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Name: Leonie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Sydney
Found the website msn search engine
Sent: 4.19 AM - 9/11/2001
Every time I listen to Eva... I get goosebumps. She is one of the worlds finest artists, even death can not contain her magical, soulful voice.
I am touched by an Angel whenever she comes to mind.
How humble we are to be so blessed.
Name: Pat D
Sent: 6.07 AM - 9/11
Paul....
Paul.... we could do with an Eva AND Sandy Denny debate !!
I got goosebumps just seeing both their names in one sentence.... mmmmmmm....
what a duet that would be...
cheers All.. :O))
P@
Name: Phil Morris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Manchester, UK
Sent: 12.58 PM - 9/11
Eva's Over the Rainbow is featured right now on Radio 4 Soul Music programme in the UK, a touching tribute....
Phil
Name: Eric
Home town Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 3.47 PM - 9/12
Hi everyone,
With all the ugliness and hatred in the world, I'm glad that something as beautiful and loving like Eva's music and spirit exists. I hope that everyone here was not harmed by the tragic events of yesterday and that all is well with you and your loved ones. Please, be safe everyone.
Name: claudia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town Maryville
Found the website msn
Sent: 8.58 PM - 9/12
Dear Friends:
I am amazed of the wonderful voice this lady had. I am from Honduras and never heard about her, since my language is Spanish. However, when I came here to the US I was introduced to her music and I thought she is just wonderful. What a way to sing ! Beautiful, really beautiful !
Name: Mary
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye (this week)
Home town Memphis, TN
Found the website msn.explorer
Sent: 1.33 AM - 9/13
In the aftermath of one of the worst terrorist acts in history, I find some comfort listening to Eva Cassidy's heavenly voice.
Name: Joe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you ..\Time ..healer\Songbird
Home town Aylesbury, UK
Found the website regular
Sent: 8.33 AM - 9/13
I wholeheartedly reiterate Eric's of 12th.
It was immediately after 'Eva' on R4 that the news came through to us but the full horror still hasn't sunk in.
God be with us all.
Name: Les Grice Mr
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Burton England
Found the website aol
Sent: 10.48 AM - 9/13
It is at times like these that we need Eva to comfort us all, especially anyone reading this who has lost someone or is in some way conncted to the terrible events in the U.S.A. Not only to those people but to anyone who is suffering at this time from the pain and grief it is giving rise to. Being the country which if I may say so, caught on to Eva first, our hearts are with you now in this darkest of hours, but together we will pull through and with Eva to sing to us, the Angels are there on our shoulders.
Name: Angelica Vogt
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird, Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves, Over the Rainbow, People get Ready, Sondbird
Home town Boulder, CO
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 3.16 PM - 9/13
I just discovered the magic of Eva's voice a week before this tragedy happened. When I saw her albums in a record store, I remembered something my father told me about Eva Cassidy a year ago...telling me I should pick up on of her albums. It struck a chord in my mind, and I bought an album.
I immediately felt a deep connection to Eva and listening to some of her songs brought tears to my eyes. Others made my heart leap with joy. I started researching about who she was and what kind of life she had had. I felt even more connected to her music, and I found that she was someone who's personality I could also relate to... Her music gives me comfort and strength. And her story gives me the courage to be who I am and never compromise that for anyone. It gives me hope to read about someone who saw so much beauty in the world.
Sincerely,
Angelica
Name: Hans a fagerlie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song stormy monday
Home town Tønsberg, Norway
Found the website www.didgerecords.com
Sent: 11.28 AM - 9/14
I heard about Eva Cassidy 3 weeks ago through TV. I recorded the program, and bought the two CDs that are available here i Norway. Life has not been the same since. I have a lack of words, but heavenlike is may be close to what I feel. Thank God for the wonderfull talent given to miss Eva, and that the rest of us can
enjoy this.
Name: Mick
Home town Northolt Middx
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.18 PM - 9/14
I'm not sure what all this means, but while driving from Chelsea to Petersham on Tuesday I tuned to BBC R4 and heard a programme all about "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". At the end I heard, for the very first time, Eva's haunting and touching rendition and during the instrumental phases her tragic story was told.
As soon as her song ended I heard a very loud noise above. It was the beautiful Concorde, on approach to Heathrow on what must have been a test-flight. Another uplifting moment!
Seconds later news of the dreadful attack on the World Trade Centre was announced. Despite the shock, memories of Eva's voice were so strong that I remembered to order "Songbird" from Amazon. It arrived this morning and I'm delighted with it. What a sad waste of such a young life and a wonderful voice.
Heaven's gain is our loss.
Name: Stephen
Home town Canada
Sent: 6.27 PM - 9/14
I saw a quotation today that I thought is neat, and made me think of Eva's music. Here it is;
"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts."
--Madeleine L'Engle, writer
Name: Deborah Bellis
Home town Chico, CA
Sent: 7.55 AM - 9/15
In the midst of all this horror and tragedy, I find solace in Eva Cassidy's music. Fields of Gold, Over the Rainbow... At a time when everything seems changed, the purity of her voice is calming.
And when we're married next March, we'll walk to "At Last." How fortunate we are to have such a beautiful voice in our lives.
Name: jonathan
Home town nottingham, UK
Sent: 9.32 AM - 9/15
I just wanted to let the people of America know through this website how much it hurts us over here and our hearts are with them and their courage at this time.
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Bridge Over Troubled Water/Waly Waly
Home town Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 12.04 PM - 9/15
Hi everyone,
Laura, I am glad to hear that all is well with your family. And to our friends from all over the world, thank you for posting your condolences. The magic of Eva's music and her spirit, brings people together and we are united in our love and feeling for something: not just the music, but our humanity and our higher selves. I think Eva's music accomplishes that and if we look further we can also see that Eva's life can be a model for how maybe we ought to lead our lives too. She faced cancer and dying with a spiritual serenity and determination to not be scared of death, but to fiercely embrace life, nature, art, and poetry. Her life has shown us that we can become better than what we are.
In some respects, these tragic events have accomplished the same thing. We are all sharing in our humanity right now. We are all touched by the fragility of life. Not just American lives, but ALL lives. We are rallying around these events and perhaps doing things we would not ordinarily do. We have become better than what we were. This tragedy has affected other people around the world too. I know that there were plenty of foreign businesses and citizens that died in NY and my heart aches for them too, and I will wave my American flag and pray for our global friends as well.
In a world that can be cold and ugly, I'm glad Eva has left her music behind to provide a measure of warmth and beauty as comfort. I think of Eva singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and the USA's time of need:
Oh, if you need a friend
Well, I'm standing right behind
like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down....
Please: everyone be safe, and God bless.
Name: Charlie
Home town UK
Sent: 2.39 PM - 9/15
I think any Eva fan would be interested in this article, written by Ian McEwan in today's Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/story/0,1300,552408,00.html
Name: steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song wade in the water
Home town Canvey Island UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 8.59 PM - 9/15
Having only just heard of Eva and discovered what a wonderful voice this lady was gifted with makes me feel so sad that she did not achieve the fame she so
truly deserved.
Eva has not left a vast catalogue to listen to however what she has left is all pure gold.
thank you for this site
Name: Janusz R. Guy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Warsaw, Poland
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.58 AM - 9/16
As I was browsing in the CD section of Best Buys store in Houston, Texas on September 07, 2001 I have heard my favorite song (The Fields of Gold) sung by an Angel voice - the version I have never heard before. Right after learning from a clerk "Who was a singer?" I have acquired all Eva's CDs and now after hearing them all, I feel totally betrayed by life by not discovering Eva Cassidy sooner.
