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Woolly Wolstenholme's Maestoso
Progressive / Rock / Classic Rock

"It's progtastic!"


United Kingdom

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   Woolly Wolstenholme's Maestoso: General Info
Member Since3/4/2006
Band Websitewoollywolstenholme.co.uk
Band Members Woolly Wolstenholme, Steve Broomhead, Craig Fletcher, Kim Turner, Jeff Leach
Sounds LikeWoolly Wolstenholme, Barclay James Harvest, King Crimson, Procol Harum, Love, Radiohead
Record LabelEsoteric Recordings, part of the Cherry Red Group
Type of LabelIndie




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   About Woolly Wolstenholme's Maestoso
Stuart John Wolstenholme was a founder-member of Barclay James Harvest, together with John Lees, Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard, in 1967. He remained with BJH until 1979, when he became frustrated and unhappy at the direction their music was taking. He recorded a solo album, Mæstoso, in 1980, with guest musicians Steve Broomhead on guitar and Kim Turner on drums. With the addition of bassist Terry Grady, this trio formed a new band, also called Maestoso, and toured as support to Judie Tzuke and Saga. A projected second album, Black Box, was shelved and Woolly lost interest in the music business, preferring instead to farm, initially in Lancashire and later in west Wales. Tapes from the sessions for his second album were finally issued in 1994, along with the complete Mæstoso album, as Songs From The Black Box.

Woolly returned to the music business in 1998 with John Lees in Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes Of John Lees. In between working with John, Woolly also reconvened the Maestoso band, with new bassist Craig Fletcher and drummer Kev Whitehead, and a new studio set, One Drop In A Dry World, followed in May 2004. A limited, warts and all live CD, Fiddling Meanly, with Kim Turner back in the drum seat, was released in February 2005. This is proving to be one of Woolly’s most creative periods, with another Mæstoso studio album, Grim, appearing in October 2005.

In 2006 Woolly not only toured with John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest, including the first full-scale UK tour by any members of Barclay James Harvest since 1992, but also found time to begin recording another new studio album with Mæstoso. The album, Caterwauling, was completed by the following spring, but held up in the transition of Eclectic Discs into their new identity as Esoteric Recordings as part of the Cherry Red group of labels, and was finally released on 19th November, 2007.


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Woolly Wolstenholme's Maestoso's Friends Comments
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Jun 14 2008 5:57 PM

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Black Chameleon ( aka Miditerranean Mindgames )





Jun 1 2008 4:37 PM

It is great to be a part of your cyber friends, your music is absolutely unique. Fantastic Arrangements & wonderful moods.

Michael
Abandoned Australia





Jun 1 2008 3:47 PM

Thanks for adding us to your friends list!

Love your sound! Great stuff!

From Shauna, Jo and Tash

Australia's all female Ghost Hunters

And Outback Explorers! xxx

Experience a different kind of Australia!

http://abandonedaustralia. googlepages. com/home
Albert





Jun 1 2008 5:39 AM

Thank you Woolly for your friendship
The Dino Haak Collective





Apr 24 2008 9:38 AM

Just checking in to say Hello,
greetings from Seattle,

The DHC
Pallus





Apr 4 2008 8:56 AM

Thanks for The Friendship!
Have a great Weekend!
Light Coorporation





Apr 4 2008 5:57 AM

Witajcie,

Thanks for The Friendship,
big Greetings!



LIGHT
COORPORATION


10,11,12 April
Light Coorporation & Jeffrey Jones
Live & Jam Session, Drum Clinic.


28 August
Light Coorporation
Live In UK
Experiment tour 2008



www. myspace. com/lightcoorporation


Progressive, Experimental, Jazz.



Pozdrawiamy!

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pete - Payback2Blues





Mar 21 2008 9:35 AM

Hi Woolly

Very nice music in your space.

Many thanks for your friendship and THX 4 THE adding.
I wishes to You always and a rockin' Year 2008!

Love and peace and all good things for the future,

I also play on 6 and 12-saitig guitar melodic ballads and blues.
I am glad this you to me add has given.
I will still load some songs with myself on the side
to thanks and see you soon


To all my friends a glad Easter, always a lot of good session a lot of fun with the music and also a lot of health to You



always rock and Roll, always bluesing, always ballading + + +

Pete / Germany

www. myspace. com/pgpayback2blues & www. myspace. com/dhpayback2blues ---> Germany
Mark





Mar 13 2008 2:27 AM

Thanks for the add, Caterwauling best thing since One Drop, hope there is going to be another.
jacques





Mar 10 2008 3:09 PM

MERCI BEAUCOUP POUR L'AJOUT,JE SUIS TRES CONTENT!
rich piorkowski





Feb 28 2008 2:41 PM

Thanks for the add - best wishes
steinar lindblad





Feb 28 2008 4:35 AM

Hi!Thanks for the req!cool music!
BJH;have allways been among my favourites!
Steinar
Langdana





Jan 11 2008 2:40 AM

Hi Woolly,
thank you so much that you have "approve" my request! I listen since my teenage years to the music of Barclay James Harvest. I have your Maestoso record on Vinyl and I saw you on your last BJH-Tour here in Germany in Saarburg. I hope so that you will have some concerts again here in Germany? I'm looking forward too

Wishing you and for the Band all the best and many greetings to John Lees ;)

Tschüss

Jörg
まこ (mako)





Jan 8 2008 8:27 AM

Thank you for the add!
Mindwaves





Jan 2 2008 3:19 PM

Thanks for the add, happy new year!
Sunfighter





Dec 31 2007 2:55 PM

Happy New Year Stuart
Three From Leith





Dec 31 2007 1:58 PM

Happy New Year !

