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Wandering Star
Folk / Acoustic / Folk Rock



Oxford, London and South East
United Kingdom

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Member Since6/18/2006
Band Websitewww.wanderingstarband.com
Band MembersLuisa Bertolatti - Vocals * Simone Folador - Guitar * Francesca Morandi - Bass/Doublebass * Jean-François Yappi - Electronica*

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InfluencesWANDERING STAR

Anything can be an influence to us. The sea, the city...even a warm cup of tea on a blustery day...or a cold beer on a hot summer night...poetry, literature, theatre......

Musically speaking, ALL music is an influence to us, we do not discriminate between genres. To name a very few: Paco De Lucia, Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam (Luisa learned how to sing by imitating Eddie secretly in her room), Tori Amos, Ludovico Einaudi, Ryan Adams, all grunge bands (Luisa grew up listening to all that stuff).....oh so many we can't mention them all! William Shakespeare...Rabindranath Tagore...Artur Rimbaud...observing nature, the elements, the seasons.....

Luisa's mother listened to the radio every morning before going to work and so Luisa grew up with a vast knowledge and ear for music...... Simone grew up learning classical guitar, but always felt there was something more.......so instinct meets technique and forms Wandering Star.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

Sounds LikeA cosy fire when it's snowing outside

"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence". ~Leopold Stokowski

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   About Wandering Star

 

You know how sometimes you just wake up one morning with a song in your head? Not just any song, a song you've never heard before... and you don't know where you heard it, or when... and then you realise you have never heard it... and somehow it comes from you... it's an exciting and scary feeling....

It's just like the words that leap from me to the page... like they want to express themselves through me, rather than me wanting to express and arrange them is some sort of fashion. Again, I never really thought I could write, but then at high school there was this "secret" poetry contest where you posted poetry and the judges chose their favourite poems and then discovered who the author was and... I won. And again, I would get that exciting and scary feeling...

That's what happens to me, and how it all started - I would just start humming a tune or singing a song, making up the words as I went along without thinking it could actually be something I could DO ... Music! Me? Wasn't that something you had to study years for? It just seemed impossible.

Then one day I just woke up and thought, "Wait a minute, why don't I ask someone if they think I can?". And well, they did.

So a few years after singing at the end of a long night out in the streets in front of amazed friends and relatives I decided to take it seriously - I looked for a guitarist. Well, actually he sort of came to me. I was acting in a play at the time and the director, a very close friend of mine, introduced me to Simone Folador - he was to improvise as we acted out certain scenes in the play. Well, I was dumbfounded by how cool and sweet and talented he and his guitar playing were, so I just had to have him become part of my band - there was no question about it. I wouldn't take no for an answer. And a few months later, he accepted.

So there we were in a damp, cold and dark rehearsal room with egg boxes on the walls, both too nervous to sing/play in front of the other. But we managed in the end - we had to - and we looked at each other and knew this was something special. Simone had seen me acting but had never heard me sing before and didn't quite expect me to have the voice that I do...

So anyhow, a few months later we had already written a dozen songs and were ready to find a name for the band... We were thinking of Wandering Star, I just love the song by Portishead, and while we were deciding on the name, one morning the song "I was Born Under a Wandering Star" by Lee Marvin came on the radio (it's strange but a lot of decisive stuff happens to me at the moment when I wake up), and I saw that as a clear sign... So the name WANDERING STAR stuck, and we love it.

We knew we wanted other musicians to be part of the band, so we started inviting our musician friends to our rehearsals - a few trials and errors later, and we found the missing pieces....

So what are our hopes, our dreams? Well, there are many... but music is definitely one of them. And we hope to bring love, colour and poetry to the world and whomever wishes to listen to our music.

Luisa Bertolatti - WANDERING STAR*
Luisa

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Last Friday Folk Club

Last Friday Folk Club



Nov 14 2009 12:05 PM


Thanks for becoming our friend. Hope you’ll come and join us sometime at The Venue, Stocksbridge.

