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Name: Paul
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Staffordshire England
Sent: Wed January 01 2003 09:30 AM
To Joanne Murphy Cardine, ref: your entry on 26 Dec. Really enjoyed your account of your time at school with Eva. Fascinated about you and Eva performing Stairway to Heaven, that's my all time favourite song and one of the first I learned to play on my acoustic guitar ( I still play and sing it - not with my band - only on my own!) Now if only Eva had recorded that song, WOW! what a version THAT would have been !!!!
Name: Asad
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Home town/city and country: Islamabad/Pakistan
Sent: Wed January 01 2003 09:55 AM
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do, They're really saying, I love you. In such turbulent times, let's revisit this classic re-done by the awesome Miss Cassidy and take heed. Over the Rainbow she may be, but s'long as I have her voice to comfort me, You can tell the sun in its jealous sky, that I've walked through the fields of gold. It's like soft honey flowing down your throat, soothing it. It's like closing your eyes and feeling tears of joy, and sadness too, at the same time welling up inside. It's like being close to death and being so full of life. She makes me want to break things and mend things at the same time. Imagine, Lennon too the philanthropist, said we ought to unite. Let's take music as our guide and remove geographical boundaries. All men are equal, different only in accordance to their virtues. This is a most beautiful planet and we can all live in harmony if we so choose. All you need is love. Don't disappoint Louis, he thought it was a Wonderful World, it was...let's make it the same once again. We can. Peace
Name: Asad
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Home town/city and country: Islamabad/Pakistan
Sent: Wed January 01 2003 10:26 AM
Can someone please translate Enrique's message for me? Cos I'm really interested in knowing what people from different places have to say about Eva. Also to Anne Makin, I think it's quite a coincident that so many people were exposed to Eva through that one song. It's the most beautifulo rendition of that song ever. Bill Withers couldn't have done it better if he'd tried. It's sensous, dreamy, painful and raw with attitude. It's so cool!
Name: Juls
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Have yet to own them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Lisburn, N.Ireland
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 12:55 AM
The first time I heard Eva Cassidy sing she made me cry! I think TOTP2 played some video footage of her in a club playing Over the Rainbow and it just blew me away. Good old Terry on BBC Radio 2 made sure I heard People Get Ready and that was it, get me an album now please. Have been a fan since. Got the book for Christmas and am looking forward to a pleasurable read. (Cheers M!)
Name: Jenny
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All Home town/city and country:
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 03:04 AM
To: Brian of Chartham, UK - Tue 24 December I too saw the recent UK TV programme on the best moments of TV in 2002 in "soap weddings" and heard Eva's OTR playing in the background. In fact Brian, not really being a soap fan myself, listening to OTR was the best part of the programme for me. I enjoy listening to Eva's voice in the background of anything even though I have all of her CDs and have listened to each and every track hundreds of times. You can never have too much of a good thing.
Name: Steve Amend
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: "The Other Side"; "Live At Blues Alley" (only ones I have at this time)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: God Bless The Child; Somewhere Over The Rainbow; ALL OF 'EM!
Home town/city and country: Morrisville, PA - Bucks County USA
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 07:56 AM
The first time I heard about Eva was seeing Ted Koppel's "Nightline" piece on her....I immediately rushed out and bought 'The Other Side' and 'Live At Blues Alley.' After I left the store, I put them in my car and listened to her in the parking lot...every song...I was in tears her voice is so beautiful. I cannot remember when someone or something has stirred me as much as Eva and that incredible voice of hers. What a gift she brought to the world, if for only a very brief time. She would have been about my age. Wow. Happy New Year to everyone!! Peace.
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water/ Waly, Waly
Home town/city and country: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 10:56 AM
To Asad, here is a very rough translation of Enrique's message (sorry, my Spanish is not very good): "The first time I heard Eva Cassidy's recordings, it was only for a short time, two or three months, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. A sweetness and a rhythm so fine and delicate, that I haven't heard in many years. It is a sorrow that I will have forever. Your voice, irreplaceable, leaves an emptiness that will be impossible to fill. I consider myself fortunate to have come across your CDs." To Joanne Murphy Cardine: Thanks for sharing your memories with us! It's a real treat to hear from people who knew her, even if it was for a short time. They must be very special memories for you. (As always, a tip of the hat to Joe and Morag in Scotland!)
Name: Meechi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Had I a Golden Thread
Home town/city and country: Chicago, IL USA
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 01:29 PM
The first time I heard "Had I a Golden Thread" I felt chills all over. What Eva did truly touched me. I recently read in a magazine article that Eva felt that, "Had I a Golden Thread" turned out perfectly. All I have to say to that is, "Amen sister." To me all of Eva's performances were truly breathtaking and amazing. I love her work. I enjoy singing and playing guitar. Since she has inspired me to do so. I'll never ever be as amazing as she. I seriously doubt if anyone will.
Name: Tony O Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: wayfaring stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 02:27 PM
Happy New Year to you all.Lets hope this year will be full of pleasant surprises for a change i.e no war in Iraq.We can hope cant we ? Laura keep spreading the good news of Eva worldwide.Hugh + Barbara thank you for giving us all a chance to hear Eva.Chris,Keith,Lenny,Raice hope you guys all had a great New Year and hope that whatever you are all doing this year is a great success! I think there should be only 1 New Year'S resolution for us all and that is to persuade not force all our family and friends to turn on to the music of Eva and find that inner calm and peace that her music gives us all.
Name: Sue
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: songbird
Home town/city and country: Brantford, Ontario (Canada)
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 11:16 PM
I heard Eva Cassidy (songbird) on the radio just a few weeks ago and I have since bought three of her albums. I cannot accurately articulate the incredible experience I have every time I play her music. No matter what I amd doing or how I am feeling, it transends me to a higher level each time I hear her voice no matter what song... her voice is so effortless ( like liquide magic)... Her angelic voice leads me as close as I can get to heaven while my two feet are still on earth. Her music has provided me with a much stronger sense of comfort, hope and peace. I am so grateful that I have come to know of her music.
Name: sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: melbourne,australia
Sent: Thu January 02 2003 11:59 PM
My mother gave me a cd for xmas that a friend burned for her...it was Songbird and i cannot believe how sensational - how moving, how it connects with my soul...songs like Fields of Gold particularly. I've had it on repeat for days...how absolutely dreadful that Eva died so young and didn't know that even down here in the Great South Land of Australia we love her music. Friends at work tell me the ABC radio plays her music quite a bit....i'll be buying whatever i can find of Eva's cd's.
Name: Linda Walker
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Corby,Northants,UK
Sent: Fri January 03 2003 12:25 AM
My husband bought me the Eva Cassidy album, Songbird for my birthday last year. When I heard the song, over the rainbow, I was reduced to tears and everytime I play it I cry. Just the way that she sings it, makes all the hair on my body stand on end. I think it is such a pity that she is no longer here to produce much more fantastic music. My husband also bought me the Songbird book for Christmas and I have just started to read it, it is wonderful to learn so much more about Eva. My best regards to all her family and friends for sharing her with us.
Name: Ginebra
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves, Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Una isla perdida en el Mediterráneo
Sent: Fri January 03 2003 07:25 AM
... I si l'atzar et porta lluny, que el deus et guardin el camí, que t'acompanyin els ocells, que t'acoronin els estels; i en un racó d'aquesta veu, mentre la pugui fer sentir, hi haurà amagat el teu so.
Name: Bill Nellis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Kathy's Song
Home town/city and country: Clinton, Maryland
Sent: Fri January 03 2003 10:24 AM
I wish I discovered Eva's music much sooner. Her singing and guitar work on "Kathy's Song" is masterful. The way she sang, hanging on and stretching notes longer than its intended beats, was of artistic beauty. I know of no other singer who comes close to singing the way Eva sang.
Name: ian whiteford
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: woodstock
Home town/city and country: Haverfordwest, wales, uk
Sent: Fri January 03 2003 12:01 PM
i first heard eva cassidy about 2 years ago on the bob harries show on bbc radio 2. since then i have caught up with the back catalogue and have introduced my wife and a few friends to eva`s music. she has an amazing ability to transform what i would describe as classic songs and turn them into something rather special and unique. what an amazing and talented musician and a wonderful person she was. she is greatly missed.
Name: Asad
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Home town/city and country: Islamabad/Pakistan
Sent: Fri January 03 2003 12:08 PM
Justa note of thanks to Eric for taking some time out to translate the Spanish for me. Thanks alot dude! Peace all you Evaheads!
Name: Val
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Helsby nr Frodsham UK
Sent: Fri January 03 2003 10:31 PM
Could Hess from herts uk who told us about the ice skating of michelle kwan tell me where i could get a video of this since I would love to see it. I keep telling everybody I care about to get the Eva cds I love them. Thank you Eva. You have the voice of an angel. Val
Name: Reinhart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Regensburg, Bavaria
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 02:24 AM
Thank you for this wonderful site ! I was introduced to Eva's songs by a friend who gave me the "Songbird" as a birthday present. I am touched by Eva's story, music & art .
Name: richard scuoteguazza
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time after time
Home town/city and country: satellite beach,usa
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 04:13 AM
eva's brought inspiration to my heart, i am terminally ill and i want her music for me, i turn people on everyday to her voice, she is so amazing sound in her and all given to her not learned.
Name: Bill Cronauer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Say Goodbye
Home town/city and country: Wilkes-Barre
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 04:30 AM
I have a question. Approximately how tall was Eva Cassidy? The reason I'm asking is because, in the photographs in the fantastic Songbird book, she looks quite tall in some pictures (for example, the picture of her in the doorway in the room she rented from Jackie Fletcher), while she looks quite short in others (for example, standing beside Chris Biondo in the picture taken outside of his studio). Therefore, I'm hoping that Laura (LOVE this site) or one of Eva's friends or band members can answer this question--just out of my own curiosity. Thanks. Eva Cassidy rocks :-)
Name: Juli
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I only have "Sogbird" for now
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Yokohama/Japan
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 04:55 AM
Here in Japan it took me some time to find out who was singing "Fields Of Gold" in that figure skating program performed by Michelle Kwan.On December 22 I got "Songbird" at last. I really admire Eva's voice(sometimes angelic and sometimes a bit melancholy) accompanied simply,and also her taste in arranging songs. I've noticed there's an array of Kokeshi dolls at the window in the cover photo of "Eva By Heart"(though I haven't got it yet) I wonder if she had collected them. I'm so happy to find this site.Thank you(^-^)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere Over The Rainbow and Wayfairing Stranger!
Home town/city and country: USA
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 01:11 PM
Hello all! Happy New Year!! I just got Eva's Album, Songbird for Christmas from a great friend! I haven't been able to stop listening! I had heard that her version of Somewhere over the Rainbow was good, but now, after hearing it for myself, it's amazing! I love everything I've heard so far!! What a talent! I'll be buying more of her albums now!
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 01:11 PM
Juli, how wonderful to hear from an Eva fan in Japan. The photograph of Eva on the "Eva by Heart" CD booklet was taken by Eva's mother in Nova Scotia, Canada, in the home of a member of their family. So the dolls on the windowsill were not collected by Eva. I didn't know those dolls were called Kokeshi dolls. What does that mean? And to Bill Cronauer: on page 49 of the Songbird book you'll find a photograph of Eva's learner's permit. It gives her height as "5-02".
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows Where The time Goes?
Home town/city and country: Sydney
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 01:26 PM
I purchased my first Eva Cassidy album prior to knowing she had passed over. I was impressed by her beautiful voice unique arrangements and interpretations which seemed to reach to my heart and soul. It probably sounds crazy, but to me,her music suggests that she had some inner knowledge that her life would be tragically cut short. I have all her albums and would like to know why her version of "The Rose" was never released?
Name: Elye
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold/ Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Atlanta, GA
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 01:50 PM
My friend Lindsey introduced me to Eva's music last summer and I have since been obsessed. The coolest thing was when a friend also had one of her CD's and neither of us knew that the other knew who she was. I was just wondering why I had never seen one of her CD's while I was flipping through them at stores and such until just recently. She has now inspired me to sing the songs I have written over the years! I wish I could tell her thanks but I was hoping that you could tell her family and friends how much I appreciate her music!
Name: Suzanne Storti
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Richmond Va. USA
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 01:58 PM
After hearing Eva I don't enjoy listening to any other singer. I am 80 yrs old and have heard them all but there has never been anyone who made me cry, fill with love for everyone and every thing or make me want to play her music over and over ! I know she is in heaven as that is where Angels live. I am looking forward to meeting her. I love her
Name: jenny gold
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: penny to my name
Home town/city and country: warwickshire
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 03:59 PM
if it was not for my dad i would never of known about eva .I heard the songbird album first and then i went out and bought what i could find .eva is my all time favorite artist i have also bought eva's autobiography and cant stop crying when i read it i might get it finished if i could stop crying she has touched my life in so many diffrent ways i just wish i could thank her personally .
Name: Johnna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them!!!
Home town/city and country: Boise Idaho USA
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 04:10 PM
The other day I was cleaning my kitchen and I had the salute to gold on tv, and the song Imagine came on. I was so stunned by her voice, it gave me chills. I sat there and listened trying to figure out who she was. So a few days after christmas I took my son to some old neighbors to stay the night and she said I have a gift for you, it was Eva Cassidy Songbird. So when I got in my car and put the cd in I knew right away that this was the same person who had sang Imagine. I am so thankful for that gift!!!!!! I would have never known who this amazing person is. I am only very sorry to not have Eva here. But I am so thankful to have her beautiful music. My heart goes out to her fans, family, and loved ones. Thanks Eva for your gift!!!!! I am definitely in love with her music.
Name: April
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Adelaide, Australia
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 04:41 PM
Dear...everyone I miss Eva so much. I wish she was still with us, like everyone else who has visited this site and signed this guestbook. I will be auditioning to sing "Fields of Gold" as a performing artist this year at a concert, and Eva was my inspiration for this. I miss her. I am 14 and NONE of my friends have heard of Eva Cassidy, but I will make sure that they know who she is. Happy New Year everybody! Love Always, April B.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 07:32 PM
I still believe our "Voice of an Angel," Eva Cassidy is a continuum of Annette Hanshaw's great singing in the 1920's and 1930's. From age 16 she quit at age 26 at the top of her career. Listen to "Big City Blues," or "Lovable and Sweet." for great samples of her work. She had a great improvisation gift and a voice that will stop you in your tracks. Her website: http://www.redhotjazz.com/Hanshaw.html Great news! The Google free website gives us access to a web page with over 20 Eva Cassidy sites containing excellent audio interviews including one with her mother and written articles about Eva. Go to: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/C/Cassidy,_Eva/
Name: matt limbrick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: cannot choose
Home town/city and country: glos;u.k.
Sent: Sat January 04 2003 09:50 PM
i have made it a goal to own every album that has been released since first hearing eva on the radio some years back. to my knowledge i now have a "complete" collection and never tire of listening to them, although i get choked still whilst listening to some. my only wish is that i could of met her and heard her sing live before the world got robbed of the purest and most emotional singer i or anyone else has ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Name: Tessa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold!
Home town/city and country: Eastbourne
Sent: Sun January 05 2003 12:19 AM
I was watching TV when an advert for cancer came up. I was listening to the tune in the back round and i fell in love with it. I tried and tried to find out what the song was, but no-one knew. I went to ask someone at our music shop and they gave my Eva Cassidy 'Songbird'. The song was called Fields of gold. It also had the song 'Over the rainbow', which was a song i had known for all my life, but i didn't know it was her! Her songs make me feel happy and she had such a good tallant. I think it is horrid that such good, hard-trying people die. I wish she was still here.
Name: Heidi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: How can one choose....
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold.....
Home town/city and country: Colora, Maryland
Sent: Sun January 05 2003 03:33 AM
I have fallen in love with a voice too soon taken... Thank you for a place to drop in and sit quietly with others.
Name: Peter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: Koblenz/Germany
Sent: Sun January 05 2003 03:38 AM
what for a great music what for a great person
Name: Jenny
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun January 05 2003 04:33 AM
Dear darling Eva, how much I love listening to your remarkable voice. Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Tennessee Waltz have a very special place in my heart. They will always remind me of someone so very very special in my life who died quite recently. From one of your most loyal fans.
Name: Susan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: songbird
Home town/city and country: Potomac, MD
Sent: Sun January 05 2003 01:05 PM
What a voice...filled with meaning, sophistication and life! I do not see a comparison with anyone else on this level....she soars above her contemporaries by leaps and bounds.
Name: Kate
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Home town/city and country: Sydney, Australia
Sent: Sun January 05 2003 03:57 PM
Sheesh! I woke up on the couch Saturday night to SBS Weather Watch and the most glorious voice. I don't like that many women's voices - too high, too whiney - so to get "a glorious" from me was remarkable. I was so taken by the voice, I stayed with WeatherWatch for the remainder of the album, by Eva Cassidy, the scrolling message told me. Gee, I thought, I must remember this in the morning. I want that album. Most remarkable - most of my collection is blues/southern US oriented and here I was planning to buy an album of classic folk songs by a woman I'd never heard of. It being 3am, I had no recollection the next morning. And then, my favourite little web-casting radio station, WDVX in Clinton Tennessee, mentioned her, just a little while ago, so here I am at your thoughtfully compiled website, feeling a bit lost, 'cause Eva's dead. Darn, drat, double drat, mumble, grumble, blast and tarnation! Well, thanks for putting the site together. I can hear her music at least! What a pretty girl! What a pity.
Name: Jean
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of her songs
Home town/city and country: Hamilton, Oh USA
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 05:26 AM
Dan said it all. Terrific singer, great music. To bad we lost her so young.
Name: JIM
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL OF THEM
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: DANNY BOY
Home town/city and country: WASHINGTON BORO,PA.
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 05:33 AM
I RECENTLY ASKED A FRIEND IF SHE EVER HEARD OF LINDA EDER, WHO I THINK IS FANTASTIC. SHE SAID YES, SHE IS, BUT TRY EVA CASSIDY. I DID. I'M HOOKED. I LOST TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AT AGES 20 AND 30, AND EVA'S SONGS BRING TEARS TO MY EYES, BUT TEARS OF JOY AS WELL AS SORROW.OUR WORLD LOST 3 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!!!!!
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 08:56 AM
"It's Not The Presents Under The Tree"**** Eva Cassidy's song from Time-Life Album. Rate it on the Guest Book after listening. Free Complete song, listen here at: http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/features/holiday02/index.html
Name: Mike
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Sent: Mon January 06 2003 09:16 AM
Correction on song tittle should read "It's Not The Presents Under MY Tree." I know we all think Eva is only available on her own CD's. Give a listen below. It's the fourth album down the list. Then press the audio server you have. Simple? I hope so. It's worth every minute it takes. A real classic!!!!
Name: Pat Jackson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird-only one I've heard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Toulon, IL,61483,now Fisher, IL,61843
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 09:18 AM
Eva is certainly one of the most beautiful voices, persons, and talents I have heard. Her voice is so soulful and filled with so much meaning and understanding of life. Such a great loss as a talent but mostly to all those who knew her personally and loved her. I am thankful to have had the privilege to know of her music and to hear it even if sadly we cannot see her perform it personally and watch her grow as a person and as an artist. Her music is very calming and healing. Did she know her life would be so short? Perhaps, she did in some way. Why is life so hard for so many?
Name: Sissel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All, but especially Pople get ready-Fields og gold.
Home town/city and country: Norway
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 09:35 AM
The first time I heared Eva I started to cry! Eva`s story, music and art has touched me in a way I think no one else can-her music makes me cry, laugh,it makes me feel better when I`m upset..I just can`t explain it. I can`t belive she is gone..It is so unfair! I really don`t think any words can really describe her, she must have been the most wonderful person..Love you Eva, thank you.
Name: Eve Thordarson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a wonderful world
Home town/city and country: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Territory, Canada
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 10:55 AM
Eva is the best. I caught a documentary of her life I guess it was NightLine such a long time ago and when I heard her music well it literally did take my breath away. Whilst on vacation last year my friend asked what I would like as a gift and I said that I couldn't find any of her music. Her daughter found a CD and I play it constantly. Many times it gets me through a hectic day. Thanks for this website now I may check on my new friend. Also don't kid yourself she is smiling from up above at us all.
Name: Hugo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Barley & Songbird
Home town/city and country: Vallejo, CA
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 12:01 PM
I heard Eva for the first time today, my friend Dan's CD. She sounds so great. I am effected emotionally by her and also saddened to hear she died. Still I am comforted to know she is still among us and affects us. Love transcends death.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse NY USA
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 01:39 PM
My eyes began to tear up as if I was hearing OTR or DB after listening to INTPUMT that I foung today on the NPR web site. This is not a clip. It lasts 3 minutes and belongs on Eva's next CD. She is still with us. To hear the free song go to the NPR site below and arrow down to the 4th song. It's her gift to us: http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/features/holiday02/index.html
Name: Bill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Anniversary Song
Home town/city and country: Long Island, New York
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 06:31 PM
I first heard Eva Cassidy about a year ago. It was instant love. She was a very special person. She was surely touched by GOD. There is nothing I can say about her that anybody visiting this site doesn't already know. Another artist that was taken from us at an early age and was also touched by GOD was Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
Name: janb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them
Home town/city and country: honolulu
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 09:55 PM
hi everyone and happy new year. to Bill, i agree with you about Iz. in my imagination i hear them in duets. i think they would have sounded good together and would have been friends. a friend gave me "the other side" yesterday. i really like it. it sounds like Eva and Chuck had fun singing together. it is so refreshing, people enjoying what they really are meant to do, sing wonderfully, and they are not plastic, produced or promoted, just singing with every thing they had. Iz sang the same way, with joy. Peace and Joy in the new year, janb
Name: Vanessa Galloway
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I only have Imagine at this stage
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "Fever"
Home town/city and country: Tamworth, Australia
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 10:30 PM
Hello there, I only "discovered" Eva Cassidy through televison. Advertisements were advertising her CD's, Imagine & Songbird, which I am yet to purchase. I thought, wow this lady has a superb voice. I did not realise that she had passed over at this stage. The day of purchasing the CD, my sister-in-law was visiting from Queensland, and I told her about this wonderful Eva. That is when she said that Eva had passed away. I was so very sad. However, I went out and bought the CD, Imagine, and have played it constantly ever since. Eva has the most pure, magical voice I have ever heard. Even better than Barbra Striesand, sorry Babs!! So, now I am spreading the word about this wonderful songbird, she is truly sensational. God Bless you Eva, you are a real angel!! Love Vanessa
Name: B. Lewis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Stormy Monday
Home town/city and country: Glen Burnie, MD, USA
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 10:31 PM
Listening to Eva singing brings to mind a line from the English poet William Blake: Joy and woe are woven fine, a clothing for the soul divine.
Name: Frauke Schmidt
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: too difficult to choose!
Home town/city and country: London, United Kingdom
Sent: Mon January 06 2003 11:29 PM
In 2001 I first heard of Eva Cassidy, but I don't exactly remember how, because it was just a fleeting reference somewhere. I bought "Songbird" out of curiosity and as a present for my sister-in-law, but I listened to it first and absolutely loved it. Just before Xmas 2002 I attended a charity concert, where a popular British singer called Will Young sang "Fields of Gold", just accompanied by an acoustic guitar - in the style of Eva Cassidy rather than Sting - and it blew me away and reminded me that I had bought that album. I borrowed it back from my sister-in-law, was once again impressed and yesterday I treated myself to "Live at Blues Alley". It's absolutely brilliant and I prefer it to Songbird, though I miss "Over the Rainbow". The fact that it's a live album just shows how talented Eva was. Eva's voice touches me like almost no-one else's. It is such a tragedy that she will never know just how far-reaching her music has turned out to be and how many people she has touched with it. Love and a Happy New Year to everyone. Frauke
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: everything
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: OTR/Fields of Gold/WalyWaly
Home town/city and country: Reading, Pa. USA
Sent: Tue January 07 2003 06:06 AM
Hey Bill, I discovered Israel K.(Izzy)a few years ago after the 'e-toy' commercials & found out that there was really a song that went w/those few notes of the jingle. Love his cd & version of OTR also. When I discovered Eva, her version became #1. But you are so right, he also was taken too early. rose
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Tue January 07 2003 08:30 AM
Thanks Laura, for the acknowledgement on your "What's New Page" of my discovery of Eva Cassidy's "lost song" on the NPR web site, "It's Not The Presents Under My Tree," by Time Life Music, a free 3 minute song to be heard and downloaded. Now if we could only ger fans to go to your "What's New Page," and follow the easy instruction to this great song on NPR. What do you think of this song if you do hear it? Eva is singing to all of us about how important we are to her, as our "Presence" is what it's all about and the "Ring" we give her,symbolizing love and friendhip. What a song for anyone who has lost someone. It makes the tears flow again. It's needs to be on the next CD Eva will have released.
Name: Torhild
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them
Home town/city and country: Trondheim/Norway
Sent: Tue January 07 2003 01:08 PM
I`ve always liked music, it`s important to my well-beeing! But that day i discovered Eva, something changed....her music is perfect, it brings peace in my heart and my mind!! See you "up there" Eva!!!
Name: Uzhiel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: people get ready
Home town/city and country: whyalla, australia
Sent: Tue January 07 2003 11:34 PM
Thank you for bringing us this website and thank you Eva for touching us with your voice wherever you may be..
Name: Elaine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Round Rock, TX
Sent: Wed January 08 2003 06:35 AM
How is one supposed to actually pick just one favorite?! I have at least sixteen. All i want to say is that when i heard "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", it made me cry. My own daughter was once obsessed with "being" dorothy and i never thought anyone could best Judy Garland's rendition. i can sit down and get lost in that song and pretend that all is well in the world and troubles really do "melt like lemon drops". thank you, eva. may you be flying above the rainbow with the bluebirds. i wish i could join you.
Name: Deb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I can no longer pick a favorite. I like all of them still.
Home town/city and country: Inpls,IN
Sent: Wed January 08 2003 01:39 PM
Since, having discoverd Eva almost 2 years ago. I have bought all her albums. Imagine, is really even better than some of the others. Just because it is just Eva and her guitar on those few tracks. I just wanted to say that I was watching a PBS show on Lance Loud of the Loud family that was followed in documentary fashion in the 70's. Sadly, he died of AIDS on May, 2001. His partner or a friend at his Memorial Service sang Eva's version of "Over the Rainbow.". I just had to listen when they announced that was the song he was going to sing. I do not know if anyone has already posted this tidbit of info on the web-site. I have not been here for a few months. I did not see it so far. Thanks Again!! Laura for all the work you do to keep the web-site going. I'm glad, that you are having a Good New Year for 2003. OH! I too saw the Michelle Kwan skating. It was just beautiful.Hearing, Eva sing as she skated was just Spectacular! I also understand that Eva is on the Providence (NBC TV show) that went off the air. I have tried to get this CD but have not been able to find it. I do not know which of Eva's songs is on this CD. I missed the show that they played it on. Do you know what song it is? Thanks!! Happy New Year! 2003 Deb
Name: Carol
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: don't know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Montreal
Sent: Wed January 08 2003 02:52 PM
I discovered Eva through a newspaper article on August 28, 2002. My interest was piqued by the author's accolades towards Eva. I listened to some of her music on the computer and was just totally BLOWN AWAY. Only a couple of weeks later I came across her book Songbird and of course bought it because I was already obsessed with her. I was telling everyone I knew about her and that they should listen to her. I don't know which cd to buy yet, but do want to start a collection soon. I think she was truly an angel sent to earth to sing for us.
Name: Gaia Wilson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: People Get Ready
Home town/city and country: Ottawa, Canada
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 04:31 AM
I first heard Eva's voice in a small store that sells candles. I remember hearing "Fields of Gold" and thinking 'wow'. I went straight up to the store clerk and asked who it was singing it. That's when she told me about Eva and how she sadly wasn't alive anymore. I'd never heard such a voice. I actually started to cry in the store. The same day, I bought "Time After Time" and fell in love with her Cyndi Laupers cover. Since then I have bought "Eva By Heart" and "Songbird" and my favourite song is "People Get Ready"
Name: Mr. Leslie Hawkes
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 07:58 AM
Firstly I would like to thank Mr.Terry Wogan of BBC Radio 2 for introducing me to the music of Eva Cassidy by costantly plugging "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at every given opportunity. I now have another favourite artist in my collection and at this moment in time I have two of Eva's albums "Songbird" and "Imagine". My all time favourite song is "Imagine" by John Lennon and I could only listen to John's version, that is until now, Eva's version is superb and I now have two versions of the greatest lyrics ever written. I want to know more about miss Eva Cassidy and her backlog of C.D's and hope I have found the right website to do her justice.
Name: David
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Kathy's Song
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 09:52 AM
I am just watching a program on National Swedish Televison (SvT 1) about the life of Eva Cassidy. Fascinating story, and great music. Great presence - love to listen more to hear music!
Name: Sune Kaas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: You've changed
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen/Denmark
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 10:19 AM
Just saw the documentary about Eva on Swedish National TV, and I am sitting here deeply moved and in awe of the princess. My God is been some time, I last was this moved and heartfelt - tomorrow will be Eva Cassidy shoppingday, I have to own her records and hear her perfect voice again. To you Laura: I just wanna thank you so much for giving this site to all of us and share the beauty and wisdom of Eva. My heart belongs to Eva - God rest her soul.
Name: Lennart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: you`v changed
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 10:22 AM
absolutly wonderful
Name: Cattis Hansson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: You've changed
Home town/city and country: Uppsala Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 10:31 AM
Today was the first day with Eva. I just met her in my livingroom, singing wonderful from my TV. WOW.
Name: Rikard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at the Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: -
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 10:38 AM
Popped in the last 20 minutes of the documentary on swedish national tv so I just saw some of the concert songs. But what a voice. And for the first time I appreciated Somewhere over the rainbow!!! As Cattis said: Tomorrow's shopping day!
Name: Chris L
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 10:41 AM
The program went off the air about half an hour ago and I'm still shaking. I only wish I'd known about it beforehand and not just caught the last ten minutes 'accidentally'. I'm totally baffled that I've never heard (of) Eva before. Well, like Sune Kaas below, tomorrow's gonna be my 'Shopping-all-over-town-for-every-single-one-of-Eva-Cassidy's-albums' day too. :-) Cheers and thanks for keeping this site, Laura.
Name: Sigun Sandstrom
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:08 AM
The wos first time in evning on TV I listen to this so good nice girl sing.Now I will go listen to her more.
Name: Lars
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: don't know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Sodertalje, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:10 AM
Just saw the last 30 min of the documentary. Stunning, fantasic, breathtaking!. Sad she can't read this herself. Gandalf said something like: Some people who live deserve to die and some who died deserve to live. Good thing her art lives on. Have just ordered a couple of CDs from cdon.se.
Name: Katta
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them
Home town/city and country: Sweden.
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:51 AM
The documentary was...absolutely..I´m speachless. Tears rolled down my cheeks. So beautiful and yet so sad... love
Name: Micke
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Åkersberga/Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:53 AM
I´ve just seen a documentary on swedish television about I girl called Eva Cassidy. Now I know, her voice will guide me through the rest of my days.
Name: Greger
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Blues in the Night
Home town/city and country: Alnö/Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 12:06 PM
Tonight my ears fell in love. I have never heard of this songbird before and as I noticed on this site she has never recieved the press she so well deserve here in Sweden. I totally agree with Lars, it was truly awesome. Unfortunately I also missed the first half. I hit my self for that. But I will do my best to get hold of her albums as soon as possible. And I will recommend this site to all of my friends. Live long and prosper.
Name: Tommy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Borlänge/Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 12:41 PM
My first guestbook entry ever in life simply has to be written now! I'm still taken after zapping into the last 30 minutes of the documentary on Swedish Televsion. The voice, the feeling, the timing !!! It's perfect! Her music just talks soul to soul !!! I'm speechless !!! I normally don't listen to or even like this kind of music very much (the soul thing that is, no offense here!), but I guess I have to change my preferences from now on ;-), at least I have to dig into Eva's music more. I guess some company will have to ship a lot of records to Sweden after tonights show on TV! Eva, thanks for making my heart rejoice this evening, may it be followed by many more ... Love /Tommy
Name: Peter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Lund/Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 12:55 PM
Also taken by the TV programme about Eva. Thank you for this informative website! Keep up the good work. It was the first time I've heard about her, but not the last!!! What a heavenly voice! Peter
Name: janb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: honolulu
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 01:33 PM
hi everyone, a good site for folk song lyrics, www.mudcat.org. i found variations of "waly waly" and "how can i keep from singing" there. lots of interesting things to read on that site. aloha, janb
Name: Stratotao
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Home town/city and country: Stockholm/Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:12 PM
What a great voice! I saw her on TV last night, amazing! But such great lost. Just like Stevie Ray Vaughan, the good die young.
Name: Carina Svensson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: People get ready
Home town/city and country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:13 PM
Love to everybody, and thanks for letting us know this wonderful songbird, I have never heard about Eva before. From today, she will be in my life.
Name: Pia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: don't know yet!!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: do you have to choose one?
Home town/city and country: Lund/SWEDEN
Sent: Thu January 09 2003 11:30 PM
I too saw the proram last night on swedish tv, and I was captured right from the beginning....could hardly turn the tv off when the program was over, I really need to hear moore of that voice.....absolutely amazing. As you all say - it was a great loss to this world!
Name: Anna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
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Home town/city and country: Linkoping/Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 12:23 AM
I can only agree with Pia! I've never heard of Eva before tonight, but obviously I'm not the only one in Sweden. Too sad such wonderful voice couldn't stay in this world, I guess it was too great. Although, if you can see this Eva - thank you so much for shearing your voice with us!
Name: Pia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 01:38 AM
Saw Eva on my TV yesterday. It was an amazing experience. Her voice talked to me and I couldn´t move, tears was falling. Her joy touched me and I felt really great inside. Thank you, Eva. Sing with the angels!
Name: Per Porsild
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Any!
Home town/city and country: Hamar, Norway
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 02:11 AM
Just watched the film and audio clips on Swedish TV. How impressingly wonderful a voice and interpretation. Certainly a pity she is no longer among us - but the more to be rejoiced that so many of her friends and fans succeeded in capturing her music whilst she was here.
Name: Erik Jonsson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: skelleftea/Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 02:54 AM
Thank you,Eva!
Name: Kristin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Stockholm Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 02:55 AM
WOW! What a great voice!!! Saw the program on Swedish TV1 yesterday and was really impressed with Eva's voice! I am a singer myself and got very inspired by her interpretations. It was also good to actually show how the record companies sacrifices a great voice in their sad struggle to put everyone into a little genre-box. I write my own music and know how sad today's musical climat is. It's all about the money. It was refreshing to hear someone truly talanted! Too bad the record companies are too narrowminded for their own good.
Name: RICHARD REDMAN
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: some where over the rainbow, feilds of gold
Home town/city and country: haworth, west yorkshire, uk
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 04:27 AM
i never heard such a brilliant singer, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up immediatley it was like watching one of your favourite films. LONG LIVE THE VOICE OF EVA CASIDY.
Name: Petra Nilsson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Have non
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time after time (so far)
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 04:31 AM
Hi Saw the documentary on Eva on SVT last night, as mentioned above, and I have to agree with everything said about it on this paige. I´m totally overwhelmed by her and have been surfing the internet all day for things about her, and I found that some of her CD´s got sold out today on the most common internetsights!!! I strongly beleive that she has just gotten her well-deserved break-through i Sweden! Just thought you should know...
Name: Peter Sandberg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: dont know yet!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 04:52 AM
I can only agree with everyone else, Truly amazing. Possibly the best female voice since janis joplin. It really bothers me that there were/is no room for a talent like Eva`s in the music industry today. It goes to show that the industry is so far away from were true talent lies. I can only hope record company executives were wathing last night. If you live in stockholm you can find the songbird album at skivfönstret "ringen". They have quite a few copies there. God bless and thank you for the music Eva! ps. another forgotten singer i think is loudon wainwright III, album called "last man on earth" ds.
Name: Leif Eriksson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: How could I pick just one?
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 05:43 AM
Saw a great documentary on swedish television Jan 9th. Heaven must be a great place. Imagine Eva Cassidy on stage every night. Amen.
Name: peter nilsson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at the blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: stockholm sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 07:01 AM
the tears are falling when i listening to evas songs today again after the documentary at svt yesterday,have been on internet and listening to her song is like she is singing strait to your heart and soul.thank you eva
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 07:17 AM
For everyone who misses Eva and everyone of Eva's fans throughout the world, the documentary of Eva Cassidy 20 minutes: http://mmoranski.serverpro3.com/Eva/Nightline%20story.mpg
Name: leslie trout
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: tall trees and fields of gold
Home town/city and country: woodstock, ga 30188
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 08:24 AM
Bittersweet and poignant, her pure voice and presentation evoke our own wistful thoughts and memories. I have only recently heard of Eva but was deeply moved by her voice and and obvious love for her family. Hopefully this website can help you with the pain of losing Eva. Hold her safe in your hearts and know that she loved you so much.
Name: Camilla
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Do not own one...yet!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Jakobstad, Finland
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 08:31 AM
Saw the documentory on swedish television yesterday, january 9th, and I just sat there, unable to even move...It`s been years since I´ve heard anything so beautiful!! What an truly amazing singer she was!! She moved me to tears...
Name: Karin Regnell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time after time or Tennessee Waltz
Home town/city and country: Malmö, Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 09:25 AM
Like many others (I hope) I saw the documentary on television and was utterly amazed. I am envious of you who knew her and you who got a chance to experience the richness of her voice. As I said last night, thank you so much for being a part of this world and making it so much more beautiful. From now on you will have a place in my heart and I hope that I can carry a part of your legacy by doing what I love and believe in. With all of my love, where ever you may be.
Name: Terry
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Don't Make Me Choose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Don't Make Me Choose
Home town/city and country: St. Louis, MO, USA
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 09:44 AM
I fell in love with Eva instantly. I had a co-worker at work that was listening to the CD Songbird. She told me to listen to Over The Rainbow. I rolled my eyes, thinking that it would be another cheesy recording. In my mind no one could touch Judy's version though many, very many, have tried. I agreed to listen and within a few notes, I was hooked. I mean, her phrasing was so totally unique and with her pure sweet voice, it really got me. I mean, it ripped my heart out. I couldn't believe it but Eva's version of Over The Rainbow was making tears run down my cheek. I couldn't believe that that song could sound so new and fresh and different. It was the end of my shift at work. I couldn't leave. I stayed and listened to the whole CD and fell in love with Eva. I now have Eva By Heart, Time After Time, Method Actor and have Imagine and Live At Blues Alley on order. I am going out today to find The Other Side. I think I am becoming obsessed becaue I have come to this web site and am now looking for any other songs available with Eva's voice. I hope more of Eva's music will be released. Over The Rainbow hooked me but I would hate to choose a favorite album or song. I am still amazed at how Eva could take another artist's signature song and totally make it Eva's! PS After finding out about Eva's tragic death, I became connected to her in another way because I am a survivor of Melanoma now for 5 years!
Name: Jennie
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Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 11:06 AM
I saw the documentary on swedish television and I have never been so touched by a program before. What a amazing voice! I´ve fell in love with it right away. What a amazing person she seemed to be! It must have been amazing to have seen her live. I´m going to get all her albums now.
Name: Jugge
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Dont know yet
Home town/city and country: Stockholm
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 11:10 AM
What a wonderful world!! I`m still shock after last nights documentory.What can i say, that voice will guide me til the end and beyond.
Name: Fredrik
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at the Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Upplands Väsby/Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 11:38 AM
I'm an old fan of Eva, so i am just happy to see that she finally get the recognition she deserves here in Sweden.
Name: Lena Lundgren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Nynashamn, Sweden
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 12:08 PM
I saw the documentary about Eva on swedish television yesterday. I think it was fantastic! What a beautiful voice and what a feeling! You can hear that she mean every single word that she sing! I think Eva must be the best singer I've ever heard! Lots of love from another songbird, Lena
Name: Eva K
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Not sure...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I have so many favorites, but at the moment, I think it might be Penny To My Name or Easy Street Dream.. Or Tall Trees In Georgia or perhaps God Bless The Child...? And then there's always Way Beyond The Blue.. :)
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden (like everybody else..)
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 12:28 PM
Hi everyone! I just wanted to say congratulations to all of the new Swedish fans. I haven't been an Eva Cassidy fan for very long either, but it's been a few months now, and I've been working hard these past months on trying to spread the word about Eva's music. Therefore I was extremely excited when I saw that the State television were showing this documentary. The clips from Blues Alley were the best thing I've ever seen on TV and I was completely paralyzed at the end of the program. Thank God I already new about Eva and recorded the program, I have a feeling I'll be watching it a couple of times (a day!) from now on. I advise all of you new fans to buy every album you can find, it'll be the greatest gift you've ever gotten yourself! Love, Eva K
Name: Bon Moorkamp
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Enschede, Netherlands
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 02:24 PM
It took me a few years to finally know her
Name: Eva Cassidy. I had heard about a women with a beautifull voice but dit not know her name. A feeling came over me that this must be the women I read about a few days ago. I went to a Music Store and bought the CD "Songbird". I am a guitarist, songwriter, with one goal in my live: to let people know when music is in tone and when not. I have never heard a person play the guitar as pure and in tone as Eva and sing as pure and in tone as she did. All the tones she makes with her voice and her hands are just right, even a sigh, this is to me like heaven on earth, she must be an angel. Thank you Eva. Bon Moorkamp
Name: Rick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: mmm ...today? ...otr
Home town/city and country: Broken Bow, OK, USA
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 02:36 PM
Laura! Is there not some way that you can get some of the stuff europeans are seeing (and hearing!) available to us in the USA? REPLY FROM LAURA: Rick! I do not control the U.S. media! (Maybe I should?)
Name: billy bayly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: tall trees
Home town/city and country: bowie, maryland
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 03:26 PM
hey guys, i'm a resident of the beatifully suburban town that is known as Bowie, Maryland. Although I grew up in the same parts as Eva, it wasn't until three years ago that I first heard her immaculate voice. And since, I've been hooked. Anyone locally know of a memorial service for Eva's 4oth bday on the 2nd of February? Please let me know. billybayly@hotmail.com Much love and God bless. -Billy
Name: Rick
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 03:41 PM
Sorry, Laura ...understand...thanks for the great web site, anyway! and happy new year ...!
Name: Lars
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Home town/city and country: Umeå
Sent: Fri January 10 2003 08:44 PM
I saw the swedish documentary and was totally stunned... Amazing. I totally agree with Peter Sandberg:"Possibly the best female voice since janis joplin. It really bothers me that there were/is no room for a talent like Eva`s in the music industry today." I also thought of Janis Joplin though I nearly was born when Janis entered the stage. I hope we'll remember Eva for the guts she had to not let the music industry destroy her visions. They wanted hear to fit in the gengre-industry but she refused. God bless Eva for her integrity! God help Britney, Eva is a better model for young girls!
Name: hjeartsdoc
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Several about the same
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Changes constantly
Home town/city and country: Canandaigua,NY
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 02:29 AM
I'm happy to see Eva's conquest of another country! It has truly been astounding to have observed the growing popularity of her music over the last
Name: heartsdoc
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Virtual tie amongst several
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: differs from moment to moment
Home town/city and country: Canandaigua,NY
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 02:44 AM
OOPS! I was so caught up in the "Swedish Invasion" that I made my screen name look Swedish! I also hit "send" before finishing my post! I was just relating my observation of the groundswell of interest in Eva over the last few years. I am not certain as to any legal restrictions relative to copyright, but I have tried for a long while to obtain video clips of Eva singing live. If any of the new Swedish converts would be willing to send me a copy of the documentary, I would gratefully show you my appreciation!
Name: Leif
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine
Home town/city and country: Falun,Dalarna,Sweden
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 06:34 AM
I look in Sweden TV on Eva,a beutiful woice,tank for one very good program. Love to Eva Leif
Name: dOc
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Helsinki, Finland
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 11:21 AM
As many others I see, I also saw the Swedish documentary of Eva Cassidy. I was completely stunned over her voice and became immediately a fan :)
Name: Julie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ?
Home town/city and country: Brighton, Colorado
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 11:24 AM
I saw Eva's CD "Imagine" laying on a friends table yesterday. Then later in the day my friend asked if I'd heard her voice. I decided today to try to find information on her since my friend said she has an amazing voice. I 'm saddened to hear of her death but would love to learn and hear more about her work.
