was more of a bystander, fascinated by vocal harmonies, and BJH's songs about love, loss, hope, God, and other stuff I just didn't get. I wasn't one for listening to lyrics, at that age. I was carried along by the tunes, the structures, the music alone. One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard is "Everyone Is Everybody Else", from BJH's album of the same name. There were so many messages in the music then that I missed. References to love, war, peace, hope, and belief in God, all wrapped up innocently in songs that flowed easily from one to the next. But maybe it doesn't matter so much about missing the lyrical message; it was definitely the music that carried me up onto a cloud of respectful enjoyment and sheer awe.
When BJH appeared on the radio to promote their new album "Octoberon", they talked about the final track called "Suicide?", where they used a dummy head (as used in dummy head stereo recordings, also known as Binaural stereo) attached to a fishing line, which they threw from a hotel balcony, to get the effect of a real person jumping out of a window to their death below. (It is still absolutely breathtaking to listen to, after all these years.) This was powerful stuff, but delivered with a sense of adventure, reflection and concern. I told Ian about the radio show and the dummy's head. He said: "that's brilliant, we've got to see them live", and so a month later we made the epic journey in the tiny Mini. It was one of my first ever live gig experiences.
Since hearing that keyboard player Woolly Wolstenholme had passed away (13th December 2010, RIP), I am re-visiting my BJH collection. The songs are without doubt some of the best music I have ever heard. There are obvious comparisons to Beatles songs and production techniques, maybe to Moody Blues. but it ends there. BJH were full of unique sounds and ideas, and Woolly was a huge part of what made it work. The songs succeed not just because they are written and played by gifted musicians, but because the sound is so different to what anybody else was doing at the time; Woolly's mellotron sounds were way ahead of the game, giving their songs lasting backbone, shape and character. Remove Woolly's contributions and it would simply never have worked. God bless you Woolly, I'm so sorry your life ended the way it did. I wish Woolly's family hope and peace at this difficult and sad time.
20 December 2010 - Hertfordshire, UK
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Sten Vindal
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I'm just sad. Wolly, thank you for your contribution to my, and many others musical experiences and memories during your time as a part of BJH. My thoughts goes to your dearest.
20 December 2010 - Oslo, Norway
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Mark Robinson
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Very sorry to hear of Woolly's passing, I had so many great nights at St Georges Hall, Bradford in the 70's. RIP Woolly and sincere condolences to family and dear friends.
20 December 2010 - Bradford, UK
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John Mercer
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Cannot begin to understand Why? I only hope his Partner and Friends are able to take some comfort from all the Heartfelt messages. God Bless
20 December 2010 - Kent
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fabien schelcher
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je suis tres peiné par la mort tragique de wolly wolstenholme ,il a amene beaucoup de joie et d'humour sur la scene sans oublier son immense talent de musicien compositeur et chanteur j'ai beaucoup de peine pour john et les tu vas beaucoup leur manquer mais j'espere de tout coeur que ta disparition les reuniras de nouveau pour perpetuer ce groupe magnifique qui est bjh
20 December 2010 - France
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Mark Chatterton
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Only just heard the news today and am both shocked and saddened about his passing. I was privileged to have met him after gigs in London last year and at the Lowry. My best memory of him is sitting right in front of him at Liverpool Stadium when they recorded the live album in 1974. No one played the mellotrom like Woolly.
20 December 2010 - Southend-on-Sea
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Stephen Berry
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A sad loss. I have followed BJH for 35 years and last saw Woolly play with JLBJH at Holmfirth last year. He was on top form. RIP.
20 December 2010 - UK
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