My deepest condolences to everyone, especially Martin.
For me, Woolly was as much the sound of Barclay James Harvest as Pinder was to the Moody Blues.
Apart from his songwriting, he brought the sound of the 300 to us. I don't think any other musician capably did that as well as Woolly. For me, he really was the main M300 player, and he will be missed.
It's always shocking that someone could go like that, especially after writing and crafting such wonderful music.
But depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain, and requires professional treatment. It's never just a case of the blahs.
Despite that, he left us some truly great music that we can listen to and revisit again.
I'm sure he would want us not to be sad, but to continue enjoying and being uplifted by his music and to be remembered in that same way - as an uplifting spirit of music.
Perhaps this is the best way to honour him.
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:12 AM,
<tronbros@aol.com> wrote:
Woolly Wolsenholme, founder member of Barclay James Harvest and one of my dearest friends took his life on Monday after a long bout of depression.
http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/
Best,
Martin