Name: Krister
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: Ystad
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 11:59 AM
In south of Sweden, close to the sea, there is a restaurante for you.... We are looking for a senitive singer like Eva. Send us a message if you want to play and sing here.
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 12:12 PM
The Eva Cassidy documentary is presently unavailable please try again later: http://mmoranski.serverpro3.com/Eva/Nightline%20story.mpg
Name: Anita
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Oslo/Norway
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 12:14 PM
I discovered Eva the day AFTER the swedish documentary. I hope they'll send it again. What is there to say? After this, nothing. Only happiness and sadness. And admire. My heart is full and empty at the same time.
Name: Greger
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Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 12:44 PM
I ordered five Eva-albums today, Eva by Heart, Imagine, Live at Blues Alley, Songbird and Time after Time. I will climb the walls until I get them. According to the cd-webstore´s top-selling list Eva has five records in the top fifteen!!! I think she finally made it in Sweden. Laura, I thank you for this superb homage-site for Eva. Keep up the good work.
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
Home town/city and country: Tallahassee,Fl USA
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 12:44 PM
A friend put together a CD of some of his favorite songs. He listed the songs names but not the titles. When I got to the cover of Emilylou Harris' "Wayfaring Stranger" I was floored. I had to know who's voice this was. He told me Eva Cassidy. I went straight to the music store and bought Live at Blues Alley and Imagine. I've since added Eva by Heart and The Other Side. Thank you Eva, and your bandmates, for making such beautiful music and may you rest in peace.
Name: Greger
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Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 12:48 PM
I mailed Swedish Television today and urged them to send the show again. They haven´t replied yet.
Name: Kerstin
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Home town/city and country: Stockholm
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 12:54 PM
What a wonderful-fantastic voice!! Thank you... for letting me know Eva Cassidy through the documentary on SVT. It was a gift!
Name: Thomas F. Locke
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them....
Home town/city and country: London, Ontario, Canada
Sent: Sat January 11 2003 05:24 PM
Ironically I only heard of Eva during a vacation to England. Her voice is without a doubt the most beautiful I have ever heard. Eva was a angel - yes she was...
Name: Caroline Adolfsson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: You remeber me.
Home town/city and country: Stockholm
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 01:50 AM
I have picked up some of Eva´s songs from the net and I am amazed. What a voice. I have listened again, again and again since I saw the TV program. She adds something special to every old "worn out" song. What a loss that she died so young. Caroline
Name: Nisse Asp
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Dont now yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Borlange/Sweden
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 01:50 AM
I heard a song on tv,Eva Cassidy whos that.Now I now mutch moore,a wonderful singer and performer.Her songs is PLAYED every day in my home. Love to all...
Name: Anna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time after time, Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Stockholm,Sweden
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 01:54 AM
My heart stopped beating, my ears were delighted, and my soul was deeply touched, when I saw and listened to Eva for the first time on Swedish tv the other day. To watch and hear her with the knowledge that she had passed away so young made me almost cry. I also could recognize myself a lot in both her looks as well as her singing and guitar playing. I'm a struggling singer myself, will be 30 this year, and I feel that the music industry have no room for me. I have recently given up after 14 years of hard work. It hurts my soul that I can't live off of what I love doing the most. But, this is the cruel reality, just like it was for Eva. Famous after her death...Who knows, maybe I will be more appreciated after my death as well? Such a sad thought, yet bitter-sweet. I wonder how Eva's personality was. I would have loved to get to know her. Maybe our personality's were alike too? Now, I can't wait to hear all her songs!!! so, far I've only heard a few on the tv program. I imagine listening to her singing all my favorite tunes....can't think of anything I'd enjoy to hear more. Maybe she is singing some of my favorites on her cd's, that remains to be discovered.... Where can I order her cd's??? God bless you all!
Name: Gerry
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Home town/city and country: Melbourne, Australia
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 08:03 AM
Further to Rick's comment on 10 Jan and Laura's response, it would be great if Eva's family (or whoever else controls her material) would release the film clips on video or dvd. They are making them available to the media, and her fans all over the world would greatly appreciate having the opportunity to purchase them. Best wishes to Laura, all the regulars to this site, and to those who have just discovered Eva.
Name: peter sandberg
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Sent: Sun January 12 2003 08:09 AM
Lars, Cool that I was not the only one who thought of janis joplin when i heard Eva sing. I don´t know why really, i just did.I also want to say that i agree with Kristin " it was refreshing to hear someone truly talented". Because there are a lot of talented people. rarely if ever do they get to show it to the world. Most of what we hear is shit (sorry). I´m saying that record companies don´t do what they should. Find the talent and give them the chance to develop. Don´t try to "make" a talent. Even if it´s a gamble. I don´t know if Eva wanted to make it big, but it does not matter. Almost everone who saw the programme and blue note boss will agree that it was a mistake not to sign her. To put it gently..
Name: KENNETH ROWLEY
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: IMAGINE
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Home town/city and country: WASHINGTON C.H. OH. USA
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 09:00 AM
WHAT A VOICE! I ONLY DISCOVERED EVA A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HER VOICE HAS ME SPELL BOUND. WISH SHE WAS STILL WITH US. MAY HER SOUL SING FOREVER
Name: Marilyn Laws Porter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: It Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 10:11 AM
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Sent: Sun January 12 2003 11:44 AM
Mr.Raice McLeod,i just figured out that you're my uncle! I play the piano and guitar (learning), but I want to learn the drums too.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I,agine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy+PTMN
Home town/city and country: Syravcuse NY USA
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 11:47 AM
What is it about this song that draws every emotion out of me? From the Time After Time CD.... "Penny To My Name" Bill and I got married following our first born Daddy left this gas & convenience store just before he died And I was only nineteen when I had my third baby And sometimes I think maybe I should've left here long ago Travellers are stopping by, check their oil and their p.s.i. Gas up and away to fly, moving down the line But this beat-up truck & worn out shoes always give me the blues Billy sucking down the booze nearly every night Chorus I never seen the city lights How they must shine so bright Not like this country night The sky's black as coal And this gas-station mountain home Not a thing to call my own How I wish I was alone With a penny to my name Strangers say this mountain here is beautiful beyond compare But it's just a dumb old mountain; I see it every day If I could see sunset skies over fields of green or ocean-tides, City skyline in the night, I'll be dancing till the dawn Chorus Bill and I got married following our first born Daddy left this gas & convenience store just before he died Maybe Bill & I someday will find a chance to get away Until then it's here I'll stay wishing on a star. Could it be the desperation in the lives of so many people with no way out or is it the reality of life ending to soon before fame can be realized. Thanks to Roger Henderson for this great song and Eva Cassidy for this beautiful rendition.
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 12:29 PM
All you Danish Eva fans, now is a perfect time to start working on the two major Danish tv stations, DR and TV2, to get them to air SVT1's Eva show. DR can be reached at dr@dr.dk while it is a little less easy to get in touch with TV2. Here you must go to the web page http://omtv2.tv2.dk/adresser/kontakt.asp and click the email link "e-mail: TV 2 /DANMARK" next to the TV2 logo. On the page you are now taken to, type in your email address, a heading for your message and the message itself. Don't forget to choose a topic from the drop-down list. I suppose this should be "TV 2/Programplanlægningen". There is so much plastic on TV. We must have one hour of pearl. Right?
Name: Sharon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them
Home town/city and country: Perth Australia
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 03:31 PM
was channel surfing the other night around midnight or so and turned over to our national multicultural station (http://www.sbs.com.au/sbs_front/index.html) and when they have the station closures, they play cd's that they then sell in their "shop". Imagine my surprise when I turned over the channel and heard the sweet sounds of Eva singing Fever. For those Australian fans who are looking for copies of Eva's cd's, I was able to buy them from Sanity Thanks again for a wonderful site that fans of all genres can share.
Name: Stjerna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time is a healer
Home town/city and country: Huskvarna, Sweden
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 09:29 PM
Amazing Eva!!!! I need help to find the album "Best of Eva Cassidy". Help me!!
Name: Amelie Aulin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: have none yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I do not know the name on the one I heard on TV
Home town/city and country: Uppsala, Sweden
Sent: Sun January 12 2003 11:53 PM
I had no idea of who she was and the cult that seems to develop around her - I just can´t get her singing out of my head and heart from last Thursday when I, half asleep listened to a concert on TV. She is so special. I have to find her music. Luckily it seems possible.
Name: Joe Baldwin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Gloucester, United Kingdom
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 01:04 AM
With the ability to effect, touch and influence so many peoples lives irrespective of age, race and religion long after her death, i must stand in awe of a truley heavenly voice and amazing woman. May here memories and voice live forever.
Name: Claire Hudson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: i know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Gloucestershire, UK
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 01:09 AM
What can i say - eva has inspired my life. Such a heroic women who deserves such respect. I think her music can relate to so many people - rest in peace eva, forever in our hearts xx Claire - UK x
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird and Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Sussex, England
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 01:31 AM
Hi all Eva followers and a special hello to all the Swedish newcomers. The response to the recent programme on SVT reminds me of how the groundswell began here, culminating in two #1 albums in the UK, after a clip of Eva singing Over The Rainbow was shown on BBC TV. It is exciting to see Sweden getting the Eva bug and at the same time frustrating that recognition of Eva is still very patchy in her home country. I must echo what a few others have said here, Laura - can we hope for a video/DVD release of the Blues Alley (and others) tapes? What is the copyright situation? Is it so difficult to get? If the Songbird biography, only published in the UK, has sold over 100,000 copies (soft and hardback combined) in little over a year, just imagine what numbers a DVD release of Eva and the band singing some of our favourite tracks could obtain.
Name: Carina
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Home town/city and country: Gothenburg
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 02:19 AM
Message in Swedish: Missade du som jag att spela in programmet om Eva i vecka 2. Skriv till: repris@svt.se, och önska repris! Kram alla vänner i Sverige
Name: ernie kasper
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: langley bc
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 03:58 AM
You are the joy that surrounds my soul! you are the kindness that holds me captive! you are the wonder that makes me smile! you are my island of promises waiting to be born.... But most of all you are my forever mercy a gentle breeze a silent whisper a beauty that is only described in one word LOVE by ernie kasper God bless you all
Name: P O Lindstrom
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: At Last
Home town/city and country: Stockholm
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 04:31 AM
I heard Eva Cassidy for the first time last Thursday on Swedish Television. I was quite stunned and taken by her appearance and couldn't take me eyes and ears from her from the first note to the last. I haven't experienced such a voice with such an intensity and presence for many years. I have listened to jazz, blues, folk, rock and other types of music since early 60's, but this was really something. So tragic her life ended so early. You should never compare an artist to another, but Evas reminds me a little of the swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund and of the fragile norwegian jazz singer Radka Toneff, who sadly died in 1988.
Name: Andrew Laverick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: It changes with my mood...!
Home town/city and country: London, England
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 05:17 AM
I am always saddened when I think of such a talent being taken when there was so much more to give. I listen to Eva's music when I need a change of mood, or when I want some solitude. I wonder if she ever knew how much she touched peoples lives.
Name: Booker T. Gibson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All six
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What's on now!
Home town/city and country: Merrick, NY. USA
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 06:55 AM
Laura, I've written a couple times. Thanks so much for maintaining this site. So many have gotten "the Message" that Eva's on a higher level.Someone here wrote, Eva's not entertaining per se but talking very personally to you". Maybe, that's why I love to listen to Eva by myself.It's a little selfish...but I cry too easily. Bye for now. Booker
Name: Linda Bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Scottsdale, Arizona USA
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 07:05 AM
I was introduced to Eva's Music right after New Years Eve, at a friends house....It brought me to tears....Joy and Sorrow....She was truly the Songbird and We are Blessed to be able to listen as she still shares her music...Thank You to Her Friends and Family for Making it Possible...
Name: Anna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time after time, Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 07:19 AM
Thank you so much all you who replied to my e-mail regarding where to get her cd's etc. You seem like such nice people, all of you here. I have now ordered 5 cd's with Eva from cdon.se! Can't wait to hear them over and over again. I wish Eva was still alive so that she could record many more songs. I'm sure she's happy, singing up in heaven with all the angels, watching over her loved ones. God bless, and thank you Eva for sharing your beautiful talent with us. You were too good for this world, God wanted you back in heaven...
Name: Gail
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Home town/city and country: Atlanta, GA, USA
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 10:34 AM
(Sorry about the previous false starts...). I don't think I have heard a song that has moved me more than Who Knows Where the Time Goes - I cannot get enough of it. I feel evangelical about it, compelled to "spread the word" about Eva and this song. Thanks for this web site!
Name: Gail
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Home town/city and country: Atlanta, GA, USA
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 10:34 AM
(Sorry about the previous false starts...). I don't think I have heard a song that has moved me more than Who Knows Where the Time Goes - I cannot get enough of it. I feel evangelical about it, compelled to "spread the word" about Eva and this song. Thanks for this web site!
Name: anon
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time after time, imagine Home town/city and country:
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 01:52 PM
i guess i like the songs that eva chose to sing, im sure they meant alot to her, i can picture her listening to them and deciding to learn and sing them as her own. you can tell she loved to sing, i love her style, as well as her voice. i love singing too.
Name: Chuck
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Stormy Monday
Home town/city and country: Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 03:44 PM
I first heard about Eva about two years ago in a passing conversation with an online acquaintance about great jazz singers. "Of course," she said, "you have to include Eva Cassidy in the top five..." It was the first time I'd heard the name. It wasn't the last. In the last couple of years I've managed to collect, from various sources, seven of her albums. God, what a great, eclectic body of work! Linda, you had it wrong. Ms. Cassidy was so much more than merely a jazz singer! I have spent countless hours listening to Eva and company, and recruiting others to the cause. I haven't had anyone express any regrets.... As for this website; thanks, Laura! You've been a great source of news and information. And, after reading this guest book on and off for a while, I felt it was high time I contributed. Thanks then, too, to those of you who have left messages here. I've felt among kindred spirits here. It's nearly as heartwarming as listening to the lady herself.
Name: David
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Home town/city and country: Portland, Oregon
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 06:46 PM
As I sit here in the kitchen late at night listening to my favorite Eva song for the twentieth time in a row, I feel strangely and wonderfully connected. That voice, the music, and the joy!!! Yes, who knows where the time goes?? I did not count the time, either. And it's time to start! Thank you for the reminder.
Name: reesa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I have yet to hear one.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Her single Time after Time
Home town/city and country: Perth Australia
Sent: Mon January 13 2003 08:48 PM
A friend emailed me Time after Time and I was in awe such a passionate and intoxicating voice. What a loss to the music industry her passing will be. But what better place to have the voice of an Angel than in heaven. Thanks for touching my life Eva xxxx
Name: Carl
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All!
Home town/city and country: Helsingland, Sweden
Sent: Tue January 14 2003 02:43 AM
I´m so sad she´s gone but yet happy that I´ve heard her sing on Swedish TV.
Name: Julie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Ireland
Sent: Tue January 14 2003 05:39 AM
I was so amazed when i first heard Eva sing, then my music taste was always pop or rock but now i listen to nothing else but her albums. i love Danny Boy because it seems so Irish and so moving. i am only 16 now but i know that i will never hear a more beautiful singer then eva. she was a treasure that was not appreciated enough.
Name: Matt Warne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: London, UK
Sent: Tue January 14 2003 10:22 AM
Glad to see that other countries are picking up on the phenomenon - looks like Eva's a definite hit in Sverige! If anyone in the UK is interested, Mark Hagen can be emailed at mark.hagen@bbc.co.uk - perhaps if he gets enough he'll put up an Eva video for Valentine's day or her Birthday Feb 2nd!
Name: Graham Wright
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Home town/city and country: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sent: Tue January 14 2003 03:29 PM
In the Concert Hall Store, of which I am the owner, located in downtown Toronto, Canada in Commerce Court. We have sold 2,500 units of Songbird and 550 units of Imagine. Is this a world record for one store? We are 900 square feet in a food court where office workers get their lunches and we hope pick up an Eva Cassidy CD. Graham
Name: Dave
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: Hexham UK
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 12:56 AM
Hello everyone in the UK.It would be great to see another video on TOTP2 near Eva's birthday, and Matt Warne's message below got me thinking. From time to time TOTP2 do specials on a particular top artist with tracks and interviews info etc. The show's half-hour format would be perfect for an Eva special. We get to see all the uncut video and maybe some interviews with band members as well. Why not email the show's producer and put in a request, he knows it would be popular, the OTR video was their most requested track ever! emial Mark Hagen at: mark.hagen@bbc.co.uk
Name: Xajo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autum leaves
Home town/city and country: Rocafort del Bages (Barcelona) Catalonia
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 04:15 AM
Gran descubrimiento, desconocida hasta hace muy poco, hoy por hoy es muy dificil establecer cual es su mejor disco o su mejor canción sin duda lo mejor es su voz y todo el sentimiento que esconde cada una de ellas. Tal vez sea una de las mejores voces y de las mejores versiones que se han hecho de standars del jazz i del blues. Ojalá pudiera haberte visto en directo. Gracoas Eva
Name: Xajo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autum leaves
Home town/city and country: Rocafort del Bages (Barcelona) Catalonia
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 04:15 AM
Gran descubrimiento, desconocida hasta hace muy poco, hoy por hoy es muy dificil establecer cual es su mejor disco o su mejor canción sin duda lo mejor es su voz y todo el sentimiento que esconde cada una de ellas. Tal vez sea una de las mejores voces y de las mejores versiones que se han hecho de standars del jazz i del blues. Ojalá pudiera haberte visto en directo. Gracias Eva
Name: Logan
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Sent: Wed January 15 2003 09:36 AM
It's terryfing the way how I got to know Eva Cassidy.After listening to the masterful interpretation of "Over the Rainbow",I wanted to know more about her.So I discovered,with my great amazement,that this beatiful singer was dead 6 years ago and that noone practically knew her. What a pity for the music!
Name: göran
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All five.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Still Not Ready
Home town/city and country: Nacka, Sweden
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 10:36 AM
Heard about her 14 days ago. Just love her. Her voice i fantastic. Now I got all songs from the five CD:s and a few more other artist she´s joined, thanks to all people using filesharing.
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: You've Changed
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 11:43 AM
What downloading diligence, Göran. No comparison intended, I suppose a Christian is no less a Christian for having xeroxed the Bible.
Name: charmaine healey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Dorrigo Australia
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 01:56 PM
Just getting to know Eva, and her beautiful music, have just bought Songbird and Imagine, listening for the first time, just luv her, will play many on community radio 2bbb Bellingen NSW Australia, Wonderful informative website, Thanks guys, Cheers Charmaine
Name: Chris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: they are all superb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Woodstock/Imagine/Songbird
Home town/city and country: Sheffield England
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 03:38 PM
I discovered the music of Eva 3 years ago. Never before had i felt so moved by a piece of music. The first time i heard eva was when i bought the `Eva By Heart` album. At the end of the first track `I Know You By Heart` i found myself weeping. I play guitar myself so i realise how hard it is to play and sing at the same time. Eva and the rest of the band will always be a part of my life now. Although i never met Eva, by listening to her music, i feel as though ive known her for years. What a great loss but she will always be here in our hearts
Name: Carina Svensson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Gothenburg
Sent: Wed January 15 2003 10:42 PM
Message in Swedish: Hej alla vänner i Sverige & Norden, ingen har väl missat att programmet om Eva kommer i repris, vi är många som önskat och de lyssnade! Fredag 14 februari, klockan 22.55 på SVT2, denna gången laddar vi videon!
Name: Greger
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Home town/city and country: Alnö, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 16 2003 04:57 AM
Today I heard Eva´s version of Imagine played on Swedish Television between two shows. I guess SVT has embraced Eva´s talent. We thank SVT for listening to their audience.
Name: joe webster
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: i know you by heart.
Home town/city and country: penrith sydney. australia
Sent: Thu January 16 2003 05:42 AM
i am a new listener to eva,s music, but very glad i have discovered this beautiful voice. as a male it takes someone with a special voice to bring me to tears but eva can do it,i feel the hairs on my neck stand up when she sings. i know you by heart, envokes so many memories for me. thankyou eva,s parents for this gift, so sorry for such a loss.but to have some one for a short time is greater than never to have had them at all.the music will live on, as will eva. all my regards joe.
Name: Bren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: So I'd Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: London, Canada
Sent: Thu January 16 2003 08:46 AM
First heard her CD at the music store over the PA system. She was singing "Over the Rainbow". Everyone in the store stopped what they were doing and stood still - listening. It was an amazing sight. Many of us had tears in our eyes and when she finished we realized we had heard something truly special. I have listened to this CD many many times and am still moved to tears by the honesty of her singing. She sings from a place of purity and truth. Only a true artist can reach this place. We are all blessed to have such an angel looking over us.
Name: Ken McLaren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Ingleside,Ontario Canada
Sent: Thu January 16 2003 10:20 AM
I just became aware of Eva, a few months ago. This the most refreshing voice, that I have heard in many years.She has enrichened my music collection. The entertainment industry has lost a jewel, and although I was not aware of her before her untimely passing, she will be forever remembered,
Name: Annika
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All five!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Impossible to choose
Home town/city and country: Halmstad, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 16 2003 10:33 AM
I'm glad Sweden has finally discovered this greatly talented songstress, I got her CD's about a year ago from a pal in the US!! :) Songbird enters the charts at number 6 here I see - brilliant!! Many blessings to you Eva - I hope you're aware of your success and the sheer JOY people get listening to you!!!
Name: Mårten
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Linköping, Sweden
Sent: Thu January 16 2003 03:27 PM
Here in Sweden it seem sthat everone is talking about, and listening to Eva at the moment. Brilliant!
Name: Curre
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Gothenburg Sweden
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 01:51 AM
What a fantastic singer and what a feeling in her voice .I saw her for the first time in TV last week and the CD:s sold out the same weekend but now they are back in the stores again so you can enjoy her again.
Name: Pauric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: "Songbird"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "Fields of Gold"
Home town/city and country: Co. Meath, Ireland
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 02:43 AM
Eva Cassidy is one of the best artists that ever entered a recording studio.I discovered her music two years ago when i heard her version of Sting's "Fields of Gold" on Irish radio. Eva's unique voice has stayed with me since and her albums now take pride of place in my music collection
Name: Georgie
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Home town/city and country: Connecticut
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 07:48 AM
Add me to the list of those who discovered Eva through figure skating, of all things. This is from someone who has followed the "jamband" scene closely the last couple of years, writing articles on people like Phil Lesh's band. I'm not real "up" on a lot of pop music but how'd I miss this? I guess cause I don't watch Nightline or the WB, don't always get to everything in the NYT or the Journal like I should, and most of the music passed to me is rare bootleg material. As was suggested in one of the articles on this fantastic website, I'm sure I had heard Eva's music in passing. I probably watched that Michelle Kwan exhibition at the Olympics. I'm NOT THAT BIG a figure skating fan, by the way. Don't tell my friends, but the beauty of it makes me makes me cry sometimes. Probably more because of the music than the skating. Years ago Brian Boitano performed to an acoustic cover of John Waite's Missing You. I really liked it (much more than the original) but I never found out who it was. This time I resolved to find out. I was watching the NY Giant/SF 49'ers game a few Sundays ago and when the Giants went up 38-14 (they eventually lost) I switched over to see the last 30 seconds of Kristi Yamaguchi's skate. I made a mental note..."acoustic Imagine"...and later punched it up on Amazon. Quite honestly, I hadn't heard of Eva Cassidy when she came up. I haven't stopped listening, reading and crying since. P.S. Recently made another mental note about The Blind Boys of Alabama when I saw them on Don Imus' show and picked up their new album, which is quite good. Happily, it contains versions of People Get Ready and Wade in the Water. More than coincidence perhaps?
Name: Rebeka Tupper
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Phoenix, AZ USA
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 07:56 AM
I first heard Eva Cassidy when I saw Michelle Kwan skating to "Fields of Gold". Michelle Kwan is a beautiful skater to watch, but I found myself paying more attention to the music than the skating!All I can remember thinking is "I have to find out who is singing that song!". I had heard Sting sing "Fields of Gold" but never thought much of it. When Eva sang it, it suddenly came alive. The song moved me to tears the first few times I listened to her sing it. I was deeply saddened to learn that Eva had passed away. I am a singer myself and can appreciate what a glorious gift she had. The world was truly robbed when it lost Eva Cassidy!! It is so rare that a soul is blessed with such an amazing gift as Eva had. I am so thankful that she recorded her music for the world to listen to. Even though she was not able to enjoy international commercial success within her lifetime (which she so richly deserved), I know that she is smiling down from heaven and leading a choir of angels in song. Her voice is a lasting testament to all those who sing for the joy of singing, that nothing good is ever lost to the world completely and that you should follow your dreams no matter what. Eva has inspired me to follow my own singing dream and I am starting today by going out and buying "Fields of Gold" on a karaoke CD. There are not enough words in my heart to say what I feel about Eva's gift. I only hope that I can someday make people feel as moved by my own singing as I have felt by hers.
Name: Mariya Zahir
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Feilds of gold and over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Bradford , UK
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 08:54 AM
I first heard the 2 songs when my sister put the album on.She sang it so beutufully .
Name: Malin Berggren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time after time
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 10:20 AM
I heard Ewa Cassidy on Tv about two weeks ago..It was the first time I heard her sing. I didnt know before who she was. What a voice, singing, spirit! Im not gonna forget her, noway...She was wonderful! I smiled when i saw her singing,I cried, I laughed. The music and her friends was her life...I understand that. I had a friend, Veronica, she was blind since birth, she snag like a bird and she got cancer..She sang in 3 local cd:s in her hometown..In december a few years ago she got the answer from her doctor, that she had cancér. After 6 weeks she died at home..She had a husband and a daughter 13 years.. I feel for Ewa and her family with their lost, her friends, partners. I Love you Ewa....Thank you for the music... Malin
Name: Jennifer Steffen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Tennessee Waltz
Home town/city and country: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 01:06 PM
A good friend of mine who knows of my passion for music bought me "Songbird" for Christmas 2002, I fell in love and went to the nearest music store to buy more, they only had "Imagine". I intend to search for the other albums her voice is like an angel that when I play her music my 2 birds try to sing with her!
Name: Sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Can Only Be Me (though my favorite changs quite often)
Home town/city and country: Huntington Beach, California, USA
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 02:51 PM
Words fail me to describe Eva and her amazing artistic qualities. I mean, not only is her voice amazing, but she did great artwork too! For those who never heard of her, they're missing what music was made for!
Name: pam
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Oh Had I A Golden Thread & Time Is A Healer
Home town/city and country: Chicago, Illinois USA
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 04:06 PM
It has been a few months since I was introduced to Eva's music and it has been the most moving and inspirational music I have ever heard. I have been very busy passing her CD's on to friends and collegues.The other day I walked into a restaurant called The Corner Bakery (very popular) and they were playing Eva's Blue Skies. I asked about it and it was a corporate compliation tape. Have a great New Years, Eva Fans. Pam Eva's birthday is Feb 2 she would have been 40 Peace be with you Eva
Name: Ed Boswell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: California
Sent: Fri January 17 2003 04:37 PM
Eva is so sweet. I suggest to anyone who loves her voice to buy a CD by the closest sounding vocalist, the late Sandy Denny. She was an English singer in the late 60's and early 70's, England's Woman vocalist of the year three years in a row. He fell down her steps and broke her neck at the top of her game. Her solo CD "Like an Old-Fashioned Waltz" or "Sandy" are the ones, preferable to her work with Fairport Convention. I'm positive that Eva Cassidy was influenced by Sandy Denny, as evidenced by her singing "Who knows where the Time Goes". Sandy Denny is the ONLY singer I've EVER heard that emotes like the magical Eva Cassidy, and was blessed with a longer career, and did first class recordings. She collaborated with Richard Thompson in Fairport Convention. I'd love to see a compliation of both Sandy Denny and Eva Cassidy. The collection would be seemless, and it would be very difficult to find any difference in the beauty of their magical voices. Cheers
Name: ainsley nee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird and imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: england, nottingham
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 12:09 AM
i love her songs they make me feel better my grandma has cancer for the fifth time and the doctors say she is going to die because there is nothing they can do for her.thanks to all at macmillan cancer research. love and peace out from evas 15 year old fan ainsley nee
Name: Fälth
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Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 04:10 AM
Didn´t no that she existed,then one nigth i turned on the tv,and there she was with that wonderfould voice! The songs she is singing is making me feel very good,thank you for these moment´s.
Name: Fälth
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Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 04:11 AM
Didn´t no that she existed,then one nigth i turned on the tv,and there she was with that wonderfould voice! The songs she is singing is making me feel very good,thank you for these moment´s.
Name: Asa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them, but right now...Imagine
Home town/city and country: Islamabad, Pakistan
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 09:49 AM
I know that this is not the time or the place to be writing such stuff, but I'm a peacenik thru and thru. And this world is getting so messed up, it's lost it's amusement. There's war, famine, catastrophes going on all over the world, and there probably is something everyone can do about it, but no one is. It's a sad situation that man is against man. And we're all the same. We are all humans first, and then Muslims, Christians, Jews and whatever. Why can't we all just be together for the sake of humanity, if nothing else? I'd like everyone to pray and hope for a better future. I'm 20, but I'll STILL say that someone has to leave something in inheritance for our children and our children's children. My generation's gotten a strange enough planet as it is, and if the ball starts rolling and gains momentum, it might be difficult to stop it. What we, as humans are doing, is digging a well, and we're going on digging so deep, that eventually it might get extremely hard to get out, unless someone throws us a line. But there IS no one to do that. So let's hope and pray, and do our best to be the ones who can throw the line, in whatever way we can, contribute as we can, to making a better society and remove hate and prejudice from the world. We are all equal in the eyes of God, in the eyes of ANY God, Hindu Gods, the Muslim God, the Christian God...except on the basis of virtue. And if we cannot love our fellow man, who CAN we love? It's deplorable, and therefore, I just want everyone to pray that tomorrow the sun shines brighter and the storm passes and we have rainbows all over the place. Amen.
Name: Margot
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: can't pick one
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: can't pick one either, but Autumn Leaves stands out (made my dad cry...)
Home town/city and country: Wijk aan Zee
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 09:52 AM
Hello everybody, My brother came up with another Eva lyrics link: http://lyrics.mp3s.ru/view/exec/Eva%20Cassidy/ This one is from Russia, but gets you to the lyrics immediately. Good to see that she's known there too! They have 29 songs. Seems Eva is getting a family thing 'cause my mum told me that they play at least one Eva song every week on one of our national late-night radio shows. Maybe we here in the Netherlands should bombard our national TV with requests for the swedish Eva show, too!!! Thanks Laura, for your great work, and thanks Chris B. for producing the unfinished Eva songs the way you did. Must be a hell of a responsability to do it in the way you think she would aprove of... Love to all, Margot
Name: Kavik
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow (and many more)
Home town/city and country: Buckley, WA USA
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 09:53 AM
Laura...you've probably already considered it, but if not, how about compiling a hardcover book with your website guestbook entries? You have thousands of entries ready for you to find the best ones to put in a book. That would be a book we'd all want to have. Reading these guestbook entries is so touching and wonderful...all of them are positive! One cannot read just a few of them without weeping with love. A title? What a wealth of possibilites right in the guestbook. Maybe "Letters to a Songbird"...or as one entry says, "Tonight My Ears Fell in Love" Best to you Laura.
Name: man
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Sent: Sat January 18 2003 11:38 AM
I am felling both glad and sad. I sad because the many people in word are more interesting in look and money then life it self. I glad because I have discovered Eva and I am glad when the tears falling down, this is what music is all about (and life).
Name: Jan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/The Other Side w/ Chuck Brown
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: You don't know me...w/ Chuck Brown
Home town/city and country: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 07:09 PM
There is not a doubt in my mind, that God created Eva Cassidy to make music. My only question is why he left her for such a short time, and where is she making music now? Eva is that proverbial angel I've heard so much about, When people say, "she sings like an angel", they had obviously heard Eva.
Name: Janet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Currently The Anniversary Song
Home town/city and country: Brisbane, Australia
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 11:48 PM
I first heard Eva Cassidy in the US. Then again on the BBC whilst in France. The first song was Over the Rainbow and once you've heard it, you're hooked. It was so sad to find out she'd died young. At the time I discovered her, I was going through a lot of personal problems and her music helped. I now have 4 CD's (only 2 I don't own and I will soon!) and listen to her all the time. Suits my current mood. I was quite amazed to find on the web site that her birthday was the same day as mine. Maybe that's part of the connection. I'm just so grateful to all those who worked to get her music out to the rest of us.
Name: Janet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Currently The Anniversary Song
Home town/city and country: Brisbane, Australia
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 11:49 PM
I first heard Eva Cassidy in the US. Then again on the BBC whilst in France. The first song was Over the Rainbow and once you've heard it, you're hooked. It was so sad to find out she'd died young. At the time I discovered her, I was going through a lot of personal problems and her music helped. I now have 4 CD's (only 2 I don't own and I will soon!) and listen to her all the time. Suits my current mood. I was quite amazed to find on the web site that her birthday was the same day as mine. Maybe that's part of the connection. I'm just so grateful to all those who worked to get her music out to the rest of us.
Name: Janet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Currently The Anniversary Song
Home town/city and country: Brisbane, Australia
Sent: Sat January 18 2003 11:50 PM
I first heard Eva Cassidy in the US. Then again on the BBC whilst in France. The first song was Over the Rainbow and once you've heard it, you're hooked. It was so sad to find out she'd died young. At the time I discovered her, I was going through a lot of personal problems and her music helped. I now have 4 CD's (only 2 I don't own and I will soon!) and listen to her all the time. Suits my current mood. I was quite amazed to find on the web site that her birthday was the same day as mine. Maybe that's part of the connection. I'm just so grateful to all those who worked to get her music out to the rest of us.
Name: Ken Keeping
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow, Wade in the Water.
Home town/city and country: Bridgend, SouthWales,UK
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 01:33 AM
Eva had the voice of an angel. If more singers put as much of themselves into their work, with the feeling that she did, then the music word would be a better place. May her music stay with us for always.
Name: Ken Keeping
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow, Wade in the Water.
Home town/city and country: Bridgend, SouthWales,UK
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 01:34 AM
Eva had the voice of an angel. If more singers put as much of themselves into their work, with the feeling that she did, then the music word would be a better place. May her music stay with us for always.
Name: Eva Samsøe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after time/Songbird
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Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 02:52 AM
Dear Eva. I know you're not here anymore, but I also know that you can follow what is going on here on earth and that are among us in some form. I want to thank you for what your voice did for my dying father. The Cancer won and he past away the 19th of December 2002 - while hearing your heavenly voice. Thank you for your calmness and your heavenly voice. Oles daughter Eva.
Name: Eva Samsøe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after time/Songbird
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Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 02:52 AM
Dear Eva. I know you're not here anymore, but I also know that you can follow what is going on here on earth and that are among us in some form. I want to thank you for what your voice did for my dying father. The Cancer won and he past away the 19th of December 2002 - while hearing your heavenly voice. Thank you for your calmness and your heavenly voice. Oles daughter Eva.
Name: Sue McAusland
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Chudleigh, Nr. Exeter, Devon, England
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 06:10 AM
The first time i heard Eva Cassidy was at my friend's wedding. She'd died of Lukemia, she was only 8, and they played 'Fields of Gold'. Ever since, I cry when I hear it, remembering her, and her struggle. I think the world has been deprived of one of the most beautiful voices in the world, and one of the few people who can truly touch a person's heart.
Name: Adi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Down, Ireland
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 08:40 AM
The first time I heard Eva I couldn't quite believe the sound I was hearing. It was so pure, so clear, like listening to water flow. From there it just got better and better. Her music is so powerful and emotive I have not known one person who has not been moved by one of her songs. Her gift is truly ours.
Name: Fredrik Zäll
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Malmoe/Sweden
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 09:16 AM
I'm very sad that Eva is not with us anymore, her voice is so soft and tender. I haven't heard about her before, but after a documentary on the national Swedish TV-channel I'm totally hooked and it's hard to find these musicians today. The closest I can compare with is Sarah McLachlan, but still not on the same level as Eva. Take care and I want to thank you for a great site Love Fred
Name: Jennie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Sundsvall, Sweden
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 09:27 AM
I just read in the paper that Evas album "Songbird" went straight to number 6 on the sailschart in Sweden this week and "Imagine" went to number 39 and both will probably climb higher. In the article it said that people had been calling like crazy to the recordcompany that distributes Evas records and "Songbird" was sold out in three days. Swedish television got so many phonecalls that the documentary about Eva will air again on the 14th of february.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: london uk
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 10:04 AM
i wasent around when eva was but one time i was watching stars in there eyes and i saw this girl singing this song called over the rainbow and it was beautiful the words were so deep and from the heart it made me cry! so after that i went around searching for the person who sang that song i eventually did find out who it was and i knew my mum liked eva`s music anyway but now i dont stop listening to it i would like to be a singer when i get older because im 14 now but id just like to say her songs are beautiful and she does sing like a angel.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: london uk
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 10:04 AM
i wasent around when eva was but one time i was watching stars in there eyes and i saw this girl singing this song called over the rainbow and it was beautiful the words were so deep and from the heart it made me cry! so after that i went around searching for the person who sang that song i eventually did find out who it was and i knew my mum liked eva`s music anyway but now i dont stop listening to it i would like to be a singer when i get older because im 14 now but id just like to say her songs are beautiful and she does sing like a angel.
Name: Maria
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 11:18 AM
I have only known about Eva for a few weeks,i found a album of her"songbird" at a friends house at a party looking through som cd:s,and couldt move an inch... i just sat there listning through the songs over and over again.... So now i want to know all about Eva cassidy... I saw her on a program on swedish tv last week or so,and had the chance of tapeing it:) I was sad to here that she had past a way,would like the chance to see her performe live
Name: Sandra
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: the one playing at the moment
Home town/city and country: Redmond, Wash. USA
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 02:23 PM
I just watched the exhibition skating following the US National compition. I was so hoping that Michelle Kwan would choose Fields of Gold by Eva to skate to. Sure enough that is what she choose. I only wish the network would display the artist doing the song. They never seem to. Michelle did a beautiful job as always, with Eva's voice filling the arena with her amazing talent. I too agree with Kavik, I think the suggestion to compile a book of some or most of the entries that are here in the "guestbook'" is a wonderful idea. I relly love to go back and read through all of the wonderful messages and how Eva has come into their lives. Sandra
Name: Ray
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Toms River, New Jersey
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 02:36 PM
I first saw a program about her on Nightline when it aired a year or two ago. Since then I have gotten every song that she has recorded. Currently I listen alot to her album Imagine. I hope that there are more coming in the future. Not a day goes by that I don't listen to at least one song by her. People at work have heard me playing her cd's and ask who is that and I wind up making them a cd so they too can experience her beautiful voice. What a sad loss to the musical world. One can only imagine what she would have become...
Name: Ray
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Toms River, New Jersey
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 02:36 PM
I first saw a program about her on Nightline when it aired a year or two ago. Since then I have gotten every song that she has recorded. Currently I listen alot to her album Imagine. I hope that there are more coming in the future. Not a day goes by that I don't listen to at least one song by her. People at work have heard me playing her cd's and ask who is that and I wind up making them a cd so they too can experience her beautiful voice. What a sad loss to the musical world. One can only imagine what she would have become...
Name: Michael
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Home town/city and country: Scarsdale, New York, USA
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 03:43 PM
So I'm watching the USA Women's Ice Skating Championship, and Michele Kwan is skating a post-competition demonstration to a very familiar song.... I go to the Web, and discover its Fields of Gold ! And today is the day I discovered Eva, the joy of finding someone so spiritual and pure. My joy is matched by the sadness to discover she died. I guess I'm lucky to have even found her, but I join all of you today in the grief of a newly found friend, dead. Bummer.
Name: Michaela Cameron
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL! But probably Blues Alley! I never tire of her work! It's always fresh and inspirational.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Tall Trees in Georgia and Anniversary Song.
Home town/city and country: Sydney, Australia
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 04:33 PM
I have loved Eva's music for a couple of years now along with my family and friends who I have converted along the way - running out and purchasing the music as soon as I could afford it! . . .As a 19 yr old singer/guitarist, Eva has touched me greatly. She continually educates us all, opening our minds and hearts to the many great artists who touched her the way she now touches us. Her success, despite resisting the artistically stifling one-genre practice of the music industry, proves that real appreciation of good music is not lost to the world. I wish there was a DVD of the complete performance "Live At Blues Alley" it would absolutely be the most precious footage. Why do we have to lose so many great artists? - Jeff Buckley, Eva, Piaf, to name but a few. My greatest disappointment is that I will never have the opportunity to see such a special performer play live, which is why I would give anything to have "Blues Alley" in its entirity. She is an inspiration to all - Thankyou Eva.
Name: bill downey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: golden thread & woodstock
Home town/city and country: toronto canada
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 06:28 PM
it is remarkable the way Eva Cassidy's music has created such a place for her in the inner world of my psyche that I dream about her and reflect as though she were someone so close to me. We have singers in Canada like K.D. Lang, and Celine Dion who, according to peoples tastes, moves them with their powerful and technically proficient voices, but Eva does not belong to this class at all. Eva's class is the class of saints called as Sufis in the middle east. The beauty and the power of the music of a true sufi is its purity of spiritual devotion. The sufi sings for the worship of nature, for the appretiation of God's love, and to share their ecstasy of union with God to others. The sufi sings of the unity of all religions and the oneness of all things. A sufi cannot sing for selfish gain, or exploit their musical talents for their own recognition or praise. In fact the sufi will say that the recognition and praise belongs to the one one who sings through them, that is the life force of creation itself, God's love. Evas reluctance to exploit her gifts according to the whims of market forces is excellent proof of her spiritual stature, and the proof of her mystical union with God is in the remarkable way her music touches peoples inner life so profoundly. In fact, it is interesting that she chose to sing, "Had I a Golden Thread", and that it was her favorite of her own recordings, because this song perfectly expresses the desire on the part of the true artist to bind up the wounded world with the thread of perfect union (rainbow design) that is the golden thread of their pure creative desire. Thank you Eva for your tireless devotion to art's highest spiritual principles. I would also like to mention that it is great to see how people from all over have taken to expressing their love for Evas music in forums like this site, so we can be reminded of our brothers and sisters everywhere for whom real music really matters. It is worth noting how a great artist builds bridges between people and communities and countries through their work even long after she is gone. I had a vivid dream in which Eva's spirit was reborn on earth now. I saw this child, a little girl about one year old. The child was beautiful, blue eyes and a very energetic nature. She was born again to complete her mission of bringing peoples attention to their spirit, to their inner life through music and painting. I don't get visions of this kind, or take to any kind of psychic things of past of future lifetimes, but this was a rather concrete experience - I would not share it here otherwise. Thanks for a wonderful site!
Name: Mary Burrows
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Home town/city and country: Wallowa, Oregon
Sent: Sun January 19 2003 07:13 PM
I haven't been able to select my favorite. My niece sent me an email about Eva. I just bought Imagine and it is wonderful. I am anxious to find more cds of her music. So sad she is gone but so grateful for her gift to all of us. Best Regard, mary
Name: Leanne Sharkey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Derry, N.Ireland
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 12:10 AM
its been a few years now since i first heard eva's music and im still totally and completely in love with her amazing voice. i was never really into jazz but now i love it all thanx to eva! eva was a great and gifted lady with a God givin talent for music and art. the way i feel when i listen to her music and study her art is unbelievable. i just wanna stay like that forever! she truely inspires me and i know i'll meet her wen i leave this world for heaven. xoxox
Name: Kathleen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold (do we have to pick just one?)
Home town/city and country: Minnesota, USA
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 04:40 AM
Howdy everybody! I have most of Eva's work but for complete CDs, I'm missing "No Boundaries." It's extrememly back ordered so I don't have it yet. In the meantime, I've been reading reviews of it and they aren't very encouraging. In fact, some of the songs look like they're from the "Method Actor" CD which I really didn't like. Should I still get the No Boundaries CD given that I already have some of the songs? Are there any standout songs or at least one "must have" on it? Thanks, Kathleen
Name: Denise Evola
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL OF THEM
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow, songbird
Home town/city and country: London Ont. Canada
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 09:25 AM
I was introduced to Eva's music 2 yrs.ago.She brings tears to my eyes and my hair stands on end when I hear her sing.I missed the " Nightline" piece Could they repeat it again? I play her C.D.'s every week. She has the voice of an ANGEL.Thank you GOD for her music.I will be asking my radio station for requests on her birthday. Denise
Name: connie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: California
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 09:42 AM
Inspiring, soulful music
Name: Greger
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Alnö, Sweden
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 09:49 AM
I got my five Eva-albums five hours ago. I have just finnished the first listen-through and I must say I am even more amazed over her voice now than I was this morning. I wish I could quit my dayjob and spend all my time dwelling in this glen of delight, at least for a couple of weeks. I will hereafter spread Eva´s legacy to all my friends with great joy.