Kind regards from Poland.
Janusz
Name: donna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Sent: 2.21 PM - 9/16
I was listening to the CD this morning all by myself and just sat crying like a baby. With all the horrible events of the 11th I only hope families touched by this find some solace in Eva's music.
Name: Larry Savage
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird, Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Know You by Heart, Over the Rainbow, Autumn Leaves, Songbird
Home town Ocala, Florida
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 10.10 PM - 9/16
Ever since I saw the repeat airing on "Nightline" about Eva on July 4, I have been memorized by her voice. I, like so many others, am sad that she died at such a young age, but I am grateful that I discovered her music. A day doesn't go by that I don't listen to Eva's incredible voice. Her voice comes from the heart and it has touch me and thousands worldwide. And with the way the world is now after the tragic terrorism attacks in New York and Washington, I turn to Eva's music for solace. I truly believe Eva was an angel on Earth. And her music carries on a message of hope and love. In times like these, that is a powerful message that I am clinging to. God Bless America now and forever.
Name: Bill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town Woodridge, IL
Found the website Microsoft Internet Explorer
Sent: 5.37 AM - 9/17
I've been listening to Eva all week and wondering why someone at one of the networks doesn't collage some video images over Eva singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow? It would bring some peace of mind to millions, I'm sure. I first heard of Eva several months ago and must admit I've downloaded a few of her songs from the internet. Tonight, I found this website, and learned she died several years ago. Her voice and music will be even more special to me now.
Name: Dianna Kerr
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold & Autumn Leaves
Home town Perth, Western Australia
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 6.36 AM - 9/17
I had never heard of Eva Cassidy until I think at the beginning of this year , there was something of her on the Current Affairs Show. I was in the kitchen cooking, so I only heard a glimpse of her voice but knew that I had to hear more. Only this past weekend did I buy this CD "Songbird", I hope to be able to find more of her CDs. What a beautiful voice this lady had, her music will continue to live on. Thank you Eva, your voice truly inspires.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird, Time After Time, Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Single Girl, At Last, Woodstock, Autumn Leaves and so many more.-
Home town Oldham UK
Found the website Visited before
Sent: 9.36 AM - 9/17
Still searching for "Son of a Preacher Man". Wanted only for the sheer joy of listening to Eva.
From reading through the messages in this Guestbook I have learned that Eva recorded many of my favourite songs yet none of these is on CD. I am at a loss to understand why only some of Eva's unique talent is being made available. Didn't someone realise that once the public at large were introduced to the best female voice I've ever heard there would be the knock-on effect of people wanting more. You can never have too much of a good thing.
I agree with Paul Limbrick's comments. As an Eva fan, I would rather hear tracks that have not been previously released on CDs than tracks that are already available, and I would expect, very well played by everyone who has them.
Name: Sam Humphries
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Belfast Northern Ireland
Found the website MSN
Sent: 11.24 AM - 9/17
I first heard Eva Cassidy sing Over the Rainbow on the BBC Radio 2 morning program, and since then I have bought 2 of her albums. I have listened to Eva constantly over the past few months and no matter how many times I hear her the fantastic voice still touches my soul. I am touched by the spiritual aspect of her songs coupled with that voice and I don't think I'm going to grow tired of hearing her. What a pity she isn't with us any more, I saw a video recording of her at I think Blues alley singing Rainbow and boy I wish I had been in the audience. I reckon the experience would stay with you forever.
I have also managed to "convert" some others to Eva and I know they are totally absorbed by her music.
Name: Lori Zaspel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Undecided
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Haven't heard them all yet...
Home town Newark, DE
Found the website yahoo.com
Sent: 10.58 PM - 9/17
my best friend, whom I affectionately refer to as lulu, told me to download some of Eva's music- I was blown away and will most definitely purchase her CDs.
it brought both of us to tears to know that we will never hear this amazing voice in a live performance- she truly touched my heart. god bless her.
Name: Mally
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All I've discovered so far.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song How can one possibly choose?
Home town British Columbia, Canada
Found the website A dear friend sent me the URL
Sent: 8.32 AM - 9/18
Hello:
A dear friend just a few days ago asked me if I had ever heard of Eva Cassidy & heard her singing. I hadn't. I, like the thousands who are only now, hearing her incredibly beautiful voice, her guitar playing and the exquisite elegance and honest simple beauty of her artistry, am totally at a loss to understand why she wasn't immediately a world wide phenomena.
To then be told that she has been lost to all of us for some years only adds to my sadness that the music world didn't make it possible for her to hear the applause, the tears of emotion and the joy that the beauty of her singing would bring to the thousands who would have attended her performances.
The circle of enraptured audience will just keep growing, as friends tell friends and family and thus thousands discover and gasp as they hear that incredible voice for the first time, as I did. Eva will become a legend and her music played for endless decades, I am quite sure of that. How could it be otherwise?
Eva, I hope you are walking Over the Rainbow and in Fields of Gold towards the Tall Trees in Georgia.
Thank you for such beauty.
Mally
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all of them
Home town Laurel, Md.
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 1.01 PM - 9/18
I wanted to let everyone know that an Annapolis radio station, like many across the country, played a tribute to the terrorist victims at 8:48 this morning.
Eva's 'Kathy's Song', along with Van Morrison's 'Into The Mystic', was part of that tribute. Very fitting.
Name: Hannah Gibson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (so far)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow and Fields of Gold
Home town Hawick, Scotland
Found the website MSN
Sent: 8.52 PM - 9/18
Okay. I have read a few of the messages on this Guestbook, and everyone has summed up what I think of Eva Cassidy, so well, and so beautifully. I really do not know how I could possibly add to anything, but felt that I should at least say something.
I am suffering from an illness, and am fairly housebound. Music, and small things in life means so much to me at the moment. I have learned to cherish them, because they could be gone within an instant. I call Eva Cassidy, 'My Angel', and it is difficult to really say why, because I am sure that many of you feel the same way also. Every time I hear her voice, it holds so much feeling in it, that I cannot do anything but sit and feel also. Is that weird? It kind of touches the depths of my inner soul, and makes me want to have hope for the future. It makes me want to believe, and belong.
I knew that when I would start writing this, that I would find it difficult to say what Eva Cassidy's music means to me, and so I apologise if I haven't explained myself very well.
I think that is all I can really possible write at the moment, and so all I have left to say, is God Bless, all the family's who are suffering in their hour of need where the America terrorist attack is concerned.
Hannah.
Name: Elkin Brown
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all but NB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Wonderful World (at the moment)
Home town Lebanon, TN
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 9.24 PM - 9/18
I have been really tied up and knots for the past week, as I'm sure a lot of people have. It takes me a long time to "let go" so to speak. Well, it dawned on me just a while ago that I hadn't listened to Eva since before the tragedy. I was in my car, and I had a cassette, containing favorite tracks from all my Eva CDs, so I popped it in (bad idea, I know, but then again--). Anyway I cruised around, grooving to "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Take Me to the River." Then "Wonderful World" came on, and it was fortunate that I had already turned down my driveway because when she got to the line "They're really saying 'I love you,'" I started bawling like a baby. I couldn't help it. Especially in the context of the past week the sheer innocence of that lyric and the god-honest way Eva sang it made the dam break.
Maybe that's something we all need--something to help us "let go--" then maybe we could face the war, or whatever weirdness is coming down the pike with a little bit of serenity--I don't know. Anyway, speaking for myself, I have to say, "Thank you Eva--I needed that." Love peace and prayers to all of you. May those of you who were hurt in any way by this awful tragedy find healing, by whatever way possible.