- John & Charlie
Thounds Music

Thounds Music



Oct 7 2009 7:31 AM

What music are you thinking?
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Bearcraft

Bearcraft



Oct 4 2009 8:07 AM

Hello Wandering Star
The Werewolf E.P. is out now on Hottwerk Records. Visit my profile to see the video.
Hope all is well.
Sheila Applegate

Sheila Applegate
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Sep 29 2009 12:37 PM

Thank You~

Bask in the universal message of unconditional love free on my seeds of love podcast, left side of my profile "Magdalene Speaks On Love"
Guided Meditation and Channeled Message
In Grace
Sheila
Jen Gloeckner

Jen Gloeckner



Sep 14 2009 12:51 PM

hi,

just letting some of my myspace friends know that
i have uploaded a new song (Pulse). hope you like!

peace,

jen
Vägilased

Vägilased



Aug 30 2009 4:01 PM

Tänud sõpraderingi lisamast! :)
Keep the flame alive!
Ernesto Ferro

Ernesto Ferro



Aug 18 2009 7:02 AM

Welcome!
Samuel Torres

Samuel Torres



Aug 18 2009 7:02 AM

HOLA!!! Saludos Musicales, Visita mi myspace y podras escuchar un pequeno adelanto de mi proximo trabajo discografico YAOUNDE HI!!!!! Musical Greeting, visit my myspace and you will be able to listen a small preview of my upcoming release YAOUNDE. Mucha Paz, amor y musica Much Peace, Love and Music
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Jul 29 2009 9:03 AM

Hello! New pics posted!

and Im putting up some new video today too!
Share love everybody!
-Ruby Jane
MCY-MUSIC

MCY-MUSIC



Jul 29 2009 9:03 AM

GREETINGS FROM GERMANY! WISH YOU A NICE SUMMER! MCY-MUSIC



MCY-MUSIC now at virtualWomex

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Faber Optimé

Faber Optimé



Jul 16 2009 8:41 AM

Thanks for the add!
Good to have you as a friend!
So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people. :)
I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site at www.faberoptime.com some time.
For occasional, new, refreshing, insightful and (possibly?!) valuable content, I encourage you to sign up for my free newsfeed/email newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!).
Oh and you might like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime
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krab*kUADRA

Alberto Collivignarelli



Jul 15 2009 8:55 AM

Ciao è uscito il primo Videoclip dei kUADRA
Vieni Fuori Di Qui
se ti va vieni a vederlo su www.myspace.com/kuadra

astarebene
krab
Kuadra

Kuadra



Jun 30 2009 4:27 PM

Passa dalla nostra pagina dove potrai trovare il nostro primo videoclip e se ti va dagli un'occhiata.

ciao grazie
Jack Alexander

Jack Alexander



Jun 25 2009 1:24 PM

Hey! Thanks for accepting! Hope you like the tunes, take it easy :) Byeee j X
MCY-MUSIC

MCY-MUSIC



Jun 23 2009 7:53 PM

Thanx alot for your friendship and welcome to myspace of MCY-MUSIC!!

Love&Peace!!!

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Swag

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Jun 19 2009 7:02 AM

showin luv
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Jun 17 2009 6:27 PM

Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too!
Ruby Jane
roberto

Roberto Ficarella



Jun 10 2009 7:25 PM

Ciao ragazzi!!
Il piacere e' stato nostro, davvero!
Il viaggio e' andato bene, mooolto lungo ma devo dire piu' rilassante di quello d'andata!
Molto belle le foto sulla pagina, un abbraccio e a prestissimo!!!
Roberto & Giuly
enemy divine

enemy divine



Jun 10 2009 12:06 PM

thanks for the friendship
Bearcraft

Bearcraft



Jun 10 2009 12:06 PM

Lovely voice and sounds! Dx
Carmilla e il segreto dei ciliegi

Carmilla e il segreto dei ciliegi



Jun 8 2009 5:16 PM

Ciao Lu!
Bello scoprire quanto la musica possa essere "possibilità di unione e incontro" e non mera competizione!!!
giù
~Jules~

 ~Jules~



Jun 8 2009 5:09 PM

Beautiful melody ...very calming tunes. Nice to meet you..= )
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Rhythm Festival



Jun 4 2009 12:14 PM

Rhythm Festival 2009 21-23 August Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Beds, MK41 6AB The Proclaimers, Alabama 3, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Beat, Terry Reid, Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers, James Hunter, Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Blow Monkeys, Pentangle, The Strawbs, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and LOADS more... http://www.rhythmfestival.net
Catherine Duc

Catherine Duc



Jun 3 2009 2:45 PM

Hi Luisa
Thanks for the video and hope you have a creative week :)
ZS Concep† 2

ZS Concep† 2



Jun 3 2009 7:31 AM

Dropped by to wish you a good week.
We have just added a new song and video for "Darkest Days"
When you get a chance, let us know what you think.
S M & D G


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