Name: Sverre Ringstad
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ALL
Home town/city and country: Oslo, Norway
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 10:54 AM
This site seems to be "under construction" but still there are sound- & videoclips thats worth to see! http://www.vigdiswisur.com/sound.htm Have a nice day from Norway!
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Sent: Mon January 20 2003 11:11 AM
"No boundaries" has two versions of the David Christoper penned song "Little Children" on it.Absoulutely brilliant, both verbally and lyrically. Harry.S. ( Nottingham. U.K.)
Name: Mike Evans
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who knows where the time goes?
Home town/city and country: Basingstoke, England
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 11:26 AM
I first heard Eva on the Terry Wogan radio show in England. It was her version of John Lennon's Imagine and I was driving to work. An unbelievable voice and such a moving version of the song, it made me cry. I have several of her albums now and have just read the Songbird book. I feel so sad that I will never be able to see her perform live, but to put the head phones on and listen to her beautiful voice will forever be a moving experience. May God take care of her.
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Depends on the day
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto
Home town/city and country: Conway, AR
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 11:41 AM
The Steven Digman article is a "must read". I think we all forget that, had it not been for Grace Griffith sending the tape to Blix Street, we might have never had the joy of hearing Eva sing. Use Laura's link to go to Amazon.com and listen to some of Grace's clips. It's easy to understand why Eva admired her so much. I certainly plan to add her to my collection! Thank you, Grace, for sending the tape to Blix Street! Fondest regards to all, Jo
Name: John Armstrong
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Aldershot, England
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 12:09 PM
The inane garbage churned out by the so-called pop-stars of today will be forgotten tomorrow. The shear beauty of Eva's voice is truly timeless. I, like so many others, first heard Eva sing "Over The Rainbow". I had to listen to it over and over again. Nothing has got closer to perfection.
Name: BobB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I LIKE ALL EIGHT
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: The One I am listening to at any moment
Home town/city and country: Montgomery/Texas/USA
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 12:51 PM
I am listening to a 25 year old singer. It is the best voice that I have ever heard. It is the voice of young Eva Cassidy and she was singing 'Look Into My Eyes' from her Method Actor CD. Some people have knocked this CD. I feel that they are only listening to the orchestra and not to Eva. Just pay specific attention to Eva's vocal accompaniment and hear her ability to sing in several ranges and make it sound as if there is a large choir backing her. All of the unique songs on this CD were written by her friend David Christopher. If this 76 year old widower ever marries again, I will demand that Eva's short version of 'The Waiting Is Over' is played at the wedding. I am sad that my Barbara did not get to hear this Angelic voice. Then, maybe she is listening to Eva in person right now.
Name: angie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Irvine,Scotland
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 12:51 PM
Eva came into my life in December 2000,I was inconsolable after losing my gran to cancer.I was in a world of my own when a voice on t.v. made me wipe the tears and look at the screen.It was a documentary about Eva,which of course made me cry again,but from that day Eva has changed my life.Her voice sang me through the darkest days,and brought me back to life.I owe so much to Eva,I just wish she was here so that I could thank her for singing to my soul.God Bless Eva x
Name: Carmyn Stanko
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Williston,Vermont,USA
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 02:28 PM
Today has been a dark day for me.It is a holiday here,Martin Luther King's birthday.Why is it that the good do seem to die young.So many wonderful people whose music has moved me in so many way's.We may soon be at war,what a waste.Phil Och's,Nick Drake,kate Wolf and now Eva Cassidy oh how your songs move me.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse NY USA
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 02:43 PM
While surfing the internet I found the following site of a "Tribute to Eva Cassidy". Please disregard the previous enties I made since they were incomplete and only had part of my message. This is a free concert with a choice of a full video or a clip depending on your time restraint. Thank you for your patience. From Norway with a full orchestra go to: http://www.vigdiswisur.com/sound.htm
Name: Hayley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Currently- Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Early Morning Rain
Home town/city and country: Adelaide, Australia
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 03:12 PM
My dad bought Songbird a few years ago after being so moved hearing Over the Rainbow on the radio. Ever since then i have driven my friends nuts telling them how wonderful Eva Cassidy is! I play Eva's cd's all the time and i often just sit and marvel at the range of her voice and the feeling behind it. I read the Songbird book and while i was so sad that she wasn't widely appreciated until after her death, i couldn't help but be glad that we have been so incredibly blessed to have had such a person grace this earth. Eva has the most amazing voice i have ever heard and has helped me to realise my own potential, not just as a singer but as a person as well. Eva learnt from the best, but i learnt from eva. (If anyone reading this had chords for Eva's arrangement of Who Knows Where the Time Goes? could you please send it to me? I want to play it for my Dad on his 50th birthday)
Name: Lukas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: train
Home town/city and country: Poland, Bydgoszcz
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 09:42 PM
I search this site meny weeks, and I vary happy that her I am...Now I can`t say , or can`t read....,but I promes that in the future I will read... I will read somethings more interest, somethings from my eyes, from spirir...Good God I give you Eva to singing in the Heven...Amen Jak Bóg mo¿e nie istnieæ je¿eli stwo¿y³ misterium wieczne - muzykê. Wszak ktoœ mo¿e byæ odpowiedzialny za folwark wiecznoœci
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold/OTR/WalyWaly
Home town/city and country: Reading, Pa. USA
Sent: Mon January 20 2003 11:30 PM
Definately read Laura's link on the 'What's New'page for Steve Digman's article about Grace Griffith. She was such an inspiration to Eva & because of ,Grace Blix Street got to Eva. We owe it ourselves to check out Grace's cd's. If Eva loved her, we probably will too. rose
Name: katie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: st helens England
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 09:10 AM
I think Eva was a fantastic singer and the first time i heard her i thought her voice was so soft and sweet and she had the voice of an absalout angel.
Name: Per Thomas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Norway
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 10:23 AM
Eva Cassidy R.I.P ! Love from me ! ! !
Name: Eric
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water/Waly, Waly
Home town/city and country: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 01:14 PM
Indeed, the article on Grace Griffith was a nice one and Grace was very eloquent. To Rose from Reading, PA and Jo from Conroy, AR: you are correct. without Grace getting the ball rolling by sending Blix Street Records Eva's music, we might not have The Eva Cassidy Story that so enthralls us. Grace certainly deserves some recognition for her role in helping to bring Eva's music to light. Thank you, Grace, for your selflessness and recognition of something that truly needed to be heard by the world. I'm very lucky to live in the same area with most of the people who helped get Eva and The Band's music out there. In early February, Grace is scheduled to play a benefit concert not too far from where I live. I hope to attend so I can have the true luxury of hearing for myself what Eva loved about her...
Name: Laura
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow, what a wonderful world.....
Home town/city and country: Ottawa, Canada
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 04:20 PM
In one of my singing lessons, my teacher pulled out a CD and said: sing this. She wanted me to sing Eva's version of Somewhere over the Rainbow. - I couldn't sing with it. I was stunned, I had never heard this beautiful voice before, and I think, what a shame that I haven't! It was shockingly elegant, and graceful. I am 18 years old, and never have I ever been so amazed by a voice like Eva's. Thanx*
Name: Julie Diamond
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Woodstock, IL, USA
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 04:57 PM
I first heard Eva's recording of "Fields of Gold" last February when Michelle Kwan skated to it at the exhibition skate during the Olympics. I was so moved by her voice and the musical arrangement. It absolutely took my breath away. I just had to find out who did it and when I found out it was a person by the name of Eva Cassidy, I immediately went to the store the next day and bought "Songbird". May Eva forever rest in peace.
Name: Megan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow, Imagine
Home town/city and country: Hobart, Tas., Australia
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 05:44 PM
I am still affected whenever I hear the beautiful voice of Eva Cassidy - no matter how many times I've played her albums, she can still bring me to tears!
Name: Eugenia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Easy Street Home town/city and country:
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 06:18 PM
Name: Alice Olsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: The one I'm listening to at the moment
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Cape Elizabeth,Maine USA
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 06:48 PM
I first heard of Eva on the Nightline show. I've bought all the CD's and can't get enough of this beautiful voice and her beautiful soul. I would so much like to hear Eva sing some gospel. I can imagine her singing Amazing Grace. She is an angel.
Name: Sharon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Edmonton,Alberta, Canada
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 08:39 PM
My kid just turned me onto this magnificent talent. She played me one sad song that I don't even know the name of. When I said how much I loved it, she said simply, "Yep, great voice. She recorded it and then she died..." For some reason, I can't hear her singing right now without feeling a sense of grief. I don't mean to rant - but it's just so wrong when one so young dies. I know we're blessed to have had her at all, and especially to have her remarkable voice, even now. But still, I guess I'm just mourning. Eva - you rocked. You still rock. And wherever you are in the great scheme of things, I hope you're at peace.
Name: Mike
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Sent: Tue January 21 2003 09:25 PM
Just wanted to say that Eva's "Time After Time" was the first song of her's I heard, and it was without a doubt the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. R.I.P.
Name: Dave McOmie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows ..../Woodstock/Autumn Lvs/Over Rainbow, etc
Home town/city and country: Camas, WA USA
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 09:55 PM
I was a professional musician for most of my adult life, until progressive hearing loss forced early retirement. I played lead guitar behind countless singers, some famous, some not so famous, but none of them ever brought tears to my eyes. Eva brings buckets. And it isn't just because of the poignancy of her wrenching story. No sir. I was emotionally moved two seconds into Fields of Gold, and felt tears on my cheeks shortly thereafter. Stunned, I ran to the computer to find out more about this woman with the heart-piercing voice, and you all know the rest of the story. I still have many friends working in the music biz, and it has been my pleasure to introduce many of them to Eva. Without exception, she has knocked them right on their arse. Several of us are trying to analyze the features of her voice and delivery that cause such an emotional impact on listeners. I hope to one day publish (perhaps on Laura's website) our findings, along with a musician's critique of the entire reportoire of Eva and her band. It's amazing. I have always listened to a variety of music, but now I pretty much listen to Eva. Nothing else compares. Been going on for months now. I expected burnout by now, but it hasn't happened. Amazing. Thank you, Laura, for the plug on the What's New page for the BBC CD. I got out of it what I paid, and it is someone else's turn to weep for an hour listening to the BBC at its best. And double thank you for my favorite website, bar none. Last but not least, let us all give collective thanks to Chris Biondo and Grace Griffith. Without the efforts of those two, we wouldn't have our music. And I don't know how I could live now, without Eva's voice keeping me company, sustaining me, moving me, every day. Sounds trite, but it's true: when Eva sings, it is the Voice of an Angel.
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Every one
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto...
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Tue January 21 2003 11:23 PM
Reading Dave's previous message,I realised I never thanked Chris Biondo for taking Eva into his studio... Chris, your decision to record Eva's music and building up her confidence to sing in public changed the way I listen to music forever.... And for countless other fans! All I can say is THANK YOU!! The same THANK YOU goes to Grace Griffith!
Name: Mikael Axelsson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: People Get Ready
Home town/city and country: Karlstad / Sweden
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 01:17 AM
Hello everybody ! It began when I read about the amazing voice of Eva Cassidy, in a newspaper. Nowhere to listen to the cd !! I asked every record-store in the town. There were nothing at all !! They did'n know anything about Eva Cassidy. After some time I almost gave up... Suddenly, on the radio, there SHE was! What's this !!?? I began to talk to my self, alone in the car. They were playing my favourite song, but not whith Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck ! "People get ready", better than I ever heard it before. In some strange way I knew from the start, this could be a habit to me. Finnally I found a record-shop on the internet. Now I am a proud owner of a lot of Eva's records. I try to introduce all my friends to the music of Eva. They usally get crazy about it. The album "Songbird" is now on the way up the swedish charts. The swedish TV (SVT) showed a documentary and about 30 minutes from "the Blues Alley". Wow, what a response ! They have to send the show again. SVT got a massive attack of mail from people who heard about it. The "Eva Cassidy-fever" is here ! There's no cure. Thank you Eva ! God bless you, and I know that you are singing better than all the other angels in heaven....
Name: Natalie Robinson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wade in the water/the letter
Home town/city and country: Laconia, New Hampshire
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 04:05 AM
Eva has truly touched my life. I perform her songs everywhere, especially wade in the water. I find her voice like an elastic band that stretches far and wide but never breaks. All my friends love her because i showed them how much emotion she puts into her songs. I have always dreamed of meeting the members of her band like Keith Grimes and Lenny Williams and asking them to do a song with me! The last song of hers i performed was 'songbird' at a friends wedding and it made people cry. I will make sure her legend and music lives on.
Name: John
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who know where the time goes
Home town/city and country: Batavia, Ill
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 04:48 AM
I'm 73, was introduced to Eva by a friend in the UK and brought it home. My 17 yr. old granddaughter loves Eva's music also.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 07:58 AM
Most of Eva's fans have her CD's and yet to see a video of Eva performing live is just a wish. Many of us want to see a complete video with all the songs we love so much. It will never happen in our lifetime. I've decided to have anyone who is still waiting to see an Eva full length video, have that opportunity. In order to see a performance of "People Get Ready," from the Blues Alley concert we must be willing to go to a web site and scroll down to the bottom of the page. There it is. From the Tops2 UK broadcast free for all our enjoyment. Real Player is needed to see the 3 minute video and this is also free. Well, if you've seen this video and you are not impressed then maybe you would like to hear, "It's Not The Presents Under the Tree," another 3 minute song that doesn't appear on Eva's CD's. Other clips are also available on this web site with Eva and other artists not available anywhere else!. So with Eva's birthday coming up in a couple of weeks why don't we honor her by viewing this beautiful perfomance. I've been able to enlarge the video to take up my whole screen for a powerful effect. Happy Birthday, Eva. Fans who want to see it, go to: http://www.synuk.com/eva/
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all Home town/city and country:
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 08:04 AM
The Grace Griffith article is awesome - very well written, and poignant. Thanks for giving us this link, Laura. Is it true that we'll never see Eva videos "in our lifetime", as Mike from Syracuse contends?
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Every one...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 08:53 AM
To Mike (and all Eva fans): I found a video from Eva on kazaa... I know it's not the proper way to get it, but still.... The song is Somewhere Over The Rainbow (The Blues alley version) The quality is better than the clip on synuk.com, but it's kinda hard to get. (not many people share this file) I keep on hoping that this video will officially be released sometime, I'll be the first one to buy it then! All of my Eva Cassidy cd's are official releases, (Eva deserves that!!!) I use kazaa normally for music and games one can't buy anymore...
Name: Mike
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Home town/city and country: Syracuse New Yrok USA
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 09:20 AM
In repose to Richard's message below, it appears the price of kazaa includes many unknowns including fees and chances for spam or worst yet worms. I'll stick with the free sites that perform well enough to serve my purpose. After all, to see Eva Cassidy performimg "People Get Ready," Live at Blues Alley from the Tops2 BBC site in the UK allows all Eva's fans to appreciate what the UK viewers enjoyed. Go to my message 3 entries below to download this free 3 minute video without charge or spam and to hear Eva's music clip when she was with Pieces of The Dream,and other hard to fing Eva songs. Thanks for your suggestion, Richard. If you want this free web site for the free video Go to: http://www.synuk.com/eva/
Name: tony o'connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: wayfaring stranger
Home town/city and country: london england
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 01:58 PM
I am delighted to see Eva is now huge in Sweden.Eva's ability to melt the hardest of hearts with her stunning vocal range.I have been checking the record stores here in the U.K and Eva's albums are still selling well.I was wondering if any of our American friends who use this site could tell me how well Eva's albums are selling in the States.Is she in the Billboard charts? This is a message for Mark Hagen of TOTP2.Mark I don't know if you access this site much but I was wondering if you had any plans to show any more clips from Live at Blues Alley on TOTP2? It would've been Eva's 40th birthday on the 2nd February and I thought this was an appropriate time to celebrate her life.Thanks Mark for taking the risk of putting Eva on your show. We must not allow Eva's music to drift into obscurity.We must continue to persuade our young people especially that there is a place for Eva's music in their lives.It has such healing qualities.
Name: Paul R
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow , Tennessee Waltz
Home town/city and country: South, FLorida
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 04:29 PM
I grew up listening to 80's music, played in bands and groups as well, still am a metal and rock fan even. I think I'm just like everyone else though on this Message board after I heard Eva for the first time. Absolutely 'Mesmorized' and moved by the way she expresses these songs in her own unique way. I didn't realize she had passed away when I first heard her songs. I was still pretty young when Elvis passed away, so I never realized or understood how people who may not have known him directly could hear him and be brought to tears. I understood the sentiments totally when I learned of Eva's passing, to a point where I have to catch my breath when I hear her sing Over the Rainbow. She truly was, and will always be a treasure.
Name: Richard
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Sent: Wed January 22 2003 05:22 PM
Mike, use kazaalite - no spyware and other s***! Just type it in a search engine. Good luck!
Name: pattty
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: minneapolis
Sent: Wed January 22 2003 06:18 PM
I can't believe how it is the same story, over and over. We, by chance, hear one Eva song, run to the music story and find out she's been dead for years. Crushed, but still thrilled to know of her, we turn everyone we know on to her. They run out and buy her cd's too. And here we are hungry for more.... Over the Rainbow is absolutely astounding. What else can we say?
Name: Fredrik
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold
Home town/city and country: Stockholm / Sweden
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 12:23 AM
Swedish Album Chart Week 4 No:2 (Last Week:6) Eva Cassidy - Songbird No: 19 (New Entry) Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley No: 24 (Last Week:39) Eva Cassidy - Imagine Mo: 34 (New Entry) Eva Cassidy - Time after time
Name: Toddra Lynn
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold and Time is a Healer
Home town/city and country: KY
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 01:14 AM
I love Eva Cassidy. It's a shame that she was taken from us, but you know things happen for a reason. Its good to know her music still gets played around the world. I seen Michelle Kwan skate to 'fields of gold' once and it took my breath. Seriously, I bout cried. All of her albums show great talent, and the way her voice can create certain moods for songs is astouding! Truly a legend I say. Me and my husbad danced to 'fields of gold' at our wedding. Mainly because we knew how it beautiful was, and everyone was in awe at the whole thing! Eva Forever, :0)
Name: Denis
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Home town/city and country: Princeton, NJ USA
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 07:02 AM
Discovered Eva on my car radio this past weekend (just an isolated playing of "At Last") and I was totally captivated. Two days later, struggled to remember her correct name on the internet - and soon also heard her versions of "Bridge Over....", "Time after time", and a few others and I had to hear/learn more. Next found out about her tragically short life and WAS INSTANTLY REMINDED of another somewhat obscure (though he's on soundtracks), passed on very young, hugely talented singer named Israel Kamakawiwoole, whose version of "Over the Rainbow" now has serious competition from Eva as my absolute favorite. If you haven't heard Israel, I think you find it worth your time!
Name: Barbara
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Home town/city and country: St. Louis, Missouri USA
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 07:37 AM
What a voice!!!! And what a terrible loss...we all lost out with her departure....
Name: Glauco
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Gattinara - ITALY
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 10:22 AM
I discovered Eva's great voice by chance. Since then, i've been looking for her music, and so i knew all the story.... I have collected as many albums i could find so far, and I hardly can avoid to pour any tears any time i listen to her.... I'm obviously sorry she's not here any more, yet what she did (and who she was) will never be forgotten, by the all of us.. See You, Eva: sooner or later.....
Name: Sydney Alexis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow and Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Long Island
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 10:44 AM
Eva had a heart capturing voice. Ive been a fan for atleast 9 years now. Her passing was emotional for me, even though I did know her personally. I still listen to her music. I am a music teacher, and I had a solo for a young girl in my choir. She did Fields of Gold, and the rest did background. I cried, it was a great achievement. Im sure Eva looked down and seen it and smiled. I hope her music is still played for years upon years to come.
Name: Brittani Dawn
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ...i know you by heart...
Home town/city and country: Moore OK USA
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 11:32 AM
One night I was riding along in my car and I was scanning the radio for a good song-then came a voice that stirred something inside of me. Eva was singing fields of gold and it was so beautiful. I never heard the song again until my vocal teacher handed me a C.D. She said I could really learn a lot from this woman and I should give it a listen...As soon as I realized it was the same chic I heard months earlier I was so excited! I went out and bought all the c.d's I could find. She uses her voice in such a moving way-I have a new favorite singer. It seems fitting that one of her best songs was over the rainbow. She's singing in heaven now with all the greats before her.
Name: emmapill
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: had i a golden thread Home town/city and country:
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 01:46 PM
my favourie song- with her voice body & song. this is what i want to be and for every one else to learn from. I give my love to the star in the sky who is EVA!
Name: Stephen Cullen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Newcastle, Australia
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 03:00 PM
Eva Cassidy has the most beautiful voice i have ever heard, her songs are so stirring and powerful that i cannot stop listenning to them over and over again... i recently found out that eva had died after listening to her songs for quite a while, oblivious to her death - im sure god is putting her wonderful voice to good use, up there :)
Name: Bill Bickel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 06:07 PM
I just read the Grace Griffith article by Steve Digman. All I can say is WOW. It reached out and grabbed me...Hard. It was not surprising to learn of another person being affected so positively by Eva. She does that to most people that she touches. Even those of us that did not learn of her existance until she was gone.
Name: john
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Home town/city and country: University Place, Wa.
Sent: Thu January 23 2003 08:48 PM
Approx. 80 % of everything I listen to has been Eva Cassidy's music for over 2 years. I just can't wear it out. I think her arranging and producing were just incredible, as well as (of course ) her singing. And for tonights comment, don't miss the bass part by Chris Biondo in " Golden Thread" It is just a phenomenally good bass part for what Eva was trying to do. John bass part for Eva's singing
Name: Nigel Boag
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Costa Mesa.
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 01:12 AM
Eva didn't sing songs, she felt them. I've played Autumn Leaves many, many times, and it makes me cry every time.(And I'm a grumpy retired engineer.) A wonderful vocalist.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold .Water is Wide. Emotional Steps
Home town/city and country: Edinburgh Scotland
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 02:37 AM
To the person who has just quoted to me "when times get rough and friends just cant be found" Well my friend "The waiting is over" and we have taken that "Emotional Step" I introduced you to Eva and she has given us some very happy times.In the future when we listen to Eva may we both think fondly of each other. Take care.
Name: L Hall
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold, Nightbird and Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Birmingham, England
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 05:30 AM
I first heard Eva Cassidy after reading an article in a newspaper. She has the most fantastic and beautiful voice I have ever heard. She puts so much emotion and feeling into each song and her voice moves all who hear it.
Name: vince buri
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: the other side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: montreal,quebec,canada
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 09:35 AM
Very early one warm summer morning,on CKAC am radio,a french radio entertainment joc had us listen to "Over the Rainbow" without any introduction,then gave a brief history of Eva,That voice was all I could think of until noon when I went to the record store,not remembering the name,the clerk knew who I was reffering to,ever since then everyone who I have made listen to ,falls in love with her voice & songs. Thank you EVA CASSIDY
Name: scott neil
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow/Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Bournemouth, England
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 10:21 AM
From the moment I heard her sing and play Early Morning Rain on Terry Wogan's show last year I needed to find out where I could get to see this wonderful singer in concert. My search brought me here and it was a crushing blow to realise I was too late. Yesterday in a bookshop coffee shop I fought back tears as I read the Songbird book of Eva's life. Shine on forever songbird.
Name: lorraine horne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: at last
Home town/city and country: glasgow/scotland
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 10:22 AM
I have written before but wanted to write again in celebration of evas birthday. i was 40 a few days ago and because of this I have been thinking more of Eva lately(even more than normal if thats possible) I feel Eva with me and probably to most people that sounds incredible and maybe even crazy. However if you get it you will understand. i love you Eva!!!!
Name: N.d.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Need your love - Waly Waly
Home town/city and country: Italia
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 11:19 AM
I think Eva is one of those persons that become a part of your heart and stay with you everyday ,even when you don't think about her she is always there...inside of you. The first time I heard her singing I knew that she was going to stay with me for a long long time... She was(is) special! An Italian fan!
Name: Pat Dargan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: mmmm can't say
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: England
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 01:14 PM
ok.....with Eva's upcoming birthday lets everyone in the UK give a gentle reminder to local and national stations ( e.g Radio 2 ).........let's get as much airplay as possible...because we all know the reaction that will result.........spread the word,.... cheers eveyone Pat d England
Name: Golda
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Madison, Wisconsin
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 02:46 PM
For Eva's Birthday: I think that it would be powerful if all of us that love Eva put bumper stickers on our car that said in very large print: EVA CASSIDY. People would wonder. Some would think that they had heard that name before. Maybe in the USA we could start something. Wouldn't that be great? What do you all think? Best wishes, Anne
Name: George
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
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Home town/city and country: Lantzville, B.C., Canada
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 06:19 PM
Wow,I too have just beheld Eva's voice and talent. Saddened though I am that she is no longer with us, her singing and playing are among the most beautiful I have heard. Your website is a tremendous tribute to her memory. I hope her parents can find a screen writer to do justice to her life because Eva's story and her music must reach others.
Name: Craig Rapp
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Etters PA
Sent: Fri January 24 2003 10:05 PM
Eva Cassidy rocks! This is a woman who knows how to sing...a rare thing these days. What a voice.....she sings forever, she lives forever.
Name: msuisei
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: many
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: many
Home town/city and country: Tokyo, Japan
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 12:23 AM
Happy Birthday! to Mrs. Isabel Bligh I'm very glad to read that you really believed in Eva's talents right from the beginning. And you have quite nice child like Ms. Laura. Thanks a lot for all from Tokyo.
Name: Louis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Norwich/England
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 03:23 AM
Only recently bought her CD's, after hearing her voice on BBC Radio-2.Even now, typing this message, in a quiet room, I hear her voice and it moves me greatly. For us to have lost her is terrible. No one can imagine the feelings and emotions of those who were close to her. May God bless her!
Name: Garry Woodcock
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Home town/city and country: Lunenburg,Nova Scotia, Canada
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 04:15 AM
Eva's legacy of music bringing people together just keeps growing. Yes, Lorraine in Glasgow, we all get it -Eva is in our hearts now and always. Thank you Denis in Princeton for the tip about Israel Kamakawiwole. I had taped his medley of Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World when it was broadcast on CBC Radio, and was happy to see you love it too. It was on the soundtrack to "Finding Forrester" the Sean Connery movie of last year. Eva's OTR will always be my favourite, but I can't get Israel's catchy version of it out of my head. Thank you Laura for the Grace Griffith piece. My wife Sheila and I really love her CD "Minstrel Song", especially "My Life". So sorry to hear of her health problems and our thoughts are with her. Let's all light a candle on Eva's 40th birthday. Peace, Garr
Name: Larry Warren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who knows where time goes
Home town/city and country: Clacton on Sea, Essex, England
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 06:02 AM
Last Christmas, I was given "Imagine" as a gift to add to my collection of Eva albums. Her rendition of "Who knows where time goes" is unbelieveable! The song was originally written and recorded by Sandy Denny, of Fairport Convention fame and it is rather ironic that she too lost her life in tragic circumstances. Keep up the good work with this website, it is a fitting tribute to a wonderful artist.
Name: Heather Wright
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Isle Of Skye, Scotland
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 09:43 AM
Eva is one of people whose voice ensnares you in a rich mix of emotions.She managed to reclaim songs by the all-time greats and allows you to forget anyone else ever sang them. Her songs still, after listening to them repetitively, bring me close to tears. She brings new meaning to every letter, of every lyric she sings. Over the Rainbow was the first Eva song I heard, and I will always remember that song above all others. I have always wanted to be able to sing, and although I can't sing very well, I will keep going, because, if there's one thing Eva's music and quotes have taught me, It's that singing is about the emotion behind the song. If I feel the need to sing, regardless of my ability, I will sing. I've been songwriting for a few years, and I'm in the process of writing a song about Eva. I feel this is the greatest tribute I could ever give her.
Name: claudia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ??
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Holland
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 01:01 PM
I just recently discovered Eva Cassidy, but i am already addicted to her beatyfull, relaxing vioce. I own a tanningstudio where i had her music on all day and everyone asked me who is this remarcable singer. She sounds like an angel! When i die i hope to have a personal concert... Thank you for leaving behind something so beatyfull!
Name: Isabel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Today I'll say Honeysuckle Rose
Home town/city and country: Ocala FL
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 01:11 PM
Great webpage, Laura, thank you!!
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Hacienda Hts, CA 91745
Sent: Sat January 25 2003 11:12 PM
I am 21 and have for the 1st time listened to her song. When Michelle Kwan skated to it. I just had to have the song and searched for it. Her voice and song hits a inner part of me. While searching I discovered that she had past to better place! Although I am sad that I can't hear another song from her,I beleive this song will allow her to be a legacy. Sincerely, Someone who is still here... Happiness to the family:)
Name: Michael Vitiello
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: everyone i hear
Home town/city and country: Chatsworth Ca. USA
Sent: Sun January 26 2003 08:55 AM
I awoke one nite with my radio on and caught the ending of "Over the rainbow" in the morning all imcould recall was the song and the name"Eva" Iwas up early that morning and started to search the record shops finally i found one and the clerk reolyed "O" you mean Eva Cassidy's Songrird we had about 12 albums on the shelf for a long time and all of a sudden this morning we sold them allI think there is one left. taking it home sitting down and playing it over and over again I found myself in a trance like condition I Sensed the presence of GOD UP UNTIL THAT MORNING I CONSIDERED MYSELF AGNOSTIC But I relized that voice like that had to be a gift from the "A spirit of the universe""(GOD if you like) I believe I have all of her CDs which I listen to constantly I'm only sorry that I was never able to have crossed her path a beautiful example of Gods gift to us tThank you Eva for the many hours I send with you, and more imporant thank you for helping to rekindel thr spirit of my soul!Till we meetin the near future Michael Vitiello
Name: Oskar
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold & Time after time
Home town/city and country: Stockholm
Sent: Sun January 26 2003 10:17 AM
Few things in life move and touch me. Eva´s voice is one of them. I have no doubt that her singing is god making himself heard....... Beautiful!
Name: janb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun January 26 2003 08:35 PM
Happy Birthday to Eva's Aunt Isabel. Thanks again Laura for all the work you do on this site.
Name: george martin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: tall trees/fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Hallora/Australia
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 12:11 AM
Heard Eva for the first time only 6 months ago now have 2 albums and will get the rest as i canfind them
Name: sorcha mary clare hyland
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird and the very best of Eva Cassidy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of Gold and Imagine
Home town/city and country: co. wexford ireland
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 03:07 AM
Eva, may the blessings and joy of heaven be yours, i love your music, i wanted to know more about you because you brought such beautiful music into the world which many many people love, ure music does not just touch hearts but your music touches peoples lives also. thank you for youre wonderful gift to our world may their be peace in our lives our hearts and our world. thank you for your gift to me also. in 3 or 4 yrs i hope to become a nun, my gift to you is that at my proffession your song fields of gold will be played at my proffession mass and you will be mentioned in the special prayers for the many people who i love and admire in a very special way love always xxxx
Name: Louis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagibe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Norwich England
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 03:58 AM
Even now typing this message in a quiet soundless room I hear her voice and it moves me greatly.I prefer her singing solo accompanied by her own guitar. What a sad loss to us all now she's gone. What it must feel to those close to her is unimaginable. Please try to issue CD's with everything she ever recorded. Even imperfect recordings will mean a lot to all her fans. God bless her. Louis
Name: Scott Richburg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Montgomery, AL
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 08:13 AM
I discovered Eva Cassidy this past fall, and falling leaves, achingly blue autumn skies, and lazy Saturday afternoons will be linked forever in my memory with this amazing singer. There is something beautiful and despairing in every song she sings--not unlike an autumn day filled with a beauty that belies the onslaught of winter. Her music is a perennially rich yet somber field of gold, always yielding a quiet joy laced with mortality. It is a field to which, almost inexplicably, I find myself drawn again and again.
Name: Kelly Thierman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at blues ally
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: Edmonton/Canada
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 08:56 AM
Recently auditioned a high-end amplifier I am interested in buying, Eva was of the choices of music I had to demo with, no sooner did I hear her voice and I quickly lost my awe for the equipment I was hearing, I was instantly taken by her voice. She became a part of my music collection the next day, as for the amp, that will require some thought.
Name: Santo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time/imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I wondered by a brookside/songbird
Home town/city and country: Birkdale Qld Australia
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 11:30 AM
not many voices can bring me to tears but Eva can.Good on you Chris Biondo for making me aware of Eva's existance in one of your radio interviews on our A.B.C. Inow own 4 eva cd's her voice is pure crystal
Name: Chris A
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Royal Forest of Dean. England
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 12:05 PM
Happy Birthday Eva. You have changed my world. Evryone do something to promote Eva on Sunday. Ring or email your radio station. play an album to your friends. Give a CD to someone you love. I anm going to sing songs with a young friend who plays from the Eva Ssongbooks on the piano. Tell everybody. SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS. Happy Bithday Eva
Name: Dan Burgess
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Canterbury Kent England
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 02:25 PM
As the live at Blues Alley album is my favourite, I went on to the Blues Alley website. Imagine my horror that Eva was not mentioned once on any of the pages. I immediately sent off an email to the webmaster, and in my best stiff upper lip English way, asked why she was not mentioned and the fact that as an Englishman I take it as an insult, that she is not. The webmaster, obviously realising that he had a strange limy on his hands, immediately put her name on the site. Please click onto www.bluesalley.com and look on the history page, it only says her name along with some of the greats of jazz, but at least now she is mentioned. May I thank the Blues Alley webmaster for his incredibly fast reaction to my complaint. I am impressed. I am also quite proud that I have righted a wrong for Eva. p.s. I still can't help crying my eyes out when I read the guest book, the effect Eva had on and still has on people never ceases to amaze me.
Name: Carina Svensson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Sent: Mon January 27 2003 11:37 PM
Dear friends, sitting on my work. From my computer I hear the voice of Eva again. Since I first heard her om Swedish TV, she has been a part of my life. I feel so happy that I had the chance to know about this wonderful person. Her music gives me power in happy and in sad days in my life. Here music brings us all together, we have a thing that connect us - the love for Eva. Take care were ever you are, much love, Carina
Name: lizzie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: rainbow
Home town/city and country: hull
Sent: Tue January 28 2003 01:30 AM
hey every1 e-mail me if you thing songbird is the best album eva
Name: RUTHANN
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: FOR YOU
Home town/city and country: CANADA
Sent: Tue January 28 2003 01:50 AM
NOW I KNOW WHAT AN ANGELS VOICE SOUNDS LIKE. I'M SURE EVA IS STILL SINGING IN HEAVEN. SHE HAD A PEACEFULNESS ABOUT HER IN THE WAY SHE SANG AND IN HER EYES. SHE WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE BEST JAZZ SINGER OF ALL TIME.
Name: kevin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: rainbow
Home town/city and country: bowie, maryland
Sent: Tue January 28 2003 04:03 AM
hello from maryland. i grew up in the same town as eva and this is the first i have seen of a eva cassidy website. i will let all my friends know about this site. i am also a park ranger at greenbelt park. do you know what park eva had her memorial service? is it the national park? or the city park with the lake? i saw a picture of the memorial service. thanks i would appreciate an email- kevin_barry@nps.gov
Name: Jackie Bertani
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, Fl
Sent: Tue January 28 2003 11:00 AM
The love of my life, Tim, came back into my life in June 2001 for a short time, and he brought Eva's lovely voice with him. He was dying of liver failure. On his first trip to my home, on the way home from the airport he insisted on stopping at Sam Goody's to purchase Eva's "Songbird" cd. He said, "You've got to hear this woman's voice!! She's unbelievable!!" And so I did. After 20 years of separation, I fell back in love with Tim all over again, as well as anything he was crazy about! I made sure I purchased every cd Eva made, and extra ones to send to Tim in Atlanta. Tragically, my Tim was found dead in his apartment 8-29-02. I would like someone to tell me when the Eva Cassidy sites began, and if a Tim Stewart in Atlanta, GA. ever wrote to one of them as I have today. I listen to Eva's music constantly and associate her with the man I loved for 32 years and will never stop loving. She will always be special to me, as if I still have something Tim loved so much with me every day! Thank you, Jackie, Tim's Heart
Name: steph clarke
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fever
Home town/city and country: belfast
Sent: Tue January 28 2003 11:06 AM
yoyo! was wonderin if anyone knew were ya can lyrics to her songs from the imagine album cos there aint none!thanks!
Name: Jackie Bertani (again)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, Fl
Sent: Tue January 28 2003 11:21 AM
Please, will someone help me find some type of closure over the death of the love of my life? Is it at all possible to check ALL of messages for something from a Tim Stewart, T. Stewart, Tim, or T.S. from Atlanta, Ga.? I just discovered the Eva Cassidy site a couple of months ago, and only have been able to access it about the past 3 weeks. I know if Tim had known of this site, he would have visited it and possibly left a message. He adored Eva's voice, and although we both knew he wouldn't make it to his next birthday on 9/17/02, neither one of us thought he would die alone in his apartment in Atlanta sometime after 8/16/02 (when I last spoke with him). The Atlanta police found him on 8/29/02, after I called them from Jacksonville, Florida, and asked if they would check on him. This means so much to me! Thank you!
Name: Paul Howden
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Depends upon my mood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Leeds England
Sent: Wed January 29 2003 03:24 AM
I am currently reading the book "Songbird" and would recomend it to all fans. Fields of Gold and Where does the time go are my second choice songs.
Name: Victor Kwan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Toronto,Ontario, Canada
Sent: Wed January 29 2003 04:10 AM
All her songs are my favorite, she was a talent among talents, this song angel will be missed. I just finished reading the book Eva Cassidy, Songbird, my only regret is not knowing her earlier.Thanks Eva, for everything.
Name: Nikki
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Stirling/Scotland
Sent: Wed January 29 2003 05:45 AM
Sadly amazing how many people from the U.S. can't distingush the differnce between a state and a country. Was introduced to Eva the other day and it was jaw-dropping, not sure mankind has produced a purer voice.
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Va
Sent: Wed January 29 2003 11:07 AM
I first heard of Eva about 3 years ago. I believe it was on the Today Show first then Nightline.I cried it was so sad, but the voice was so captivating. I believe Eva has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and I love the way she played her guitar. When I read all the different articles about her life I want to cry, especially while listening to her sing. What a great loss to the music world but we still have her voice with us. I would love to find some video footage of her. If anyone knows where you can find a video please email me. Thanks!
Name: Dominique Bentley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of Them of Course
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold and Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Rose Hill, Kansas
Sent: Wed January 29 2003 04:34 PM
I heard of Eva back in 95..I ran upon one of her cd's at an old music store..They sold tapes and even had vinyl! They had their own Eva section. I thought she had the most amazing voice, and I still think so. Its sad how her life ended. But thigns happen for a reason. I still sit at home and listen to Fields of Gold, from her Live album. And towards the end, when she puts in so much emotion. It gets me still...And when she i guess....add libs with her 'ooooo's' the last 2 times...it makes me think like she knows she's gonna go soon. and this her rememberence song. alot of people have agreed with me. but its just my opinion. eva's soul will live on :0)
Name: Steve Kasey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SongBird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine
Home town/city and country: OK
Sent: Wed January 29 2003 04:52 PM
As in reading Dominique's entry, I understand what she's saying. But I also think they way that Imagine is put together, it's also a remberence song. I always find myself listening to it, or fields of gold, and thinking in my mind about Eva. Trying to picutre this beautiful blonde hair girl up on stage, with her guitar, happy and content in her world. Her word being one that she can sing however she wants, when she wants, LoL. But I sware, I get teary eyed listening to Imagine. "Imagine there's no heaven. Its easy if you try" and the soft guitar flowing with her voice. And I choke up. A lif who effects the way she does, means the world and more.
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Miami, Florida
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 03:00 AM
I was introduced to Eva's music by a friend and have fallen for her (as Im sure everyone else has). For her Birthday I have written a poem. Here it is: Among the Angles It's too late to say, "Nice to meet you", It's too late to hold your hand for the first time, It's too late for us to fall in love, You have risen from this world and left it behind, Above with the angles where you belong, You have made your resting place the waters of the Chesapeake, Its crystalline waters holding you up as your beautiful voice floats through space and time, You sang with your essence and your heart was in your music, Your voice resonates in my soul, I love you though we have never met, In this world our destinies were seperate, In our next rebirth may they be intertwined, I must walk my given path,though I have been denied this lifetime with you, I must be me as you were you,my heart deeply aches, I hope my love for you can be felt where your spirit soars, Among the angles. Happy Birthday Eva, Love, Me
Name: Charles
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live @ blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: Liverpool/England
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 05:19 AM
American stupidity resides here as well, geography lessons in order, or some humility. I will thank them for having blessed us all with the etherial sounds of Eva's voice, correction, I thank here parents. I can only imagine how blessed they felt and am sorry for their loss, far greater than ours.
Name: Scott Richburg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Montgomery
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 08:19 AM
Her Voice The warmth of summer grass, deep fiery green; The autumn wind blowing over barren fields; The knife's edge of winter, slicing to the bone, The feathery veil of spring falling on lovers' heads. Her voice.
Name: Dan Burgess
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Don't make me choose.
Home town/city and country: Canterbury, Kent, England.
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 09:25 AM
After reading Dominique's entry about Field of Gold, which I happened to be listening to at the time, I have to agree with what she says, you also notice the emotion to a higher degree. Thanks Dominique for that and also for reducing me to tears, yet again. at this rate I'll be all cried out. Will be back on Sunday for Eva's 40th
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Just about any song on that particular CD
Home town/city and country: Laurel, Md. USA
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 03:21 PM
I'm a regular visitor to this site. I don't remember seeing anything on these pages that would cause the recent flurry of USA bashing I've noticed over the last couple of days, but then I'm just an arrogant, geographically challenged American. If I want to put up with this kind of garbage I'll find an Iraqi or Afgani or North Korean web site to visit. Why don't you "superior" Brits send me your addresses and I'll mail you all a dollar so you can go out and buy a clue. I visit this site to read about Eva. That other stuff has no place on this page.
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water/ Waly, Waly
Home town/city and country: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 04:45 PM
I don't know what prompted the snide remarks either. I've lived overseas and have journeyed all over the world. Furthermore, I have an appreciation for other cultures and peoples as I do for my own country and fellow Americans. I've seen enough of the world to know that stupidity, ignorance and arrogance is not exclusive to Americans. The beautiful thing about Eva is her ability to bring people from all walks of life together through our common humanity. I don't mind off-topic posts in the Guestbook as long as it's civil. But I agree with Tony; we come here to express and share our passion and affection for Eva. Why don't we leave it at that?
Name: Roberta Holley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All, depending on mood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Too many to post
Home town/city and country: Aston, PA USA
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 06:31 PM
Eric and Tony, I think the person from England was referring to the message blocks preceding the blank message space when you go to write in the guestbook. Most Americans tend to write their city and state or just the state instead of city and country. We're programmed to do this in our regular mailing since most of us rarely send anything to other countries. I hope the "Brit" was only trying to poke a little harmless fun. I have been an Eva fan for almost two years and still play her music almost every night. I have bought all her albums,but just recently I had my niece burn me my own version of "Songbird." I had her alternate the original/another version of each song with Eva's version. Love this, too. Roberta
Name: Lolita Quinn
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Every one I hear!
Home town/city and country: Newbern, Tn. USA
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 08:04 PM
I saw something about her once on tv, but only recently started trying to find her music! One day I thought of a beautiful song I had once heard, but I wasn't sure who sang it. I knew it wasn't the original version of "Somewhere" and so I soon found out about Eva Cassidy and every time I hear another song by her it is actually as though everything in my unbelievably hectic life comes to a complete standstill.