Name: Sandra
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Kathy's Song,
Home town Redmond, WA USA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.15 AM - 9/19
Just lost a dear sweet friend to cancer yesterday. I have 3 of my 5 CDs of Eva's playing on random, letting her music reach deep into my soul, to help heal the pain, to take me to that place Over the Rainbow. Rest well in his hands, my dear sweet friend....let Eva sing her welcome to you....
Sandra
Name: cynthia markert
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird - so far....
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song singing autumn leaves
Home town Knoxville TN
Sent: 6.27 PM - 9/19
How did I miss her when I lived in D.C. those years?!!
with the recent tragic events in New York and D.C., I
paint in my studio to her singing because it soothes
the ache within. I am giving my sister my c.d. for her
birthday and plan to have them all eventually for
myself. I am so very touched by her music. trulycm
Name: michael & Amba
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fine & mellow - Over the rainbow
Home town Portsmouth, England
Found the website From an Eva CD
Sent: 9.16 PM - 9/19
Hi, I just wanted to say that it was my girlfriend that won the ITV talent show in England singing Over the Rainbow, and to say that I don't think she sang it in a way to degrade Eva, it also helped to promote Eva in the UK, and put Songbird back up the charts to number 5, so I hope that you feel it was sung in a respectful and honorable way, and to thank Eva for helping to change our lives and make our son's life a happy one, Eva had so much talent to show the world, it was a tribute to her that Amba sung that song not for any financial gain, my heart goes out to all that have been hurt in the Terrorist attacks in the USA, and to Eva, we hear you every day in our hearts, god bless
Name: Elisabeth
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Know you by Heart
Home town Indianapolis, IN
Found the website beginner's luck
Sent: 4.48 AM - 9/20
It is beautiful to read through these pages and witness the transforming power of music in the lives of kindred spirits all over the world...Eva was undeniably one of the best stewards of her gift and we are all the better for her generosity of spirit which she so selflessly conveys in her music. Her newfound success and fame are a testament not only to her ethereal voice, but also to her captivating joy for life.
What I find most thrilling about Eva's legacy is that it is an eternal one...that there is something so true and touching in her music that most of us feel that she is in the room, alive and singing and teaching us to be brave while looking for good in the world around us. Hers is a strangely familiar voice, warm and inviting, calm and genuine, and its power stems from its purity, its tenderness, and its nobility. It seems that she wanted to sing only of those things that she found worthy of elevating and praising--love, family, friendship, peace, security, and wisdom are among the many. How much better a world would be ours if we could all learn to be so uncompromising with our standards and expectations! Like a prophet, she came in the name of righteousness and hope--always emphasizing the message above the image of the messenger.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Eva's music is that is evokes humility, love, courage and faith in those who hear it. We hear her songs and are transported to our own Fields of Gold, recalling those we have loved and those who have left an everlasting fingerprint on our soul. It is a rare treasure that should not disappear simply because she has passed on. The music, the life and truth it speaks to those with hearts to hear, should not end because its vessel is no more...instead it will wait for others to begin the song again.
As we remember Eva, her courage to sing what was worthy of her and her legacy left in the melodies we play again and again, let us also remember that we, too, can be vessels for such warmth and grace. Last week testifies to the fact that good and evil are still at odds, but of this we can be sure--love never fails.
God's peace be with you all. Be brave and the Lord will direct your paths...
Name: Marit
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird, Autumn Leaves, Fields of gold
Home town Gvarv...in Norway
Found the website Alltheweb..Fast
Sent: 9.08 AM - 9/20
I first happened to see and listen to Eva at a TV-program this spring here in Norway... and I was amazed... at once I just knew... this was something special... Eva sang directly to me... her voice and the mood touched me like nothing else for a long time...I also felt a "sisterly" feeling... because I...as Eva ..did get melanoma... but thanks God... I'm doing fine...still... I feel the fear mixed with gratitude when I listen to Eva...
Even if I didn't know her... Eva comes close through her songs... through her voice...and I she was...and still is... one of the greatest I've heard..
In memory of a warm and tender Songbird...
Name: Julie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Love them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song cannot choose
Home town Middletown, Ohio
Found the website on back of CD
Sent: 2.39 PM - 9/20
Hello! I first learned of this beautiful person when I was visiting a local music store. I was not looking for any particular CD like I usually do. I was just browsing when I saw this blonde hair, blue eyed woman on one of the covers titled "Time after Time." I then noticed she had more. One titled "Eva by heart", "Live at Blues Alley. I thought to myself, who is Eva Cassidy? I had never heard of her. I became curious of this artist. I then started playing their demo of Eva Titled "Time after Time." I absolutely loved it. So I became more interested in hearing more. I then played the demo "Eva by Heart" I loved it so much I just had to have it. I went back to the same music store a week and a half later and purchased "Time after Time" and "Live at Blues Alley." It has been a week now since I purchased the last 2 CDs and I continuously play them over and over. I almost can't find words to describe what her music means to me. It's so much more than words with Eva. It goes much deeper. Her voice takes me to a place where there is so much love and beauty. A place I can visually picture, especially when I hear her sing, "Oh What A Wonderful World." I not only see this place. She makes me feel this place where I have been taken to. I believe she seen and felt this also. Through all this tragedy that America has been through I receive so much emotional and spiritual healing when I listen to Eva. I ask myself if she does this for me. I know there are others that receive that same feeling from this magnificent singer that had this gift from God. She could reach so deep into the hearts of people across the world. "Oh What A Wonderful World" it could actually be. I am deeply saddened that her life was cut so short. But through her voice and music she is saying I am still here. I do feel that. To the people who were responsible for sharing Eva with the rest of the world. I want to say Thank you!
Name: Bill Payne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album not sure....
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song not sure....
Home town Fayetteville, PA
Found the website Google
Sent: 5.20 PM - 9/20
I was looking up Clara Cassidy, whom I knew in Harpers Ferry years ago. I'd like to buy some of her books. Are they still available somewhere?
Thank you. Bil Payne, former owner of William Payne Antiques and Canal House Antiques.
Name: Arthur
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Brisbane, Australia
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.17 AM - 9/21
I heard Eva singing Over the Rainbow about 6 months ago on a local radio station. I stopped the car to listen, and it made me cry. I have carried a piece of paper around for 6 months with her name on it. I had never heard of her before. About three weeks ago I bought Songbird. I can't stop listening to it. Eva has a haunting quality to her voice that evokes emotion. Being a Christian, the gospel tracks also bring great enjoyment. I pray God has brought peace to all members of your family since Eva's passing.
Name: Russell Charlie Smith
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Andover, Hampshire
Found the website Google
Sent: 7.32 AM - 9/21
Like many who have taken the time to write of and about Eva, I was drawn here to find out more about a woman who defies all descriptions of brilliance. How many of us have stood motionless, captured, completely transfixed by 'that' voice.
Last year I lost my mother. After a period of depression she took her own life. I would like to think that when she did, she awoke "where the clouds are far behind..." and that, like Eva, she eventually found her place Over the Rainbow.
Some people say that all the magic has gone from the world. But I still find magic, every time I hear Eva sing.
Name: Bev
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Found the website MSN
Sent: 5.22 PM - 9/21
I'd never heard of Eva Cassidy before listening to Somewhere Over the Rainbow on my friends 'Now 48' album. I had to find out about her, so I have visited many lovely sites like this one. I was pleased to read such nice things about her. She was a truly remarkable singer. She deserves all the credit we can give her.