Have a good one and all the best for 2008 from the Hogmanay Capital of the world :-)

Grant
Nicolas Kempa





Dec 26 2007 9:37 PM

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7719/publifz4.jpg

NEW SONG!! OVER THE IVY.
I think you..ll like this song, is the first recording i make with a lot of guest musicians, so there..s an interesting mix of styles..

Steel guitar, Nylon Guitar, Lead vocals and programming by Nicolas Kempa.
Vocal Harmony by Stacy Paul Rugely.
Guitar solo by Enzo Coronel.
Keys by Rafa Cocah.
Acoustic fretless bass by Fernando Sarquis.

Enjoy, and comment please. Greetings and merry Xmas from Argentina. Nico.
Peoples Republic of Mercia





Dec 26 2007 10:02 AM

Hi Woolly

Have been enjoying Caterwauling (Christmas present from the Wife) especially matilda yarrow, blossom hill, and i don't like you (as good a song as you've ever written). Only dissapointment is not including faith hope and charity, I really love that tune.

Good luck in 2008, gigs, gigs, gigs please, with Maestoso or John.

all the best

Nick of PRoM
Purplestreak





Dec 23 2007 9:12 AM

Hi Guys

Best Wishes for Christmas and New year

cascadesflaine
starfish64





Dec 23 2007 7:30 AM

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love and wintersun
st64
Sunfighter





Dec 21 2007 1:05 PM

Comment Myspace Sexy
***Have Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year***

From Sunfighter
Ian, Donna & Trevor
Rob





Dec 20 2007 8:01 AM

David


Is Online


Dec 19 2007 1:06 AM

Dear Woolly,

I'd like to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

David
seany





Dec 5 2007 2:23 PM

Hello
I am very big fan
thanks for the add
cheers
The Ferangs





Dec 3 2007 4:05 AM

Thanks Woolly,
New stuff sounds great - lots of Mellotron!
Your RA from octoberon is a huge classic in my opinion.
Greg.
John





Nov 27 2007 2:39 PM

Finally received my copy of "Caterwauling". It sat on the shelf for a few days but now I have played it twice once after the other. Fabulous stuff from you and the band. Cheers, John
Thomas Penton





Nov 26 2007 2:07 PM

We are pleased to annouce a new remix by Thomas Penton & John C:

Daniel Dust feat. Sabrina - Lovely Day Remixes, including Thomas Penton & John C Remix

Available now exclusively at Beatport.com

Audio clips available by clicking flyer:
ELECTRIC CANDY 9th Release
Markus





Nov 22 2007 12:46 AM

Full Moon





Nov 16 2007 1:09 AM

Full Moon





Nov 15 2007 8:02 AM

Siggi





Nov 14 2007 3:07 PM



Hello friend of good music!!!!


Have a look on the NEW fantastic Album from STEVE NEGUS the original SAGA Drummer!!!!


You can find more information on www.stevenegus.com or on www.saga-forum.de .






Hear more Soundfiles on http://www.myspace.com/stevenegusmusic


The Magic Orchestra- Tribute to ELO





Nov 12 2007 3:22 AM

Thank you very much for the friendship and the great music!
Greetings from The Magic Orchestra- Tribute to ELO
Pete Davies





Nov 3 2007 2:14 PM

..The Angelus.. is a masterpiece, Love it!
Mangrove





Oct 22 2007 7:45 AM

Hi there in the UK,

Thanks for adding us and finding our music!

More progressive rock:
www.mangrovemusic.nl
www.youtube.com/mangrovemusic

With our Award-winning album 'Facing the Sunset' (2005)

Kind regards,
Mangrove
The Netherlands
Claudio Maffei





Sep 18 2007 4:44 PM

Woolly, the sounds of Sea of tranquility and Ra are in my waves... I've always loved the mood of your harmonies and melodies. Please, if you have time listen my instrumental tracks...
Ciao
John





Sep 18 2007 5:22 AM

Hi Wooly
Thanks for the add; I have lately been rediscovering Barclay James Harvest and all the Maestoso albums; loving every minute of it. John
Stage Parades





Aug 29 2007 7:11 AM

Appreciate your support of the older bands Woolly, very pleased to have found your myspace page and enjoyed the new music. Over 30 years has passed since those great BJH albums, your influence is still felt to this day. Best wishes Steve.
Cindy L Spear





Aug 21 2007 6:18 AM

Dear Woolly,

I wanted to say hello and to enjoy your music again. My friend, Last Knight (Jose) has been a big fan of your music and I can see why. Of course, our mutual connection with David gives me even more reason to stop by. David is a great artist and person and he speaks very highly of your talents and friendship.

Drop by my page sometime. Love to hear from you.

With respect,
Cindy
noob'len heer tuub





Aug 20 2007 12:54 PM

Hi, Wooly and Maestoso, glad you're still making such great music. Hope to see you live someday! Greetings from Flanders-Belgium
Pete Davies





Aug 13 2007 11:44 AM

Thanks for the Music, both yourself (maestoso) and BJH.A Great influence.
Paul Brandenberg





Aug 5 2007 3:38 PM

Woolly I love your music: I have the LP Maestoso ;-)
many thanks for add
Paul
Strawberry Recording Studios


Is Online


Aug 5 2007 9:05 AM

Thanks for the add Woolly and for your part in Strawberry's history
LAST KNIGHT





Jul 29 2007 2:52 AM

Dear Woolly,

Yesterday night I was listening to my copy of "Songs From The Black Box". I love your songs "Patriots" and "A Hymn In The Roof Of The World"... those are my favourites. All my family love your voice and work with Barclay James Harvest too. I only wanted to wish you a great summer.

Greetings from North-Spain.

Jose Manuel Medina.
Purplestreak