Name: Santo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after time/imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I wondered by a brookside/songbird
Home town/city and country: Birkdale QLD australia
Sent: Thu January 30 2003 11:19 PM
Today I received an email from a Jane@janemusic.I was wonderfull to read how she too was touched by Eva's music. Jane you made me feel great inside I don't know where in the world you are but you've made this mans day thank you.Eva where ever you may be wou have left this world a better place ....peace santo
Name: Andrew Heape
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Yorkshire, England
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 12:57 AM
Happy Birthday Eva for Sunday
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Sussex, England
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 03:14 AM
Thanks to Torbjörn for the translation of the Dolly Parton / Eva comparison article in one of Sweden's tabloids (What's New Page). . So, DP does not get air-play today due to her age? I am assuming this alluded to radio stations in the US. Luckily for us in the UK, BBC R2 never shy away from an unknown voice or an 'oldie' - Dolly gets quite a bit of air-play here both from her albums and in interviews. R2 also broadcast many live concerts of most musical genres and Laura asks us to honour Eva by supporting live music, particularly unknown artists, so here's another suggestion. If there are any budding artists or 'oldies' from anywhere in the world out there still waiting to get an 'in' with the recording industry, try bypassing all the usual channels (where musical knowledge and appreciation seems to be of little importance) and send Paul Walters at BBC R2 your demo tape. PW is the radio producer who made the decision to air Eva's music on prime-time radio and although it was hardly a daring thing to do (as producer of the UK's highest rating radio programme, I think his job is pretty safe), he could easily have been lazy and opted for a 'safer', known artist. You may not conquer the world if he does play your material, but you will reach millions more appreciative ears, as happened with Eva. Also, I must echo what many others have said here about the great tribute to Eva by Grace Griffith, courtesy of Steve Digman. If you haven't already read the article it's well worth a read. Grace was another vital link in the chain that brought Eva's music to us. Eva's choice of favourite artists was pretty amazing, so I will definitely be sending away for Grace's material. I hope Eva's legacy can repay Grace's kindness once again by introducing her music to an even wider audience. Finally, I must mention another absorbing and moving article on the What's New page by Bruce Menin, "My Opening Farewell". Truly beautiful. Here we all are sharing our thoughts and feelings in a public forum (and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does not do this anywhere else) because Eva's voice has warmed our hearts and touched our souls. And this website, that Laura so tirelessly gives us, goes from strength to strength. Who would have thought that, over six years after her passing, a practically unknown artist would continue to provide us with so many newsworthy stories and unite so many people across the globe? Laura, I think some of your website articles should carry a warning sign. Say a teardrop to indicate that certain tears will fall from reading a given article. I have now resorted to ensuring that no one is in the vicinity when I visit the website just in case I get caught in full flow..........and it used to be just Eva's music that did that! Annie
Name: Annie
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Sent: Fri January 31 2003 03:21 AM
....and another thing.... This website surely shows a broad cross-section of human behaviour. After reading a couple of the entries below it restores my faith in human nature that for every impatient/intolerant person in this world there is an opposite. Having been a reader and contributor of this guestbook for over three years now, in my humble opinion there is no monopoly on spelling, grammatical or geographical errors by a particular country. Please, then, let us ignore geographical boundaries (isn't that what the internet is all about?) when we visit the guestbook - this world is big enough for all of us, flaws and all. We come here and are privileged to share this space for one reason: Laura Bligh has kindly given us a vehicle to air our views about her beloved cousin, the truly inspirational Eva Cassidy. Let's keep it that way.
Name: Karen Benge
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: i love them all...but id say time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: this is so mean! err, Easy Street Dream, Who knows where the time goes? Waly Waly - theres just so many!
Home town/city and country: Sussex, England
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 07:48 AM
I was reading the songbird autobiography recently and realised that in 2 days time (sunday feb 2nd) Eva would have been 40. I would just like to say how her legacy has affected me personally - not only through her wonderful voice which has to be heard to be believed and her numeroous other musical and artistic talents - but through her unique, inspirational outlook on life. Eva is by far and away my favourite singer (and you wont hear too many 17 yr old girls say that!) and i feel blessed that i have heard her music, seen her pictures and read about her life. All her friends, family and those lucky enough to hear eva sing live must be so proud. Love and hugs, karen xxx
Name: Primal
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: what a wonderful world
Home town/city and country: hilo, hawaii
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 09:26 AM
once in a lifetime if we are lucky we will find one who touchs our heart and soul and it can happen in such a wonderful way like a birds song on a misty morning like a tear falling threw time like a arrow from cupid into my heart the first time i heard your song i knew where i'd be happy -- where i'd belong---- heaven, your in heaven my lady yet today as yesterday no one can compare i cant question why but all the stars just seem to gather in the nighttime sky when you sing your song when you do the things you do o so well there is no beauty greater than an autumn leaf cut short in life but forever in song ---in my memory you'll always belong---- sadness is not something i dare to bear and when i hear an angels sweet song i close my eyes and see you there we never met, we never even crossed paths but this day as i wish upon a waterfall i know just where i'll find you and somewhere over the rainbow i simply know you are still here --- where you'll always belong--- ---- in a song--------------------- (written jan 2003, immediately after hearing Eva sing for the first time. Something so strong in my life, so needed. PRIMAL (aka- joed miller- www.hulahips.com)
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Sent: Fri January 31 2003 09:34 AM
Hello all my lovely fellow Eva-fans! I'm writing to ask you all a weird favor... The thing is that I'm making a couple of CDs for my friends' birthdays. We're all turning seventeen (I know, so young it's shocking!) and therefore, I'm putting together a CD with songs that have the word "seventeen" in the title or text to give to them. I think I've found most of the songs that have the word in the title, but it's a whole lot more difficult to find those with it in the lyrics.. And since I've noticed that so many of the regular visitors to this site seem to know so much about music, I thought I'd ask for your help. The people who will be getting these discs are the sweetest and nicest soon-to-be-sixteen-years-old girls on the planet, so I promise, this is for a good cause! :D Any tips will be very appreciated! Thanks, Eva K (Even americans may contribute!!)
Name: Hannah Fieldhouse
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: don't love them all to bits!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: love them all
Home town/city and country: Stourbridge,England
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 09:38 AM
I am Hannah Fieldhouse, i love Eva Cassidy music so much.I have been offered a recording of an album and singles!it is great i also play guitar.I hope to make Eva proud ,i can sense she is still here.Eva lives in all our hearts! love Hannah 13yrs
Name: anon
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Sent: Fri January 31 2003 10:12 AM
to eva k... hope laura doesn't mind going ' off topic '... eva, i don't know if you have even heard of vinyl !!! but here goes... try Seventeen.....Frankie Vaughan Seventeen....Let Loose Seventeen....Boyd Bennet and his Rockets !!!!! 17 Again....Eurythmics and best of all the superb ' At Seventeen ' by Janis Ian, one of the all time great teen angst songs. The Beatles song ' I saw her Standing There' has the lyric ' Well she was just seventeen, You know what I mean ' as the opening line. PS don't forget in a couple of years you can use' Hey, Nineteen ' by Steely Dan !!!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck !!!
Name: Eva Köhler
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I think it's Danny Boy at the moment
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 12:02 PM
Hi everybody! I forgot to write my name, email and location and all of that in my last post.. :) It seems I've been forgetting a lot of things lately, it's almost a bit worrying.. Anyways, I still need your help with the seventeen-songs. Thank you all, Eva K
Name: janb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: honolulu
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 12:42 PM
hi to PRIMAL in Hilo. can't you just imagine it, Eva and Iz singing together on Ahi Wela/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? for those of you who don't know, Iz sang this like a hymn, it is beautiful. it is on the cd,"Alone in Iz World". What a joy it would have been to hear them together, especially on that song. aloha for now. janb
Name: Claire
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Peterborough/ England
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 02:22 PM
This reminds me of my mother, who died of cancer also, ten years ago when I was just 13. The song sums up my feelings of our relationship, but Eva singing it just makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end and all the feeling just pours out.
Name: Rick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time is a healer
Home town/city and country: Pigeon Forge, TN
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 03:21 PM
I have read Steve, Dominique, and Dan's post on here. And I agree with all 3 of them. More so with Steve and Dan. When you really sit down and listen to Fields of Gold you can hear such emotion towards the end of the song. I don't think it was just to add more enjoyment to the audience, which she could just sit there in silence and it would please them, but I think in her mind she was feeling so much. Im not a fan who's been around for years, and knew exactly when her illness was. But if Fields of Gold was recorded when she was sick with the melanoma, then all her emotion went into the song. And yeah, I will be crying even more when ever I hear the song. It gives me chills literally. And just the simplicity of Imagine gets me. The way her voice just flows through the music. I feel you remember Eva by that song as well as many others.! Happy b-lated birthday to Eva..
Name: Eva K
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Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 03:26 PM
Hey Anon! I have definitely heard of vinyl.. I have lots of vinyl records and I even know how to play them!! :) Thank you so much for your help, but unfortunately I have already downloaded most of the songs you mentioned. I hadn't heard of Frankie Vaughan however, so I'll be sure to look that up. And I suppose I'll HAVE to include Janis Ian now if it is as you say "one of the all time great teen angst songs." :D And I'll try to keep the name Steely Dan in my head for a few years.. Thank you, Eva K
Name: Booker T. Gibson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley & Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Rainbow, Stormy Monday, Imagine
Home town/city and country: Merrick, New York, USA
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 04:32 PM
I'll try to say something with all the messages coming in. Many, many thanks to all the Cassidy family. Then the incomparable band at Blues Alley. Chuck Brown you bring back a lot of memories on The Other Side. Most of all, EVA, you've changed all our lives forever so HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Booker
Name: Michael King
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Time After Time/Live/Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: It Just Doesn't Matter Anymore (at the moment!)
Home town/city and country: Melbourne, Australia
Sent: Fri January 31 2003 10:36 PM
Happy 40th for tomorrow Eva! I know you're up there celebrating, singing your heart out! Congratulations on the success in Sweden (4 CD's in the top 40 at once!!!). Being a huge Abba fan as well, it's great to see the Swedes catching on to your music. Benny and Bjorn could have written a great hit for you I'm sure!
Name: Ainsley Nee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: England, Nottingham
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 01:02 AM
It's over my nana has died, i was going to learn fields of gold on my guitar so i could play it for her. she died of cancer on sunday 26th january 03. i will miss her forever and when i learn to play the song it will be her song i'm sure she would have loved to hear me play i bet she would be proud
Name: Laurie Mazeau
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Clinton,CT USA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 03:07 AM
For February 2, 2003 Happy 40th Eva-you are in my thoughts! I turned 40 on January 25th and celebrated for both of us!!! Love you---
Name: Theo Derksen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues lley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Nijmegen/Netherlands
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 03:19 AM
Keith Crimes You are for me one off the best quitarplayers in the world. You don't play allone with your fingers , but also with your heart. But to play with Eva Cassidy,then you must become very good.The other mucisians are very good too.
Name: Sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: somwhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: birmingham uk
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 03:29 AM
never before have i ever heard a voice that has inspired me so much, eva,s voice is so remarkable i could not help but to be moved. It is a very sad loss that she is not here with us but i am sure that the music she created will live on in all our hearts and continue to inspire generations to come. She was and is truly a star.
Name: Chris Haid
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Love them All!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Aurora, Illinois
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 04:37 AM
My Mom told me she had just heard this amazing singer -Eva Cassidy and said "you must hear". Never having Heard Eva, but trusting my Mom I purchased 4 of her CDs - The Other Side, Live at Bluse Alley, Eva by Heart and Time After Time, assuming that if I didn't like them I could gift them to her. I opened the first CD and began to read about Eva and listen to HER VOICE. Let's just say I listened to all four CDs non-stop. I was stunned, I cried and thought how glad I was to have found her. I was also so angry at those short sighted record company people that deprived so many of us from hearing this superb voice sooner. I plan on telling as many people as possible about Eva. Thanks to Chris Biondi and the Cassidy family for their persistence in getting Eva's music recorded, it's a gift to all of us and we are blessed and better for it. To the Cassidy Family - my heart goes out to you on Eva's bithday. We lost our Son a few years ago and understand.
Name: rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird/eva by heart/live/time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold/otr/waly waly/tall trees of georgia
Home town/city and country: reading, pa. USA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 05:01 AM
17 years ago on Jan.28th, my sister gave birth to twins. It was such a great day in our family, and then that same morning the 'Challenger' exploded on takeoff and the 7 astronauts died. Today the 'Columbia' may be totally lost & again 7 wonderful lives gone in the blink of an eye. Eva's music will be and always is right there to ease the pain & joy that life brings.
Name: Michael Hansen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: At Last
Home town/city and country: Middelfart/Denmark
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 07:44 AM
Eva Cassidy was a great songer with a wonderfull voice. God only knows how much she is missed.
Name: Joe Check
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Chicago Illinois USA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 07:56 AM
Let us celebrate the gift of Eva on her birthday.
Name: Colleen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Seattle, WA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 11:38 AM
I think of the first moment I became an "Eva Fanatic" while I saw Michelle Kwan skate with such beauty & emotion that nearly matched the beauty & emotion of Eva's voice. I've since introduced Eva to my children & grandchildren, friends & family, and co-workers, too !! Thank you, Eva's family, for sharing your joy & pain with the rest of the world. Through her songs, Eva sheds grace upon us all.
Name: Greger
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Oh, Had I a Golden Thread
Home town/city and country: Alnö
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 12:16 PM
It just turned Feb. 2 here in Sweden, so Happy Birthday Eva. You are often on my mind, always in my heart.
Name: Naomi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I know you by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: today is I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: ITALY
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 12:40 PM
I'm celebrating your birthday listening to your voice. The light of a candel that is now in my room is the light of your wonderful soul...Keep shining! Love you, Naomi
Name: Mester Jakob
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold, but
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 12:50 PM
Somehow I know that you are not aware of the fuzz you are making these days. I wish you were. I just feel so greatfull that we all got so much, and never again will anyone touch me the way you did. I don't believe in god, but if I were a god I surely would have stolen you from earth too. Happy birthday anyway.
Name: msuisei
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: many
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: many
Home town/city and country: Tokyo, Japan
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 03:57 PM
Hello Eva in heaven, Happy your 40th Birthday ! Your voice is quite pure, beautiful and gentle, yet strong at the same time. You opens my heart, gives me spiritual comfort and strength. I'm a huge fan of you and Jimmy Scott(jazz balladeer, now at age 77) Both of you are true original. Your voices touch me in my deepest part all the time. msuisei / Fumio Saku Takeuchi
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 08:49 PM
Happy Birthday Eva! May the fire you have lit never be extinguished.
Name: Patdargan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Can't say !!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold
Home town/city and country: Midlands, England
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 08:50 PM
Thank you Eva....thinking of you and your music on this day. Let's all do something positive today to celebrate this rare and special talent. Remember, ' this is Music, this is how good it can be ' best wishes to all... Pat d
Name: Ken
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: DannyBoy
Home town/city and country: Dallas,TX USA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 09:28 PM
Happy B-Day Eva..Your Angelic voice continues to touch my heart and stir my soul..The music is ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL...
Name: Glauco
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Too many to be listed here....
Home town/city and country: Gattinara/ITALY
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 09:43 PM
Happy Birthday, Eva. You have born 40 years ago to live forever in our hearts.
Name: Dale
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Love them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow, but......
Home town/city and country: Newhall, CA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 10:02 PM
Happy Birthday Eva...wherever you are!!! All my life I've said that if I could have any voice in the world it would be Karen Carpenter's. Last year, when I found Eva I was amazed. The versatility of her music, the emotion, softness & strength of her voice is unlike anyone I have ever heard. I'll be listening to her the rest of my life. Karen's voice was one of the best, but Eva's is definately my new favorite. I have 4 of the CD's & honestly can't say what one is best. They are all wonderful. Thank you Eva for your gift of beautiful music. I'm so glad I found you!!!
Name: Helen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow, Autumn Leaves, I Can Only Be Me
Home town/city and country: Hertfordshire, England
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 10:19 PM
Happy Birthday Eva !... I would just like to say that I am so happy that my sixteen year old son is now really into Eva's music..after one of his friends' took along 'Songbird' on their school holiday. He is also reading the book 'Songbird' which he bought for me as a Christmas gift. I do hope that young people will continue to discover Eva and help to spread her wonderful music.
Name: ojmartin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Anniversary Song,
Home town/city and country: Emmitsburg, MD USA
Sent: Sat February 01 2003 11:36 PM
Hi All You can make of this what you want!! 1. I bought Songbird about 2 years ago. While waiting to check out a book at the Emmitsburg Library the lady in front of me said something that brought up Eva Cassidy. She immediately went out to her car and came back and gave me Time after Time. I have never seen her again. 2.My favorite movies are Empire of the Sun and Slience of the Lambs. 3. My favorite art is Impressionism such as Monet. Just a week ago I was in Gettysburg Pa at the Bagel Coffee Shop and saw a print for sale that I bought. It was "Persintency of Time" by guess who; Dali. Only this morning did I find out that Eva liked them too. 4. A month ago in Hanover Pa I was at an auction and saw a used reading machine that I tried to buy for my mother who has Macular Degeneration . Me and one other person wanted it so it went higher than I thought a used machine was worth so the other person got it. As I was leaving for some reason I glanced behind me and saw the other bidder leaving with the reading machine so I called to him across the parking lot and said congratulations on getting it. He stopped and said If his friend who was near blind could not use it he would let me have it. he called me the same evening and said his friend would not or could not use it so I could have it for 50 dollars less than he payed for it!! So I went to pay him and pick it up. He invited me in and let me try the machine to make sure it was ok. It was. Then as I was about to leave I saw a cd on the kitchen counter. SONGBIRD by Eva Cassidy!!! I had never seen this man before. The reading machine has been a blessing for my 90 year old mom. She can now read all her mail and keep her checkbook to the penny. To be continued.....
Name: d j hope
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: sheffild uk
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 12:25 AM
happy 40th birhday eva you are in our hearts for ever miss you love you
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Eva By Heart/Live
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold/OTR/Waly Waly/Tall Trees of Georgia
Home town/city and country: Reading, Pa. USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 12:26 AM
Happy Birthday, Eva. I listen to you every day & am very grateful your music came into my life. You have truly enhanced it.
Name: ojmartin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird or Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Anniversary Song
Home town/city and country: Emmitsburg, MD USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 12:41 AM
Sorry about the multiple posts Laura. I waited and waited for confirmation before I tried again!!! Continuing.... make what you want of this Thursday past I was visiting my Mom in Buckhannon WV . I left the house at about 7:35 to go get some newspapers at the local Sheetz store. I was in a hurry as the CBS morning show was going to feature Mary Rosencrantz of Buckhannon WV on the segment "Everybody has a story" and my Mother did not want to miss it. My radio came on in my truck and I was startled to hear Danny Boy by Eva. At first I was disconcerted as I thought my mp3 was hooked up and playing my Eva albums but then I realized it was my old home town radio station WBUC 1460 AM playing oldies., Wow I thought 5000 watts going all over West Virginia and hearing Eva. Great!! I returned home and listened and watched with my Mom the 100th show of every body has a story on CBS and was awed by the great person Mary Rosencrans is to adobt the abused little boy who has MS. 2. Saturday morning I was listening to WBUC and the dj was saying how his wife was having a birthday on Groudhog day Feb 2 and that triggered in my mind what Laura had posted about Eva big four oh. So I called the radio station at about 8:53 Eastern time and told the DJ about Eva and he said he would look for Danny Boy but would have to play it after the 9am news.. I hung up and turned the radio up to hear what he had to say and as a lead in to the 9am news he said "just in " they have lost communicaton with the space shuttle" After the news he came back about 9:12 and said everything correctly about Eva except he could not find her on the previous days play list!! Maybe I heard it on another station!! Then he said Eva CASSETT s forthieth was sunday ground hog day. Since he made the pronuniation mistake I waited till 9:50 to call him to correct him. No one called by the way. So he apologized on the air and gave out the correct evacassidy.net and org web addresses to the listeners. So maybe at least one new eva fan the dj is now listening to her. By the way the local Super Walmart has a good selection of Eva Cds. 3. "today is a special day an anniversary......" Feb 2 , ground hog day is celebrated by my wife and I as the family lore has it that this was the day in 1970 at age 31 that I came out of my hole and saw my wife of 31 years for the first time in a computer class. So I make no conclusions or conjectures about these incidents or coincidences but I thought other fans would like to know. As you watch CBS Sunday Morning and you see French Creek Freedie" the ground hog, coming to you live from 10 miles south of Buckhannon West Virginia you know that Evas birthday and my wife and I celebrate our anniversary with Eva singing "Anniversary Song" by Steve Dingman of Hagerstown Maryland USA all is right with the "What a wonderful world" and now Eva can sing for the Families of the Space Shuttle and their dear departed. WHAT SONG DO YOU THINK WOULD EVA WOULD SING TODAY FEBRUARY 2 2003?
Name: michael
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold, kathy's song
Home town/city and country: hamburg, germany
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 01:57 AM
happy birthday, eva...your voice will never die
Name: Dave Svens
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart (Because it was my first)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Know You By Heart (Because it was the first I heard)
Home town/city and country: Fitchburg, MA USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 02:36 AM
Happy 40th Eva. I feel like an Apostle...spreading the word about Eva. I've given away numerous CDs, Songbird books and copies of the "Nightline" video. Gets to be a bit expensive, but the best money I've spent. My best to Eva's family & my thanks for giving us an incredible talent/person. Thank you, Laura David
Name: Lorraine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Could'nt possibly choose!!
Home town/city and country: England
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 02:54 AM
Over the past 2 years I have been suffering from depression, and there have been many moments when I've thought "whats the point". 2 years ago I also discovered Eva. For me Eva,her music and her life have been "The point" in my life. She has helped me more than I could put into words. Eva made me feel alive again, and for that I will forever be in her debt. Happy Birthday Eva. You will be forever missed, but never fogotton.
Name: Eric
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water/Waly, Waly
Home town/city and country: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 03:23 AM
Dear Eva, you passed through our lives like a shooting star streaking across the sky. And now you've left us with a trail of your glittering stardust. Some six years later, I still have your starlight in my tear stained eyes. I rejoice in your having been born today, for I'm quite blessed to have your music in my life. You've given the world so much beauty than you could ever have imagined. I see the world differently because of you. The soft summer rains feel like silver against my skin. My nights don't seem too long anymore and the stars look so very different at night. I think of the "golden time" whenever the sun hangs low in the sky. I think of you as I drive across the bridges over the peaceful waters of the Potomac River near Georgetown or when I see the gentle waves crashing along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Your life, as well as the recent tragedy of the space shuttle pioneers, reminds me of how fragile and precious life can be. Because of that realization, I try to fill my life with more art, poetry, music, friendships, and human connections to give it greater meaning. I wish that I could talk to you and you could talk to me. But the more I listen to your songs, the more I feel that you ARE talking to us. What you were too shy to say offstage to your fans, you really said in your songs: I see friends shaking hands saying 'how do you do?' but they're really saying, 'I love you' With one eye on the world and my heart on my sleeve, I'll forever spend the remainder of my life with your songs in my mind and heart. And when it's my turn to cross the river, in my mind I'll hear you singing "Waly, Waly" as I wade through the waters of life. Then all things will truly come to my remembrance. And I will never forget you... Wherever you are, I hope you can sense the ripple in the universe you created. I so desperately want you to know that the ripple is our love and affection for you. If only I could talk to you...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVA! All the best to the Cassidy Family, band members, and friends.
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Sent: Sun February 02 2003 03:55 AM
WHAT SONG DO YOU THINK WOULD EVA WOULD SING TODAY FEBRUARY 2 2003? ....my life goes on in endless song above the lamentation.........
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Sent: Sun February 02 2003 04:07 AM
Happy Eva's birthday to Barbara and Hugh Cassidy and family, Laura and Isabel Bligh, to Chris Biondo, Larry Melton, Grace Griffith, England, Bill Straw and all of the wonderful people who had a hand in sharing Eva's brilliance with the world. Eva makes the world more wonderful!
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Sent: Sun February 02 2003 04:12 AM
All the best and keep on shining !
Name: Torbjörn
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: So many
Home town/city and country: Sweden
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 04:28 AM
A scene from the Blues Alley video: (just before Eva sings Cheek to cheek): "Thank you for coming out, I really appreciate it..." Eva pulls up her sleeves, twice, looks back..."he's changing the tape..." She's a bit embarrassed, hesitates, looks out at the audience and says "You can talk amongst yourselves." Isn't it exactly what we are doing right now? Happy birthday!
Name: Chris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Gloucester UK
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 04:39 AM
Happy 40th Birthday Eva. Your music has changed my life. I have made new friends. Had hours of listening pleasure and look forward to the release of more tracks in the future. Blue Skies. Chris.
Name: Kim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Penny to my Name, Fields of Gold, Songbird
Home town/city and country: Livonia, MI
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 04:58 AM
Today is a day of remembrance. Eva seemed a soulful person, and though she may have been embarrassed by all of the attention for her birthday, I like to think it would have made her smile. I also wonder what song, if any, the tragic loss of the Columbia Space Shuttle's crew would have inspired her to sing. She seemed to get it...the depth and importance of every life. Personally, I think that's part of what made her so great. God Bless Eva, her family, the shuttle's family members and us all. Kim thanks Laura for continuing to do such a great job on the site.
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Sent: Sun February 02 2003 05:44 AM
Thinking of you on your Birthday. God Bless.
Name: Christine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Innsbruck/Austria
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 05:52 AM
What a coincidence to come to this site today!!! Being a rather new fan I didn't pay much attention to "your" date of birth..Happy birthday wherever you may be..and thank you forever for all those wonderful feelings your voice and music give me!! You live in the hearts of sooo many people.. All the best to your family and friends..
Name: Julie
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Home town/city and country: Scotland
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 05:55 AM
Thinking of Eva today and always. Thank you for the music and touching my heart. Happy Birthday.
Name: BobB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Love all eight of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: The one that is playing at the moment
Home town/city and country: Montgomery/Texas/USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:14 AM
Happy Birthday Eva. I will be listening to your beautiful music all day. I know it will help ease the pain of yesterday's NASA tragedy. Laura, Thanks for the Birthday Page. It brought tears to learn about Eva's favorite flowers. Pansies, pink roses, bluebells, and day lillies were some of my wife's favorites also. My Love's most favored was Texas Bluebonnets. I feel sure that Eva would have loved to walk thru those 'Fields of Blue' while singing "Fields of Gold". Happy Birthday Eva.
Name: Karen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart, Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Natchez, Mississippi--USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:23 AM
To Eva's family and friends I send my thoughts and prayers. "Its better to have loved, and lost...than never to have loved at all." Eva was and will always be loved by so many. Happy Birthday.
Name: Susanne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all i have heard!
Home town/city and country: Bollebygd Sweden
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:28 AM
Happy birthday Eva and I`m really sorry that you´re not here with us anymore.I have never heard a voice like yours before! You could really put your soul in all of the songs you sang.I heard you for the first time just a mounth ago and i think it was so beautiful so I started to cry...!And the day after i saw you on TV i went and bought "imagine".And the man who sold it to me, told me that he had sold a lot of your albums the whole day.So you really touched a lot of pepole here in Sweden to. With Love Susanne
Name: Eva K
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Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:31 AM
Happy birthday Eva!!!
Name: Richard Turner
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: "Songbird"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "Autumn Leaves"
Home town/city and country: Coudersport , PA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:34 AM
While in an airport I heard this haunting sound of: "Autumn Leaves", at a concession. I had to ask who it was. The attendant told me a name I never heard before. He didn't have the CD - just sold the last one. I prevailed and found her name and CD' info on the internet. What a voice ! Never heard anything like it before - never expect to later on. Life is still a great thing with people like Eva Cassidy to be heard.
Name: starskys
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: at the moment ,thinking about a War in Iraq .Inmagine
Home town/city and country: Holland
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:45 AM
Inmagine .Eva was still among us .Inmagine there will be no War .Eva hope you will inspire more people around this World .with your wonderful voice .Its a little late .but still Happy Birthday ,Eva up there in Heaven .Greeting to all Eva Cassidy Fans. and Laura you are doing a wonderfull job .thank you
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Miami, USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:51 AM
HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY EVA!! A Day dosent go by that I dont think about you or listen to your music. This morning I called a radio announcer and asked him to play a song of yours, in honor of your birthday...he said he didnt have one in his studio. I explained to him that you had the most soulful voice of any singer I had heard...that's right Aretha, step back....anyway, he said that he would get on it like white on rice! So I hope people here in Miami Florida can get turned on to your music! Happy Birthday again! Love, Me P.S. To all of Eva's fans....lets drink a toast to her today....she has given us so much...Here's to you beautiful!
Name: Michele Jowett
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Siongbird
Home town/city and country: Worthing, England
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 07:24 AM
Today is a day of celebration - a day to celebrate the life of a beautiful unique songbird. The day you were born you brought a very special gift to the lives of so many. Not only did you give us your voice but your heart. I feel that everyday and I know, sweet angel, you walk on a rainbow cloud beside me. Fill the heavens with your voice and beauty and know that in your spirit world and here on earth you are very, very loved. I'm sure you're enjoying your chocolate cake in Heaven and the pink roses I bought -they are for you. Happy Birthday, sweet, sweet angel - love and light, Michele
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Unfair to choose...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto...
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 07:29 AM
Happy birthday Eva, wherever you are... I now realised what your gift to me is... Your music dug up feelings in my heart I buried long ago trying to cope with ADHD and severe behaviour problems. I learned to live with ADHD and now my behaviour problems have gone after a 10-year fight against them. But I still was hiding from my emotions, especially the positive ones like love and affection. (I virtually broke up with my family because of this) Your music made me see that I could love people (my family) by stirring up this feeling 'till I couldn't ignore it anymore... Now I can say to my family and to others "I love you" and really mean it. Eva, your music has opened up my heart and showed me the power of love, I'll be forever thankfull for this! Love you forever, Richard. P.S. Needless to say that everyone in my family now owns a Eva Cassidy cd!
Name: Paula
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: West Chester, PA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 07:49 AM
Happy Birthday to you Eva! I enjoy your music every day. I want to thank your family for sharing your work with all of us.
Name: Kurt
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Marlton, NJ, USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 07:56 AM
Every so often in my life I encounter a contribution from a fellow human that is so wonderful and beautiful that I wonder how I can give something back. So I humbly offer this tribute as my birthday gift to a special soul who departed from us way too soon. A couple of years ago I met a girl on a business trip. We had dinner a couple of times but nothing really came of it. I am forever indebted to her, however, for introducing me to Eva's music. At the time I wasn't much of a jazz or female vocalist fan--Rush music dominates my collection more than anything--but I was just totally blown away by this charming, powerful singer. I have my moments of being jaded and cynical, and over time I have learned to be strong and smile because people need that in hard times. But Eva's singing could reach the most cynical of hearts. . For that reason I don't listen to her very much. I suppose I'm like her mother in a way, in that I don't ever want to become desensitized to her music (even though I can't dream of that being possible). I have the Songbird CD, and I have just recently picked up Imagine. I suppose I will bring it with me on a road trip or something. I was amused by many of the things I read about her difficulty getting a record deal. I like to think that maybe a jaded A&R man may have listened to her voice and found religion...couldn't bear the thought of her being packaged and exploited, a spiritual soul turned into a profit machine. That makes a better motivation to not sign her than her not having a defined style. Can any of you listen to the words...Eva had no defined style...and actually believe that? That may have been the record companies' real reason for passing up on her, but in retrospect the concept is laughably ludicrous beyond description. That said, as saddened as I am by her loss, I am consoled by the thought that her heaven-sent voice was never corrupted in someone's pursuit of material wealth. She may have died an unfairly untimely death, but she left us with her soul completely intact, a victory so few among us achieve. Ayn Rand once described the true purpose of art as a means to present a better world, to show people how wonderful life could be. I'm only speculating, since I was never fortunate enough to meet her, but I believe that that was Eva's motivation and may have been the reason for the conflict that has been suggested in her bio. It can be a painful existence, but there are moments when it is all worthwhile. When I listen to her rendition of "Over The Rainbow", I feel that, at least for once in her life, she succeeded in reaching a goal that transcends anything money could buy. Her singing elevates emotions and feelings to an unheard-of level that, among the millions of our language, there are no words to justifiably describe. She may not have written the song, but I have no doubt that it was written for her to sing. I noticed the sign on the "Over The Rainbow" page saying "Featuring maybe the best version of 'Over The Rainbow' ever recorded." What makes me grin about that assertion is the word "maybe". Some quotes about her from the website make me really wish I had gotten to know her. Keith Grimes saying "she carried more of the band's equipment than any female singer that I've ever worked with." Or Chris Biondo... "I think she understood that being popular and famous was not all it's cracked up to be." There was an aura of humility about her, rare in any human, but especially devoid from the attitude of most performers. I don't mean that to be critical, because in many cases it seems as though a defiant ego is required for successful self-expression. Eva somehow managed to be an exception to that rule. For dinner tonight maybe I will have some of that Chef Boy-R-Dee Beef Ravioli in a can. I think I can even endure that for her. I don't know too many female vocalists, but I can't think of any who have a chance of dethroning Eva as the undisputed queen in my heart. Happy 40th Eva, this planet so misses you.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: People Get Ready
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 08:09 AM
To really wish Eva Cassidy a Happy 40th Birthday and to see a video of Eva Cassidy performing "People Get Ready," from Live At Blues Alley , go to this web site: http://www.oaksite.co.uk/bioblue.html and click on the thumbnail on left column. Play any Eva Cassidy CD on your CD player or computer since this is just a video and thank Eva and her family on this guestbook and the owner of www.synuk.com/eva/ web site, for his past efforts to make Eva's work available to her fans. There is no charge for this free video.Make it your favorite if you like to, before it to is purged. Love you, Eva, Happy Birthday! http://www.oaksite.co.uk/bioblue.html
Name: Frans
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fever
Home town/city and country: Antwerp Belgium
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 08:48 AM
I believe there is more music in heaven now than before, For those left behind, you will meet again.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of Them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: It's Not The Presents Under The Tree
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 10:33 AM
Ever notice how the music clips last only 30 seconds or a minute? I found this site where we can listen to a full 3 minute song in it's entirety and it's not on one of Eva's popular CD's. It was a special Christmas album.The promoter was giving away a complete copywrited Eva Cassidy song for free. I like it better than most of Eva's songs as it tells about Eva's love, and it's not the presents we receive that are important, it's our PRESENCE that's important, and the ring we gave her, to express our love. Most of Eva's fans have never heard this song. At my suggestion, Laura has mentioned it is available on the NPR website . So let's give it a listen on Eva's 40th birthday, and cry a little, and hope the site leaves on the whole song, not just a clip, as is their custom. It's a beautiful song, sung by an angel, it's the fourth song on the page. Just click the play button. Give a listen at: http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/features/holiday02/index.html
Name: gillian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: one of them in which i dont know the title
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: scotland
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 10:41 AM
beautiful singer.
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Sent: Sun February 02 2003 10:42 AM
WHAT SONG DO YOU THINK WOULD EVA WOULD SING TODAY FEBRUARY 2 2003? ....my life goes on in endless song above the lamentation......... I agree it has to be Eva's "How can I keep from Singing?" A perfect choice.
Name: Jørn Moen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 11:00 AM
Happy birthday Eva. You make us belive that we live in a wonderful world . Jørn
Name: cathy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
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Name: erling
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: For the time: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Gjemnes / Norway
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 11:35 AM
I have bought my first CD´s of Eva and I waited to play them until the silence of sunday morning. The lyric were not printed on the covers, so I had to download them from web. On your site I happened to see that this would have been her 40 years birthday. What a coinsidense! Me playing her for the first time on her 40th-birthday. I played Fields of Gold over and over. More than perfect, and that is a consert recording! Yesterday when I put on the radio the same song was being played. The program leader thought it was a so beautiful voice that she almost forgot how to continue the program. I´ve heard her on the radio earlier, got interested and found your website. And I´ve read a lot about her here - a wonderful person whith a wonderful voice. Thank you Eva!
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 12:32 PM
I just found a treasure! A whole bunch of Eva's paintings and pictures of Eva doing wall renderings on the same site as the video! Go to: http://www.oaksite.co.uk/painting.html
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: london England
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 02:14 PM
Happy 40th Birthday Eva.Big thank you must go to all of you who have contributed to Eva's stunning success which I am delighted to see has now reached Sweden.All of us who love her music has a responsibility to continue to spread the word.Persuade people to like Eva's music.If you force it on people there will be a negative response.Bill Straw put Eva's music on in the background when Martin Jennings popped over to L.A in the spring of 1997 to see him.Martin asked him who she was and the rest is history. The power of persuasion. Laura I would like to pass on my condolences to the families of those 7 people killed in yesterdays tragic space accident.I hope they didn't suffer too much. R.I.P.
Name: Pam Marx
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: At Last & How Can I Keep From Singing
Home town/city and country: Raleigh, NC
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 03:21 PM
Happy 40th Birthday, Eva. I pray that you know how many lives you have touched all around the world through your music. And once your music has touched us, our lives are changed forever. My husband and I were married this past Aug. to you singing "At Last." Our eternal thanks to those who make it possible to continue to hear your beautiful voice. You are missed, you are loved and you will never be forgetten. Your life goes on in endless song... Love, Pam
Name: Bill Thompson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Waly Waly
Home town/city and country: Rochester, NY USA
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 03:38 PM
I first heard Eva on March 24, 2000. I'll remember it forever. I still listen to her music every day. In the past couple of years I've sent birthday messages. This year I'm truly humbled by what I've read in this guestbook. I'm not enough of writer to equal what others have written so I won't try. Laura Bligh suggests that we all support live music and I completely agree but I have a different twist: If you have friends with a struggling band, give them a hand. If you know about electronics, help them with their equipment. If you have some reasonable recording equipment, record their live gigs for posterity. If you have a strong back, help them lug their equipment. If you're a visual person, help them with their lighting. Help with their promo material. Whatever...you'll help them and you will also find you enjoy it yourself. Indeed, there's no business like show business! I've done exactly that for the last couple of years due to Eva's inspiration and its been rewarding beyond belief. This website has meant so much to me over the last couple of years. I've made many friends all over the world and I have Eva Cassidy and Laura Bligh to thank for that. God bless Eva Cassidy, her parents, her family, her band, her close friends, and her dedicated fans the world over. Happy Birthday Eva!!
Name: Mary and John Brasier
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird - Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold - Songbird - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Winnipeg, Canada
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 06:15 PM
My wife and I extend our best wishes to Eva for a "Very Happy 40th Birthday". Our introduction to this amazing young lady came just a few weeks ago when we heard Eva singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". Ones immediate thoughts were, how could we have missed such an incredible talent. We are always playing a broad selection of music and considered ourselves, "in touch". Obviously not! The ultimate humiliation came when we recently ventured into three large music related stores and sheepishly asked the "young" sales associates if they carried any Eva Cassidy CD's. On each occasion and, without hesitation, they took us straight to the appropriate section. At the end of the CD section, a poster was displayed featuring recent releases by five different artists, on of which was Eva's "Imagine". Although we mention "Songbird" and "Imagine" as our favorites, that is only because we have not had a chance to listen to the others. As has previously been mentioned, we can each contribute to the memory of such a wonderful artist by, word of mouth or action. We did the latter yesterday by buying "Imagine" for someones birthday and, will continue to do so. How on earth could those so called major "talent experts" have missed such a gem. Our sincere thanks to "all" those associated with Eva, including Blix Street Records for providing my wife and I with memories that will last a life time.
Name: Karen Edmunds
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Newtown Powys UK
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 11:19 PM
Eva, It was your 40th birthday yesterday, I was thinking of you. I was 40 myself last July, and spent my birthday on holiday in Corfu with my husband and children. I first heard over the rainbow a few months ago and it really touched me. Every time I listen to this song I think how sad it was that you died at such a young age, what a waste of such a beautiful voice. I listen to my two daughters singing, they also have beautiful voices and I think how lucky I am to have five healthy children and now I also have a two month old grand daughter. It so sad that you have been deprived of such happiness of having a family of your own. I now look at my children and count my blessings, Hearing about you has made me appreciate what I have got in life my children and husband and I love them all very much. I have just ordered the book Songbird and I am looking forward to reading it. My feelings go out to your family. God bless Karen
Name: Glauco
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Many
Home town/city and country: Gattinara - ITALY
Sent: Sun February 02 2003 11:52 PM
Eva's Birthday has come and gone, and the world is not worse - or better - than it was before. I was wondering if anyone of us who shares the joy that Eva gave us could do a little effort to make the world better. Not major efforts are required: I think everyone may have the chance to consuel a friend who needs advice, or to be close to a sufferer, or "give a person something, simply out of love" just like Eva wrote and did. Me, as I'm struggling my battle against another obscure and hopless disease, such multiple sclerosis is, I will dedicate some of my time to let other sufferes know that there's always hope, there's much more to be done than just what the doctors say, and that there's always light at the end of the tunnel. If anyone of us could do a little effort to devote someone else love, hope, happyness and friendship I think that this world could became a little bit better for everyone. I'm begging You pardon for my intrusion in such a guestbook, and for my poor english, which is not my native language (I still need a dictionary to find out the correct word). Love to all, Glauco
Name: JA
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Va
Sent: Mon February 03 2003 04:20 AM
I heard about Eva several years ago on Nightline. I thought her story was really sad. I love her singing and the way she play's her guitar. She was the best. I just bought Songbird a couple of weeks ago and I love it. The problem is the more I started to read about Eva's life the more I felt like I knew her. Now when I listen to those beautiful songs somehow I feel depressed because she is no longer with us.How can I enjoy the songs without this down feeling? Anybody else feel this way? Email me.
Name: Harry. S.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: The one I happen to be listening to at the time.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto.
Home town/city and country: England.
Sent: Mon February 03 2003 08:56 AM
Eva was unique. A one off. The like of which we will never see again. Thanks for teaching the world how we SHOULD treat our fellow beings. And thanks, thanks,thanks for the music. Harry.S.(Nottingham. uk.)
Name: PRIMAL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: HILO
Sent: Mon February 03 2003 09:51 AM
aloha to JANB-- my you are so right my lady- but the point of comfort is that both Iz and Eva are together now over that rainbow, neither is suffering any longer, and if you ever met Iz in person you know the first thing he did was hook up with Eva and together they began to sing. So next time you are looking at a waterfall or a sunset, or a sunrise, and you hear music inside your heart, it will be these two souls shareing with you their passions and love. all we need to do is smile and remember who they were in life, and they will become more important in our futures. visit my sites for my private photos of Iz http://www.hulahips.com-- a hui hou malama pono
Name: Deliman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You by Heart
Home town/city and country: Vancouver B.C.
Sent: Mon February 03 2003 10:54 AM
Happy Birthday Eva. Our birthdays fall so close together, mine is today. It's for this silly reason that I feel an additional common bond. I still enjoy listening to your wonderful voice and can't imagine that I'll ever grow tired of it. The gift of your music brings me such unbelievable inspiration and joy. I'm so thankful that I stumbled across the Nightline episode and discovered your wonderful music. Much Love. Delbert
Name: Karen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Brick Town, NJ USA
Sent: Mon February 03 2003 04:28 PM
Soft melodic words, sung sweetly by an 'angel'. Eva's voice takes me into another realm, when sitting alone and pondering the days events. I allow myself to become completely immersed in her verse and song. Allowing peace to come over me. Her words are like a blanket of comfort, enveloping me just at the right moment. One can listen to her songs over and over, and Never tire, for they are words sung to the song of 'life'. Thank you Eva for sharing with us! Karen
Name: Ruth Claessens
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird (so far)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wade in the Water
Home town/city and country: Stratford, Canada
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 05:15 AM
For some reason Eva's name kept coming up lately in many things I was reading and it prompted me to visit a local shop and choose one of her CDs to take home. The shop owner played Wade in the Water and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. In that one listen she became my new favourite female singer. (James Taylor being my favourite male singer. Imagine what they might have sounded like together.) Naturally I wanted to find out more about the woman who demonstrates such extraordinary musicianship. From the details of her life that I've read in this very short time, I am impressed by her character. I admire people who can remain humble at the same time have such a tremendous talent. Pablo Casals, the famous cellist, wrote in his autobiography Joys and Sorrows, "I was born with an ability, with music in me, that is all. No special credit was due me. The only credit we can claim is for the use we make of the talent we are given. That is why I urge young musicians: Don't be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that; it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters. You must cherish this gift. Do not demean or waste what you have been given. Work -- work constantly and nourish it. Of course the gift to be cherished most of all is that of life itself. One's work should be a salute to life." (p.34) Certainly Eva's work is a salute to life. Although a talent such as hers should be heard by the masses, personally I do find it all the sweeter to have "found" her without the aid of commericalism and advertising by some big record company. This is more like finding something wonderfully beautiful in nature -- new to the finder, but it also makes a connection to others because you know that that very treasure has been found by others and now it is shared. I was also taken aback that I purchased the first of what I'm sure will be many of her CDs on her 40th birthday which I believe is a coming of age for many women. Although a tad belated, Happy Birthday Eva.