Name: Ellen Marie Roald
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town haugesund, Norway
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 9.06 PM - 9/21
After been playing the album "Songbird" I have become a great fan of Eva Cassidy. I love the way she performs the songs, and the feeling and touch she puts into the lyrics.
Name: Stuart J. Eld
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over A rainbow
Home town London England
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 1.05 AM - 9/22
There IS only one Eva Cassidy, never to be replaced. God Bless To Her Mother And Father; Stuart J. Eld.
Name: jonathan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song wonderful w
Home town Nottingham, UK
Sent: 1.08 PM - 9/22
I saw the Eva Cassidy Songbird book for the first time today and it made me so happy.
One thing which struck me was the part played by her family and friends (and not least this website) in bringing her memory to us, which is now part of the way we experience her music and her life. To me, this is also a great comfort and strength. I was especially moved by the the story of her close relationship with her mother and the way she said she felt "blessed" by having known Eva. What a wonderful thing to say having lost your most loved one so young.
I know many visitors to this Guestbook feel especially inspired by Eva's voice having experienced loss themselves, and the way her memory is cherished now is also a source of inspiration.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song How Can I Keep from Singing
Home town PA
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 1.52 PM - 9/22
Anyone who is a charter or long time visitor to this site can speak more to this than me, still a relative newcomer. But whoever has ever contributed anything that Laura has been able to use knows that she makes the extra effort to acknowledge and thank. That certainly is to be appreciated. Isn't is written in one of the articles in that section that it was just about impossible to get Eva to speak ill of anyone? Does anyone else get the sense that general pleasantness and good manners runs in this family? These qualities in abundance will prove to be very useful as America perserveres through this trying period in its history.
The multi-network telethon last night was phenomenal. Isn't it special that a Canadian performed "God Bless America"?
Name: Pat Dargan
Sent: 6.09 PM - 9/22
" SONGBIRD BOOK "
Received the book today.... what a joy.... if you are thinking about getting it... DO NOT HESITATE ANY LONGER... terrific work from Rob Burley and Jonathan Maitland ( a labour of love me thinks....)
The book in a way " squares the circle " regarding Eva's story from the people who knew her best.... this extension to the Music we already know and love so much is a " must have " item for anyone who has been moved by Eva's prescence in any way.... so that's pretty well everyone then....
If you are waiting for it... you have a treat in store....if you are not....GET BUYING !!!!! :O))
Cheers to everyone....
Pat d
Name: Jess
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold, Autumn leaves
Home town UK
Sent: 6.45 PM - 9/22
Today I received my copy of 'Songbird', the new book about Eva. I have to say, I am amazed by it. It is a wonderful achievement. It is just so great being able to hear the story of this wonderful person from those who knew her best. Any one who has the chance should buy it. It includes some great pictures and drawings by Eva....no words can describe. just enjoy...
Name: Laura J B
Home town San Jose CA
Sent: 7.06 PM - 9/22
Hello friends in the USA
When is the book coming to these shores????
Name: john hamer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all
Home town whitchurch ( shropshire)
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 8.32 PM - 9/22
thanks to Terry Wogan and top of the tops 2 for bringing Eva music to us all. r.i.p Eva Cassidy
Name: Frank Mitchell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Sent: 9.15 PM - 9/23
Just got "Songbird" (Eva's biography) from Amazon. It's sensational!! EVERY Eva devotee MUST get a copy - let's put it in the best-sellers like Eva's recordings.
What a tribute to a great lady - everyone concerned is to be congratulated. All good wishes to all, Frank.
Name: Lisa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Randolph NJ
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 1.38 AM - 9/24
The first time I heard Eva's album Songbird, tears poured down my face. I had never heard so much beauty and pain and passion from one person. At 15, (and an aspiring singer myself) I rarely find music that can put me at ease, that can set me free. Eva's beautiful voice will always remain in my mind. she will never be forgotten. Eva, you are an inspiration!
Name: jeff weiss
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town New York
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 2.40 AM - 9/24
Unfortunatley, I never knew of her till after she died. I saw her sing on Bravo (Over the Rainbow).
Instantly, I fell in love with her and her music.
I quickly downloaded through Napster all the music I could find. Since then I have purchased all her albums.
Her music, voice, style and diversity takes you anywhere you want to go. A true great, although relatively unknown. I take great pride in introducing friends to her music - no one has not loved her music.
I wonder if there are private recordings of her that could be published, such as was done with Jimi Hendrix.
I feel lucky to have stumbled across such a talent and know that I am enriched by her music.
Name: Brad Ashley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song This changes every hour! (ALL)
Home town Cockeysville
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 6.29 AM - 9/24
I just "discovered" Eva this past Aug. and just love her music !- I walked into a store on Cape Cod - They were playing "Songbird" - and I just had to find out "who that was"!.. I bought my first CD on the spot.. I have since bought all the others...
I enjoy them so much - I am now buying more as "gifts" for family & friends...
She has the kind of voice I can listen to over & over & over again and just enjoy it more each time...
I`m sorry I never saw her play in person! I follow the folk music scene in the Balt area... But somehow missed seeing her.
Question: When she was here at Hopkins, did she have any favorite Drs or nurses? - I probably know some of them... Thanks!
Name: Terry
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 8.17 AM - 9/24
I'd like to add my appreciation of the SONGBIRD BOOK.
There is a life in that book - it is there on every page - and whether you read it right through or just open it at random, you look up having made contact with someone you've wanted to meet for a long time.
Sincere thanks to all contributors and, as always, a thank you to Eva . . just for being 'You'.
Name: Kjell Thorkildsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Valen, Western Norway
Found the website Searched for Eva
Sent: 6.33 PM - 9/24
One early morning. Woke up suddenly with ears out in the air. What a voice, coming from a radio somewhere in the house.
No one had ever done that song like that before ... breathtaking, all feeling(s), passion ... this lady had it all. Sorry we lost her . But the songs remains.
http://home.no.net/kjellte/
Name: Rick M
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song OTR
Home town Grand Junction, CO
Found the website Ask Jeeves
Sent: 9.23 PM - 9/24
Amazon.uk.com has just notified me that my copy of the book "Songbird" has just been sent!!!
Yes!! Eva fans on this side of the Atlantic are (will be) receiving the book soon. Thanx, Great Britain for doing the book!! Maybe our side will do the movie!
BTW Eva fans, I'm a 58 year old guy who remembers seeing Judy Garland singing OTR when the movie first came out in the midwest in the late 40s. I didn't particularly like the song or the singer. And if you were to tell me 6 months ago that OTR would become my very favorite special song, I would have laughed you into the next county!! Now, I still have trouble getting thru Eva's version without choking up and having to wipe my eyes! Thank you Eva, et.al. for giving this cynical aging boy something to weep about!
Rick
Name: Deb Penland
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Auburn, Indiana
Found the website Mind-It Mail
Sent: 9.51 PM - 9/24
I am patiently waiting on my book, I received a notice telling me that it has been shipped. My family had a get together for the 4th of July and we always play music, I waited until everyone was done playing their selections and put "Songbird" in without saying anything, then I sat back and waited for their reactions, my 72 year old mother and my 37 year old sister were walking by, stopped dead in their tracks and had to rub the goosebumps on their arms as they asked at the same time.... "Who is that singing?", she was a hit at our July 4th celebration. I have purchased CDs for my mother's birthday, now she enjoys them everyday, just as I do. God Bless you all for bringing this music to us, what a joy to know that Eva is Safely Home....God Bless you EVA :-))
Name: Martin Lange
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold, Bridge over ...
Home town Meinerzhagen, Germany
Sent: 7.20 AM - 9/25
Name: Alan Cofer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird....mainly due to the fact that it was my introduction to her music
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song possibly WALY WALY, there are so many
Home town Tennessee
Found the website AOL
Sent: 9.18 AM - 9/25
For many years I have suffered from anxiety and depression....and God as my witness, discovering Eva Cassidys voice has been both comforting and soothing to my soul....God indeed had a plan and it worked.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Single Girl, At Last, Woodstock, Autumn Leaves and so many more.-
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Regular visitor
Sent: 12.26 PM - 9/25
I gave a wry smile when I read Rick M's(Grand Junction, CO) message about his introduction to Eva. I can relate to what he says. Neither Judy Garland nor her version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" would have ever found their way into my music collection. Back in January of this year, a friend mentioned to me that she had heard the most superb version of OTR on the radio and she suggested I seek it out. I said, not interested, don't like the song. Then came the glorious day when I was given the Songbird album as a present. Like everyone who hears Eva's magical voice, I was well and truly hooked. Suddenly OTR took on a new meaning. Pleasure right through to my bones.
Eva can do no wrong as far as I am concerned but I would like to recommend to Rick M, or anyone else who is interested, just listen to Eva's version of Woodstock. Again, a song that I never particularly liked. However, I guarantee Eva's version will send shivers down your spine and leave your speechless.
Good listening to everyone.
Name: JohnB
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Depends on the day
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Depends on the moment
Home town Burlington, Vermont
Found the website Dogpile
Sent: 4.15 PM - 9/25
I just received my two copies (yes, two) of the book Songbird via some very efficient air express company. While I haven't yet read it (duh!), it is a beautiful publication, obviously the result of much loving care. I can with confidence suggest this book as the perfect Holiday gift for all of those who you have introduced to Eva's music. (I assume you've already placed an order for yourself.) Order now (I do not know the size of the initial printing) and your gift will be as unique and special as you could possibly want it to be.
Name: Angela
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song What a wonderful world and Over the Rainbow
Home town Birmingham
Found the website just browsing
Sent: 7.52 PM - 9/25
I first learned of Eva on Nightline and then saw it again on a rerun. How fortunate I was to hear her music. It brings me peace when peace is needed. It hugs me when I cry. It sees me through bad times in my life. But best of all it gives me JOY. Her voice is calming and safe. When I take my vacation in October to the Great Smoky Mountains I will carry her music with me, for it will give me a peace (like the mountains do)and it will be my second honeymoon (same husband). We will relax and remember Eva in the spirit she was meant to be remembered.
Name: Glynne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Too many to list
Found the website Very regular visitor
Sent: 10.59 PM - 9/25
The book is a treasure; I shall always cherish and enjoy it. Many thanks to the authors, Eva's family and friends and of course Eva.
Name: Reuben Wee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Home town Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Found the website Google
Sent: 12.16 AM - 9/26
My friendly neighbourhood record store FORCED me to buy this album and thus I was introduced... to one of the most versatile musician to open my heart. Her music inspires life even after death. Grateful to everyone who kept her music alive, to spread it around the globe, to touch even the anonymous like me.
Name: Ruth
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Argyll, Scotland
Found the website Lycos
Sent: 1.26 PM - 9/26
I first heard 'Over the rainbow' 3 years ago while listening to Terry Wogan on radio 2. I was lying in bed recovering from cancer treatment when this angelic voice came over the airwaves. None of my friends had heard of Eva Cassidy then but they have now. I think she's great, and I have not heard any voice to equal hers.
Name: BOB&ANNE ATKINSON
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song HOW CAN ONE CHOOSE
Home town FYFIELD, ESSEX, ENGLAND
Found the website RENATAMUSIC.COM LINKS
Sent: 2.04 PM - 9/26
THANK YOU EVA. THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF ALL WOULD LISTEN AND LEARN.
Name: Bill Cronauer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Found the website Yahoo!
Sent: 7.14 PM - 9/26
I'm posting my second message, for I also ordered the book through www.amazon.co.uk. The book is not yet available through the USA version of amazon.com, but I had to have it and I can't wait to read it (haven't received it yet).
I LOVE the music of Eva Cassidy. Introduced to her by a library patron (I'm a Reference Librarian), which began a love affair with her voice that I hope will NEVER end.
Also, I emailed Blix Street Records (her distributor in the USA) and they told me another Eva CD of unreleased material is due next year. Can't wait :-)
Name: John Nixon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Keller, Texas
Sent: 3.42 AM - 9/27
A question. In the list of Eva's albums, why isn't "No Boundaries" listed?
Name: Maria
Sent: 9.59 AM - 9/27
I received my copy of 'Songbird' this weekend and it is a really lovely book. All those who contributed to its production, particularly the authors Rob & Jonathon have done a splendid job! Most of us who adore Eva's music have found out as much as possible about her, but this book allows you to see a little of the Eva her family and friends knew and loved. The layout and composition of the book is excellent and the inclusion of so many personal photographs helps people to understand why Eva continues to move those who are lucky enough to discover her. I am taking my copy to work to show other Eva fans and I'm sure they will be of the same opinion, a fitting tribute indeed! Thanks to her family for their generosity in sharing their beloved Eva with the world.
Best wishes
Maria
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All that I've heard
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 10.00 AM - 9/27
May I raise a question for the Eva avids. The more I listen to "Tall Trees in Georgia" the more I feel I've heard the music somewhere before. Has the score ever been used in a film? Is it recognised in the US as a song of the "South"? Just curious. I'm enthralled when I listen to Eva singing this track.
Name: sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town London
Found the website visit often
Sent: 10.10 AM - 9/27
Does anyone know if there will be any more CDs of new Eva Cassidy songs? I've listened to the ones I have so many times that I regret to say that I'm actually becoming tired of them (something I never thought would happen). I am having to take a little break so that I can enjoy them again in the future!
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Depends on the day
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Love them all
Home town Conway AR
Sent: 8.07 PM - 9/27
I received my copy of Songbird today from amazon.uk and I agree with all of the earlier posts, it is a beautiful book. I've been a fan for many years and read everything I could find about Eva, but this book is on a different level. It's so warm and personal, and the love and respect of her friends and family is apparent in every word. A wonderful work by all concerned. I was especially happy to see Laura recognized in the "Contributors" section. It's only because of Laura, and her devotion to this web site, that the fans here in the U.S. knew when to tune in to CNN, World News Tonight and Nightline. We wouldn't have been able to follow her rise in the UK and would never have known that this book was being published if Laura hadn't kept us informed. We owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude.
Regards to all,
Jo
Name: Michael
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Somewhere near Karlsruhe in Germany
Found the website MSN
Sent: 9.56 PM - 9/27
Today my girlfriend told me there is a song - called "Fields of Gold" from a woman she didn't know. I searched the song and the name of the performer. And a little later I heard this song for the first time. I knew the song but from Sting and not in this version.
This moment was so beautiful to me - I thought I had to die.
Thank You Eva for this wonderful music. May god bless You for this gift You made us.
Name: Atis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Only have one
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Woodstock
Home town Racine, WI USA
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 4.50 AM - 9/28
A friend I hadn't seen in 15 years sent me a bunch of MP3s to give me an idea of what he was into nowadays. Being old rockers with unfulfilled dreams of fame, Eva's The Letter hit me right between the eyes. My past few years have bounced between blues, pure jazz, smooth jazz and I had become a passive musician, listening, not playing.
Then Woodstock came on. With her voice in the background, it brought memories back. Now, father of a 20 year old that may be called to war, that song pulled at my heart. Interesting that when that song was out by CSNY, I fought my draft fears.
Then she hit me with Way Beyond the Blue....
Her body may not be here today, but her soul touched my heart.
Name: Beverley Nolker
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Kent, England
Found the website MSN
Sent: 10.36 AM - 9/28
I first heard Eva whilst driving to work one sunny morning listening to Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Eva was singing Over the Rainbow which had always been my favourite song because of the Wizard of Oz and my admiration for Judy Garland. I was gobsmacked! I had never heard a cover of a song sang so beautifully and had to get myself a copy. As soon as I got to work I logged onto Amazon.co.uk and ordered my copy of the single. I actually ordered six copies and gave them as Christmas presents to people who I love. I even sent a couple to relatives in the States who hadn't heard of her, but of course, they were hooked after listening. I have since bought or been bought all Eva's albums and became a member of the Eva Cassidy Foundation, receiving my copy of Boy in the Nest which now takes pride of place in my home. I would love to be able to buy further copies of the pictures Eva created, they are so beautiful and fascinate me. People sometimes say to me "it's a shame she died so young". Yes, it's a shame that someone so obviously beautiful inside as well as out died so young, but look at what she gave us....I'm 33 years old and feel ashamed that I haven't accomplished anything worthwhile in my life... something I would like to change. Thank you Eva for your music, your life and your love with those three things we can accomplish anything! xxx
Name: Peter French
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold
Home town Hobart Tasmania Australia
Found the website Just lookin for Eva stuff
Sent: 10.42 AM - 9/28
I am a musician, a bass player, and have been for over 17 years. My band that I have had for over 12 years is one in the heavy metal vein. We listen to music such as Megadeth , Metallica , Destruction etc. Our lives shows are aggressive and sap every last drop of energy from us.
Then along came this stray album from somewhere called "Songbird" by a woman that I have never even heard of. Someone played me Fields of Gold which I knew was a song by Sting and all of a sudden I found myself in a snivelling mess. NEVER before had I heard someone sing with such heart and passion and from then on I just can't get through a day without that song. Just amazing. TRULY THE GREATEST VOCALIST THAT I CAN EVER REMEMBER.
Unfortunately I will never get to meet you but thanks for leaving your voice behind for the rest of us to cherish for the rest of our lives.
Thanx Eva
Name: Gina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 12.33 PM - 9/28
Didgeridoo Record Shop / Hot Records have a whole list of Eva Cassidy 'Special Offers' as from 26 September. These include a free radio-edit promotional Eva CD ('not commercially available') with the first 50 copies of the Biography and a limited number of copies of the Songbird Songbook that many Guestbook Visitors have asked about.
Try : www.didgerecords.com
Name: Rick Barton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I love them all
Home town South Whitley, IN
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 2.52 AM - 9/29
I saw a CD at Border's that was Eva Cassidy's and displayed with her other CDs, but it was billed as the newest and entitled something like Borderland. I don't remember the exact title but it is no longer available in the store and I can't find out anything about it. It was also a different label and publisher and if it is a bootleg someone should know. If anyone knows anything about it I would love to know.
Thanks for your incredible web site. She was incredible and I feel a special connection. I am also a musician and I have also been through a special bout with cancer.
Name: Keith Douglas
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Every Last One She Sang
Home town Long Island, NY
Found the website Google
Sent: 5.31 AM - 9/29
My wife Janice and I flew back home from San Francisco to New York on 9/8/01 for a family reunion. We hadn't been east in many years. We drove to Sag Harbor, out on the end of Long Island, on Monday 9/10/01. We woke up Tuesday morning 9/11 and were stunned by the news. We drove into town and window shopped, it was numb and surreal. Music was coming from a funking little place at the end of main street. It was Eva. Janice and I love Holly Cole, KD Lang, Billy Holiday etc. We can't get enough Eva. I see her pictures. I've been to the Bayou to see Nils Lofgren. I see Eva's face and wish I could be her friend. I have a D28 that I play at night...maybe I'll play Sugar Mountain. I put on Eva and I am sooooo mesmerized. I see her artwork and I am stunned by the color and sensitive, spiritual performance she delivers. I am very selfish and I want to buy tickets to her next concert for the whole world to see and I want to be in the front row. My grandmother, Gertrude Cassidy may be related. She was Jack Cassidy's sister. Probably not, but I could imagine Eva and I are distantly related if I want to. Uncle Joe Cassidy ran the Long Island Railroad. Cancer sucks. My wife and I love Eva Cassidy, her family and her friends.
-Keith
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song How Can I Keep from Singing
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.34 PM - 9/29
With Eva's growing worldwide popularity, she is showing up on an unknown number of charts.
How many has DeeDee been keeping track of? Just this week I noticed that "Songbird" has had a nine week run on the CNN Worldbeat chart. Since it is at #30 for Sept. 29, looks like that run is about over. Perhaps not, though!
Note to Hazel and others curious about the material Eva recorded: one site I know of that is very good for (initial, anyway) research is allmusic.com; and sometimes its sibling site allmovies.com for music in movies. It is worth the visit to the first site just to compare the AMG review of "No Boundaries" to any other Eva album. Quite a lot of research is possible given the eclectic mix of Eva's musical inspirations. I really had no feel for how many versions of "Over the Rainbow" there are.
Another question is just how many musicians Eva's music is inspiring. Quite a few, if the one site I saw is any indication. At the British musicroom site, both versions of the "Songbird" music book (guitar and vocal/keyboard) were among its top ten best sellers for this week. Now I am going to have to see if such is available in the US.
Last time I looked recently Eva was still featured at the Borders listening posts. This started back in July!
Peace, everyone.
Name: Claudia A Burton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Pennant Melangell, North Wales
Found the website yahoo.com
Sent: 5.15 PM - 9/29
I am not sure how to express what happens inside of me when I heard Eva sing. Yesterday I bought Songbird after coming across her new biography in a local store. I was so taken by the beauty of the book that I had to get the CD and hear her sing(something I put off for some time, don't know why). With my husband we listened to her over and over again last night. I think she sings with her soul and that is what captivates me the most. Also, it feels to me that with every one of these songs she was already saying goodbye, not with sorrow but with understanding. I am touched by her love for nature and her humbleness. In a world where so many times I seek to be recognised and accepted by others she reminds me to love and accept myself for the wonderful human being I am. I am excited to by her other CDs and see what's in store there for me!]
I love you Eva...thank you very much
Name: Jess
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album At present - Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Strathaven, Scotland
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.29 PM - 9/29
My son first introduced me to Eva and since then I have acquired all her albums and I enjoy every one, what a lovely person she was.
Have tried to purchase 'No Boundaries' - still trying!
I now have the book 'Songbird' and I am looking forward to reading it. It looks very well presented.
Purchasing the book yesterday got me looking for Eva information on the internet and that is how I happened on your site and I have enjoyed visiting, I intend to visit often.
Thank you, Jess
Name: Cathy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold, Over the Rainbow.
Home town Derry, Northern Ireland.
Found the website Browsing for Eva information.
Sent: 8.42 PM - 9/29
Well I don't really know what I can say that hasn't already been said a thousand times before. I'm just a young girl who plans to make a career in music. What Eva has done for me, is that she has given me some sort of spirit to complement my already burning passion to make music.
Although I did not know her, it comforts me to think that she is looking down from heaven, with a big smile when she sees all the lives she has touched with her magical voice, and all the hearts in which her memory lives on.
Eva, you've made me cry, laugh, dance, and sing at the top of my voice countless times. I don't think there will be anyone like you ever again, till the end of time.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You're amazing!
Name: Laura Jan Barnhart
Home town San Jose CA, USA
Sent: 9.46 PM - 9/29
Dear friends,
If I want to order Songbird from Amazon.com.UK, since we don't have it in the USA, how much is a pound in USA dollars? Can someone translate this for me? They will ship anywhere, but for how much to CA? Help
Thanks
LJB
Name: Laura Jan Barnhart
Sent: 9.57 PM - 9/29
P.S.
I mean the new biography, the book Songbird, that just came out.
Thanks
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't pick just one
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song love 'em all
Home town Bryn Mawr, PA
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 4.06 AM - 9/30
Just got my copy of the book and it's FAB!
It's larger than the usual book size and filled with photos and drawings ...though I of course wanted more , but I would how ever many there was! HAHA!!.
The text is absorbing, one hears much in the voices of those who knew and loved Eva.
Simply a must for the Eva fan.!
I'm sending out a big thank you to the authors!! Great job
Annie
Name: Marianne Langlais
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Found the website SYMPATICO.CA
Sent: 6.38 AM - 9/30
I first heard about Eva Cassidy, and heard her sing, on CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), which can always be counted on to play more eclectic music and to give thoughtful commentary. They've played her songs on several occasions and gave some information about the artist: how she was so young when she died, how her popularity is soaring in the UK.... I was saddened and intrigued and looked for her albums throughout Canada on my travels. I only recently (in the last month) got my hands on them. I bought them all, on the spot, that is how absolutely enthralled I was. When I got home, I looked at the way-too-lovely photo of Eva on Songbird and started to play the CD. The first song, Fields of Gold, had me in tears. I got a horrible feeling in my stomach and I cried like a baby. You see, I consider that I can't sing at all, so when I hear a lovely voice, I'm always humbled, impressed, moved, sometimes even shaken. But this! This was too much. This is more than a lovely voice. This is the voice of an angel, and it is lost, and I really can't bear it. Since then, I hadn't been able to listen at all. I just got too sad. However, since I myself couldn't listen, I made sure my friends could, so they've all been getting Eva Cassidy albums for their birthdays or for no special occasion, for that matter. Today, I've been able to listen to Eva all day. Her singing is so beautiful and I am able to enjoy it without too many tears. To be honest, I think I'm very angry that she is lost. Like I said, I myself can't sing and I think if God put someone on earth with a voice like that, he should have at least allowed her to live an entire lifetime.
Anyway, I don't have the book yet (ie the new biography) but I imagine I'll be going through the same roller -coaster ride when I look at the pictures and see her beauty and feel the tremendous loss...
Thank you for providing a forum for people to express themselves about how Eva moves us.
Name: Pat D
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Sent: 8.29 AM - 9/30
Hi there,
To LJB and all in USA and Canada...
re Amazon.co.uk p & p charges
The Pound at the moment is ( approx ) 1.47 US $ (say 1.5 !! ) and 2.33 Canadian Dollars.
Amazon charges are :
Air mail. Book £ 2.95 + £ 2.00 per item so £ 4.95
( 5- 7 working days )
Priority Express.
Book £ 20.00 + £ 2.00 per item so £ 22.00
( 1 - 2 working days )
Hope this helps....
Any further queries go to
Amazon.co.uk help department ( bottom of page )
Top 5 questions is on right of page and highlight post and packaging costs.
I work in finance, but because it is Sunday I will leave the maths to you !!!!!!! :O))
EASIER STILL....JUST ORDER IT NOW...IT'S MORE THAN WORTH IT !!!!
Oh I've managed to find one whinge re the book !!!!
why aren't the " honey jar " and " Boy In The Nest " drawings given a full page....!!
( I'm being REALLY picky now the book is great )
cheers to everyone
Pat d
Name: Pat D
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Sent: 8.35 AM - 9/30
Hi there,
To LJB and all in USA and Canada...
re Amazon.co.uk p & p charges
The Pound at the moment is ( approx ) 1.47 US $ (say 1.5 !! ) and 2.33 Canadian Dollars.
Amazon charges are :
Air mail. Book £ 2.95 + £ 2.00 per item so £ 4.95
( 5- 7 working days )
Priority Express.
Book £ 20.00 + £ 2.00 per item so £ 22.00
( 1 - 2 working days )
Hope this helps....
Any further queries go to
Amazon.co.uk help department ( bottom of page )
Top 5 questions is on right of page and highlight post and packaging costs.
I work in finance, but because it is Sunday I will leave the maths to you !!!!!!! :O))
EASIER STILL....JUST ORDER IT NOW...IT'S MORE THAN WORTH IT !!!!
Oh I've managed to find one whinge re the book !!!!
why aren't the " honey jar " and " Boy In The Nest " drawings given a full page....!!
( I'm being REALLY picky now the book is great )
cheers to everyone
Pat d
Name: Ed Wood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Pittsburgh, PA
Found the website MSN.com
Sent: 12.33 PM - 9/30
In case anyone is interested...I ordered the Songbird biography two weeks ago from Amazon.com UK, it was shipped 21 September, and I received it on 27 September.
Name: Rebecca
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town yorkshire..uk
Found the website through a link
Sent: 8.42 PM - 9/30
I'd just like to say I am very grateful for this site. It's so sad that Eva died so young. I am a singer, though I'm only 14 and the 18th October 2001 is my first performance, I love Eva's work. no one can compare. thank u for the website.
Name: Paul Limbrick
Sent: 9.00 PM - 9/30
Re,the Songbird book, IMHO the book in itself is hard to fault. Beautifully presented, lovingly illustrated, and well considered. For me, it ultimately portrayed Eva the person as one who never really found her place unless she was outdoors with her mum. As for Eva the musician, this story goes untold in this book. For whatever reason the book is largely negligent on this. Eva Cassidy's talent is immense as a musician, but very little detail is provided as to studio sessions, live performances, rehearsals etc. This book tells me what her favourite movies are, but not what it was like the night her and Chris worked thru the seminal version of OTR. Also, although there may be an editorial, or some other reason, I was surprised to see that key personnel in the Eva story, such as Al Dale, Raice McLeod, Laura Bligh, Bryan McCulley, David Christopher, Tony Taylor, and others, are noticeable by their absence.
So as I've said already IMHO, a fine book. But I can't help but think that it's a missed opportunity to tell the story of Eva Cassidy, the musician.
Name: Dee-Dee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 11.22 PM - 9/30
For anyone interested, Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 30 September 2001 :
SONGBIRD
1 BoL Folk Top 10
5 CD-NOW Folk & Blues
13 Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
16 BoL Top 20 Albums
17 MusikMarkt Top 100 (Germany)
18 BBC Top 50 Indie Chart UK
18 dot.music Indie Albums
20 Amazon.co.uk Bestseller Albums
20 Billboard Top Internet Album Chart
20 VG-lista Top 40 Albums (Norway?)
23 Amazon.co.uk Hot 100
27 MusicZone Top 30 - Ireland
30 CNN Worldbeat Global Top 30 Albums
43 Official Swiss Charts
43 Chartservice Top 100 Album Chart - Germany
43 BBC Top 50 Album Chart UK
43 dot.music Top 75 Albums
TIME AFTER TIME
10 BoL Folk Top 10
11 CD-NOW Folk & Blues
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
12 CD-NOW Folk & Blues
EVA BY HEART
15 CD-NOW Folk & Blues
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In reply to Doug and others, I use a search that covers over 800 charts worldwide and add UK-based commercial listings. Not all charts allow access to the search facility and so need to be looked up manually - CNN being an example from the above.
The figures are of only passing interest but worth recording now and then to look back upon.
To me, it is Eva's music that is the lasting pleasure.
Name: Donna
Sent: 2.12 AM - 10/1
I just got my Eva book in the mail on Saturday, and finished it in one sitting. Loved it! But Paul, I agree with you - a beautiful presentation, but not much info on her as a musician. Maybe one day we'll hear more about her from the likes of Chris Biondo, Al Dale or even Chuck Brown himself!
Name: Janet Leigh Dowd Clark
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I have no favorite - I love them all
Home town Bluemont, VA
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.46 AM - 10/1
Eva
I heard an angel sing -
my silver chord affirms
this, a voice so sweet
so pure, no crystal known
could ring as clear,
nor take the soul so far
from earth, or all the pain upon it
this voice sang through
this voice rang true
country jazz or bluesy blues
she sang them all -
she paid her dues -
made strong men cry too
I heard this angel sing -
my silver chord affirms
this, so-tall Georgia
trees abloom sunlit breeze;
her bridge too far
for silver birds to fly,
her troubled waters all gone by
I think willows weep now
sway mournfully, whisper
Eva Eva Eva, we grow so high
to shade you so - if only through
the thicket you would go, once more
I heard this angel sing -
my silver chord affirms
this, she knew misery
and merriness run through
man, yet had no bridge
across troubled waters - and
her courage - all women giving birth
we'll remember you as you sang us
through fields of barley..
too
these falling leaves drift past
my window, I hear you
in every colour red green ..and gold
and I swear, Eva, if I had
a wonderful life to give you,
I could never weave one as fine
as you have done,
it takes a journeyman to portray
life's rainbow design, and
your heartsong rings through it..
In Memoriam:
Eva Cassidy 1963-1996
_________________________
*Credits for selected words
Paul Simon - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Buffy St. Marie - Tall Trees in Georgia
Sting - Fields of Gold
Traditional - Golden Thread
Copyright 1997 Janet Leigh Dowd
Name: Steve Elliott
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town East Yorks
Sent: 3.39 PM - 10/1
For Hotmail users Amazon are sending out gift certificates to the value of £5. Guess how I used mine!! AND the book is still discounted to £11.XX, so I paid £5 and a bit + p+P beat that for great value
Name: Michael J. Edmunds
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Bucks, U.K.
Found the website Google
Sent: 5.28 PM - 10/1
On a sweet summer morning
you had gone before the sunrise
You put in all your heart and soul
and opened up our eyes
I can see you at blues alley
singing the blues till dawn
in the sweet soft rains of heaven
another star is born
Name: Kim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album How can you choose?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song It changes from day to day
Home town London
Sent: 6.45 PM - 10/1
Can anyone please tell me if Eva's parents will be here in London anytime soon and what they are going to be doing whilst in the UK. I would love to catch any interviews they give and let my other friends who aren't online know. Thanks!
Name: Michael
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Brockville , Ontario, Canada
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.05 AM - 10/2
Today I heard for the first time the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. It touched my heart deeply. I felt a presence. Thank You.
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Copenhagen
Found the website Altavista
Sent: 9.39 AM - 10/2
Although I have been an avid music listener and record buyer for some 25 years and listen to both pop, rock, jazz, blues, folk and world music etc, I must confess that before I heard Eva Cassidy the only singers I could depend on to bring tears to my eyes or make me cry were the American singer Jane Olivor and the Bulgarian State Television's women's choir variously known as Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Angelite etc., but on the best of her songs (and there are many of them) Eva's voice just goes straight to the heart. I received the biography a week ago, and this very readable, well illustrated, well-put-together and moving book confirmed what I had already read about her: apart from being an outstanding singer she was a truly gifted, multi-talented creative artist and a very special person of high integrity.
The combination of humility and great artistic power is very endearing and seems to me to be one of the hallmarks of genius. Despite his vastly different artistic universe, Franz Kafka springs to mind in this regard.
I hope much more material will be released, especially the recordings from "At Pearl's".
Name: Brian Ludwig
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Edinburgh - Scotland
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.13 AM - 10/3
Just like Karen Carpenter, another life cut tragically short, another talent equally as wonderful, Eva will be missed by all those of us who have heard her sing.
Brian xx
Name: iris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song at last, ain't no sunshine
Home town saarbruecken
Found the website AOL
Sent: 11.29 AM - 10/3
wunderbar
Sent: 3.07 PM - 10/3
I am a psychotherapist at a hospital in Milwaukee, WI. I work primarily with individuals with various forms of addiction. Recently, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Eva Cassidy, and quite frankly, her vocalizations took my breath away! I subsequently, passed on Eva's gift to co-workers, who also appreciate music as a vehicle of the spirit and heart. One night after the events of September 11,2001, one of my co-workers decided to play several tracks of Eva's during the evening reflections for the residential patients. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Fields of Gold" created such an emotional impression!! Keep in mind, that these people have great difficulty in accessing their emotions. I was told that the residents were in tears during and after hearing Eva sing. Music is healing; and the gift that Eva continues to give us demonstrates how her life, euphemistically, goes on. Diana Bolmes
Name: Diana L. Bolmes
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Milwaukee
Found the website Eva Cassidy.com
Sent: 4.12 PM - 10/3
Previously posted.
Name: Bill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Sent: 7.10 PM - 10/3
Yes, this is my third message, but I just had to comment on the Songbird book. I live in the US, but I received the book from Amazon UK on Monday. I read the book in one evening and it was beautiful. I can honestly say that is the most wonderful portrait of a genuine human being that I have ever experienced. The pictures and packaging of the book are fantastic :-)
I only hope they publish the book in the US so the library I work for will put a couple of copies in the circulating collection.
And Laura, the acknowledgement about you in the beginning of the book was lovely too. I'm glad they gave a credit to your brilliant web site :-)
Name: Rosanne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Southbridge, MA
Found the website evacassidy.com
Sent: 7.23 PM - 10/3
I am captivated by Songbird, the CD and the song. I'll be giving the CD to many many friends. Recently at a party, I was playing the CD, and one of my guests walked in and exclaimed how much she loves the music and had used it at her wedding.
I just got Time After Time, and I've got both CDs playing repeatedly day and night. Which album should I get next? There seems to be a mix of reviews for No Boundaries. I suppose I'll be getting them all eventually, so it doesn't really matter which.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves Miss Cassidy's singing.
Cheers!
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All that I've heard
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 8.35 AM - 10/4
To Rosanne: On the question of which Eva CD to get next. I think "Live at Blues Alley" is possibly my favourite. Being a Blues and Jazz fan this CD has it all. When I first heard Eva's version of "What a Wonderful World" I thought WOW. It is simply superb. I'm sure you'll have the whole collection before too long.
Name: Aimee Beech
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall Trees In Georgia
Home town Birmingham,England
Found the website Visited frequently
Sent: 9.25 AM - 10/4
Hi there to the Laura who created this fab site and to all the Eva fans out there. I just bought my copy of the book, it's fab everything I've read so far is like reading about myself. We have so much in common. It's just sad she's not here so I can share that with her. She has touched me in ways that no music ever has before or person for that matter. She's made me wake up and realise what I want out of life and to grab it while I have the chance because you never no what's round the corner. I love her music I have all the albums and there all excellent. I'd like to thank Eva's Parents Barbara and Hugh Cassidy because without them and her band (Chris Biondo, