Woolly Wolstenholme obituary

Keyboard player for symphonic rock band Barclay James HarvestDuring the 1970s, Barclay James Harvest were pioneers of symphonic rock music, often recording and performing with a 60-piece orchestra. Integral to the band's sound were the compositions and Mellotron playing of Woolly Wolstenholme, who has killed himself aged 63. Inspired as much by Mahler as McCartney, Wolstenholme was wholly committed to combining classical and rock music, once describing his work as an "attempt to bridge the gap...

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