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Miami,FL USA
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 07:47 AM
Well...I was just exposed to the cold shoulder of the music industry, while attempting to get Eva's music on the air here in the U.S. The program director of a major radio station told me that his station tested her music and that the listener's did not like it (Are they soulless or what?) Of course that set me off defending (rightly so), her incredable voice and tallent. I even told him Sting's quote, that Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold was the best he had ever heard...all he could say was, "Well he should know." He then went on to say that she has a small passionate following, but thats about it. Not enough to warrent air time. WOW! What a let down! HOWEVER, one thing I've learned in this world is NEVER give up...I have turned on a few people to her, and they love her. I will continue doing my best for her. Any ideas about getting her on the air? I had considered trying to mobalize the american fans and to do a prolonged calling campaign requesting her...I think if we can just get her out there, her magic will do the rest. Please e-mail me with ideas. Thanks Peace, Daniel
Name: Jackie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Wolverhampton, UK
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 09:06 AM
I have just finished reading the Songbird book, Evas story. I felt happy and sad at the same time. Sad because she was taken away from us much too early, but happy that she managed to fill her life with so much. Its sad that shes no longer here, but she left us with such a beautiful legacy, she will never be gone from peoples hearts. With love xx
Name: Troy G Batson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ?
Home town/city and country: Wladorf MD
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 10:34 AM
Really where do I begin, its been about six years since I first heard "The Voice" and it has been overwhelming ever since. I come here on occassion and write but the one thing that I enjoy mor ethan writing her is to hear Evas music. There are a few ironies in life that will go on as my daughters Birthday is the day after Eva's and I really wish that my daughter will somehow get into music, she sings now but at some point I hope that she would take it up. I still tell as many people as will sit and listen to me for a minute about Eva and will always do that as I hear so much crappy music out there and its like Eva is a safe zone for all tastes. She sings anything very well and has a way of touching you....Well i could go on and on but its nothing that I havent said before......
Name: Andy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird & Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine/Songbird/Fielfds Of Gold...... - heck all of them.
Home town/city and country: North East (UK)
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 11:28 AM
I am signing this guestbook simply because there mustn't be a god, as no god would allow such a sin to take place (god doesn't even deserve a capital letter!). Seriously, I am only 16 years old and Eva has had such an effect on my life - to appreciate it, live it, and not let ANYTHING get in the way. It is situations like this that make us realize which artists today have actual talent, and I can only hope that such a thing never happens to anyone. Peace and Love to Eva and all who love her, xxx
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Any song on this album
Home town/city and country: Laurel, Md. USA
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 01:36 PM
I keep reading here that a lot of you out there think that the music today isn't worth listening to. In the spirit of this website I must respectfully disagree. There is a BOATLOAD of excellent music being made these days. It's just that it's not being played on the major radio stations (see Daniel's post below). You just have to keep an ear to the ground and expend a little effort to find the good stuff. That's how I found Eva in the first place - by NOT listening to Top 40 radio. My favorite type of music is blues-based rock but I listen to rock, pop, blues, folk, jazz, and country. May I suggest the following: Toni Price - Midnight Pumpkin Mary Lee's Corvette - Blood On The Tracks Sinead Lohan - No Mermaid Shannon Curfman - Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions Mary Shaver - No Time Like Now (this CD has a dedication to Eva and, while they don't play on this CD, some members of the Eva Cassidy Band toured with Mary in the D.C. area for a while - right, Raice?) Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne Melanie Mason - Bendin' The Blues Cindy Bullens - Neverland Janine Wilson - The Blue Album Kim Richey - Bitter Sweet Betty Dylan [NOT BOB]- (any of their three CD's) Shemekia Copeland - Wicked Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (maybe the greatest country rock album ever recorded). I could go on and on but I think you get the point. Stop sitting around whining about how awful the music is that's being played on the radio. If you want to hear good music on your radio you have to do what has been suggested many times in these pages: you need to support your local music. If you don't enjoy going to clubs then at least buy a CD or three. Another point: don't forget the old folks. People like James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Elvin Bishop, Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie), Concrete Blond, Bonnie Raitt, and Delbert McClinton and many others still make great records. Finally, I must apologize to the guys. I've noticed that all of the albums I've listed are either by women or have a woman singing lead. I don't know why that is, but it certainly wasn't intentional on my part. I guess women are just making the best new music these days. I'd like to think that Eva inspired some of them. Good listening, and if any of you have a favorite band or singer that you think I might enjoy I'd love to hear from you.
Name: Jackie Bertani
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow, and now, Imagine
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, Fl
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 04:48 PM
When I learned (from this website) that Eva had another album, "Imagine", I wanted to get it ASAP. This afternoon I bought it, and once again, a song and Eva's beautiful voice singing it holds deep meaning for me. I wish my Tim was here with me to listen to this CD.
Name: pam
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: People Get Ready I love every song she has ever done.
Home town/city and country: Chicago Illinois USA
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 06:17 PM
Dear Andy Do not be angry at God. Eva is the evidence of God. She was a one of a kind unique Masterpiece of God as you are and each and every one of us is. Please consider the next time you witness beauty, love and truth that these are from the one who created our Eva. You can hear by the music she chose to gift us with that she believed. Happy 40th Eva and God Bless those who you love and who love you. Pray for our World (it's so small) Pam
Name: Les Williams
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Ivrbridge, UK
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 08:37 PM
I heard Eva twice on British TV yesterday. In the afternoon I was watching the prestigious Benson and Hedges snooker tournament from Wembley, London. They profiled various players, including up-and-coming Steven Lee, whom they interviewed against a backdrop of cornfields, to the accompaniment of Eva singing FOG, sometimes at full volume. In the evening I watched a re-run from the popular nearly all-girl comedy series Smack the Pony. One scene was in a large office full of young ladies performing various tasks with exaggerated efficiency. They then introduced background music of Eva singing Songbird. One by one they girls started wiping tears from their eyes, and eventually all were weeping uncontrollably, banging on desks, rolling on the floor, etc. Possibly not entirely respectful to Eva, but she is still among us!
Name: starskys
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: L.a B.A.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Field of Gold .Inmagine.
Home town/city and country: .Holland
Sent: Tue February 04 2003 10:25 PM
Hello Tony .reading your response .it looks you mis understood.a lot of Eva Cassidy fans .of course there so manny good singers .and music at the moment .and i agree with you .spent some more time and you will discover more good voices and songs .sometimes it need some time .I think there will be a lott of musiclovers at this site .who can also mention a lot good music.I think what most fans on this site trying to say is .that the voice of Eva touched them verry deep in the midle of there hart .and for manny thats reason enough,to say thats the best voice they ever heard before .becourse they feeling possible the same ,what Eva must have when she was performing her songs . I am a great music lover .and special female voices is having a lot of intention to me .but I must admit that Eva for me is number one . As you allready mention in your response there is more good music .but let us be straigt .at the moment the music market is overwhelmed .by sexy looking girls .and good looking boys .or dangerous looking personages .who try to sing .one or two of them maybe verry good .but the rest is forgive me the word .comercial shit .and I think thats also a reason to say that Eva is the best . There are so manny words to say about good music .and artists.but i think every one knows what I have try to say .for me there more good singers I love listning too, But Eva will be my favorit. Ps my English is not the best .but i hope you dont care about my spelling .Its the music of Eva thats count. Greetings to all of you .
Name: Greger
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Home town/city and country: Alnö
Sent: Wed February 05 2003 05:03 AM
Eva´s OTR is on a compilation-album called "Absolute Romance" (a "best-of-lovesong"-album). I don´t know if it´s only in Sweden it is for sale, but it´s kinda cool she´s been recognised and spread to a wider audience.
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Sent: Wed February 05 2003 08:24 AM
JA in Virginia, here is a suggestion for combating that Eva-induced depression. There is an article from the Boston Globe with an insightful comment at the end, "It was a miracle that her voice was recorded at all. It's not a loss. It's a gift." http://www.crosstownarts.com/CrosstownArts/client_music/eva/gift.html
Name: Jennifer Gibbons
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Sent: Wed February 05 2003 09:07 AM
Hey all- Just to let you know, Eva's cover of "Time After Time" was used in the soap Guiding Light yesterday during a montage. I missed it, but from people who heard it were blown away. Good to know that Eva is reaching new people!
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Miami,FL USA
Sent: Wed February 05 2003 09:13 AM
Dear Laura, It has occured to me that after three posts on your website, I have forgotten to thank you. Your Guest book provides us (those who love her)with a way to express our feelings. It also helps us meet other fans and share our experiences. I personally can not thank you enough for your time and devotion to not only Eva, but to us, her fans. Thanks Laura! If I could give you a hug I would (since I can't consider this a cyber hug!) Daniel
Name: Glynn Todd
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird(Eva by heart on order)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: songbird
Home town/city and country: Nottingham - England
Sent: Wed February 05 2003 09:53 AM
I claim to be the No1 fan of Mariah Carey in the U.K for the last ten years then by chance I heard Eva on Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan whom I since found out is a friend of Eva's parents. Whilst I love Mariah and follow her every move I am also touched by the voice, the person , and the story of Eva Cassidy, a truly unique talent, I have the book Songbird and have been deeply touched by her story, maybe somethings I will never fully understand but heaven has been blessed by her presence I am sure. Regards to Barbara and Hugh.
Name: ANNE
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: england
Sent: Wed February 05 2003 10:43 AM
from the moment you hear the first word sung on the radio i just know its her. Eva had the most beautiful singing voice i have ever heard, she put new meaning into records, she put her life in to her songs, so sad she had to leave us, but her music will live on. They always say the good die young so very true, but her music helps my life go on.
Name: Deliman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know You by Heart
Home town/city and country: Vancouver, B.C.
Sent: Thu February 06 2003 12:49 PM
I'd just like to add one artist to the list Tony posted. Sounds like a great list, unfortunately, although I've heard of some of those musicians, sadly I don't own any of their cd's...yet. :) The artist I think should be added is Sinead O'Connor and I'm strongly recommending her last 2 recordings:- Faith and Courage and Sean Nos Nua. F&C in a contemporary collection, you may have heard the single:- No Man's Woman on the radio. SNN is a collection of traditional Irish Folk songs. Sinead also has a beautiful voice, and her message is very similar to Eva's. Songs of Love, Faith, Spirituality and Healing, it's this similarity that I just love listening to these women. I know Sinead got a bum rap for the Pope incident back in the 80's, but you can't now deny that it wasn't warranted. (Climbing off my soapbox) :) Give her a listen, you'll surely not be disappointed! Cheers Delbert
Name: Richard Schiveley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Sacramento, California
Sent: Thu February 06 2003 04:34 PM
About five months ago I was at a Tower Records store, browsing. I put on headphones to listen to some featured CDs, and I happened to pick "Songbird" by a female artist I didn't know ... Eva Cassidy. The first track on that CD was "Fields of Gold." I was absolutely stunned! I listened to the track two or three more times, bought the CD and only learned of her premature death later. What a loss. What a terrible, terrible loss! To this day I can not listen to her sing "Fields of Gold," without getting a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. I don't know if that's because of the incredible beauty of that song, or if it's the reminder of her early demise ... probably a little of both. Anyone who hears her sing "Fields of Gold" ... just one time ... will never forget it! ~~ Richard
Name: Ann-Louise Leiby
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Norrtälje, Sweden
Sent: Fri February 07 2003 01:36 AM
I saw the documentary about Eva Cassidy on TV and I just fell in love with her beautiful voice. I went out and bought her album, Songbird. I am just stunned by her clear, soft voice. Ann-Louise
Name: Kersten de Ligny
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What A Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sent: Fri February 07 2003 02:19 AM
Eva you have embraced my soul, my spirit, my love for all that's living and my music and singing. Never has someone touched me so deeply. your spirit will be around and will touch us who are loving you for your gift. Whenever I'm down, I listen to her (any album, I have them all) and she's able to let my desires speak again. 'What A Wonderful World' is exactly how she views the world i think. I thank her for following her talent and I hope many others will be inspired. I wish to see a documentary of her someday. If someone know's a good page on the internet for me with more personal information or a fanclub, please let me know! Eva, I'll charish you!
Name: Bill Beales
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Derry City, N.Ireland
Sent: Fri February 07 2003 10:06 AM
The undeniable singing talent that Eva posessed was sadly taken away from us all far too early. I think that any song that can evoke enough feelings to reduce the listener to tears is a sign of the singers real soul, and this song (among others of hers) does this to me, and I'm sure many others too. Our lives were touched by her brief presence, thankfully her angelic tones will live forever, and give future generations the joy of discovering a real talented warm human being.Thank you Eva.
Name: Kirk Hallinan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Gainesville, Fl USA
Sent: Fri February 07 2003 11:54 AM
I only recently discovered Eva Cassidy, but, better late than never. I guess the only possible reason she isn't more widely known is that she did not write her songs. Still, people of her exceptional talent are often focused in a single area and I think this is the case with Eva. I first heard her version of Kathy's Song which I loved immediately, but not until I heard Over The Rainbow did I break down and cry over her music. At that time I didn't know she was dead. Now I cry every time I hear it. Thank you Eva!
Name: Emy Fernandez
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Miami, Fla USA
Sent: Fri February 07 2003 01:10 PM
I often wondered what Angels sound like when they sing. I wonder no more.
Name: Jennie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: London
Sent: Sat February 08 2003 07:03 AM
Eva had such a terrific voice and a amazing talent
Name: Brenda
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Phoenix, AZ
Sent: Sat February 08 2003 10:29 AM
I never heard of Eva Cassidy until my Yoga teacher played her singing "Over the Rainbow". I never heard anything so beautiful. My eyes filled with tears. My Yoga teacher said she had passed away. I was very saddened that I would never see her singing. Have they made a video of her in concert? I will look for one. I bought her album Songbird. I plan on getting all of her other ones also. I will email her website to all my friends and family to be sure they here of her. What words can you say, what a beautiful person she was and how she gave to our hearts the spirit of her friendship, love and caring. Love to you Eva you have touched my heart.
Name: Conor Kennedy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird / Bridge over troubled water / fields of gold
Home town/city and country: lisburn, N. Ireland
Sent: Sat February 08 2003 01:24 PM
Words can't describe Eva Cassidy's voice. She puts all other singers to shame!!
Name: Sandra
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Sonbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Hayward, WI, USA
Sent: Sat February 08 2003 04:08 PM
I've been an Eva fan for about 3 years and am so happy to hear her songs getting radio play. Onion River radio out of Vermont plays her routinely. I am so sorry I will never be able to see her perform live.
Name: Shawn Wilhite
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wade In The Water
Home town/city and country: Tuscumbia, AL/USA
Sent: Sat February 08 2003 05:53 PM
I am now at the DE shore singing jazz. In '92 I had a vision of a concept album "Songbird" (because a friend had nicknamed me that years ago) with tunes such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square", "Yellow Bird" "Bye Bye Blackbird" etc. I never made that album but had not forgotten my idea. Years later, I was on a plane and read an article about a singer from the DC area named Eva Cassidy, who sang jazz, blues, folk, all styles, with an album coming out titled "Songbird". I had always struggled with trying to fit into a category and my face and eyes lit up with excitement to read that a singer was recording all of these styles on one album and that she had the same idea as I to name it "Songbird". I don't believe it said that she had passed. Maybe at that time she had not, I dont know. I finally bought her album last fall and of course could not stop listening to it, I was a self-declared Eva addict, always pulling over when driving because I couldn't see due to my tears and to FEEL this incredible communication that she delivers. I had since learned that she had passed, not knowing what had taken her life, furious that her recording days had ceased. Everywhere I went, every friend I saw I asked "have you heard Eva Cassidy sing"? If they had not, I would direct them to my car for her concert, and they too would be in silenced in awe with huge watery eyes, so touched, always transformed. Weeks later, I learn that cancer had taken her life. Again, I felt connected by this woman as I am a cancer survivor. I have to read the articles, did she know for years or was her detection too late ? Did she suffer? Was she at peace? Did she always sound such a part of God when she sang, or did her soul become that voice as time drew her closer to her fate ? Hearing Eva Cassidy sing can heal this world. She was a gift, there is divinity in her soul. Maybe her message is that there is in all of us if we listen. Is she a modern day prophet ? Music brings the world together, this is really huge. God-angels-animals- humanity - ALL - Bless You Eva - and your family for sharing your life with us so that we may connect. Is your music going to save us? It sure saves me. I am healed and at peace when you are are present.
Name: pam
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All ...but especially love her gospel
Home town/city and country: Chicago Illinois USA
Sent: Sat February 08 2003 07:08 PM
Delbert, I agree Sinead has a great voice too but I don't agree with her politics especially when it comes to My Pope :) I'm glad to see she's back on the scene. Just as the verse says do not hide your light under a bushel I think that applies to your talents as well. Pray for Peace, Pam
Name: Dominika
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Poland
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 01:18 AM
Thanks for this site, I was looking for something about Eve Cassidy for long time. I'm very happy that so many people love this music just like me. In our country is very hard to find some albums with her music.
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I love them all but I keep going back to Need Your Love So Bad
Home town/city and country: Laurel, Md.
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 04:37 AM
Starskys, I saw your response to my post in the guestbook and wanted to tell you how much I agree with everything you said, but I think you missed my point. What I was trying to say is that it's ONLY the commercial music market that is overwhelmed these days with "commercial s**t", to quote you, and that there is still a lot of excellent music available to the rest of us. THAT was the whole point of my letter. Obviously, the people who post on this site have excellent musical taste or they wouldn't be listening to Eva in the first place. That doesn't change the fact that a lot of the people who post here mention what they feel is the sad state of the music business today. By posting my list all I was trying to do - as I stated quite clearly at the beginning of my letter - was to point out that things aren't as bleak as they might seem, and also to conform to the spirit of this site by urging some of you to support local and/or lesser known music acts that are out there by bringing some of them to your attention in the hope that some of you would go out and purchase their music, or at least request it on your local stations so that the programmers will realize that not all of us want to hear "all Britney, all the time" on our radio dials. Also, although I live in the D.C. area, I wasn't able to see Grace Griffith perform here. I was wondering if Eric or any of the other folks from this area got to see her perform, and what they thought of her set? I like listening to her CD's and have always felt that she didn't get enough credit for her role in bringing Eva to our attention, so I was glad to see her mentioned so often here in the last week or two.
Name: Heather Fowler
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Kansas City, MO USA
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 07:19 AM
The first time I heard Eva was just a tiny blip on some morning show about a year ago. I had this feeling that she was an artist I needed to add to my collection, so I asked for one of her cds for my birthday. I got her "Live at Blues Alley" and was hooked the second I heard her voice. I felt like I had known her my entire life. Eva sings to your soul and that is precisely why she gains popularity with every new listener. Once the listener is exposed, they can't get enough. She like a drug. I now own every last one of her cds. I force friends and family to listen as well. So far, they all love her. Once she gets under your skin, she's there for good. Nobody will ever influence me or inspire my soul like Eva!
Name: Jeanie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Do I have to choose???
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I love those gospel songs!!!
Home town/city and country: Charlotte, NC
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 12:16 PM
I discovered Eva one day about 2 years ago while cruising through selections at Barnes and Noble. The minute I clicked on her selections I was blown away. I have since bout every CD she has and not a day goes by that Eva and I don't spend some time together.We sing together, laugh together, and cry together. I am a 43 year old woman with a very hectic life. When I have a bad day, I grab my walkman and Eva and we hit the road. Her music has touched my heart and has enriched my life. My 6 year old boy is an Eva fan also. What a miraculous gift she has given us.
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 01:54 PM
I have been trying to do my bit in my local record store by making sure all Eva's records are highlighted in the most prominent places.Occasionally I get a little cheeky and put one of Eva's albums in the No.1 slot.If I could get a few more people to buy the album I feel it will be worthwhile.I will try this week to see if I can get other radio stations to play her music.It would be great especially in Valentines week to bring Eva into more peoples hearts.
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water/Waly, Waly
Home town/city and country: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 05:09 PM
Hi everyone, To Tony from Laurel: Funny how you mentioned Grace Griffith as I was going to post some comments on seeing her in concert last week. As a prelude to that, I certainly agree with your perspective. Today's commercial radio does not resemble the radio of my youth and it mirrors the current day commercial music market that you and Starskys referenced. Furthermore, I also agree with your point about the good music being out there. And for those who dislike the current commercial music climate, I am in complete smypathy; I almost NEVER listen to the radio anymore because the playlists have been demographically researched and compiled by the corporate entities that own the radio stations. That's what Daniel from Miami encountered with that mutton-headed program director who alleges that their research showed that "their listeners didn't like" Eva. I find that hard to believe. And there is something else you can do if you like good music. SEARCH for it. There are some incredibly talented musicians and bands that are slipping underneath the radar in your town or city or on independent labels touring in your area. Find them. I do pretty much what Tony does. Laura is so correct in encouraging us to go see live music. I have eclectic tastes in music to begin with and listening to traditional celtic folk music isn't something I ordinarily do. But I'm pretty open minded about music and don't mind being exposed to something relatively new. Since Grace Griffith and her band Connemara was playing so close to where I live, I gave it a go. Sure enough, what a bunch of talented people. Grace and Connemara shined during their instrumental interludes. Dave Abbey's (mandolin and fiddle) and Jody's (dulcimer) playing just knocked me out. I've forgotten the piano player's name (sorry!). Grace played for about an hour and she has a nice rapport with the audience. She got playful on stage by playing a funny tune for Ground Hog day---they sang "Wake Up, Little Groundhog" to the tune of the Eberly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie". Well...you had to be there. It was well worth my time to throw a little support to Grace and her band. Without her pushing her record label to do something with Eva's music, we might not have the international phenomena we have today. And I later found out that Bill Straw and Elana Byrd (the Cassidy's attorney) were in the audience. And Tony, I've yet to see the Mary Shaver Band, but I'll put that on my to-do list. And I like Lucinda Williams too. Do you have her earlier stuff? That song, "Pineola" is one of the most haunting songs I've ever heard...Sorry for the long post! All the best to Eva fans everywhere (especially Joe and Morag).
Name: Matthew Buchanan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wade in the Water
Home town/city and country: Gympie, Australia
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 07:46 PM
I first Eva in a shop about 3 years ago and when asked the assistant could't remember who it was and then about a week ago one of my friends came to a party with her CD and lo and behold here was the song and the singer that I herad and fell in love with all those years ago.
Name: Kim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Residing in Germany/homestate= MT
Sent: Sun February 09 2003 11:45 PM
Eva's family has stated that they would like people to continue donating funds to Cancer Research at John's Hopkins...... Selfishly, I'd like to suggest that her family consider making some of Eva's artwork available in limited edition prints (nothing overly commercial, of course)- from which a portion of the sales would benefit the research center. I love her work - and would love the privilege of having her art in my home, and at the same time supporting a cause she would have endorsed. ~Kim
Name: Michele Wrenn
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Wolcott, CT
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 04:41 AM
My friend Larry slipped this CD in a bunch of CDs he was letting me listen to. I had never heard of Eva before and fell in love with her voice immediately. Last week I asked Larry about her and it crushed me to hear that she had died. I am so glad he gave me her cd, and yet so saddened to know she will not be making more. What a true talent.
Name: sANDY
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: AUTUMN LEAVES
Home town/city and country: ADENA OHIO
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 05:40 AM
I have just discovered Eva while browsing on Melanoma web sites. My husband died in November of Melanoma, which makes Autumn Leaves especially poignant to me. I have since ordered all of her CD's and wish there were more. My favorite quote which has helped me accept my husband's death and also applies to Eva's short life .. "Don't cry because it's over..Smile because it was."
Name: colin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them wal waly , how can i keep from singing
Home town/city and country: boston
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 07:33 AM
i work at sea one day the second mate put on a cd on the bridge i have never in my life at least up till now have ever heard such a beautiful voice. The art work this lady painted, astounding it really should be exhibited i did not realize those picutres on the album are her own paintings until i took time out to read the album notes gods painter on earth now in heaven
Name: Leif Persson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a wonderful world
Home town/city and country: Lidingo Sweden
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 11:05 AM
I'm an extraordinary happy man because I haven't yet listened to all Evas music. What a brilliant future I have. I'm looking forward hearing all her lovely music. She is really super!
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: "Songbird"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "Fields of Gold" but love them all
Home town/city and country: Va
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 11:17 AM
Eva was and still is # 1 as far as I am concerned.I'm still trying to figure out how to enjoy those beautiful songs without feeling so blue.Does anybody think the video " Live at Blues Alley" will ever be available to the public? Wouldn't you love to get your hands on that?
Name: Shannon Dunigan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Houston, Tx
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 04:50 PM
What grace and humility. Too good for the record business and all their "crap". I doubt they could ever truly appreciate her. She blows every singer I have ever heard off the map! What a tragic loss, but she lives on in heaven. And her music lives on down here. God bless you Eva and your family!
Name: joe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Aylesbury England
Sent: Mon February 10 2003 09:33 PM
Home Truths on BBC Radio 4 has a very interesting and moving feature about Josie Sanderson. She was diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer and after suffering kemo treatment decided to stop and just take pain killers so that she could have a better quality of life. As a result she was told she would have only weeks to live. She arranged to have a massive 'party of a lifetime' with all her family and friends, raising money for Cancer Research, as a celebration of her life. The programme (I recorded) includes interviews with Josie, discussing the prospect of dying, her mother, 71 yrs old, (very moving - reminding me of the pain of the parent) and friends at the party. Anyone interested should go to bbc.co.uk - Radio 4 - Home Truths and click the icon to hear the programme which is availble until Saturday morning. The progoramme is an hour long but the item re Josie is about 20 minutes in.
Name: Lisa Anderson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Song Bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Tamworth / United Kingdon
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 01:03 AM
My mother introduced me to the beauty of Eva Cassidy last Christmas, she sat and sang over the rainbow and she looked so sad, when I asked her who this singer was she told me the story of Eva and I instantly fell in love with her and her music. Why did God choose to take such talent and leave us with such trash?? She is a legend in herself and she brings to life every song that she sings,I think that Field of Gold was so beautiful. I wish that she could see all these messages that everyone has sent, perhaps she can. God Bless you Eva x
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 05:51 AM
Lisa, God doesn't leave us with "trash", the music industry shoves it down our ears only to make money.... That is why everyone loves Eva's music, she never wanted to succumb to commercionalism, she only sang music that touched her heart. (and ours as well!) We should cherish this kind of music, because it's so very rare these days....
Name: Kirk Hallinan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I need your love (today)
Home town/city and country: Gainesville,Fl USA
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 05:52 AM
It really disturbs me to read letters from people on this website who would turn the site into a soapbox on which to air their political opinions. Please try to remember that this site is here as a tribute to someone we all love and keep the politics off of it. Please, show some respect to Eva's memory. Thank you.
Name: Barbara
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You by Heart
Home town/city and country: Greenville, SC
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 06:41 AM
My husband was introduced to Eva Cassidy's music while undergoing treatment for melanoma in 2001. He in turn got me listening to her beautiful voice. He passed away in September. The last day he spent listening to her music, which seemed to calm him and lessen his pain. After his death a friend gave me the song I Know You by Heart which has become my anthem. This song has helped me so much with my grief by letting me realize we never really loose those we love.
Name: greg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Detroit , MI USA
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 08:13 AM
Thank God for Pure Moods 4. After listening to Fields of Gold on the Pure Moods cd I became hooked on Eva Cassidy and have since become hooked. I was deeply saddened to hear that she died before ever becoming famous. What a great voice. Thank God there are many recordings made so her voice can be heard forever.
Name: Hugo van den Berg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Hoogeveen, Netherlands
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 08:13 AM
In French cuisine there is a term called 'crudite' meaning raw, not cooked and untouched by the chef in the kitchen. This is what strikes me in Eva Cassidy. Her love for Untouched nature, untouched music, right from the soul and to the soul. This is my 3rd entry in the guestbook in the last 3 years and apparantly eva's legacy won't leave me.
Name: SHIRLEY
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: AUTUM LEAVES
Home town/city and country: PALM COAST FL.
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 08:52 AM
EVA MAKES EVERY DAY A BLESSING. I LISTEN TO HER CD'S EVERYDAY SHE LIFTS MY HEART TO THE HEAVENS.IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES WHEN I HEAR HER VOICE BUT THET ARE TEARS OF JOY. NOT EVERY SINGERS VOICE CAN HAVE THAT EFFECT.MY PRAYERS ARE WITH HER FAMILY AND HOW LUCKY THEY WERE TO HAVE HER IN THEIR LIVES.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 09:11 AM
Correcting my message to you: The vocals of Eva Cassidy will always affect me emotionally. Pehaps I can sum it up by comparing Eva's stuggle with the miracles and tragedies of my own life. Those of us who have lived long enough have experienced at least some of them. When you know her life's story, and listened to her songs, it is the emotion that wells up inside, bringing us to a special place where it is finally released. When you know the heroic story of Eva Cassidy, be it through the CD liner notes or the Songbird biography of her life, we can appreciate how Eva, casts a giant shadow on all of us. We all experience happiness and sorrow in the birth of a child and the death of the ones we love. When I listen to Eva songs, I reflect on the sweet beauty of her life, and the tragedy of her death. I reflect also on the happiness and sorrow in my own life. This emotion is accentuated by the realization that Eva's beautiful voice is not heard by literally millions of music lovers due to the cruel cynicism of the recording industry, who place profits above artistry. At least we who have experienced Eva's beautiful songs can say, we have been touch by the presence of God. Thank you, Eva.
Name: EMILY DOLAN
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: southampton England
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 09:34 AM
Eve cassidy was blessed with the voice she was given. I'm 14 and I luv all her songs. She truly was a beutifull woman and wrote her songs from the heart.
Name: robert hindmarsh
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: (if pushed to choose)fields of gold
Home town/city and country: middlesbrough/cleveland/england
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 09:47 AM
i have a very wide range of tastes in music, but very few artists make me feel like i do when i listen to eva`s music. and very few make me cry. only hearing eva`s music after she died makes me feel as if we have been robbed of someone that still had so much give.
Name: Harry.S.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 11:17 AM
Hugo,You are so right. Eva was thank god,also "untouched" by the big record labels.what you hear is what you get - pure Eva ! Harry.S. (Nottingham.uk)
Name: Troy G Batson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them
Home town/city and country: Waldorf Maryland
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 11:36 AM
If anyone would like a copy of the BBC 2 radio tribute to Eva, please reply to my e-mail addresses listed. Either - batmantb@aol.com and I will make arrangements to get you a copy. Need your home or office mailing address in order to get you a copy ok. God Bless
Name: Ralph Jones
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Any one I'm listening to!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: New Milford, CT
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 12:19 PM
I love smooth jazz and recently noticed that Eva is listed as the lead vocalist and is pictured in the notes of a recording by "Pieces of a Dream" called "Goodbye Manhattan." The couple of cuts that she sings is unmistakably Eva...It's worth the purchase...
Name: Dana
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Woodland Hills, Ca
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 01:45 PM
I only discoved this gifted woman a few weeks ago. IWorked as a singer for many years and I quit for the last 4 years after becoming so disillusioned with the business of the business...I am so inspired by her amazing phrasing and originality. MY friend gave me a c.d. and I have been singing again trying to learn her songs...she has left a wonderful gift to the world.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse, New York, USA
Sent: Tue February 11 2003 06:05 PM
I'd like Eva's fans to listen to a 3 minute song Eva made that doesn't appear on any of her released popular CD's. It's a special album for Christmas 2002. Most of us want a video of Eva's, Live at Blues Alley . This may help a little. It's called "It's Not The Presents Under MY Tree," ( It's Your Presence Right Here). it's sung to the listener personally and has a great message. Just highlight the web site and copy it, then paste it on your address bar, Then hit ente,r and the National Public Radio site will come up. Then scroll down to the 4th song with EvaCassidy name on it. press the entry for real audio or window media depending on your equipment. And you have a full song from beginning to end! I play it every night. It's one of my favorites and I hope it will soon be one of yours. This is a free and legal download courtesy of NPR to promote it's CD's. http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/features/holiday02/index.html
Name: Jenny
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: stafford
Sent: Wed February 12 2003 01:53 AM
Eva cassidy has the most beutifull voice i have ever heard and she has encouraged me 2 sing thanks eva luv Jen
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Wed February 12 2003 01:51 PM
I was delighted to see Eva's albums still in the Top 100 in the U.K. Chris gave this info to Laura.Chris I was wondering if you could tell me where you got your info from as I am having difficulty keeping track of how well Eva is doing both in the U.K and the U.S.A. I would be grateful if you are on site in the near future.I am thrilled to bits to see that TOTP2 are showing a new clip from the Live at Blues Alley CD. I would like to thank Mark Hagan for continuing to showcase Eva's talents to the U.K public.Hopefully we will persuade more recruits onto Eva's bandwagon and this will have the kind of effect of a snowball going downhill fast with a result of album sales increasing globally.Thanks again Mark.To all of you truly madly deeply in love Happy Valentines Day.
Name: Dario
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
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Home town/city and country: Italy/Rome
Sent: Wed February 12 2003 09:54 PM
Eva Cassidy an angelvoice sent from god to make all us feel better Thanks Eva
Name: Andy Bradley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Godalming UK
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 01:38 AM
I first heard Eva Cassidy sing 'Rainbow' on a hits collection in 1999. FINALLY, I got round to aquiring Songbird & Blues Alley last Christmas, and bitterly regret leaving it that long. Some girls can sing blues, some soft ballads. Eva could do both and then some! I'm not ashamed to admit that some of her songs make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, while others bring tears to my eyes they are so beautiful. I guess I'm new to the bandwagon, but let's hope it gains yet more momentum and keep her music alive forever.
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Golden Thread
Home town/city and country: Miami,FL USA
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 03:25 AM
Hi fellow Eva fans! I need a bit of help...I am trying to get the lyrics for "Golden Tread". I have found one posting of it, but one line makes no sense...'Cause I would bind up the sorrowful with hand and heart and mine'...shouldn't it be, "hand and heart and mind"? Any ideas here? Thanks, Daniel PS My love to you Eva!
Name: Jimmy Mc Mullan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ain't no Surprise
Home town/city and country: Co. Meath Ireland
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 03:46 AM
A timeless angel voice
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Golden Thread
Home town/city and country: Miami, FL USA
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 05:09 AM
Sorry for the spelling error..Meant, "Golden Thread"
Name: Simone
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at the Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Frechen, Germany
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 08:40 AM
For the first time I listened to "Fields of Gold" this song meant something special to me and I realized that also the singer must be something special. When I found out I know this feeling was right. She has such a wonderful voice and everytime I feel blue I listen to her songs. Rest in Peace, Eva. I know there's a place in heaven for you.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy, PTMN, OTR,Songbird
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 08:48 AM
"Penny To My Name," by Roger Henderson was the first Eva Cassidy song to typecast me as a fanatic for Eva. I kept playing this track over and over on my CD player, asking myself how did this song miss the country music's greed for a "blockbuster" song. Then I realized if Leann Rhimes or some other country diva used it, they would worry how could they keep the music public from knowing it was first recorded by Eva Cassidy. The fallout from that would be Eva's popularity would shave off sales from Leann or whomever recorded it subsequently. I taped it off my CD as my car's stereo only has a tape deck, and for the longest time I kept PTMN on repeat in the car I just couldn't get enough of it. I wrote a glowing critique of PTMN in the Amazon.com review of the CD, Time After Time, and I mean every word when I say, this song rips my heart right out and leaves it to beat for Eva Cassidy, Roger Henderson, and that "Mountain Girl" who, "has never seen the city lights..Tears must fall or you need help." Listen to this song!!!!! See the article about Roger in today's "What's New Page." Thank's Laura, for this article on Roger.
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 09:37 AM
Daniel, With regard to the Gold Thread lyrics: I believe those lines hould be "Cause I, I would bind up this sorry world | With hand and my heart and mind". "My" in the last line is not found in Pete Seeger's original version, but I do think that is what Eva sings.
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 09:40 AM
My spelling is erratic too. "Gold Thread", well, I am sure you know what I mean.
Name: Bob Bayles
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: London, England
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 10:23 AM
I first heard Over The Rainbow on a tape a friend sent me and became hooked. I've since got the CD's, read the book, watched the programmes and still keep listening to her perfect vocals. I feel it is not often a record is released that is better than the original recording but she seems to have done just that and if you listen to Danny Boy or Over The Rainbow (from the best film ever made?)I'm sure you will agree.
Name: Serena Clare Dorsett
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I love 'Fields of Gold' Home town/city and country:
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 11:26 AM
Music for the soul. I heard Eva sing 'Over the Rainbow' and I loved it, I had to hear more. When I hear her sing 'Danny Boy', it moves me to tears. My Father passed away a few weeks ago and that song is so special to me.
Name: Kim Carter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Menlo Park, California, USA
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 12:51 PM
Eva...I have no words. I Know You By Heart. That's all I wanted to say...Thank you, see you soon.
Name: Tom
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them
Home town/city and country: Maryland
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 01:55 PM
How can your heart break and laugh at the same time? Before Eva I had no idea. An angel passed and we heard the sound of a soul in harmony. Now I know what it is to miss someone you never met... but so lucky to have her company in music that sparks as it lays on a healing hand.
Name: Linda Sommer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Welaka, Fl. USA
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 03:33 PM
What a TRULY Rare TALENT! Taken from us much too early. I was recently introduced to the Eva Cassidy experience. Totally unaware of her passing. TRULY BLESSED WITH HER MUSIC. I KNOW she is in a MUCH BETTER PLACE and I know that I AM A MUCH Better Person for experiencing her music. I WISH HER TALL TREE 's in GEORGiA. MUCH LOVE AND ADMIRATION, Linda Sommer
Name: Samantha Williams
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: none
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: none
Home town/city and country: none
Sent: Thu February 13 2003 04:28 PM
I love your site - please keep up the good work! Samantha Williams
Name: kim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: who knows where the time goes
Home town/city and country: london
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 03:38 AM
I haven't posted in awhile, but wondered if everyone else has bought the cd single (I think it features "imagine"). I've seen it here in London but haven't heard/seen anything else about it and dont recall it being on the news page!! Thanks for keeping us up to date Laura...
Name: kim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: who knows where the time goes
Home town/city and country: london
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 03:39 AM
I haven't posted in awhile, but wondered if everyone else has bought the cd single (I think it features "imagine"). I've seen it here in London but haven't heard/seen anything else about it and dont recall it being on the news page!! Thanks for keeping us up to date Laura...
Name: somewhere.overtherainbow@ntlworld.com
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Sent: Fri February 14 2003 08:01 AM
Kim, Yes I bought the single online sometime ago. The tracks are (1) Imagine. (2) Early morning rain. (3) Time after time. the catalogue number is Hit 24. Harry.S. Nottingham. uk.
Name: Harry.S.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All Home town/city and country:
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 08:14 AM
Kim,Yes I bought the single online some time ago.The tracks are (1) imagine. (2) Early morning rain.(3) Time after time. (Blues alley live version) The catologue number is HIT 24. Harry.S. Nottingham. uk.
Name: Mårten
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What a wonderful world
Home town/city and country: Linköping/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:18 AM
I´ve just watched the rerun of the documentary about Eva and I must say that I can´t find words. So beautiful, so wonderful.... I wish everyone could see it and her. I´m quite sure that her records will sell out again next week here in Sweden!
Name: Direkte
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow Home town/city and country:
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:20 AM
Eva Cassidy is the best. http://www.direkte.tk
Name: David
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Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:26 AM
I agree with Mårten
Name: Anders
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: -
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: -
Home town/city and country: Karlstad/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:35 AM
My best wishes to Eva's family, what a wonderful person.
Name: Kristina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow and all the rest
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:45 AM
Eva - my heart is filled with tears and so much love. Thank you for sharing your beauty and voice with us.
Name: Greger
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Home town/city and country: Alnö, Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:57 AM
After a five week agonizing wait Sweden finally got to see the rerun from the Blues Alley, and I agree with Mårten, she will sell a truckload of records. Thanx to SVT for sending it. Thanx to Hugh and Barbara for lending their precious jewel to the world, an thanx to Laura for this heartwarming site. Hit the recordstores, Sweden!!! Best wishes Greger
Name: Johan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Stockholm/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:06 PM
I´ve just watched the rerun of the documentary about Eva. I´ts the first time i´ve ever heard anything from her. It went right into my heart!
Name: Bo Dahlberg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Stockholm Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:08 PM
I have never ever heard such a brilliant singer before. So sad she´s not longer with us.
Name: Micce
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: everything
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ditto
Home town/city and country: Stigtomta, Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:34 PM
With a voice like an angel and a perfect pitch it's a shame you aint with us anymore. I'll hope your future is better in your new world were you can bring joy and happiness around you. Lucky for us is that you left some memories for us to explore. You have my respect, Micce
Name: Andreas
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Home town/city and country: Stockholm Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:37 PM
I just saw the documentary of Eva Cassidy on SVT. Me and my girlfriend cried when she sang...her singing was so beatuiful and filled with soul. It really moved us and we realized that this is what music is all about. Best wishes to her family.
Name: Paul
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Home town/city and country: Stockholm/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:38 PM
No singer that I have seen or heard before went straight in to my heart the way Eva did. Why did you have to leave us so soon? Take care angel, when I join you, I hope you will like to sing for me.
Name: Denis Schlatter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time after time
Home town/city and country: Luleå/ Arctic Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:46 PM
As many other, I also enjoyed the re-run of the Blues Alley concert at the Swedish television. Eva had a phantastic voice, comparable to other big voices as the ones of Nina Simone or Amalia Rodriguez. By the way: you made a very nice modest, and informative homepage Best wishes, Denis
Name: Andrew Bowles
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Home town/city and country: Brighton, UK
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 12:49 PM
Thanks again to those wonderful people at SVT for repeating the Eva feature, plus very special thanks to Liza at MNW in Stockholm for her endless work and enthusiasm, without Liza, tonight would not have happened. Andrew - Hot Records
Name: Stefan E
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Aint no sunshine is lovely
Home town/city and country: Sundsvall Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 01:28 PM
Why, why ? thats the question u have 2 ask...Never have a voice touched me like Eva´s.... I´ll hope that we met someday in Nangiala.. God bless U Eva /Stefan
Name: Magnus
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Home town/city and country: Lund/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 01:49 PM
Watched the re-run here in Sweden and been reading through this site now and there is nothing I can say that hasn't been said already. Simply beautiful. It goes straight to your heart.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird, Imagaine Time After Time, Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy, OTR, PTMN
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 02:43 PM
See Roger Henderson's story the composer of PTMN in the" What's New Page" of Laura Bligh's, Eva Cassidy Web Site. Thanks, Roger. My Time After Time Review on Amazon.com: Oh My God, Have you Heard "Penny To My Name"? September 6, 2002 This was the second of 3 Eva Cassidy CD's I originally purchased. after falling in love with this late great Songbird. I heard a haunting song of a woman trapped in a life of routine desperation in beautiful mountain remoteness, longing for the excitement of the city life she never experienced. It's so touching and beautiful it is worth the price of the CD alone. Listen to all the samples Amazon provides, decide for yourself. Unfortunately, this one isn't one of the samples. Buy this CD and when it's delivered play, "Penny To My Name," it will pull at your heart and rip it right out. All the tracks bring the feeling of, why did Eva Cassidy have to leave us. Here is my understanding of what we have lost... Eva Cassidy is a song stylist. She made every song she sang her own. Her interpretations on her CD's were originally made popular by famous recording artists such as Judy Garland, Sting, Paul Simon, Cyndi Lauper, Joni Mitchell, Paul Anka, Sandy Denny, and John Lennon, to name a few. When she redesigned the song's pacing and melody to suit her own beautiful voice, she topped them all, and made each song her own! She is a songstress of unmatched quality, AND .... 5 million Eva Cassidy CD's have been sold after she left this world to sing with the Angels in 1996, only a trickle before. Why? Can you figure this out? We leave these thoughts to your own relationship with Eternity. When you've played Eva's CD's over and over again, and know why, ask everyone you meet, "Do you know the Eva Cassidy story?" Then turn them on to the songs you love the most, and why Eva Cassidy, is the best singer ever!
Name: SB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Have to buy one first
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them
Home town/city and country: Malmo/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 08:57 PM
Oh God, take care of this angel of yours. Last night I heard her wonderful voice for the first time. Eva's voice makes one really want listen to to the text, no matter if it's country, pop, folkmusic or blues. She feels so local, so local...
Name: Anne-Marie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Umeå/ Sweden
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 10:02 PM
Sorry Sting, Eva's version of 'Fields of Gold' has reduced me to tears!
Name: Brian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Everything
Home town/city and country: Chartham, UK
Sent: Fri February 14 2003 11:37 PM
Another UK airing for Eva. At a wedding reception in one of Britains favourite soaps (Emmerdale - also very popular in Finland!!)they played OTR in the background, but the guitar work at the end was clear as a bell. It now seems compulsary to play an Eva track for these sentimental moments.
Name: Hilde
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Home town/city and country: Växjö/Sweden
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 12:34 AM
The first time a heard Eva,a month ago, I felt completely petrified with happiness... I had never heard something like that, she had the perfect timing, voice, every song became her own.I´m still impressed and I can´t forget my first reaction of this lady, I almost started to cry.... I hope I´ll meet her in heaven....
Name: Peter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine
Home town/city and country: Luleå Sweden
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 01:35 AM
I dont usually react very emotionally to music... But Eva you went straight to my heart Truly the voice of an angel
Name: Björn Bergerheim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I have not bougth any yeat. But I will by all off them.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All off them
Home town/city and country: Gullspång...Sweden
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 02:53 AM
I looked at a TV program about Eva Cassidy. It was an incredible experience. Later I looked at an amateur video of a concert made by a friend, and I cried in front of the TV. It was a wonderful moment in front of the TV. Now I will buy all records I can find with Eva. That you have left the life on Earth is a great disappointment for me. But today you probably sing the heavenly song of praise. Thank you for a fantastic music experience!
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 07:10 AM
I was in a motorcycle accident in June of 2001. After I got out of intensive care I was in a regular hospital room for a while. Because of the extent of my injuries, I would sleep on and off all day and night. One night I woke up to the most glorious sound. It was incredible, almost angelic. The voice had so much soul and spirit. When I came to, there was some news report on about a singer who was developing a following years after her death. It was a short little news snippet that I'm surprised I remembered the next morning. But, I couldn't get it out of my head. That next day some friends came to visit me, and I told them about the VOICE I had heard the previous night. They went out and bought my first Eva Cassidy CD. I play it often. I will go to my death hearing Eva's rendition of Over the Rainbow. It just about brings me to tears EVERY time I hear it. I am so sad she left this earth at such an early age. I hope her family knows how much she can STILL touch other people.
Name: Harald Söderberg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: "Songbird"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "Autumn Leaves"
Home town/city and country: Gothenburg Sweden
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 07:11 AM
I have been dealing with classical music all my life. There is some musical events which stays in your heart (for me Jussi Bjorling, M. Rostropowitch, John Williams and Marcin Dylla for ex..)Listening to "Autumn Leaves" gave me a breathtaking chock!! Oh, dear God! Dear God!!!
Name: Peter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Song Bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen Denmark
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 10:25 AM
Like many others here in Scandinavia, last night I was overwhelmed by the sound of an angel singing on Swedish Television. Today I had to know who Eva was (and is). With tears in my eyes, I read about this pure-spirited, kind, loving person. If she had decided to never sing again, she would have still been a compliment to humankind. The angels now have the compliment. There is a place a magic corner of the universe where our winged friends come to bathe and I can feel you watching with a smile on your tiny face for it was you who were chosen to guide them on Your wings when Their time comes There is a place for you to know about where you can come and see that you will never be forgotten by all those here who love you so dearly so, sweet angel of the winged ones, forget not that you are still needed and forever loved There is a place a special rendezvous for you and our winged friends together you fly together you play I know that you smile toward this special task that has been laid before you so play, sweet angel of the winged ones, play to your hearts content There is a place that holds so many secrets many of which you know for I believe that all souls are mature and from you I have learned some of those secrets so, sweet angel of the winged ones, forget not that you are still needed and forever loved
Name: Sven Höckert
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Stockholm / Sweden
Sent: Sat February 15 2003 02:58 PM
Hello Eva! I know you can read this even if you are not among us living people anymore. I never get to meet you or attend to one of your concerts. But it feels like I have known you in whole of my life through your beutiful music and vocie. I feel strong beliving in feelings and love in this crazy war times. And start doing only things that I like to do. That like you only could sing that ment something to you. You didnt care what kind of song it was only if you could feel that it was right for you you sang it. I see photos of you. And I fantasise about how that day was for you when the photo was taken. How was it to wake up, didnt you know what clothes to have, was there no toothpaste left and so on. For me you have proven that it doesnt matter how small you are, and even if you do things that dont many notice you/we really can make a difference. Even after death. You have convinsed me that there really are a life after death. And for that I cant do other than love you for ever in my whole life and after. Hope to see you in our next life. Take care Eva :-) My thoughts also goes to your parents, relatives and friends. I love you all Hugs and kisses from Svenne
Name: Hannah Fieldhouse
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: love them all !
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all beautiful
Home town/city and country: England Stourbridge
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 03:15 AM
I have never known a voice like Eva's.It was the best voice i have heard of in my 13 years of experience!Iget so much pleasure from her music .*********
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I keep coming back to Need Your Love So Bad
Home town/city and country: Laurel, Md. USA
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 06:51 AM
Hi to everyone. Since I'm snowed in today I decided to pass the time by browsing Amazon.com. For you Eva completists out there, Amazon lists Eva's "It Really Doesn't Matter Anymore" as a new import release coming out this Tuesday, the 18th. There's no other information given but I'm sure it's another CD single. Maybe our favorite webmaster can supply us with a few more details?
Name: Raice McLeod
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: "Alley"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: DC
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 07:01 AM
I've refrained from writing to the site for some time now, as I had some unpleasant emails from: (1) a few very vocal Eva-haters, and (2) a few self-styled "Eva experts" who wanted to re-write the history of the ECB to suit their own purposes(?) Whatever ... hopefully those two groups will remain absent. Just wanted to add my support to several letters I see that have come in over the last 2 - 3 weeks regarding other local singers here in Metro DC/Baltimore. There are so many talented singers/musicians who deserve and need your attention. I will deliberately NOT name names, because I know so many -- work with some -- and risk offence if I forget someone. BUT, others have listed names in their letters ... and I agree 100%. If entertainers, musicians, vocalists appear at YOUR local bar/club ... go see them! And ... be prepared to pay a reasonable cover for that entertainment. The average small bar cannot pay a decent band from bar receipts. You -- the listener -- must contribute. You get what you pay for. If you want to hear the next Eva in your locale ... pay a little. Like any experienced gigging musician, I know you don't play club dates to make a fortune, but it has to provide some income, or it becomes impossible. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC (of ALL kinds.) Also: congratulations and thanks to Laura. 500,000 visits and counting! Go girl! Very best wishes to all. Raice
Name: Winfried Metzger
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Heidesheim/Germany
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 07:18 AM
Eva, We Lov`s you !
Name: Mia Palmquist
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Stockholm Sweden
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 09:45 AM
I recently discovered Eva´s music and voice, a voice of an angel. It´s so sad she´s no longer with us. See you Eva.
Name: P Morton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Philadelphia, PA USA
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 10:51 AM
I was disappointed to read in Raice's message that she has been attacked by Eva haters. I guess Eva's voice is just too lyrical for some Not a day goes by that I don't listen to one of her albums. I love her interpretations of so many great songs. While it is a shame she is no longer here to continue her artistry, I appreciate that we have recordings of her great talent. She has given so much pleasure to people.
Name: michael baran
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues ally
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: leeds/uk
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 11:27 AM
The first time I heard your voice I thought i must find out more. I then found out you had died and my heart sank. God is a lucky man to have such a voice in heaven. Rest in peace, your an angel now as you were before. x
Name: Jim Hanlon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 08:34 PM
It took one song. I bought every CD I could find after hearing it. No words can describe my feelings when I hear Eva sing. She doesn't simply sing, she is the song. Jim
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Eva By Heart/Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold/OTR/Waly Waly
Home town/city and country: Reading, Pa. USA
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 09:20 PM
It's 3am & a huge snow storm howling around outside. My husband and our 2 dogs & 1 cat are grateful for the fire in the fireplace and Eva playing. Hope everyone is safe and happy.
Name: Alison Ninnes
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Will let you know when I hear them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Sofar!!
Home town/city and country: Dunwich, Australia
Sent: Sun February 16 2003 11:31 PM
My brother introduced me to Eva's music on my birthday last year. What a present!! Everytime I listen to Eva's music my heart soars. I believe that everyone is put on this earth for a reason. Eva was put here to make peoples hearts and souls rise above the everyday and into the heavens. I have always loved to sing and listen to music, but I can't ever remember being so touched by someones music as I am by Eva's. Someone else has said this but I must repeat it because it is so true. God certainly is very lucky to have such a beautiful soul in his house. I have introduce so many people to Eva and all have thanked me for it and said that their lives are richer for it. Thank you so much to Eva's parents for bringing such a joy to this world in crises. Eva many be gone in body but she will live forever in the hearts of those who have been touched by her music. God bless to all of Eva's loved ones. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to voice my love for Eva on this site.
Name: Armin Stabnow
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Oh Hand I A Golden Thread
Home town/city and country: Kirschhausen, Germany
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 05:47 AM
An angels voice has touched my heart in a way i never felt before. Thank you for your music Eva.
Name: darlene hagler
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: too hard to pick one, but i guess it would be imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: otr, imagine
Home town/city and country: charlotte,nc usa
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 07:25 AM
i first heard eva shortly after the sept 11 attacks. i found that listening to her voice provided comfort and hope during a very dark time. then i purchased Imagine shortly after the anniversary of the attacks. here in the US it seemed every artist was releasing a tribute album commemorating the attacks, but none struck me as being anything but commercialized grief..however, when i listened to eva singing who knows where the time goes, followed by Imagine, the tears began to fall. i thought, if only the world would just stop and listen perhaps so to would all the madness. and the greatest tragedy upon hearing her renditions, is that she left us also much too soon. my mission in life is to introduce her to as many new fans as possible, for hers is truly the one voice that could heal the world.
Name: Dann Haick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Horsens/Danmark
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 10:28 AM
I love that voice.she was a gift to all what a voice.
Name: Harry.S.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
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Sent: Mon February 17 2003 11:14 AM
Tony, (laurel. md. U.S.A.) Yes, "It really doesn't matter any more" Is Eva's latest single release.catologue no: HIT 125. It is available In the UK. from www.101cd. com for £2.88p.(free postage anywhere in the UK.) Harry.S. (Nottingham. uk.)
Name: Kirk Hallinan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: How can I sop from singing
Home town/city and country: Gainesville, Fl
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 01:31 PM
I have listened to great music all my life and it's my opinion that Eva Cassidy was the greatest vocalist who ever walked the earth. And don't forget, if Chris Biondo hadn't taken the time and energy to introduce her to the world and the world to her, we probably wouldn't even have known of this incredibly talented soul. Thanks Chris!!!
Name: Florence
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow/Danny boy
Home town/city and country: Los Angeles, CA.
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 03:20 PM
Each of us that come into this world are "on loan" from heaven. They must have missed Eva terribly to have her return after such a very short time here on earth. We are enriched daily by hearing her hauntingly beautiful voice.
Name: Erwin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town/city and country: Makati, Philippines
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 04:25 PM
I'm a recent convert of Eva's lovely voice, having serendipitiously known of her just a few months ago. It was at a friend's house when i came across the song "At Last" and I loved it. However, very few record bars here have her albums. One time, i was at a lesser known record bar and i heard an album being played. At the time, the song "Take me to the river" was playing at I found me and a couple of guys at the record shop grooving to the song. Incredible! Upon inquiring, I learned it was also Eva's album. Now, I've been playing this album over and over and have introduced the album to my friends. The jam is so relaxing. I will buy all her band's albums that I could get my hands into.
Name: Kelsey Marie Stiltner
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold, Imagine, Dany Boy, Autumn Leaves and Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Kentucky, USA
Sent: Mon February 17 2003 08:20 PM
I stumbled across a heaven sent voice a few years back, only to learn of the late death of Eva. Only does this make her music even more impowering, seeing as how people still, to this day, respond so frequently and emotionally. I have read back through previous entries, tears in my eyes, and read a few. Some mentioned how she sang 'rememberence songs' Songs that she put every ounce of emotion into, to be played and her life pictured to! I agree with everythign in me, that Fields of Gold and Over the Rainbow capture her with every note, and every pluck of her guitar strings. You can sit, and hear her emotions strain, as they hit the fresh air, and capture everyone's attention. Towards the end of Fields of Gold, i sit and think 'she knows that she'll be gone soon' and maybe, just maybe. Its her song to the angels, letting them know she will be joining them soon. As they walk in fields of gold.
Name: adrian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all her albums
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: london
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 03:16 AM
my wife MARIE play the songbird cd at full volume and in tears my MARIE loved Eva,s voice so much my MARIE died on the 1 st of june after a long battle with cancer .duriring her service Eva,s field of gold was played as a thank you for the joy Evs voice had give my MARIE thank you again ADRIAN
Name: Liza
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Stockholm
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 03:58 AM
Hi, Liza from MNW Sweden here. I just want to send greetings to all local radio stations(P4)in Sweden! Thank you for playing Evas songs! A special thanks to Kalle Olby (P4-Casino). Liza
Name: Michael Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fieldss of Gold" of Gold
Home town/city and country: Umbria, Italy
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 04:19 AM
I have never, ever in my life heard as beautiful, clear and pure voice as Eva Cassidy's - full stop! First time I heard her version of Sting's "Field of Gold" I cried. May her musical legacy live forever. Michael
Name: Michael Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold" of Gold
Home town/city and country: Umbria, Italy
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 04:19 AM
I have never, ever in my life heard as beautiful, clear and pure voice as Eva Cassidy's - full stop! First time I heard her version of Sting's "Field of Gold" I cried. May her musical legacy live forever. Michael
Name: Janet Mitchell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold
Home town/city and country: Bellflower, CA
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 06:34 AM
Hi The first time I heard the song Fields Of Gold I just could not get the song out of my head. Michell Quan my favorite ice skater skated to it and I just had to find out who had such a beatiful voice. I am in the progress of finding Eva Cassiddy's other Cds. She had such a beatiful voice. She will be missed so very much.
Name: Veronica
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: L'Escala, Girona, Spain
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 08:06 AM
I have very recently been introduced to Eva's music. What a gorgeous voice she has. What a tragedy that she was taken from us so young. What a wonderful legacy she has left us :-) Veronica
Name: Sara
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart / Songbird
Home town/city and country: Bury, England
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 08:11 AM
I am sixteen years old and suffer from M.E. There's not much that can take my mind off my illness, but listening to Eva sing such beautiful songs in such a beautiful, soothing way helps me escape from reality. Although I only heard her music after her death and never personally knew her, i can tell she put her heart and soul into music and her premature death is great loss to the world. But, i think it's fair to say that she will never be forgotten - in a way, she lives on through her music. If she can still touch people like me with her angelic voice even long after she's gone, it just shows what an incredible God-given gift she was to this world. If i could say just one word to her now, it would be thankyou. Rest in Peace Eva.
Name: Kate
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
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Sent: Tue February 18 2003 09:12 AM
Eva. You are fantastic. Are. Cos you live on through your music.
Name: JackieBertani
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow & Imagine
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, FL. USA
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 10:03 AM
This is my 4th entry, and I'm sure it won't be my last. Imagine my delight and surprise when I found out there was another cd to buy of Eva's, "Imagine". Once again, she touched my life in such a special way. Tim talked me into taking my first trip on an airplane when I flew to Atlanta, GA. to visit him in Nov. 2001. I was a bit scared, and all my daughter and father could think of was September 11th. But I ventured forth, and although it was only a 45 min. flight, I played John Lennon's "Imagine" over & over on my discman. The trip up had me feeling faint & dizzy, but on the way home I was almost in heaven. I stared out the window the entire flight at the clear sky, some white clouds, and the sun. Again I played "Imagine" continuously, and came away with the opinion that flying was something I wish I could do every week of my life! Now that I have Eva's version of "Imagine", it seems all of these happy and sad experiences in my life are linked in some strange way. I've read through most of the guestbook pages and I don't recall seeing anyone mention Eva's cd "No Boundaries". Am I the only one who has found it? I would like to know if I have every cd she made since just getting "Imagine". I am so grateful to my Tim for getting me interested in Eva's music. She means so much to me!! Thank you!!!!!
Name: Tony Jones
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Derby, England
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 02:21 PM
I was prompted to write this, having just seen the "Time after time" video on TOTP2. It reminded me of the first time I heard Eva sing. That was also on TOTP2. On that ocassion,I was half watching the programme, when the OTR video came on. It left me stunned, and in tears. I could not believe how beautiful her voice was. From that moment I was hooked. I should like to say how greatful I am to the BBC, for doing so much to bring Eva's music to the attention of the British (world?) public. I wonder, if we in this country realise how lucky we are to have a broadcasting organisation that is not afraid to take a chance. The BBC is frequently critisised, but every now and then it is majestically successful. God bless the BBC. God bless Eva Cassidy.
Name: Fiona
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All fantastic, but probably Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: North Somerset, England
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 06:43 PM
After reading many of these messages, I feel that everybody has said it all... I was bought Songbird as a present, once I heard it, I was addicted, and have not yet once heard Over the Rainbow without tears. I now have all albums and the Biography, but still could never have enough. She is a true, true legend and I'm so pleased so many people appreciate her as much as I do. We miss you Eva, thinking of you sat in your own small, peaceful heaven. xxx
Name: Sandy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Sent: Tue February 18 2003 06:45 PM
I am a diehard Eva fan, have been so for many months. I have all of her CD's including the "interview" done in the UK. Allthough I do not write very often, I read this website everyday. It is always a thrill to see a posting in the Guestbook from a member of the ECB......so Raice and others, please contribute to the Guestbook often. The unfortunate comments of a few need not influence those of us who know and love the music Eva and the ECB created. Thank You so much ................we are all in your debt!
Name: Jan Jönsson
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Sent: Tue February 18 2003 08:30 PM
Lovely voice.
Name: Tia Connolly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time After Time
Home town/city and country: St. John's, Newfoundland, CANADA
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 05:41 AM
Hi! Thanks so much for this website. Two days ago I was introduced to Eva Cassidy's music and I love it. Usually when I hear a song that has been redone, I prefer the original but not in this case. I was pleased to find so much information about her on this site. Eva's version of Time after Time is amazing. Thanks again, Tia www.connollyfineart.com
Name: ELLIE BRIER
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: People Get Ready/ Songbird
Home town/city and country: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 06:27 AM
I first heard Eva about a year ago on NPR. I wrote her name in my checkbook so I would remember it. Her voice was so lovely. Two days ago I found 3 of her CD's at K-Mart of all places. I have been listening non-stop but I am saddened by the fact that her life was so short and I will never meet her. It has been quite an experience to be so uplifted by such a dynamic voice and at the same time to be so sorry about the loss of such a sweet soul. When you listen to some of the songs you can't help but think that she knew that her life on earth would be short. I am lucky to have been able to listen to this wonderful music- Ellie
Name: Alicia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Mountain Ash/South Wales/UK
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 06:28 AM
I got to know Eva's music when my son was alive , he had special needs and adored music , and her's was a favorite, especially Fields of Gold. he was taken ill and we spent six weeks in hospital , during the long nights we'd listen to many cd's but hers was always the one left on play. He sadly passed away a month before his 16th birthday and her songs always bring him close, Her song "I know you so well "we chose for his service after his death... the words said all my heart could'nt say, he's so close and I'm sure her somgs are as wonderful in heaven
Name: Josefine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold, What a Wonderful world, I know you by heart
Home town/city and country: Malmö/Sweden
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 08:03 AM
First time I heard Eva was when I was on holiday in The UK, Walking in a big store, and suddenly, a voice of an angel started singing "Fields of Gold". But it wasn't until i came home, and saw the comersials on tv about her cd "songbird", that I knew who this angelic voice belonged to. I rushed to the nearest cd-store and bought "Songbird". I listned, and still listen, to her wonderful voice everyday. It has given me so much, and helped me getting through some hard times losing my dear grandmother and a best friend. Recently, I also bought "Live at Blues Alley", and Time After Time. Soon i will increase my collection with her other albums to! =) I just love Eva and her angelic Voice. Hope I'll see you in heaven! Love //Josefine
Name: Sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Lancs, England
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 08:05 AM
My mum was given Eva's Songbird album for christmas and we loved it from the very first time we heard it. For my music GCSE performance I am singing my favourite song of hers - Songbird. I know I could never do it justice like Eva but it's my way of remembering her and I love singing it.
Name: Maria Jones
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Havn't heard tham all yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: UK Southampton
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 08:25 AM
I am going through a very hard time at the moment but whenever I hear Eva's voice I feel like a whole weight has been lifted of my shoulders. The first time I heard her beautiful voice in 'Fields of Gold' I couldn't stop crying. Her songs have left footprints in my heart forever and I'm sure she is an angel looking down on all of us. Like a fallen star her songs fell into my life and I pray that her family and friends know how she has touched so many people's lives. God in heaven, god above please protect her and let her spirit live on forever. We love you xxx.
Name: Chris Arscott
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: Gloucester UK
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 08:46 AM
Due to a family emergency, I missed the TOTP2 broadcast on the 18th. Does anyone have a copy I could borrow, or can someone make me a copy. I woulsd of course be happy to pay all expenses
Name: Erwin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town/city and country: Makati, Philippines
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 09:52 PM
This is my second time to write here, having logged the first one last Monday (host's time). In it, I said I will buy all the band's albums I could get into. Well just 4 hours ago during lunch break, I bought Time After Time and Imagine, bringing my CD collection to 3! I also had the chance to listen to No Boundaries but I haven't developed YET a liking to it (I guess I was still looking for the Traditional R&B stamp that was present in the band's other discs). I keep on referring to them as a band rather than just Eva coz I truly believe Chris, Lenny, Keith, Mcleod and the rest contributed so much to the overall brilliance, and may I say magic, of the music. Live at the Blues is such a testament to this. I've bestowed upon myself to be the unofficial ambassador of the band's music here in the Philippines. My best buddies have learned of Eva because of me and are quite thankful for it and have asked me to buy the discs in their behalf. I've been bringing the Live disc to most of the bars I've been to and have asked my goody friends there to play the disc on many occasions.
Name: ovidiu mihailescu
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: Bucharest Romania
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 10:10 PM
I think she's flying her songbird in the fields of gold May God bless her!
Name: alessandro pulcinelli
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Florence, Italy
Sent: Wed February 19 2003 11:45 PM
Some months ago my best friend lend me two cds of Eva Cassidy's songs. I didn't ever known about her; but, as my friend knows very well my taste - we had played guitars in a small friendly band for many years - I listened the songs with curiosity and attention. I found them very beautiful and enjoyed them very much. Then I was so curios to know something about Eva and I found her human side in a too short life. Perhaps she hadn't achieved all the fame and success that she'd have surely got, but I'm sure that she will never leave those who have the luck to hear her marvelous voice. Just like an Angel. Alessandro
Name: katie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: feilds of gold
Home town/city and country: hartlepool
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 05:02 AM
Eva cassidy is THE best singer in the world if you have never heard her music before you do not know what you are missing. i am only 14 years old and to me her music is inspiring and if only she was still with us she would be able to see that all ages are enjoying her music and she would be proud. all of her family should be proud of what she acoplished in her short life as she is one of the most loved singers all over the world R.I.P
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ALL
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 07:37 AM
Now that TOPS2 of the BBC has broadcasted the TIME AFTER TIME VIDEO it's time to see the video clip of it. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/videoclips/ then scoll down to EVA CASSIDY'S PICTURE. Click on the VIDEO CAMERA ICON, this brings up the video box. Then click on the NON-EMBEDDED VIDEO ICON. It will come up if you have REAL VIDEO downloaded. If you don't just click on the FREE REAL VIDEO ICON and then see the free video clip of TIME AFTER TIME. Did it work for you? Let us know.
Name: Cheryl
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Yeovil, Somerset
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 08:17 AM
The first time i heard Eva Cassidy's (Fields Of Gold) i cried. Her voice made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I enjoy singing and have vocal lessons in which i always sing her songs. Eva was so talented but never got the recognition that she deserved. She had a voice of an Angel. xx
Name: Adrian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Don't know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them
Home town/city and country: Wales, UK
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 09:05 AM
Picture the scene! Watching a live downlink from the Space shuttle Columbia of our planet.......EARTH. This is the final day of her mission; Eva Cassidy's haunting melody "Somewhere over the rainbow" is coincidently playing in the background. I watch intently at the wondrous beauty of our planet, its seemingly peacefulness, pondering life's tribulations, drawn into thoughts of my own. A tear comes to my eye, images of friends long since gone. Cheer up I think to myself at least they get to hear her live again. The song fades away, and the downlink changes to scenes from inside the shuttle itself. Eva's song plays on my mind. The crew never did return that email I sent them; time enough for that when they return. I watched in disbelief the events unfold in the Mission Control Centre. Tracking was 1 minute overdue; I already knew they wouldn't be coming home. Columbia and her crew where lost "Somewhere over the rainbow". Having just explored this site, I'm about to buy my first Eva Cassidy album. Why? Because she has the voice of an angel, perfection never sounded so good and her music holds great significance to me.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ALL
Home town/city and country: Syracuse NY USA
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 09:16 AM
"OVER THE RAINBOW" VIDEO CLIP IS NOW AVAILABLE!!! To see a video of Eva Cassidy singing "Over The Rainbow" "Cheek to Cheek" and "Autumn Leaves," from Live at Blues Alley, provided by Tops2 of BBC click on the website below into your address box on your computer then scroll down to Eva Cassidy's name. Click on the icon of the VIDEO CAMERA this will bring up the video then click on the NONEMBEDDED icon and you will see a clear video clip of this performance. Go back to the same website page to bring up the second video. "Time After Time" shows up on the web page yet you get to see "Autumn Leaves ." "Over The Rainbow" just became available today! Please give your impression of these videos by an entry in the Guest Book. Thank you. Now enjoy the clips! Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist/
Name: Margot
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: too many to mention, but today Need Your Love So Bad, Time is a Healer, Time After Time
Home town/city and country: Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 11:37 AM
Hi Mike (Syracuse), the BBC-link to the Time After Time clip works for me, and the rest of the songs. But why didn't you mention the People Get Ready clip. It has the full song, without the noisy Beeb-tune! I don't have the exact adress but I guess I must have found it either somewhere in the guestbook or somewhere else on this (great) site (Thanks Laura!). I bet you know where to get it. About the clips: great to see her 'alive', though they are only short parts of the songs (except PGR, as I said before). But I really hate the noisy tune...
Name: Michael Syrén
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: do I have to choose?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainboe
Home town/city and country: Gothenburh/Sweden
Sent: Thu February 20 2003 11:42 AM
Thank you for brining such a feeling in the music today. Some artists are just techique. How many artists can just take their guitars and sing. And sing like an angel! Eva, I feel sorry for you-you can not enjoy your success. But hapiness though the record companies did not have a chance to effect you. You sang what you liked, and the result; so beatuiful that all other commersial artist must feel like fools. I am so impressed, you are like royality but in music. That´s the best a man or a woman could be. I became so glad, inspirated, thoughtful when I heard your voice. And you make my life even better when I wake up and just playing "what a wonderful world"! I adore you and your music. Thank you Eva - you passed away just over 30 yeras of age but everbody knows that a man/woman who God love dies young. And now you are singing for the angels. Hope to meet you later and listen to the songs again´-LIVE! Meanwhile I listen to your records. Eva -thank you for the music Michael
Name: Debbie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy (Imagine)
Home town/city and country: London, England
Sent: Fri February 21 2003 08:26 AM
This is the second time i've signed this book. I thought i'd heard the best song (Autumn Leaves) but when I heard Eva sing Danny Boy I couldn't believe it. I've never heard anybody sing it like she did. I watched her on TOTP 2 the other night and only wish I had discovered her when she was alive. Her family must feel very proud.
Name: john callan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: pittsburgh
Sent: Fri February 21 2003 12:53 PM
I need the chords for fields of gold a.s.a.p....Please...mail me at illhav1@yahoo.com
Name: Georgina Downings
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: london england.
Sent: Fri February 21 2003 03:05 PM
i was watching an advert on the t.v. about cancer,i heard the most beautiful song and i have tried for about four hours to find out who was the singer.i knew i had heard sting sing it so i looked on the internet and found his songs and i listened to a few and i found this song i was looking for,then my brother-in-law came in and said eva cassidy sang it too,so i looked her up and i found it and havnt stopped playing it since.my brother has got cancer and every time i see the advert it makes me cry,eva has such an amazing voice,i shall begoing out tomorrow to buy her c.ds.her parents shoulkd be so proud of her.
Name: Georgina Downings
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: london england.
Sent: Fri February 21 2003 03:06 PM
i was watching an advert on the t.v. about cancer,i heard the most beautiful song and i have tried for about four hours to find out who was the singer.i knew i had heard sting sing it so i looked on the internet and found his songs and i listened to a few and i found this song i was looking for,then my brother-in-law came in and said eva cassidy sang it too,so i looked her up and i found it and havnt stopped playing it since.my brother has got cancer and every time i see the advert it makes me cry,eva has such an amazing voice,i shall begoing out tomorrow to buy her c.ds.her parents should be so proud of her.
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Sent: Fri February 21 2003 09:14 PM
Name: Dan Andersson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Skellefteå Sweden
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 03:30 AM
You sing to my heart. Thank you Eva!
Name: NICHOLA GIBSON
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: EVA BY HEART
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I KNOW YOU BY HEART
Home town/city and country: WASHRORD,SOMERSET,UNITED KINGDOMBN
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 05:14 AM
all through my pregnancy i listened to eva so it was no surprise to find that my six week old son will now only sleep with eva on in the back ground no sooner does he hear her voice that he jiust quietly goes to sleep "THANK YOU EVA"
Name: NICHOLA GIBSON
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: EVA BY HEART
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I KNOW YOU BY HEART
Home town/city and country: WASHRORD,SOMERSET,UNITED KINGDOMBN
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 05:28 AM
all through my pregnancy i listened to eva so it was no surprise to find that my six week old son will now only sleep with eva on in the back ground no sooner does he hear her voice that he jiust quietly goes to sleep "THANK YOU EVA"
Name: NICHOLA GIBSON
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: EVA BY HEART
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I KNOW YOU BY HEART
Home town/city and country: WASHRORD,SOMERSET,UNITED KINGDOMBN
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 05:39 AM
all through my pregnancy i listened to eva so it was no surprise to find that my six week old son will now only sleep with eva on in the back ground no sooner does he hear her voice that he jiust quietly goes to sleep "THANK YOU EVA"
Name: Julia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All - :o)
Home town/city and country: A tiny village in Brittany France
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 06:09 AM
I think your site is excellent, well done Laura. My husband is starting a weekly radio show on local radio here (music that he loves and that is not normally played) so I was looking for info to put on his site as he will play a couple of Eva's songs.(We first heard of her from a friend back in the UK). I just wish I was capable of translating all of your info into french! - I'll post the link anyway.
Name: Denisse Vazquez
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: It doesn't mater anymore
Home town/city and country: San Juan/ Puerto Rico
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 09:23 AM
I stumbled into Songbird with an artucle in a magazine. As a buyer in a small independent music store i like to sell the uncommon to my costumers. After buying the first copy and till now [1 yr later] Eva is still one of the top 5 from Imagine, Live... and Songbird. It is also in my car and adding to the adoration she deserved. And i always repeat her story, and it is always the same mixed reaction, sadness but joy on an ironic happy ending. For her music will be her soul on earth forever. Im proud of being a part of Eva Cassidy.
Name: Jackie Bertani
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow & Imagine
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, FL. USA
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 10:13 AM
When I read the entry about watching a video of Eva singing "Over the Rainbow", immediately I followed the directions concerning how to view it, and I just could not get enough. She is so beautiful!! I know if my Tim could have pulled up all this information on Eva on his computer, he would have loved it too. Is it possible to see or buy an entire video of Eva singing the whole song? How terrible to be left behind after these lovely people are taken from us!! I am struggling to look for and identify with ANYTHING Tim associated himself with. How awful that after they are gone, we stretch out our arms and our minds for the slightest touch. If only I had another chance to be with the love of my life!
Name: Svante
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: the other side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: dark end of the street
Home town/city and country: Falkenberg Sweden
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 10:42 AM
Never heard such wonderful voice / music before. Never ever. That voice can´t let anybody be unaffected.
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 03:57 PM
Great to see Eva back on TOTP2 on Tuesday 18TH February.I hope that viewers tuning into the show for the first time will have seen Eva's stunning performance of Cyndi Lauper's Time after Time and being impressed enough to want to know more about her. I fully understand what Martin Jennings,Tony Bramwell and Mark Hagan were doing when they were promoting OTR.The balance between promoting and stuffing it down your throat is a fine line.Thankfully we were in the hands of seasoned professionals.My problem is that I don't want Eva to fade away.I don't want Eva to be flavour of the month.I want her musical legacy to be passed onto future generations.I would urge my fellow visitors to this site that we should redouble our efforts to bring Eva's music to the attention of music lovers everywhere.I hope to see Eva's albums climbing the U.K charts as a result of her appearance on TOTP2.Thank you to Laura for your continuing sacrifice to a worthy cause.
Name: Susan Atherton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time After Time or Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Bolton, England
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 05:16 PM
When Songbird released, I heard it was good, and that there was a bit of a fuss over it because the woman who released it was dead. I'd never heard of Eva before, and although I always intended to buy the album, never got around it. Then one day I was watching the series Smallville, and the scene of one of the character's father's funeral was on. The song playing over the funeral scene was Time After Time, one of the most beautiful songs ever written, I've always thought, but the version that was being sung blew me away. I trawled all over the internet, watched the credits like a hawk, looked at every Smallville site in the world, and couldn't find out who'd sung it. Then I saw the UK ad for Cancer Research, and the same haunting voice that I'd still not forgotten was singing Fields of Gold. I nearly killed myself this time trying to find out who it was, and finally came across a small reference to Eva Cassidy somewhere. I checked some lyrics site, and it revealed that she had indeed recorded Time After Time as well. I went out and bought everything Eva I could find, and have barely stopped listening to it since. She had the most amazing voice I've ever heard. Like all angels, she was never appreciated until it was too late.
Name: Carina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Falun, Sweden
Sent: Sat February 22 2003 09:06 PM
A year ago I lost the love of my life to cancer, he died of melanoma at the age of 39. It's been a tough year and I didn't allow myself to mourn, I kept it all inside, until... Last week I turned on my radio and suddenly an angel came down to earth to comfort me. Her name was Eva Cassidy and she sang Over the rainbow. Suddenly all my grief came out and I began to cry, and I'm still crying, and it's wonderful!It's such a relief to get it all out. Eva, I can't thank you enough, you are a true angel who will continue to fill my life with the wonders of your songs. Rest in peace and may God bless you!
Name: billy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time after time, imagine, fields of gold Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 04:42 AM
They played "over the rainbow" a couple of weeks back on emmerdale farm, in th uk. I think she should be made more widely known at this years grammies, to show people what music should sound like.
Name: billy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time after time, imagine, fields of gold Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 04:44 AM
They played "over the rainbow" a couple of weeks back on emmerdale farm, in th uk. I think she should be made more widely known at this years grammies, to show people what music should sound like.
Name: frizztext
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: wayfaring stranger
Home town/city and country: hattingen / germany
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 05:35 AM
hi there, thanks for your highly informative website about eva c. - I am trying to do something like this in germany - www.frizztext.de/eva_cassidy.html - but it will never reach your great work ...
Name: Lorraine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine
Home town/city and country: Suffolk
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 05:50 AM
For the past two years I have been suffering from depression. At times it has seemed like my whole life has been falling down around me. Two years ago I also heard of Eva. Her music and her life has inspired me to live my life to the full. Eva has helped me through some of the toughest times in my life, & I wish I could thank her personally. When I hear Eva sing, I smile, and I feel alive again. And I thank God that she graced our world with her incredible talent and presence.
Name: Lynn Stiltner
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Where knows where the time goes, I know you by heart, Over the Rainbow, People Get Ready, Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: South Carolina
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 08:14 AM
Eva's voice has such a beautiful sound. I first learned of Eva back in 1997. It was sad learning of her death. I sit in my house and listen to her music, and it echos throughout the house. Its a nice relaxing time in my life. She brings so much beauty and emotion into her songs. She is not fake, nor is her music. Its all true and real, with such raw emotion! I love 'I know you by heart'. Fields of Gold gets me everytime though. It has the most emotion! I love you Eva!
Name: Toddrann
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 08:43 AM
I am only 15, and everyone around me cannot believe I am listenign to Eva. Such sophistication in her voice, such tender issues to sing of! Her rendition of Over The Rainbow is breath taking! I learved of Eva after watching Michelle Kwan skate. My mamaw is really sick, and we are afraid of losing her soon. And I sat there, and being a teenager, its hard and rough anyways, I sat there and cried. I didnt pay attention to anyone around me. Just how Michelle was gliding across the ice, so gracefully. And the music in the background. I automatically downloaded a good 10 songs at once by her! Fields of Gold is dear to my heart. I know it will connect me to my mamaw after she passes. And it connects me to Eva, it feels like. Although I never have met Eva. Its sad that I haven't, and its sad that she passed. Her music gets me through days when I come home from school and run to my room with tears in my eyes. It makes life a bit easier. The air isnt filled with such harsh notions when her music is on. Thank you Eva. Ur getting me through my teen years!
Name: ffran May-Prigent
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Brittany,France
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 10:38 AM
This site shows what magic Eva has left us with. I have been very moved to read other peoples messages from all over the world, all different life experiences, some very painful, and how Eva's been a healing presence for so many.We all have a little story to tell about how Eva is part of our lives, my little story is that my husband and I were married the 2nd february, 2002. I found out a few days before the happy event that it was Eva's birthday.....we played "songbird" at the ceremony.The happiest of days!
Name: Lisa
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Seminole, FL
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 01:23 PM
About 15 minutes ago I read a question in a letter in the PARADE section of the Sunday paper. It was a question about a song and who the singer was and the answer was "Eva Cassidy". I had to find out more about her and I downloaded "Fields of Gold" and was brought to tears. What an incredible singer and after reading much of this web site, what a beautiful person. I can't wait to find out more. How sad she died but how nice she isn't forgotten.
Name: Amy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Michigan
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 03:15 PM
Thank you Eva for the beautiful music. God Bless You
Name: Julie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Woodstock, IL USA
Sent: Sun February 23 2003 03:55 PM
I was THRILLED to see the question inquiry about Eva in today's PARADE magazine in the Chicago Tribune! As a fan who also discovered Eva last February when Michelle Kwan skated to "Fields of Gold" during the Olympics-it's always great to know others have discovered her through Michelle's skating program also. Eva's voice still takes my breath away every time I listen to her sing. I hope a lot of people read PARADE today and will discover Eva's amazing talent.
Name: Tom Harrington
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: (too soon to tell...have to buy the rest
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: penny to my name (so far)
Home town/city and country: Bruchkoebel, Germany
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 03:08 AM
Chance works in strange ways. I was lucky enough to be in a record shop (the first time in months) when an unusual voice was playing. For only the second time in my life, I asked the clerk who was singing. I'd never heard of Eva Cassidy. Looking at the CD's did not enlighten me, but I bought the one they'd played (time after time). I did not win the lottery this week(as usual), but I feel fortunate to have discovered Eva's music. I typed her name into Google and learned what I could to add to my enjoyment of her voice. Unfortunately, my joy was tarnished by the sadness of her story. I enjoy raw talent and the undiscovered, unappreciated performers one finds in clubs and other miscellaneous venues -- often better than over-packaged and over-mixed celebrities. Eva's success is testimony to the fact that there are many other such people in the world. Like my appreciation of wild flowers, summer fruit, and sunsets, I will add Eva to my list of things to be enjoyed at special times. Great pleasures never last forever, which only enhances their value.
Name: Hannah Fieldhouse
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all are outstandingfrom the albumsin own different way.
Home town/city and country: England,Stourbridge
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 05:11 AM
I beleive Eva Cassidy was a angel,given to us.She may be gone but she is in everything i see.Like the sun and plants.I wrote a few poems but here is one: Dear angel you've come and gone, We know it won't be long until you may come again, Now you are a spirit you can be wherever you want In the sky in the sea..oh!where are you now? The talents you wanted were granted, You loved them like man and beast, This planet you came to, We loved you so much, Dear angel you've gone and come.
Name: sherri
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: a tough decision....
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ...ditto
Home town/city and country: North Carolina
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 07:51 AM
Watching the grammies isn't something I ordinarily do as I think they are a bunch of crap! Out of curiosity, I watched (or should I say I surfed in and out...)last night to see the "Norah Jones machine" at work...While Norah has a beautiful, soft, sultry voice, I find her CD to be repititious and boring--she certainly doesn't move me nor do I find her to be a talent of great depth or range--she calls herself eclectic--hummm??(Eva is a tough act to follow!) My point: Her liner notes give great thanks to Bruce Lundvall and when I read that, I told my brother that this was Bruce's "consolation prize." My brother agreed and did not think Norah's CD warranted purchasing (after listening to mine.) Later I read in an article that Bruce so much as admitted to this--that he signed Norah because of the Eva debacle, seeing Norah as a similar type talent as Eva (which in my opinion lends banality to Eva's talent.) Last night as I watched her repeated thank you speeches, I kept wondering if she truly realized that her biggest thank you should go to our late, great EVA..While Norah deserved to win and I'm glad she did (considering the other nominees), I could not help but see it as a bittersweet victory--I was once again reminded of how Eva was so blatently disregarded by the CORPORATE music machine. At the same time,I was thankful that so many of us have discovered her magnanimous talents in the arts...and yes, for all of us....Eva was represented last night...she would be honored to know that her life's contribution paved the way for another young female singer to shine.
Name: RickB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 08:15 AM
Nearly a year ago, I lost my daughter to a drunk driver. Since then, the pain of her loss has been ever-present. About a month ago, the local Barnes & Noble was playing her CD. I had never heard such a voice. In a way that I cannot describe, she somehow reached the place where I suffer and made me feel better. I relate this not to elicit sympathy but to reflect on the extraordinary talent of Eva Cassidy, and to tell those who loved her that she continues to sooth the hurt of the world she left behind.
Name: MMD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time Is a Healer
Home town/city and country: Virginia
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 08:51 AM
I stumbled accross Eva's work while perusing Amazon.com one day. I still until this day cannot believe my luck. There's something about this woman's voice... I always pop it in when I'm thinking about my Dad. I lost him suddenly a little over a year ago. Somehow her music manages to break through my wall and help me deal. Thank You Eva.
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold, but love most of her songs
Home town/city and country: Va
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 11:24 AM
To Sherri of NC: I agree with you 100%. I thought the same thing last night while watching the Grammy awards.Especially when Norah was thanking Bruce Lundvall, I thought about how he blew it when he didn't sign Eva but he knows that now. I didn't see anybody on the show that came close to Eva's talent. I was thinking: Eva should be getting those Grammies and how humble she would have been accepting them. Then I thought about how she would have hated all the publicity and the BIG shots and with their BIG ego's. She wouldn't have wanted any part of that anyway. That lifestyle may have lead her down the wrong road.You never know. Things happen for a reason. I believe where she is she has gotten much better Rewards than those old grammy awards.
Name: Stephen
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Home town/city and country: Toronto
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 12:11 PM
To Sherry of NC; It has been pointed out to me before that some of us overdo it, when we lambaste the recording industry for not falling over backwards to accomodate Eva. That Eva to a large extent avoided fame by doing things that would frustrate the efforts of recording executives (for whom I am no apologist). This notwithstanding Chris Biondo's comments that he couldn't believe these people could pass up someone like Eva who could "cause the improvement of music." Understanding this, I also had to think of Eva as Norah got all that recognition last night. It occurred to me that since Bruce Lundvall was the only one of these people to get on national TV and admit he had made a serious mistake in not signing Eva, that he deserved some credit for that. And I believe he later said something to the effect that he had signed Norah partly through having had learned lessons from his experiences with Eva. Based on that, we can surmise that it is part of Eva Cassidy's legacy that she paved the way for Norah, and it was that point that I was waiting for Norah to address in her acceptance speech. Alas, it did not happen, and no one else mentioned Eva either. I had written to the Washington Grammy people, adding my voice to those asking for Eva to be recognized, (they had replied to me that yes, Eva would be elligible, for instance, for a lifetime grammy). And I am also highly cynical about the whole Grammy process, after years of watching them dominated by teenage soft-porn stars and psychopathic gangsters. But hey, maybe it is a sign of changing times when someone like Norah can get this kind of recognition from those same people who voted for those past winners.
Name: Kirk
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: depends on my mood
Home town/city and country: Gainesville, Fl USA
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 12:27 PM
Please don't anyone get bitter or upset that Eva didn't get mentioned at the grammy's. Remember, Gram Parsons didn't get much recognition by the grammy people until about 20 years after he died, then, if I remember correctly, he was awarded a lifetime achievement award or something to that extent. And Gram had all the contacts and support that Eva never had. He was very well known by everyone in the recording industry but not so much by the general public. There's still plenty of time for people to realize their mistake and give Eva the recognition she so obviously deserves, and I believe they will. Be patient and keep on playing her music for your friends. Her magical voice will do the rest.
Name: Benni Baggesoe(Baggesø)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Almost all of them!
Home town/city and country: Denmark
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 01:15 PM
Hi,i'm from Denmark (Europe)i just heard aboute Eva Cassidy, I think she is/were wonderfull!!! Heaven just lost a star when she died!!! Love from Denmark: Benni Baggesoe(Baggesø)
Name: Golda Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Madison, Wisconsin
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 04:01 PM
There is something so bitter sweet about the grammies last night. Norah Jones, whose music I am not too familiar with, yet who sounds like a very sincere artist deserves kudos for her achievement At the same time, it would have been nice to see Eva Cassidy up there on the stage accepting an award for the incredible artist she was. I guess I keep looking for someone as good as Eva and don't find it. Wouldn't it be nice if she were honored posthumously by the grammies for the great talent that she was?
Name: Golda Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Madison, Wisconsin
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 04:02 PM
There is something so bitter sweet about the grammies last night. Norah Jones, whose music I am not too familiar with, yet who sounds like a very sincere artist deserves kudos for her achievement At the same time, it would have been nice to see Eva Cassidy up there on the stage accepting an award for the incredible artist she was. I guess I keep looking for someone as good as Eva and don't find it. Wouldn't it be nice if she were honored posthumously by the grammies for the great talent that she was?
Name: Erwin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at the Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town/city and country: Makati, Philippines
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 05:39 PM
Yeah I agreed someone should have brought Eva's name at the Grammy's. However, there is something magical about also learning of Eva by way of circumstances. I don't know, but to me it makes it more special. It's like us, the people who writes here in this guestbook. We first hear her, loved her, then was moved even further by her story. We all have our own story to tell. Should people learn her on a massive scale such as that of Grammy's (which I have no objection of), then they would lose that magical serendiptious moment of discovering Eva and the band. And the Guestbook would be filled with opening liners such as "I learned of Eva at the Grammies' and wow!" ps I just bought 3 days ago my Songbird album, bringing in my collection to 4 now! how I wish a Best of Eva album gets in the work, with the ff songs (based on the 4 albums i have): 1) Cheek to Cheek 2) Easy Street Dream 3) Bridge Over Troubled Water 4) Imagine 5) You've Changed 6) Tennesee Waltz 7) Fields of Gold 8) I Can Only be Me 9) Honeysuckle Rose 10) Take Me to the River 11) Oh had I a Golden Thread 12) I Know you by Heart 13) Over the Rainbow 14) The Letter 15) At Last 16) Wonderful World
Name: Brian Pike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Co. Meath, Ireland
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 09:42 PM
I have know about Eva's music for about a two years and it's an inspiration for me to learn to play her songs on my guitar, and I just want to find out everything about Eva's music and her life. Eva is such a gentle singer and her voice is out of this world. I will always have a thought in my mind for Eva. God bless her.
Name: tony redgrave
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: pick one
Home town/city and country: shipley england
Sent: Mon February 24 2003 11:17 PM
While its good to know Norah Jones won instead of some teenager with acne,for me she is a poor mans Billie Holiday and has no special magic that takes hold of your heart like Eva does.On bbc4 the other night they had an hour showcase of Norah listened to two songs turned it off heard enough,if you want someone who can play piano and sing jazz listen to Diana Krall now thats talent.However both put together have not for me one ounce of Evas ability to cloud your eyes with tears and make you think of being a better person to other people now thats special and lack of rewards from money mad people will never change that.We all know one day Eva will get a lifetime award what a pity they did not have the good commen sense to do it in her own lifetime instead of just counting the bucks and looking the other way.
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 06:41 AM
I noticed the last days that a lot of people saying Norah Jones is no good... BULL----!!! (excuse the expression) Norah is a good singer who I prefer above a lot of today's music! Nevertheless compared to Eva, Norah's music lacks the emotion and originality Eva brings into her music, but that doesn't make Norah a "bad" singer... Let's not talk about music we don't like on this site, but what we like about Eva Cassidy (and how we first got to know her) This is what Laura created this site for in the first place...
Name: DAve Cupples
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: dont yet know
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow (dont know any others)
Home town/city and country: Hayle, England
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 07:34 AM
Just heard over the rainbow and flipped!Out of this world(sadly)I will be collecting as much as i can find after seeing all her songs.I would love to find the chords to her songs
Name: Brian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Charthm, UK
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 08:55 AM
Last Sunday on "Who Wants To Be A Millionare" in the UK, a question was "Who had a hit album in 2002 with Imagine? (Eva fans at home jumping up and down shouting he answer at the TV!). The contestant had to ask the audience, but 50% of them knew the answer so it can probably be assumed that 50% of the UK are now familiar with Eva's recordings, not just her story.
Name: Kavik
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Buckley, WA
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 10:01 AM
The beauty about Norah Jones doing so well is that her success is tied to Eva. And Norah knows it. She is also an Eva fan. On her "Come Away With Me" album, she wrote a tribute to Eva, in the song, "Nightingale".
Name: janb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: honolulu, hawaii
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 10:14 AM
I am happy that Norah Jones won so many Grammys. I, for one, like her music. It has that same quality of joy and excitment of being alive and able to make beautiful music. I hope sincerely that she is able to maintain her quiet dignity after this. I am so very glad that Blue Note signed her after making the mistake of not signing Eva. I wish her well and will buy more of her music when it becomes available. aloha to all. janb
Name: jonjo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: limerick ireland
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 10:19 AM
doing a radio show about 2 years ago, I had the request to play eva cassidy's somewhere over the rainbow. now, I had never heard of her but played the song. what a delight! I asked my listeners who she was and the requestee called me and told me exactly who she was, making me so sad that such a obviously beautiful person like her had been taken from us so prematurely . Every chance after that she was on my playlist. I was given the songbird cd last xmas by my family as they knew how entranced Iwas by her sweet voice. today, I am extremely glad that listener requested that song. god bless you, eva cassidy. jonjo
Name: Shayne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Sydney, Australia
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 11:27 AM
Eva is best, I don't care about the rest.
Name: Adrian Lazenby
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Wales UK
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 12:27 PM
Picture the scene! Watching a live downlink from the Space shuttle Columbia of our planet.......EARTH. This is the final day of her mission; Eva Cassidy's haunting melody "Somewhere over the rainbow" is coincidently playing in the background. I watch intently at the wondrous beauty of our planet, its seemingly peacefulness, pondering life's tribulations, drawn into thoughts of my own. A tear comes to my eye, images of friends long since gone. Cheer up I think to myself at least they get to hear her live again. The song fades away, and the downlink changes to scenes from inside the shuttle itself. Eva's song plays on my mind. The crew never did return that email I sent them; time enough for that when they return. I watched in disbelief the events unfold in the Mission Control Centre. Tracking was 1 minute overdue; I already knew they wouldn't be coming home. Columbia and her crew where lost "Somewhere over the rainbow". Having just explored this site, I'm about to buy my first Eva Cassidy album. Why? Because she has the voice of an angel, perfection never sounded so good and her music holds great significance to me.
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 01:53 PM
I would like to congratulate Norah Jones on winning all those prestigious awards at the Grammys.It was her night let her enjoy her success.It would be very easy to be bitter and say she is taking all the credit away from Eva.I understand that Norah is a fan of Eva and dedicated the song Nightingale to her.It is good to see talent at long last being recognised.I have seen Eva's albums are back in the Amazon.com charts.It is possible that was a result of people liking both Norah and Eva.I am encouraged by this positive news from the States and from prominent articles in the highly popular magazine Parade which said good things about Eva.With a readership of 36 million hopefully a new network of Eva fans is just around the corner.I am off to my local record store tomorrow to see if Eva's appearance on TOTP2 last Tuesday has encouraged any new fans to jump onto Eva's convoy.
Name: ffran May-Prigent
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Brittany, France
Sent: Tue February 25 2003 11:24 PM
I didn't get to see the Grammies. I have nothing against Norah Jones, but what I do hate is all the media/record company hype about her.There are adverts for her album on French tv all day and every day, she is on every programme, looking a little bit lost and fragile! Eva had no-one "pushing" her music on the public, it was by word of mouth,from Washington, to all over the states, the Uk and the world. It's a lovely story, where music is more powerful than money and brain washing.He question is: is true music and money ever compatible? I'm glad not to see Eva in the position of Norah Jones.....
Name: Hannah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Uppsala, Sweden
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 01:21 AM
I just found out about Eva Cassidy after a TV-program with her. I'm looking for notes and lyrics (for piano)from the Album Songbird. If anyone got info where I can get it (internet for example)please contact me. /Hannah
Name: Annett Rocks
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: waly waly
Home town/city and country: London, UK
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 02:27 AM
Hello everybody, I have read a few entries in the guestbook especially about Norah Jones. Her album came out like two years ago or so and it steadily moved up the charts. Yes, there has been a lot of publicity for it and why not? Here is a young singer (and she plays the piano too (?)) coming out of nowhere and wins no less than eight awards. In my opinion it is well-deserved. She is talented, has a good voice and her album is pure and authentic which is something I increasingly look for in artists. We cannot keep comparing her and others with Eva, this way we'll won't get anywhere. Judge artists on their own merits. Could you for instance compare anybody with Ella Fitzgerald or Peggy Lee? Keep up the good work, Laura. As always, thank you for this fantastic website. A question: Will the album "Method Actor" come out at some point in the future in the UK? It is missing from my collection... Lots of love, Annett
Name: karen benge
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: eva by heart (it changes like every day!)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: no way can i choose 1!
Home town/city and country: east sussex england
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 07:32 AM
to the person who wrote about method actor be released in the uk, it is available on the uk amazon site. Hope this helps!
Name: Bill Cronauer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Say Goodbye
Home town/city and country: Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 08:43 AM
I was in Barnes & Noble recently and purchased my second copy of the Method Actor CD, the reason being that the cover I purchased was Eva's artwork on the COMPLETE front of the CD (as opposed to the one advertised on amazon.com--which I purchased first-- with a smaller picture of the original album cover art and "Eva Cassidy on All Tracks" sprayed across the top. Does anyone know if this new cover is a rare printing? Does anyone else have the "new" cover?
Name: Edison gonzalez
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ImagIne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Burnaby, BC Canada
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 10:31 AM
Dear Eva. I think the Lord took you so soon because you were giving away one of His secrets, and then we might all want to leave with you( The secret is: that's what the angels sound like) Forever grateful for this glimpse of paradise
Name: Edison gonzalez
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ImagIne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Burnaby, BC Canada
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 10:31 AM
Dear Eva. I think the Lord took you so soon because you were giving away one of His secrets, and then we might all want to leave with you( The secret is: that's what the angels sound like) Forever grateful for this glimpse of paradise
Name: Lisa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 01:39 PM
Dear Eva, Thank you for sharing your gift of song with us all. I heard about you on a TV show. They played a clip of you singing and I thought you had a fantastic voice. Although I promised myself I'd buy one of your CDs, time passed and I forgot. My mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer last September and died three months later. She had the opportunity to plan, and she picked your arrangement of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" to be played at her memorial service. Now I have started collecting your CDs and I love listening to all your music. I know that you played the guitar. I play, also. But not as well as you did. My eyes well up with tears everytime I hear "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and I thank you for giving so much while you were here with us. Love, Lisa p.s. Say "Hi" to my mom.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow All
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 05:11 PM
Once again by request... For Eva's Fans! Free Video Clips! Download Them! Now that TOPS2 of the BBC broadcasted OVER THE RAINBOW, TIME AFTER TIME, AUTUMN LEAVES, AND CHEEK TO CHEEK VIDEOS, it's time to see the video clips of them! Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist. Go to "C" for Cassidy.Then scroll down to EVA CASSIDY. They are not in order and one is mismarked as "Time After Time" and it is really "Cheek to Cheek". Another is correctly "Time After Time." Now Click on the VIDEO CAMERA ICON, this brings up the video box. Then click on the NON-EMBEDDED VIDEO ICON. It will come up if you have REAL VIDEO downloaded. If you don't just click on the FREE REAL VIDEO ICON. Now, see the other free video clips.Did it work for you? Let us know. Keep them forever. Remember go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Syracuse NY USA
Sent: Wed February 26 2003 06:59 PM
Norah Jones website is very interesting. ALL her songs are complete and free to be downloaded. There is a 45 minute interview with her playing live with her band. Isn't that interesting when amazon.com charges $16 and you go to her site and ALL her songs are free???. I'm listening to her live rendition of "Cold Cold Heart" and it's very good. I'm listening on the 45 minute interview segment. Sounds crazy doesn't it? I'm a fan of Eva Cassidy's yet Norah won several awards at the Grammy's this week, and is hot. Go to: http://www.norahjones.com/av/default.htm
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Sussex, England
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 12:29 AM
Hi Everyone If you are a bit of an insomniac, have a few spare minutes and are interested in singing artists' musical tastes, then go to Radio 2's website (link below) and see how Eva has already won the hearts of some well-known performers. The mid-morning show, presented by Ken Bruce, has a segment called 'Tracks of My Years' where performers such as Sheryl Crow, Art Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, David Gates and Willie Nelson choose their favourite tracks of all time. Eva's version of Fields of Gold scored twice with Morten Harket and Mags Furuholmen of Aha and Beth Nielsen Chapman. Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo included Eva's Over The Rainbow in their selection! What do you make of that? Of course, Stevie, Aretha, Joni, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Marvin Gaye and the Beatles probably scored a few more times with the majority of artists. Still, bearing in mind Eva was almost unknown till a couple of years ago I think it yet again shows how she is getting under the skin of a really diverse set of people. Interestingly, for the skeptics, I think Eva was chosen more than Elvis. The very talented Norah Jones favourite tracks are also listed. Here's the link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/ken_bruce/#tracks All the best Annie
Name: TONY REDGRAVE
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: pick one
Home town/city and country: shipley england
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 01:33 AM
richard from eindovan people come to this site because they like eva and her music,that is not to say they cant mention other singers.the fact that some people myself included dont like norah jones is a matter of personal taste and your vulgar remarks wont change that. live and let live richard if you like her thats fine by me so if some of us dont that should be fine by you.as to mentioning other singers i have learnt a few from messages i never heard of and have checked out some i like others i dont thats peoples rights and we dont need to be told what to like by you,you stick to your own taste and leave us to do the same.
Name: stef
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: unfortunately i haven't heard them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: depends on what mood i'm in but it would be either 'fields of gold' 'i know you by heart' or 'somewhere over the rainbow'
Home town/city and country: melbourne, australia
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 02:58 AM
I noticed that there weren't many aussies posting eva cassidy messages so i thought i better. I only heard about eva cassidy a few months ago and up until that point i thought i knew who had the best voice..but after hearing Eva my mind was changed. Her voice has a power that is indescribable. It is moving to the point of tears. It is sad that she died and can no longer continue to create such wonderful music but i know she is still doing her thing right now and i can't wait to meet her and have a jam :)
Name: stef
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: unfortunately i haven't heard them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: depends on what mood i'm in but it would be either 'fields of gold' 'i know you by heart' or 'somewhere over the rainbow'
Home town/city and country: melbourne, australia
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 02:58 AM
I noticed that there weren't many aussies posting eva cassidy messages so i thought i better. I only heard about eva cassidy a few months ago and up until that point i thought i knew who had the best voice..but after hearing Eva my mind was changed. Her voice has a power that is indescribable. It is moving to the point of tears. It is sad that she died and can no longer continue to create such wonderful music but i know she is still doing her thing right now and i can't wait to meet her and have a jam in the eternities!! :)
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ditto
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 03:27 AM
If asking for a bit of respect for other people/artists is "vulgar", then this is the last time I read/visit the guestbook.....
Name: ffran may6prigent
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Brittany,france
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 06:11 AM
Having read some of the messages about Norah Jones and the Grammies, I just wanted to add this little thought. here in France there are advertisements for her album all day and every day, which has put me off buying her music, as I Hate record company "brain washing". the sad truth is that record companies aren't usually interested in talent, or how the artist feels, it's all about money! I'm referring to the big recording companies.....Thank God Eva didn't have to put up with that. I saw Norah the other day on the T.V looking fragile and unsure. I hope she will manage to make her way and not be chewed up and spat out in e few years by her company.What's special about Eva for me is that she didn't have a big company plugging her, it was just by word of mouth, and in her albums there is none of the "big money" photos, art work etc; just her voice and presence; simple and beautiful.
Name: Elvis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ain't No Sunshine
Home town/city and country: Bangalore/India
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 07:04 AM
Heard this song in a movie.couldn't remember which.but the voice and the tune lingered on....somewhere on the back of my head... searched and then bumped here... only one thing to say....BEAUTIFUL..
Name: Elvis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ain't No Sunshine
Home town/city and country: Bangalore/India
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 07:06 AM
Heard this song in a movie.couldn't remember which.but the voice and the tune lingered on....somewhere on the back of my head... searched and then bumped here... only one thing to say....BEAUTIFUL..
Name: Elvis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ain't No Sunshine
Home town/city and country: Bangalore/India
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 07:13 AM
Heard this song in a movie.couldn't remember which.but the voice and the tune lingered on....somewhere on the back of my head... searched and then bumped here... only one thing to say....BEAUTIFUL..
Name: Helene
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird, Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Rainbow, Time is a Healer
Home town/city and country: Newburgh, NY north of NYC
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 07:49 AM
I was shopping in cape cod and a record store had Eva singing Over the Rainbow on its outside speaker. I was mesmerized at that voice, went in and bought the CD and haven't stoped buying her music ever since. I sure hope she is singing in heaven, i'm sorry i never got to see her in person. I hope the rest of the world gets to hear her.
Name: Delia Bottomley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold and How can I keep from singing?
Home town/city and country: Poole, Dorset, UK
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 07:52 AM
Eva's songs has had a big influence on me. Her songs have helped me through the hardest times that I've been through. She was such a beautiful person and she will always be one of my favourite singers of all time.
Name: BOND
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: DANNY BOY
Home town/city and country: GRIMSBY
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 10:42 AM
INSPIRING - U CAN SAY NO MORE
Name: sherri
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: North Carolina
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 02:57 PM
I think it's wonderful that Eva's contribution to the music industry was that she paved the way for another female singer to shine..It is my opinion that Norah Jones would not be where she is today without Bruce Lundvall's signing her. With that contract came promotions through advertisments,as well as appearances and interviews through various media outlets...the promoting was far more subtle than the "sex sells sans talent" promoting of most pop stars, but there has been and still is promotion of her--the "Norah Jones machine." I think her voice is beautiful, soft, and sultry; however, I find her music lacks emotion, feeling, and passion. While she is talented and deserves to be recognized in the pop genre, I truly don't believe she has the magnitude of talent that the world is proclaiming--she lacks depth and range and in my opinion, her music is boring and repititious. I have friends that argue the point with me--I still call them friends and I respect our differences..I am in no way showing disrespect to Norah because of my opinion and musical likes/dislikes. I think it is very hard to avoid comparing music just as it's impossible to avoid comparing,for example, food, wine, art....Once you've had a very nice bottle of champagne, it's hard to drink a lesser quality one without recalling the best you've had--it is only human nature...while I believe Norah and Eva to be very different in their music, they have, by default, been linked..probably unfairly to both. After Eva, it is impossible for me to avoid comparison of quality and ability to other singers. Maybe someone in the Eva world will start a twelve step program for this...it's hard to get past Eva's talent... What about Norah's famous father, Ravi Shanker? Could that have helped her in her journey?
Name: Allen Sparks
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: can't decide
Home town/city and country: Central Point , Oregon.
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 07:11 PM
I was chatting with a friend on yahoo messenger about hearing Norah Jones for the first time on the grammy's and how I loved her voice. My friend said if I like her I should listen to Eva Cassidy. Eva Cassidy blows Norah Jones out of the water. I only hope when I go to heaven I get to hear that angel sing in person..My only though now is why didn't I hear of her long ago. God Bless EVA CASSIDY
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Thu February 27 2003 11:18 PM
I received some heartwarming e-mails saying not to leave this guestbook... Thanks! One of them said: Eva doesn't want to lose you. Well, Eva will NEVER lose me as a fan, her music and life continues to enrich and inspire my life and everyone I tell about her. Another quote: Comparing Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy is like comparing apples and oranges, both completely different and both with a wonderful taste... I guess this says enough about this subject, so my final words in this message go to laura: My apologies for these off-topic postings...
Name: Harry.S.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 08:46 AM
WELCOME BACK RICHARD.
Name: Tom Frary
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Norfolk England
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 09:27 AM
Eva was a very special singer of which there will be no equal.
Name: Thomas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All of them
Home town/city and country: Kathleen's Heart
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 09:32 AM
The woman that I love so much sent me Eva's songs on Valentines Day and said that I should pretend that it was her singing to me. I have spent so many hours since then listening to her beautiful voice and words. My heart is filled with love and loneliness since we are still apart, but Eva helps bring us together in spirit and song each and every day. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away." Kathleen and Eva - you both take my breath away. Thomas
Name: Erika Madelene
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Don´t Know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Don´t know yet
Home town/city and country: Norrköping , Sweden
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 10:55 AM
Hi! My mom came home today and said that she had heard such a beautiful voice/song in school today(she´s studying to become a teacher).Their teacher played the song "over the rainbow" for the whole class and said that Eva was his favourite singer and he told them a little about her etc.And when she came home she said you got to hear this song! it´s absolutely gorgeous! So I listened to it and I almost started crying.It was so beautiful.She has touched my soul.It´s a shame though that I didn´t heared about her sooner.But I believe that now she has her own rainbow...way up high... Such a small human and oh so shy.You touched the whole world with your big voice and reached out to everyone trhough their hearts...
Name: Anders
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Karlskrona/Sweden
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 11:33 AM
Today I have heard the whole CD "Songbird" for the first time. I have never in my life heard such a beautiful voice. I cried like a baby when I heard "Fields of gold". I couldnt stop listen at it. Her voice hit me right in my chest ! She will be my new favourite for ever. It is so sad that she isnt around us any longer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 12:12 PM
MY DEEPEST LOVE AND RESPECT TO EVA CASSIDYS PARENTS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING BIRTH TO THIS SINGING ANGEL LOVE FROM MICHAEL DAMBERG SWEDEN.
Name: MICHAEL DAMBERG
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: OVER THE RAINBOW
Home town/city and country: NYKOPING SWEDEN
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 12:16 PM
ALL MY LOVE TO EVAS FAMILY.
Name: James M. Louie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Can't Choose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Forever
Home town/city and country: Seattle, WA USA
Sent: Fri February 28 2003 09:21 PM
I am very fortunate to get a cd copies of both "Live at Pearl's" and the BBC Radio story on Eva. What is extraordinary is that "Imagine" on the Pearl's cd is, in my opinion, is better than on her "Imagine" cd. She puts more emotion and feeling into it. It is as if she were singing to you at your house! The most significant thing about the BBC cd is that I heard a portion of "The Rose" which has not been released. It was incredible!! The story said that she first sang this in 1984. I hope that will be released soon. As for Norah Jones, I must admit that she is a great talent and a woman at work just adores her, but Eva has by far a more versatile and much more range than Norah. I have been spreading the word about Eva to everyone that I can think of and they have said that she is incredbile. Two of my dance instructors use her music in class all the time. I have said this before and I will say it again. Eva has the greatest voice I have ever listen to!! Thanks to Laura making her website a great success. James
Name: Margot
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 02:19 AM
to James M. Louie Where can we get these cd's? In particular the Live at Pearls? Can't wait to hear The Rose. Can we hear the song anywhere anyway? How did you get these cd's?
Name: Dennis Barnes
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva by heatr
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Salisbury UK
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 02:37 AM
Thanks for running the wonderful site. Lets hope more recordings exist so that w can all listen to an angel before we ge to heaven. Many thanks Dennis
Name: Geraldine McKelvie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine
Home town/city and country: Wishaw, Scotland
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 02:57 AM
What an amazing artist!
Name: Anna Magnusson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow, time after time
Home town/city and country: Malmoe sweden
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 05:34 AM
I have never heard such a wonderful voice. She must have been an angel from heaven. Her music must be a message to all of us. Love you Eva. Anna
Name: Edward Marotta
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I can only be me
Home town/city and country: NEW YORK City
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 07:02 AM
I know Ophra Winfrey would do a show on EVA CASSIDY if she heard EVAs story. The staff of the Ophra Show,are very receptive of Viewers ideas for future shows. Ophra is the only one that can give Eva the recognition she really deserves.So EM the Ophra show and suggest she do a show about Eva.http://www.oprah.com/
Name: Edward
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Can Only Be Me
Home town/city and country: N.Y.C
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 07:28 AM
E M the Ophra Winrey show and suggest she do a show On The Eva Cassidy Story. Only Ophra can give Eva the exposure she so truly deserves.
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold. Love anything Eva sings
Home town/city and country: Va
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 12:07 PM
To Edward: I emailed Oprah about a month ago. Suggested she do Eva's story.Hope everyone will email her and I bet it will happen!
Name: andy gill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: midlands england
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 01:27 PM
heared the music and fell in love, looked in this site to learn somemore and now .and now i find shes gone,this world just aint fair.
Name: Joe Leahy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: don't know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: BOWIE, Maryland USA
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 02:27 PM
HI All you Eva fans! I am from the same town as Eva, but as you might know, neither I nor most other locals even knew of her until after her death. Even now she seems hardly known in her home town. It's funny to hear of local places that I know and see that people all over the world are interested in them because of Eva. Though I know little about her, if anyone is interested in Bowie I'd be happy to answer questions. I probably won't check this page, but my email is loejeahy@aol.com. God bless, Joe Leahy
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 03:32 PM
Eva's albums Songbird and Imagine are both still in the Top 100 in the UK charts.Hopefully this will continue as will the good news from Sweden that Eva is at No 2 in their charts with the Songbird CD.Thank you to everybody in Sweden for promoting and buying Eva's Cds.My brother told me that he heard Eva singing Time After Time on Heart 106.2 which is a major commercial radio station in London on Thursday.This station normally only plays records that are presently in the charts.Normally the playlist is very rigid which makes it all the more pleasing to hear Eva's voice on commercial radio.It is amazing what word of mouth can do.Eva's single releases never got beyond her hardcore following on BBC Radio 2 but that appears to be changing.As I have said before if you like Eva and you have friends around for a get together put Eva's music on and see what kind of response you get.Persuade people never force it down peoples throats.Saturation coverage of any artists music will be counter productive in the long run so that is why it is beneficial to Eva that her music is gradually working its way into the hearts and minds of the general public.Laura I for one appreciate the continuing work you are doing in maintaining this website.You are not taken for granted.
Name: Richard Parks MD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: don't know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: don'tknow yet
Home town/city and country: Long Beach, Ca USA
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 05:13 PM
I just discovered Eva during surgery implanting a pacemaker when the anesthesiologist played her Songbird cd; I was so stunned by the beauty of her voice and phasing I just stopped for an instant in the middle of the proceedure. She has incredible emotion in her voice that I am searching for more info about her experience. It is such a shame that many young female vocalists seem to die young. I thank the site operators for providing this site and information.
Name: Rachel Leibold
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Not had the pleasure of experiencing all.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Three way tie betwn. Fields of Gold/Imagine/Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town/city and country: Peosta/Iowa/USA!!!
Sent: Sat March 01 2003 06:02 PM
The first time I experienced Eva's amazing velvet like voice I wasn't even aware it was her. I was an adament Michelle Kwan fan and I watched her closing performance during the Olympics. Michelle skated to Eva's version of Fields of Gold. For days I couldn't get the song out of my head. There was something special about that woman's voice. This unknown woman, to me at the time, was the only voice that could do justice to such a beautiful song. Months later my sister was searching the internet and remembered the song, she looked it up and that's how I came to find Eva Cassidy. It's a funny thing because now I have heard so many of her songs, all awesome of course, and I am a huge fan. Eva's voice is like none I've ever heard and I am a critical music lover. There is nothing but perfection in Eva's voice it's like a smokey, rough velvet. It's unvbelievable to imagine that one woman could hold so much talent. I regret to say I only became aware of this magical musician until after her death, which baffles me. I was so shocked when I found out that this huge talent was no longer physically with us, but I feel that through her music she projects such soul that she will always be with us in spirit. I myself am a singer, of sorts, and I can only aspire to be half as good as Eva is and was. Every time I listen to one of her songs I feel I could cry because she projects so much emotion and knowing she is gone makes me wonder what she could have done. Eva Cassidy must have been an amazing woman in her lifetime, however short it was. Always a Fan.!!!!
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird/Eva By Heart/Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: FOG/OTR/Waly Waly
Home town/city and country: Reading, Pa. USA
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 12:03 AM
I sent an email to the Oprah show about 2 years ago & didn't get a response. But maybe if more of us do this they'll get bombarded w/comments which will make the show take notice. So, I emailed again to say how wonderful Eva is & was & that she's a perfect person for the show to highlight. Eva had such talent & was such a great human being, perfect for Oprah. She could even do a segment about how Eva's music has touched people & maybe changed their lives for the better! It's just a quick couple of clicks, go to Oprah.com & on the left side is the 'email us' choice.
Name: Karin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 01:36 AM
Your voice make me cry...all my love to you.
Name: Shannon Kelly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Belfast N I
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 04:56 AM
Someone very close to me sent me some of Eva,s songs,i was enchanted with her voice & her style.Her songs are sung with such clarity & depth that it is impossible not to stop whatever your doing & just listen to her. Sheer pleasure listening to her singing..
Name: Rosie Burton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Norwich, England.
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 06:33 AM
I first heard Eva sing on the Terry Wogan show, and it made the hairs on my arms stand on end, this fantastic voice coming from the radio made me stop in my tracks and listen.I have two of her albums, Songbird and Imagine, songbird being the very favourite.Rest in Peace Eva, wherever you are!!
Name: Linda
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: The Other Side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Too many to mention!
Home town/city and country: Oxford, England
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 09:46 AM
In my work as a night-time postal worker,I usually play any one of Eva's discs from the collection kept in my locker(I confess there isn't one I don't own). People invariably ask me what I'm listening to,then I simply allow them to listen for themselves.Their expressions of surprise needs no description.Suffice it to say,there are several of my prized collection still doing the rounds amongst my work-mates!
Name: Alan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: every one of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: every thing she sang
Home town/city and country: Batley W.Yorks. uk
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 11:29 AM
every time i hear her voice it makes me think and cry, whatever she,s singing.no one has ever touched me more than Eva.Bless her and her family.
Name:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird/Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Livonia Michigan/United States
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 11:38 AM
I have always loved singing, but have been too shy and afraid sing by myself in front of people. At 39 -I entered a Karaoke contest and lost miserably to singers who were obviously inferior - not just to my singing, but to everyone elses (this contest pulled such awesome talent - I was humbled - but also hurt that it could be "fixed" as it were.) I went to my father's house and told him the story of what happened (and sang for him my song - one of the first times I ever sang for him). He took me in his office and played for me Eva's Songbird CD. I cried as I read the liner notes. I cried when I heard her sing. I am still crying now, 2 hours later. Eva has talent I can only dream of having. I find it interesting she was as shy as she was since I have found, now that I am finally meeting fellow "wanna-be singers," that the most talented ones are the most shy. I don't know why this is. Maybe they intuitively know they are touched by God in ways no one else is. And maybe they feel "separate" from the rest of us and therefore "shy" about showing themselves as different, albeit INCREDIBLY different/better. Eva has inspired me to continue singing - come hell or high water. I thank her spirit and I thank this site for allowing me to tell my story. May all of you be blessed and happy!
Name: Gerry
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Phoenix, AZ USA
Sent: Sun March 02 2003 04:24 PM
The sound that helps "heal" a broken heart.. What a joy to listen, "weep" a bit and listen somemore. Singing from her heart to another heart. WOW what a joy to be able to hear that lovely sound.. We who hear are truly fortunate. Amongst the all the "noise" in music today this clear and beautiful sound touches the "real" life of us/me/you and is a joy to share. What a wonderful addition to our humanity "the Songbird is." At a low time in my life her music was a balm to a sad time. A kind of soft light. Not knowing her but thru the music knowing her.. Thanks to those at BLIX who have brought us this star...
Name: Phillip Lowey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: San Diego, CA., USA
Sent: Mon March 03 2003 01:58 AM
I first heard Eva when Michelle Kwan skated at close of Winter Olympics. I was stunned...this voice was indescribable! My daughter called after Kwan's performance, with the same feelings I had after hearing Sting's great song, Fields of Gold, take on a new life with Eva's interpretation. I found myself crying as my daughter and I discussed her...such wonderful tears of joy! Then to find out that she had passed away severaL years prior, was almost impossible to comprehend. If anyone has any doubts of the existence of a Higher Power, Eva Cassidy is proof that YES, there is! I really am getting upset over the comparison of Norah Jones to Eva. I am a big Jones fan, but she, as Eva is, cannot be compared to anyone! They are both unique! Remarks such as "Eva blows Jones out of the water", shows how shallow and ignorant some people are. Jones songs are very heady stuff and her choice of two "oldies", Cold, Cold Heart and The Nearness of You, along with the new compositions, make a very impressive package. Jones is the composer of two of the selections....Come Away With Me, and Nightengale. Some of her material would have attracted Eva's interest, I'm very sure. I can almost hear Eva singing Turn Me On and Nightengale, accompaning herself on acoustical guitar. Eva Cassidy will be continue to attract new fans for a very long time. Her voice, her phrasing and interpretations of lyrics are in a class of their own....She is truly an artist of the First Order.
Name: Brian Cook
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Dothan, Alabama
Sent: Mon March 03 2003 01:01 PM
WOW -- what can I say about Eva Cassidy's remarkable voice that hasn't been said already? "Over The Rainbow" has a very special meaning for me, being a "Friend Of Dorothy" and having portrayed The Scarecrow in a community theatre production of "The Wizard Of Oz" in my youth. It's my second favorite song in the world next to The Indigo Girls' "Closer To Fine." However, Eva's hauting version gives "Rainbow" new significance and meaning. When I purchased the CD "Songbird" recently for my 41st birthday, I cried openly. The tragedy of Eva's early passing only makes the poignancy of her music even more touching. What a lovely old soul God gave us for too short of a time! God's Peace To All... Brian
Name: Lesley Watson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: stafford.england
Sent: Mon March 03 2003 01:02 PM
I first heard Eva on the Terry Wogan show..Thought then what a beautiful voice, what a shame she was taken at such an early age. I chose Fields of gold sung by Eva over Stings version because it sounds a lot better at a slower pace than as Sting sings it.
Name: Tracy Terrell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Sayville, NY USA
Sent: Mon March 03 2003 03:32 PM
How lucky we are that we were given the gift of Eva Cassidy!
Name: Therese
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Chicago IL
Sent: Mon March 03 2003 04:57 PM
My God, what a voice she had! I can't listen to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with tears...Judy Garland?? Who's Judy Garland? Eva reaches the essance of the sentiment of that song. "I Know You By Heart" goes beyond memories~making the "memory" an active part of your day to day life. She was wonderful, and, with great blessing, we still have her today!
Name: Joanne Sprawson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Stalisfield/Kent/England
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 04:22 AM
A great web-site for a truly inspirational singer. She deserves to get this attention, becuse she was a great asset to the world of acoustic singing. She will never be forgotten, and her music will live on.
Name: Fred
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: St.Louis Mo. USA
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 05:54 AM
I first heard "the voice" on "night line"... I sat mesmorized as I heard this women sing with such a pure clear sound...I was in tears as I listened to her...I was so emotional I almost forgot her name and it was several days later that I remembered the name...I went out and bought two of her albums the next day...just wish I could have heard her live and met her...I feel a real connection
Name: laura O'connor
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: wade in the water
Home town/city and country: jersey
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 06:06 AM
Dearest Eva!.. ..Somewhere over the rainbow you may be but your voice will stay forever!!! I have never heard a voice so soul renching!! everytime I listen to your songs they just vibrate in my veins!! Your wonderful, one of gods little treasures.. ...See you on the other side!! Laurax
Name: Graham Catlin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Any.,they are all good.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Manchester,United KIngdom
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 06:40 AM
what can u say about a woman who left this earth before her time,she has touched so many people with her songs,which they can relate to,she has a voice like no other singer has,I hope she finds peace and happiness in the heaven while looking down on her millions of fans R I P GRAHAM
Name: MIKE
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 07:06 AM
UPDATED and CORRECTED!!!!!!! These are Free VIDEO CLIPS for Eva's fans to enjoy. If you download them Eva will ALWAYS be with you. Please tell your friends as these will NOT be FREE and AVAILABLE forever. TOPS2 of the BBC makes available: OVER THE RAINBOW(a very sharp image), ,TIME AFTER TIME(twice), AUTUMN LEAVES, AND CHEEK TO CHEEK(Live from the Blues Alley Night Club) VIDEO CLIPS. It's time to see the video clips of them! Go to this web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist. Go to "C" for Cassidy. Then scroll down to EVA CASSIDY, there are 4 VIDEO CLIPS. They are not altogether on the page, so check closely. Now click on the VIDEO CAMERA ICON, this brings up the VIDEO BOX. Then click on the NON-EMBEDDED VIDEO ICON. The VIDEO CLIP will come up if you have REAL VIDEO downloaded. If you don't just click on the FREE REAL VIDEO ICON. The VIDEO CLIP should appear on your screen. Click on the ICON that looks like a TENNIS RACKET to ENLARGE your VIDEO CLIP to cover HALFor ALL the screen if you desire. When OVER THE RAINBOW covers the whole screen it brings EVA CASSIDY into your presence, for a great effect! Now, see the other free video clips.Did it work for you? Keep them forever. Remember go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist
Name: MIKE
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: DANNY BOY
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 03:03 PM
You can go directly to the page with all the Eva Cassidy video clips by entering the web site below. Follow the instruction on my previous entry to click on the CAMERA ICON and then the NON-EMBEDED Clip ICON when the box occurs. Follow the instructions on my previous entry to obtain all the clips including OVER THE RAINBOW! Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist/index_c.shtml
Name: Kenney
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Gig Harbor, WA.
Sent: Tue March 04 2003 05:53 PM
This talent was unbeliveable! She was untouchable! Last week at my niece's funeral we played "Songbird". What a wonderful song for her. Thank you Eva!
Name: Caja Øland
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Denmark
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 02:51 AM
I´ve just heard one song (time is a healer) with Eva...But I would really like to hear more. I was sad to find out that she´s no longer among us. What a bueatiful voice.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 06:00 AM
PRAY FOR PEACE AMEN
Name: Chris Raine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Easy Street Dream - And all the rest
Home town/city and country: California
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 07:21 AM
I can't tell you how much Eva's songs mean to me. What a true and Angel. She is one of the very, very few people that can give me the chills over and over again. She just sings so pure and honest. This Songtress was touched by something bigger than the rest of us. Her ability to go from Gospel to Blues/Rock and then my favorite, ballads was simply uncanny. Her voice was perfect in all genres. God Bless all of you that lucky enough to know her. I have been very lucky to come across her music. Simply Amazing..... Stunning..... Beautiful! Sincerly, A New Fan for Life, Chris Raine
Name: Chris Raine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: California
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 07:25 AM
One more thing..... Her voice is what Love sounds like. That is the best was to describe her. Chris Raine
Name: Dave Haywood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Wayne, New Jersey
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 09:00 AM
Downloaded 'Danny Boy' off the internet and was so moved by this voice I had never heard before. I researched her via internet and learned of her compelling story. Went and bought Imagine immediately. I am passionate musician and now a passionte fan. Peace~
Name: Anna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: I don't own onw
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Iceland
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 09:01 AM
Thank you for making this website. A friend of mine told me few days ago to listen to some of Eva's songs and I love them. Her voice was so pure and beutiful. I wish I had gone to see her with her brother when she was here in Iceland but I was only 12 years old when she died. Eva will live forever through this site and through her music.
Name: Sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Wales/Swansea
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 09:34 AM
Eva Cassidy is my biggest inspiration of all times! Her songs help me through all the tough times and she is a true credit to the Music industry. Her Feath in 1996 really shock me up and a lot of people around me too. All our family respect and acknowledge Eva Cassidy. If it wasnt for Terry Wogan Her music would not be recognised today so THANKYOU to allt he people who helped carry her song across to the UK for all of us to appritiate her talents too! I only wish that she had been around to create more fablous songs and albums. She is a true soulful singer with a Fantastic voice who's song will always live in my heart till the end of my days!
Name: Karen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fever
Home town/city and country: Long Beach
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 11:31 AM
I first heard Eva in a bookstore and had to purchase the CD. It was a CD put together by Bill Straw. They are several cuts taken from her other CD's. I didn't know when I purchased the CD that Eva had passed away. It wasn't until I was at work one day and decided to read the insert while listening to Who Knows Where The Time Goes, that I found out that this beautiful soul had passed on. My eyes began to fill with tears at the thought of not being able to see her in concert. I introduced her to my 17 year old daughter and she told me of another artist, very new, named Nora Jones. I listened to her sing and realized that she must have been influenced by Eva Cassidy. How wonderful it is to have these beautiful voices to listen to now with all the garbage that is spewed out on the radio. Eva will always live on in my home. kk :-)
Name: Tom Bernas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Who Knows where the time goes
Home town/city and country: Eden, NY USA
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 01:38 PM
Eva's music is a rare and wonderful gift that, more often than not, leaves me with a lump in my throat and chills down my spine. Her rendition of John Lennon's Imagine should be our generation's anthem for world peace. Since I learned of her music a few months ago, I don't hesitate to tell everyone I come across, including complete strangers, to do themselves the favor and listen to her music.
Name: David
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over The rainbow
Home town/city and country: Oslo Norway
Sent: Wed March 05 2003 10:06 PM
From the first tune,I became instant fanatics to Eva
Name: Liza
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 12:38 AM
Hello Torbjorn, I don´t know which radiostations YOU listen to in Sweden but if you tune in P4 or P3 you will be able to hear many of Evas songs. Best Liza
Name: Marlies Heikens
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: they are all very good
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Assen- the Netherlands
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 03:21 AM
Oh, how I loved the sound of the song fields of gold. It made me cry, it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. It will be playing on my funeral. It's that special to me.
Name: Becky in Uxbridge
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Just can't make up my mind!!!
Home town/city and country: Uxbridge, Massachusettes USA
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 05:12 AM
I feel as if she speaks directly to my soul. Ever since I first discovered this unbelievable talent I have been awestruck. The eclectic approach she took to her music is that of true genius. Eva knew what she wanted to do, and did it. That is the mark of a true musician. Very few that came before, and none that have come since can claim to even come close to that. Music is a language that speaks to both the mind and heart honestly if spoken correctly, and Eva is a master linguist. In the hearts of those who listen to her she will live forever. She lives in mine.
Name: Bengt Örtegren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 08:08 AM
Ther was a TV program the other day about Eva Cassidy. I was absolutely stunned. Such a voice, such an expression, such nearness and feeling. I sat there whith my mouth open crying. I was so moved. And then, how sad, when I understood that this wonderful being had passed away at only 33 years of age. It seems though that she had a good life until then and for some of us the time is short. Something to think about for everyone. I can´t say that I have any favourite album or song I just enjoy everythin I´ve heard so far. I`ll certainly go out and buy a CD. If I can find one in our stores here in Stockholm. Greetings Bengt
Name: Robin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Anniversary Song
Home town/city and country: Arlington, VA
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 09:32 AM
I have only recently been introduced to Eva Cassidy's music and I have fallen in love with her work. As a resident of Metropolitan Washington, DC, I was also heartbroken to learn that this songbird was perched right outside my window all this time. I went out and immediately purchased 5 of her CDs, with the goal of having them all. Each time I listen to her voice, I grieve her loss as if I knew her well and her tragic death only occurred yesterday. As a result, I want to offer a tribute to her in some way. She left us way too soon.
Name: jamie azzopardi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: none
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: engaland liverpool kirkdale
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 09:59 AM
i have only heard one of evas songs and it touched my heart i started to cry i cant find over the rainbow on the internet ??? my friendship eternally eva xxxxxx
Name: Bobbie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine/Time After Time/Blues Alley/Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Too many to have a favorite
Home town/city and country: San Luis Obispo, CA
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 02:01 PM
Last night I played and sang two songs (Eva's versions, Time After Time and Autumn Leaves) at a local cafe. I would have never had the courage to try until I heard about Eva overcoming her shyness. I copied her style both on guitar and vocally as completely Eva as I could. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the songs. The main comment I got was how connected people felt to the music. Thank God for Eva and her songs - She's changed my life. I wish I could give her a big hug!
Name: Bobbie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine/Time After Time/Blues Alley/Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Too many to have a favorite
Home town/city and country: San Luis Obispo, CA
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 02:03 PM
Last night I played and sang two songs (Eva's versions, Time After Time and Autumn Leaves) at a local cafe. I would have never had the courage to try until I heard about Eva overcoming her shyness. I copied her style both on guitar and vocally as completely Eva as I could. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the songs. The main comment I got was how connected people felt to the music. Thank God for Eva and her songs - She's changed my life. I wish I could give her a big hug!
Name: B.VANASH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Tall Trees in Georgia
Home town/city and country: Atlanta,Georgia
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 04:02 PM
I was introduced to Eva's music 8 months ago by a cousin who lives in Maryland. Her music is phenominal and I listen to it on a weekly basis. I am a visual artist and I play her CD at all my art exhibits. I find that not only do I love her music but art enthusiast are drawn to her melodious tunes. She was a remarkable and gifted artist. Truly one of God's Angels....Thanks for Sharing!
Name: B.VANASH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Tall Trees in Georgia
Home town/city and country: Atlanta,Georgia
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 04:03 PM
I was introduced to Eva's music 8 months ago by a cousin who lives in Maryland. Her music is phenominal and I listen to it on a weekly basis. I am a visual artist and I play her CD at all my art exhibits. I find that not only do I love her music but art enthusiast are drawn to her melodious tunes. She was a remarkable and gifted artist. Truly one of God's Angels....Thanks for Sharing!
Name: AC
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Time After Time
Home town/city and country: Nowere
Sent: Thu March 06 2003 05:58 PM
Eva, We love you
Name: Cristina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Imagine, Danny Boy, Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: PARMA - ITALY
Sent: Fri March 07 2003 04:03 AM
Fra le magie per l'anima che un mio amico speciale mi ha regalato ci sono le canzoni di Eva. Un giorno, senza sapere nulla del CD che stava per iniziare, mi ha detto: - "Ascolta questa voce e dimmi cosa ne pensi ... " Ed è stata magia subito, che continua ogni volta che sento la voce di questa donna, ancor più dopo che mi è stata spiegata la sua storia. Grazie al mio amico speciale per avermela fatta conoscere. Grazie a Eva per essere stata così, sperando che da lassù possa sentirci.
Name: Linda Roberson
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Home town/city and country: Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Sent: Fri March 07 2003 10:54 AM
This week I attended a celebration of the life of a very special person who has just passed away. A lover of music, it seems that Eva Cassidy was one of his very favorite singers. During the chapel service, Joe Ouzts' widow, Rae, played Fields of Gold, and, Over the Rainbow which were her husband's two favorites. Everyone in the chapel was absolutely stunned at the beauty of Eva's music, and all were asking about Ms. Cassidy's music later on in the evening. In my opinion, Rae couldn't have made a better choice - a songbird with the voice of an angel! God bless us all, and specially Joe and Rae at this time. Linda Roberson
Name: Thomas Smith
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Any
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Any
Home town/city and country: Lille - FRANCE
Sent: Fri March 07 2003 12:38 PM
Eva may have died 7 years ago, her voice started enlightening my life today; she's more lively than a lot of people who are still living.
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: Columbus, OH USA
Sent: Fri March 07 2003 02:25 PM
I'm embarrased to say that my 1st exposure to Eva's music was when Songbird was played on the Jukebox in the weak movie "Joe Somebody". I HAD to find out who that was! Some internet research finally pointed me to Eva. What a fortunate find! How could I not have heard of her before? Absolutely the most fabulous voice I've ever heard! I only wish there were more of her CDs to buy. Thanks Eva!
Name: lucy cook
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: lincolnshire England
Sent: Fri March 07 2003 11:36 PM
WOW! although she may no longer be with us Eva's songs touched me in a way no other living artist has ever done. she has the voice of an angel. my only regret is that she will never see how popular she has become and how much we all appreciate her hard work and dedication. thank you Eva
Name: Tate
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of gold/Wade in the water
Home town/city and country: Michigan, USA
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 03:25 AM
.......If all things good and beautiful were put to music, it would sound like Eva Cassidy.............
Name: Heidi Allen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Surrey, England
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 05:56 AM
How on Gods green earth could anyone over look the voice and talent of Eva? The worst thing about it is that once all of her music is released, thats it. No more. No new stuff....it will just leave us hanging on and making us the fans, as well as Eva and her friends and family, feel that we have been cheated of something very special.
Name: Fanny
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: NONE!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: NONE!
Home town/city and country: NOYB
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 06:40 AM
Eva Cassidy is not the BEST singer around, her music is BORING! You guys really need to take a look around and find some other music to listen to, stop wasting time on BORING EVA!!
Name: Jackie Bertani
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, FL. USA
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 06:54 AM
To the first message I see today at the top of the guestbook page, please go back to your appropriately named "hometown" of "Mind Your Own Business" and... MYOB. Someday you will reach for something to comfort you in your time of need, and if you continue to maintain your present attitude, you will sink into an abyss of darkness with no way out. I feel sorry for you at this time, not having anything better to do than compose something negative and hateful about this beautiful singer who has helped so many of us with her lovely voice! Let's see, what was your name? FANNY??? I rest my case.
Name: Jackie Bertani (again)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, FL. USA
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 07:17 AM
Oh, I do apologize. It was NOYB, NONE of your business, instead of MYOB, MIND your own business. But either way, it seems to work for FANNY, doesn't it? Really, Miz Rearend, we are now all aware of your tiny brain and it's malfunction, please find another website in which to spread your sunshine! We all adore Eva here! Maybe your local Hitler Youth Group would welcome you with open arms! Toodles!
Name: Graham Catlin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Manchester,United KIngdom
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 08:43 AM
To the Girl Called Fanny,i would like to know what your tastes in music are if u have any tastes that is,like jackie said ur brain has a malfunction it doesnt seem to be there,i see that u wont give detail on where u are from,why?i do listen to different kinds of music,i like coldplay and most new music that is coming out,in future pleae keep your narrown minded thoughts to yourself unless it is interesting for all of us to read
Name: Joyce
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Grand Rapids, MI
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 10:24 AM
What a gift we have in Eva Cassidy's recordings!! Any artist that can imbue her work with such emotion and passion and heart is to be treasured. Thanks to those who kept her music alive, or else I wouldn't have experienced such joy in hearing her. Peace on Earth.
Name: Gunilla
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: songbird/i know you by heart
Home town/city and country: NORWAY
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 01:44 PM
...what can i say...? BEAUTIFUL!!!!Eva is a legend...she`s the best...no doubt!! she made me listen to jazz,soul and blues....!!!17yearold Gunilla..from Norway!!
Name: alan darroch
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all
Home town/city and country: accrington, lancashire, england
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 02:34 PM
i,m 51. listened to music all my life. heard 3 seconds of eva. convert. what a voice. no one will ever be so perfect.
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 03:51 PM
Songbird is still in the Top 100 in the U.K.Five years on she is still in our hearts.I am delighted to see young people being drawn to Eva's music.Sadly she was never given a chance by narrow minded executives.In the U.K we will be having a T.V programme called Comic Relief which asks us all to contribute in a small way to the plight of the poor in Africa and the U.K.I echo Laura's plea for peace in the world.Today we see arrogance intolerance and greed ruling our world.Eva brought dignity,humility to the fore and the fact she was colour blind speaks volumnes for her upbringing.I hope to persuade Comic Relief to play something appropriate by Eva to keep her very much in the public eye.Let us all keep spreading the good news
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 03:58 PM
I have "People Get Ready" downloaded it's a 3 minute video of Eva done by TOPS2 of the BBC. I have the ABC "CloseUp" "Nightline" 20 minute program downloaded onto videotape. Yet my favorite video is the clip of Eva singing "Over the Rainbow." It's 30 seconds yet when I enlarge it on my computer screen it covers the whole surface and it can be played as many times as I like. It's clear and has more meaning to me than the "People Get Ready video. Want to see it? Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist/index_c.shtml then click on the RED CAMERA ICON after the OTR entry.
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold, but love anything she sings
Home town/city and country: Va
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 04:40 PM
To Mike: Is there a way to get "Over the Rainbow" video clip clear ? Mine is very fuzzy. Also, I would love to get copies of any Eva video's. Would pay cost of tapes and shipping. Thanks!
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Home town/city and country:
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 06:32 PM
Hi Jo, In order to get the Nightline UpClose video go to ABC.com. They will charge you for memberhip approx. $30. However they give you a 30 day free trial. You give them your credit card number and they will only charge you after 30 days. So download the archive of Eva's Special then cancel the membership. My copy is off the TV and it is very jumpy. I think my tracking adjustment is getting worn out. To get a clear download of the OTR video clip try it at someonelses computer or at the library. I have an apple computer with cable access. It is very fast and clear. Try the other clips see if they are any clearer. Good luck.
Name: Richard
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Ditto
Home town/city and country: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 07:05 PM
I just read Fanny's posting, and the hatemail it provoked... Eva Cassidy fans should know better than to react in this way! Everyone has a right to speak their minds about Eva's music. I occasionally meet people that don't like Eva after hearing her music, but that doesn't stop us being friends! On the other hand: Last week I accompanied a friend who wanted to buy a dvd-player (with dolby speakers), he asked for my advice which one sounded best. (I have a very acute hearing) As a soundtest I played one of my Eva cd's, and you can guess it: Several strangers came to ask me: "Who is this!!" And I explained a couple of times who Eva was/is, and I'll bet she has some new fans now....
Name: GoldaRose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: OverThe Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Madison, Wisconsin
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 08:33 PM
Thank you Laura for your thoughts. I too wish for peace on earth during these troubled times. Golda Rose
Name: Joe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Aylesbury, England
Sent: Sat March 08 2003 10:03 PM
Another moving item on Hometruths - re young man whose wife died of breast cancer. It can be heard on www.bbc.co.uk - Radio 4 - Hometruths until this coming Saturday morning.
Name: Sean Coleman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold
Home town/city and country: Copenhagen Denmark
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 12:39 AM
As they say jokingly in Ireland "sure ,its a voice that would bring a tear to a glass eye". Thankyou Eva for sharing your God given talents with us when you were with us and leaving an example to all of how to really do it your way and not give in to the man in the BIG CAR who has the BIG WALLET. Now you can REALLY sing like an angle!.
Name: leslee anderson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Baltimore,Md
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 04:56 AM
i was privileged to enjoy EVA before she died..being from the area where she lived i had friends who knew her and turned me on to her music very very early on.....i consider myself soooo privledged..there is no other voice i would rather listen to...she has a power to calm me, to inspire me, to make me appreciate ,and to make me reflect.....i will never forget the day that i heard she left this planet (in physical form anyay.).....i was living in the desert..i went off with my tape player and cassette of eva to go sit on a rock somewhere to again listen to her and REFLECT..as she sang the phrase"birds fly over the rainbow..why then o why can't i?" A BLUEBIRD FLEW DOWN ON A DEAD TREEBRANCH BESIDE ME AND THEN HAPPILY FLEW AWAY OVER THE CANYON.....I HAD CHILLS ..I CRIED BUT I CRIED A HAPPY CRY CAUSE I KNEW AS A SPIRIT SHE WAS SOARING...I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT AS LONG AS I LIVE AND EVERYTIME I SEE AN EVA PICTURE OR HEAR A SONG I KNOW EVA LIVES ON...AND NOW YOU ALL CAN ENJOY THIS GREAT SPIRIT AND ENJOY ALLOF GODS GIFTS HE GAVE HER...WE LOVE YA GIRL!
Name: Alex P Keaton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: wade in the water
Home town/city and country: Tempe, AZ. USA
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 06:55 AM
I first heard her on www.wyce.org. Now I own most of her cds and always listen to non com radio.
Name: Chris Arscott
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: Gloucester UK
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 08:55 AM
Andy Gill Are you a singer or musician ? Most people who pick A/Leaves are.
Name: Henry
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird
Home town/city and country: New York
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 11:54 AM
I feel sorry for people who cannot appreciative Eva's sing. They do not know what they are missing. It is sad that they cannot enjoy the finer pleasures of life.
Name: Ray
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Toms River, New Jersey
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 01:29 PM
I have been listening to her for some time now, and just today found on the internet nd downloaded it off Kazaa the video of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Awesome, is all I can say. You really have to see it!
Name: Ray
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Toms River, New Jersey
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 01:29 PM
I have been listening to her for some time now, and just today found on the internet and downloaded it off Kazaa the video of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Awesome, is all I can say. You really have to see it!
Name: Faz A. Salleh
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 04:17 PM
I couldn't help but send this message. I've introduced so many of my friends to 'Eva's voice' and they are so very grateful to me for that. I have friends who have migrated to Australia from Malaysia and they bring the Live at Blues Alley album there with them and since I introduced the album to them they said that every time they play the album they think of me, what an honour! Recently when I was in Singapore I saw the 'Songbird' album at the HMV store. I insisted on buying it for my new found friend who brought me to the store. Recently he wrote and told me that he's been listening to the album over and over again. My daughter loves to sing and play the guitar. I hope someday she will touch other people's lives just like Eva is still doing... Thank you for the web site. Wonderful Job!
Name: Kathy Woodruff
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them
Home town/city and country: Puyallup WA
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 06:42 PM
I went to Borders today, and I vowed I wound't buy anoither CD again until I listend to it .(too many one song artists) I listend to Eva's "Imagine" CD and stood there and listend to the entire thing and didn't move. What a talent, I haven't stopped listening to her at all tonight, Can't turn it off, it is the most beautiful, and moving voice I have ever heard in my life. I want to share her with all of my friends, what a special gift she was and is.
Name: Kathy Woodruff
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: all of them
Home town/city and country: Puyallup WA
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 06:42 PM
I went to Borders today, and I vowed I wound't buy anoither CD again until I listend to it .(too many one song artists) I listend to Eva's "Imagine" CD and stood there and listend to the entire thing and didn't move. What a talent, I haven't stopped listening to her at all tonight, Can't turn it off, it is the most beautiful, and moving voice I have ever heard in my life. I want to share her with all of my friends, what a special gift she was and is.
Name: ROBERT from guam
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all albums are a favorite for me
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: everything is a favorite .
Home town/city and country: 160 taigegao rd agana heights ,guam
Sent: Sun March 09 2003 11:08 PM
from her vision of somewhere over the rainbow to fields of gold,wade in the water to stormy monday,tall trees in georgia,to people get ready etc. i could go on and forever. everything i read about this phenomanol person. eva just takes it all in everything she sings you name it. from folk to ,r&b, funk, gospel, to contempary,eva was heaven sent to all, but her beautiful spirit and timeless angelic pure voice which is real just like she was so very humble and in all she did wheather it be playing the guitar and singing or creating one of kind art work which does so beautifully to etc. but i know eva is singing up in heaven right where belongs with the almighty god and the choir of angels and is class by herself.amen to that. thank you eva for all beautiful music you shared with the world it will never be forgotten and live on forever in my memory and heart and for every one else's lives youv'd touch.i still cry till this day and get chills only because they are of happy and joyful tears. eva is a class by herself,theres no like her. thank you eva so very much again for all the beautiful music and i know you are shining and smiling down from heaven. just one of your most favorvite fans in the whole wide world. rob.
Name: Carolina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "I know you by heart"
Home town/city and country: Lillestroem/Oslo/Norway
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 02:53 AM
I read an article about Eva Cassidy in a Norwegian newspaper today. It had a link to this site and I just had to write a little bit in the guestbook..She had the most amazing voice in music history. Hopefully she's in heaven now, watching us..The fans..If she was still alive,she could make more great music. But I'm grateful for what she gave me..Her music means so much to me. You have no idea(Or maybe you have?)Anyway...Hope you are able to enjoy your success Eva. R.I.P. Love Carolina-16-Norway.
Name: Carolina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "I know you by heart"
Home town/city and country: Lillestroem/Oslo/Norway
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 02:55 AM
I read an article about Eva Cassidy in a Norwegian newspaper today. It had a link to this site and I just had to write a little bit in the guestbook..She had the most amazing voice in music history. Hopefully she's in heaven now, watching us..The fans..If she was still alive,she could make more great music. But I'm grateful for what she gave me..Her music means so much to me. You have no idea(Or maybe you have?)Anyway...Hope you are able to enjoy your success Eva. R.I.P. Love Carolina-16-Norway.
Name: ffran may-prigent
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Brittany, France
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 04:54 AM
Hello everyone. It's always a pleasure to read your messages from all over the world. I send a hug to you all, fellow Eva fans, wherever you may be! I send the biggest hug to Fanny, as I think she needs it! What makes humanity so wonderful is that everyone is different. I find it difficult to imagine anyone finding Eva boring, but that's just my opinion....And Fanny, you are entitled to yours. Just one question; if you don't like Eva, why are you visiting her site???
Name: Joe White
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubles Waters
Home town/city and country: Ballingry Fife SCOTLAND
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 06:30 AM
Laura - We do indeed live in a Wonderful World - pity indeed we have people hell bent on making it not so wonderful. Dont think I perhaps possess the eloquence which your latest article is due - I make no apologies to anyone when I say it was difficult on my part to stay focused reading the words through very misty eyes - I am only a great fan of Eva's - you knew her and were related to her - I cant possibly imagine how you felt when you put this article together. Saying it was difficult is understating to say the least. How fortunate we all are that you and the lads in the ECB continue to brings us an insight to Eva - we all cherrish these moments. Eva was being Eva right to her last song - thinking of others - the people who were present that night will live that moment forever till they see Eva again. Kind regards to Eva fans everywhere and may peace be with you all - and to my dear dear friend Eric in Silver Springs Morag and I send you our love and best wishes. Eva - we love you deeeply
Name: Joe Hansen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: Sheffield
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 08:24 AM
i lik eher music
Name: Denise Grimes
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Easton, Maryland
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 09:25 AM
Someone told me about the album Songbird last week. I played the album all weekend. I grew up in Bowie and attended high school with Eva. I unfortunately did not know her. From what I've read, she had a beautiful spirit. Her music is breath taking. She lives on.
Name: Erin Smith
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All of em'
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Blues In The Night
Home town/city and country: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 01:24 PM
Hey, I'm 17 years old and I've just recently "discovered" Eva's voice in the past year or two and I can't stop listening to her sutff. Her powerful voice is addicting, she has definitely inspired me to sing more of the "bluesy" stuff. I've also noticed a lot of the songs she sings are gospel.I was wondering if she was a Christian? (Cuz I'm one too) Eva, if you could only read this...you are an amazing and soulful women. I look up to you so much as a muscian and artist. I'm so lucky to have stumbled across your music. Your voice and your style is genuine. I just hope I can be as passionate about music as you were. You're UNFORGETTABLE! Eva lives on...in spirit and in music!
Name: Jackie B
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Jacksonville, FL. USA
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 04:33 PM
Okay, please allow me to sincerely apologize for my "sassy" remarks to Fanny. I'm afraid I got carried away being mean to someone who simply has a different taste in music. Please forgive me!! What actually moved me to write this apology was this: What would Eva do or say in response? She definitely would not have snapped back and said something hateful as I did. A million apoligies!!! Tim would have scolded me too. I'm sorry............
Name: Sandy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ALL
Home town/city and country: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 05:06 PM
Dear Laura... What a beautiful job you did on the story of how Eva came to sing "Wonderful World". Honest, sensitive, heartfelt writing that paints a picture so clear, we all can envision what it would have been like to actually be there. Eva's voice has brought so much beauty into the world ......it is so fitting that her final song was a loving message to all who knew her then and all those who would come to know her later. I'm sure it was a difficult to recapture those images and memories....Thank You so much......
Name: ulf ohnedal
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: sweden
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 09:56 PM
over the rainbow is the best song i ever heard,ofcourse when miss Eva sings it.
Name: Rod Champney
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Not sure yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Denver, CO
Sent: Mon March 10 2003 11:08 PM
I recently discovered Eva's music. It has been a life changing experience! Today I sent an email to the Washington, DC chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammies) to encourage some type of special award to recognize Eva's incredible talent. Hope they do something.
Name: Daniel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Miami, FL USA
Sent: Tue March 11 2003 06:53 AM
HI fellow Eva Fans! I had an interesting experience while I was in Manhattan this weekend. I went to see a Broadway show and as you know all the musicians were on strike...so I ended up going off Broadway and saw a great rock musical with a group called BETTY. It was about their struggling band and how they never sold out (sound familiar). They mentioned in the play/musical that they were in the DC area in 1986. After the performance I was able to talk with them and sure enough they knew Eva. We had a great talk about her. They said how much that they loved her and taked about how the music scene was back then. It was a great night. It never ceases to amaze me how many lives are touched by Eva and her music. Well take care everyone...Eva Rules!
Name: Kevin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Brookside
Home town/city and country: Antioch Illinois USA
Sent: Tue March 11 2003 12:42 PM
My kids think I'm a little nutty because I'm always trying to turn people onto Eva. Not everybody is as enthusiatic about her as myself, but it sure is fun to find the one every once in a while who appreciates her to the extent I do. I'll continue to spread the word.
Name: Sandra Rodenas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Songbird/Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Jackson, Missouri USA
Sent: Tue March 11 2003 08:02 PM
I first heard Eva's incredible voice Feb 2002 when Michelle Kwan skated to Fields of Gold. Eva's voice and Michelle's skating reduced me to tears. I tried for several months thereafter to determine the singer behind that incredible voice. I tried once again just last week when my daughter decided to skate in a show to Fields of Gold. I bought my first Eva Cassidy album...Songbird. Again, her soulful voice brought tears to my eyes. I was very saddened to realize that this incredible talent which I had just found for the first time is no longer singing on earth. I know that the angels in heaven are delighted to have her singing in their choir. I will share the music of Eva with all I can.
Name: Fabrice
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: All
Home town/city and country: Marseille/ France
Sent: Wed March 12 2003 05:18 AM
I was in love with you, you left this earth too early and please your sensibility could give emotions to other peoples as it give to me. Fabrice Marseille France
Name: *~*
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Feilds of Gold Home town/city and country:
Sent: Wed March 12 2003 09:19 AM
I only have just realised that eva sang this song after it was sang in my school at the eistedfodd and was completely captured by it. it really is a beautiful song THANKYOU *****~*
Name: Eddie Kelly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: SongBird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Warrington England
Sent: Wed March 12 2003 09:45 AM
I am 53 years old I've seen life and consider myself to be hardened to it, but I cannot listen to Eva's rendition of Over the Rainbow without tears in my eyes. She has the voice of an Angel and must now lead the choir in heaven. My best friend died on October 27th 2002, and we played Eva's Over the Rainbow at his funeral, a most moving and dignified tribute to him and to Eva. It saddens me that we have lost such a talent and my sympathy's lie with her family. My God bless and protect them all.
Name: Gemma
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song:
Home town/city and country: Norwich, England
Sent: Wed March 12 2003 11:30 AM
Now listening to my Method Actor CD that I purchased recently from Amazon. Has anybody else heard this, and if so what do you think?
Name: David Walker
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Song Bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: 1.FIELDS OF GOLD/ 2. Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Savannah, Ga USA
Sent: Wed March 12 2003 12:51 PM
There is such a depth and richness of spiirt that is overwhelming when one listens to Eva. This was my impression after listening to her voice and message the first time I heard hre voice. It was so remarkable that I asked the hostess at the restaurant where I was working, "Who is the person singing?". Upon my learning who this moving voice belonged to I was on a quest to discover who is Eva Cassidy. I love her music. It has been so refreshing to hear "Her spirit". I Will find as many of her recordings as possible. For all of her fans , we have been toouched and blessed !!!!
Name: Chris Arscott
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: Gloucester UK
Sent: Wed March 12 2003 10:01 PM
To Fanny If you relly dont like Eva, why are you wasting your time looking at this web site. Or are you just a wind-up merchant ? Anyone who can sell 1.2 million albums in the Uk with no promotion sjould get a medal. Who do you sudggst we listen to? I like other people as well I don't just listen to 1 artist. Enjoy your music. Blue Skies Chris
Name: Chris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album:
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wade in the water
Home town/city and country: Oxelösund/Sweden
Sent: Thu March 13 2003 05:16 AM
I read in the FAQ that Chris Biondo never heard Eva sing any Grateful Dead songs, but I have a recording with her singing "In the early morning rain", clearly a GD song.
Name: pdq
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: waly waly Home town/city and country:
Sent: Thu March 13 2003 06:22 AM
to chris of sweden early morning rain was written by gordon lightfoot not the grateful dead they recorded the song though he is a canadian singer/songwriter worth discovering pdq
Name: Joe White
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Home town/city and country: Ballingry, Fife, SCOTLAND
Sent: Thu March 13 2003 07:16 AM
Every day we have with our friends and loved ones is very special - having Eva in our lives just adds that extra special something. The young lady who introduced me to Eva Cassidy and in so doing enriched my life forever has her own very special day in the next day or so - Have a very happy 50th Birthday Morag - this message is my way of expressing my love and thanks to you for being the person you are and for playing that song on that day - How lucky I am to have you and Eva in my life. Quite rightly much of the time will be spent with family and friends to celebrate the occasion, however what I do know is when they are gone you will have Eva on singing your favourite song "Fields of Gold" - and a few tears will fall I suspect. I have come to understand how much you love Eva and how Eva has shaped your life and the values you have - very sure Eva would approve. See you soon and look forward to being with you and Eva.
Name: hasse blixt
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: everyone
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold...........
Home town/city and country: valdemarsvik
Sent: Thu March 13 2003 12:34 PM
I love you in my heart ...you are my sunny feeling!......thank you!,,,,live f...us.............pleaes!!!!...love you!! always.!!god well god is nice..........HASSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Alan (Floandal of SimplyDV.com)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn Leaves
Home town/city and country: Rhyl N. Wales UK
Sent: Thu March 13 2003 01:12 PM
Last year when she was dying of breast cancer, my best friend, - darling wife and soulmate of 35 years found Eva. She only had the Songbird and Imagine albums, but felt such an affinity with Eva, - of course, - and played them all of the time. I lost Flo at the end of September 2002 --- I miss you most of all, My Darling, - when Autumn leaves start to fall. I have created a slideshow of still photos of Flo through her life, and set it to many of the Songbird tracks, - for my personal viewing I hasten to add, - and the music is so appropriate. I find bittersweet comfort now when I play Eva's beautiful versions of these songs, but thank God Flo and I found the wonderful work she left for us all when we did. Alan.
Name: mark cassidy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: fields of gold
Home town/city and country: phoenix arizona USA
Sent: Fri March 14 2003 05:04 AM
to the world you were but one person,but to one person you were the world.Shh be quiet,listen closely and you can hear our GOLDEN LADY singing with GODs angels
Name: Rebekah Lochhead
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You by Heart
Home town/city and country: Salt Lake City, Utah - USA
Sent: Fri March 14 2003 06:42 AM
Eva Cassidy is one of those rare talents that everyone can't help but love. You want to start handing out her cd's to people, they're that amazing.
Name: Nat Seddon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: What A Wonderful World
Home town/city and country: Southport
Sent: Fri March 14 2003 01:26 PM
I have been watching the Red nose Comic Relief programme here in the UK most of the evening and they played a real poignant scene of starving kids in Africa backed up with Eva singing " Imagine " , later they played the same scene with Norah Jones providing the vocals , I hope Bruce Lundall from blue note records was watching . Best Regards to All . Nat
Name: Terry Pillow
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: OTR
Home town/city and country: Saint Louis, Missouri USA
Sent: Fri March 14 2003 09:08 PM
I really fell in love with Eva and have been trying to get every album she has been on. I see a reference to an album called Untouchable where Eva sings backup for Danny Gatton. Can anyone tell me how to obtain this album. I have checked Danny Gatton's web page and this album is not available from his website for purchase. Also, I have been unable to locate the album Replugged where Eva sings backup for Roger Henderson. I am unable to access the web site, Jollyrogermusic@cs.com, listed in Eva's web page. Could someone send me in the direction to purchase these 2 albums. Yeah, I guess I have become obsessed by Eva's beautiful voice and phenominal interpretations.
Name: Joe
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Home town/city and country: Aylesbury, Bucks
Sent: Fri March 14 2003 11:54 PM
Again on this week's Hometruths an item re breast cancer - this time someone whose wife died and how he dealt with the heartrending problem of explaining things to his two young daughters plus how they coped with his remarriage. Can be heard on bbc.co.uk - Radio 4 - Hometruths
Name: craig mabon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: every one
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ditto
Home town/city and country: Hawick/Scottland
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 01:27 AM
Watched BBC1 comic relief charity evening last night on TV and was delighted to here Evas brilliant cover of Lennons Imagine. It was the first appeal video of the night and the music set it of just perfect. Over £50 million raised for good causes "oh what a voice!". Eva lives on.
Name: Russell Keil
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Waly Waly
Home town/city and country: Melbourne, Australia
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 04:17 AM
Someone, who could take a few words and reach out and touch my inner being. A truely remarkable voice. Raw, emotional, cuts deep into the spirit. A talent that will be sadly missed....
Name: Charlie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Say Goodbye
Home town/city and country: UK
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 06:18 AM
Terry, Try e-mailing info@RogerHenderson.net HTH Charlie
Name: Pat Dargan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Can't say !!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields Of Gold
Home town/city and country: Midlands, England
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 06:59 AM
Terry Re : Eva / Danny......try www.gemm.com Great to hear Eva on the ; Comic Relief ' appeal on BBC 1 last night....'Imagine ' was played over the first video, showing the plight of the starving and needy in Africa. In the book ' 31 Songs ' by Nick Hornby there is a lovely line where he quotes Walter Pater...' All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music '...and Nick writes that this...' is one of the only lines of criticism that has ever meant anything to me...'.... I think Eva fans would tend to agree ...(?)... Cheers everyone :O) Pat d
Name: Mesh
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: New York
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 10:49 AM
Two weeks ago I was at my boyfriend's parents home when I heard the most incredible voice and music spilling over into every room...I was like, who is this woman, I must have this music...and they told me...truly the sound of an angel singing :)
Name: Nick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I can only be me
Home town/city and country: Norwich, UK
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 12:29 PM
Pure and simple; a beautiful voice.
Name: Ciara
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Home town/city and country: Colorado, USA
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 12:36 PM
I first heard Eva's voice during Michelle Kwan's exibition skate at the 2002 Olympics, and again when I attended 'Champions on Ice'. Today I purchased my first cd - Songbird. Amazing, incredible voice - one of the purist I've ever heard.
Name: Tony O'Connell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Wayfaring Stranger
Home town/city and country: London England
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 03:47 PM
Comic Relief 2003 was on T.V in the U.K on Friday night with the aim of raising money for those suffering poverty and injustice in the U.K. and Africa.A film at the start of the evening poignantly showed the desperate plight of these people.They played Eva's Imagine in the background.If you could find a song more appropriate in these desperate circumstances I've yet to hear it.Eva's music is slowly but surely finding its way into the hearts of music loving people everywhere.She must be one of the most successful post humous musical artists ever.She didn't have any glossy hype but she had friends who recognised that her musical legacy should not be left untapped.It is sad that Eva is not around to see what joy her music has brought to so many people.I am heartened at reading this site and seeing many of our friends Stateside who are now realising a great talent from their own backyard.Please keep up the good work and let us see that gold disc sales are turned into platinium.Wouldn't that be wonderful? Let us not forget the wonderful work our Swedish friends are doing in promoting Eva.It is great to see that Eva's talents are not solely confined to the English speaking nations.Let us all try to apply pressure to the American musical establishment to try and get Eva properly awarded with a Grammy for her contribution to music.
Name: Stephen Patrick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Santa Fé, Nuevo México
Sent: Sat March 15 2003 11:25 PM
GAWD! She was good.
Name: becky
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Name: karen benge
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: oh, all of them! this box is just mean!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: ditto - hehe
Home town/city and country: eastbourne, england
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 02:37 AM
went to the movies last night to see maid in manhattan and whose beautiful voice popped up in the middle of the film - eva's on kathy's song! worth going for that little suprise alone - dont u just love it when that happens! i just cant wait for the day when eva finally gets the grammy she deserves. PS a big thanks to laura for this great site!
Name: Rolf Hult
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine , songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: what a wonderful world
Home town/city and country: Ed Sweden
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 05:40 AM
Something great and so sad did happen here some time ago, swedish tv did send a program about Eva, i usually dont cry when i se something like that, but i did, I am a music teacher and i did read all could get from internet about Eva and i did take a cd with Eva to school and i said to my kids there , here i have something that we shall listen to, and i did tell them all i know about her, the kids did take her songs to their heart right away,now we have a little relaxing time now and then, and when we have i always play a song from her to the kids here, i would like someone to do the same. Thank u so much for this site abd i say hello to all who read this..
Name: Rolf Hult
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Imagine , songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: what a wonderful world
Home town/city and country: Ed Sweden
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 05:42 AM
Something great and so sad did happen here some time ago, swedish tv did send a program about Eva, i usually dont cry when i se something like that, but i did, I am a music teacher and i did read all could get from internet about Eva and i did take a cd with Eva to school and i said to my kids there , here i have something that we shall listen to, and i did tell them all i know about her, the kids did take her songs to their heart right away,now we have a little relaxing time now and then, and when we have i always play a song from her to the kids here, i would like someone to do the same. Thank u so much for this site abd i say hello to all who read this..
Name: Brian
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Home town/city and country: Chartham, UK
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 07:27 AM
Yet another sentimental/sad moment on UK TV covered by Eva. This time OTR being played in the background while someone's pet dog was being put to sleep (in a dieting progam on BBC1- Diet Trials!)
Name: Louise
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: UK
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 08:25 AM
Eva is such an inspiration to me.She made me really appriciate music for what it is.She was like an angel from above and now she is looking down on us.Her voice was beautiful,she touched my heart.I hope some day i my voice can be as good as hers.
Name: ray
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: time is a healer
Home town/city and country: basildon england
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 09:17 AM
just got the imagin cd,cryed all the way threw, brill. even we rugby players have a hart. great site by the way
Name: ffran may-prigent
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: Brittany
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 11:04 AM
Eva was mentioned during a televison programme on French television today, Sunday. The report talked of the Eva "phenomenon", and of the millions of albums sold. I wished thay had talked a little more about her talent as the reason behind this phenomenon!There's no smoke without fire, so they say. And with Eva there is no phenomenon without a wonderful talent.
Name: Jewells
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow - Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Prospect, Ky. USA
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 12:50 PM
We ran across Eva's music by a young person recommending us to listen to her songs. We have purchased all of her CD's. I never get tired to listening to her incredible voice. When we go on long driving trips, Eva goes along with us. I have also found another singer whose voice is incredible too. Her name is Nora Jones. The same young person who recommending Eva told us about Nora. I love to listen to her music too.
Name: maria
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: who knows where the time goes
Home town/city and country: san diego, california
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 03:55 PM
So far this is the only album I have of Eva, but I have played it over and over again. I love her voice. When I listen to her sing it put's me in a very beautiful place, where I forget all about the hectic, and chaotic life we all live. And for the duration of any of her song I know that I have found peace of mind and a more relax outlook on life. Thank you Eva and to your family God Bless.
Name: Eva
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: i don't know
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: i don;t know
Home town/city and country: perth australia
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 04:57 PM
i just typed in my name and found this web siteand think its great
Name: Eric
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Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water/ Waly, Waly
Home town/city and country: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 05:43 PM
Hi everyone, This message is to reiterate what Laura has told us to do: go see live music and support your local music scene. I attended a benefit/tribute concert this afternoon in the memory of Jorge "George" Mora, a local musician who passed away unexpectedly last November. The concert helped raise money for Hungry For Music, a charitable organization that helps provide musical instruments to disadvantaged kids in urban areas (www.hungryformusic.com). I didn't know George but I had met him twice in the past. He played bass in my friend's band and was also an acquaintance of my older brother. The band line up consisted of local DC bands Mojo, King Teddy, and Billy Coulter (a teenage friend of George's). What struck me the most was feeling the friendship and love the band members and friends had for George. Most poignant for me was seeing George's parents who were in attendance. George was an only child. While obviously not quite the same, does this setting sound familiar to Eva fans? Billy Coulter remarked that any time anybody saw George, he always had a big smile on his face for you. He was also noted for his warmth, generosity, and enthusiasm for playing music. Again, I didn't know George and I had no real emotional attachment to this concert. But after learning about him, I felt sad that I didn't really get to talk to him when I did meet him. The lesson here is that if you like music, go out and see some local talent. There are some really talented musicians out there in your hometown playing their hearts out, playing decent music and most of all making people happy. And George was one of those people... Eric
Name: Keith
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Home town/city and country: Western Canada
Sent: Sun March 16 2003 09:57 PM
I've just heard my first Eva cassidy Song. Kathy's song. Incredible absolutely incredible. That such a talent has been taken from us so soon is truly heartbreaking. may her music and spirit be wih us all, always.
Name: Christine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold/Bridge over troubled water
Home town/city and country: Bayreuth/Germany
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 03:21 AM
I've listened to a lot of music in my life but I've never ever been touched so deeply by anyone's voice. Eva's voice and music go straight to the heart. Magical how she eases the pain.... Thank you Eva.
Name: Elizabeth
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: I Know You By Heart
Home town/city and country: Maine
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 04:59 AM
WOW! I am incredibly moved. Thank you for making Eva's music available. I had never heard of Eva until a friend at work loaned me Songbird. I need to get a copy of it for myself so that I can take it home and close my eyes and just hear this heaven sent music.
Name: Craig Robertson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country: Edinburgh,Scotland
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 08:06 AM
I first heard about Eva from a friend of mine in Liverpool. He played 'Over the Rainbow' for me and I just broke down at the purity of her voice....I still do sometimes. She was, without any shadow of a doubt a lady who sang with the voice of an angel. A very, very sad loss to the world of music.
Name: Andy Sorkin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Leawood,KS USA
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 09:57 AM
Heard Eva on Pure Moods IV. Absolutely blew me away! Immediately went out and bought Songbird CD. What a wonderful,pure voice,what a loss for her to die so young. I'm tearing up typing this. Will be watching for future news regarding Eva.
Name: Jeff Smith
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country: Olive Branch, MS
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 09:58 AM
A friend came to my home last saturday night and said you have to listen to this..I did and must say I have never heard such a voice..How sad that she is not with us anymore to see this gusetbook and the people she touched with her music. I will look forward to my trips to music store to get the rest of her cd's
Name: Chris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: Gloucester UK
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 12:32 PM
There is a possibility that the excellent BBC Radio 2 documentary by Kevin Howlett might be produced as a CD for general sale. There would need to be sufficient interest from potential buyers and an agreement between the BBC and Hot Records to issue a CD of the program. If anyone is interested, would they please e-mail me and I will collect and forward them to the relevant parties. If enough interest is shown this program could be on a CD player near you. Blue Skies Chris
Name: dave
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: autumn leaves
Home town/city and country: ATL, GA USA
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 03:49 PM
Just picked up my first eva album a couple of weeks ago. I wish I had bought one ten years ago. Incredible. Absolutley incredible.
Name: starsky
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live.at.Blues Alley.Imagine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: F..of.G....Inmagine.
Home town/city and country: Netherlands
Sent: Mon March 17 2003 09:01 PM
For Busch and his Friends .I only can say play them the song Inmagine by Eva ,I am agree that Sadam has to go .but War is not the solution.for the rest I only can say God save those ones who are. as its looks at the moment.have to go fighting in Iraqe.and also the innocent people of Iraqe. I will play Inmagine every day .hoping we are soon living in peacefull. and a free world .with no dictators .or WAR GREEDY lOVERS .AS WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT . Greetings To ALL Eva Cassidy fans all over the World
Name: Tom
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Stormy monday, Say goodbye
Home town/city and country: Bordeaux, France
Sent: Tue March 18 2003 12:33 AM
Thanks for all your songs eva. I wish you were still there, on earth to go on singing to us beautiful songs. Thanks for having learnt me through your songs to play the guitar. Peace out Eva...
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live A t Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy
Home town/city and country: Syracuse New York USA
Sent: Tue March 18 2003 07:22 AM
These are Free VIDEO CLIPS for Eva's fans to enjoy. If you download them Eva will ALWAYS be with you. Please tell your friends as these will NOT be FREE and AVAILABLE forever. TOPS2 of the BBC makes available: OVER THE RAINBOW(a very sharp image), ,TIME AFTER TIME(twice), AUTUMN LEAVES, AND CHEEK TO CHEEK(Live from the Blues Alley Night Club) VIDEO CLIPS. It's time to see the video clips of them! Go to this web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist/index_c.shtml Then scroll down to EVA CASSIDY, there are 4 VIDEO CLIPS. They are not altogether on the page, so check closely. Now click on the RED VIDEO CAMERA ICON, this brings up the VIDEO BOX. Then click on the NON-EMBEDDED VIDEO ICON. The VIDEO CLIP will come up if you have REAL VIDEO downloaded. If you don't just click on the FREE REAL VIDEO ICON. The VIDEO CLIP should appear on your screen. Click on the ICON that looks like a TENNIS RACKET to ENLARGE your VIDEO CLIP to cover HALFor ALL the screen if you desire. When OVER THE RAINBOW covers the whole screen it brings EVA CASSIDY into your presence, for a great effect! Now, see the other free video clips.Did it work for you? Keep them forever. Remember go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist/index_c.shtml
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Danny Boy, It's Not The Presents
Home town/city and country: Syracuse NY USA, Home of the SU Orangemen
Sent: Tue March 18 2003 08:54 AM
Most everyone signing in on the Guestbook have heard at least one Eva Cassidy song. Did it ever occur to some of us that Eva's music is difficult to find on the internei unless we want to hear a clip. I plan to show a web site where a song lasting over 3 minutes is available free of charge with no copyright infringement. It is one of my favorite songs as Eva sings it for all those in love with her. If you can visualize Eva in love with you. It's from NPR and is not one of Eva's, Blix Street Record CD's. This CD has several other artists on it, and was compiled for NPR Christmas merchandising. It's called "It's Not The Presents Under My Tree," (It's your presence...) It's about a Ring. I'll leave the rest for your imagination. I don't think it will bring tears to everyone, yet I get a emotional listening to it. Now it's free and downloadable. It's the third song on the page. What do you think? Go to: http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/features/holiday02/index.html
Name: Margot
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: see below
Home town/city and country: Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Sent: Tue March 18 2003 11:48 PM
Sorry, hit the wrong button. To Mike/Syracuse: You are mentioning all the available clips to Eva-songs, but what happened to People Get Ready? I got it through your entry of Aug.24 2002, but now the link seems to be dead, or I can't get acces to it anymore. Is there a way for other fans that are interested in this song to get it, that you know of?
Name: Sallyanne Woodhams
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country: surrey England
Sent: Wed March 19 2003 05:23 AM
This album I played all the time after my brother died at the age of 36 and it helped me a lot. I just think of them both with the angels!
Name: Scott Richburg
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album: Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song: "Anniversary Song"
Home town/city and country: Montgomery, AL
Sent: Wed March 19 2003 08:10 AM
When I first heard Eva Cassidy's rendition of "Penny to My Name," I just assumed the song had been an old country standard I had failed to hear. Something classic and nostalgic resonated from the so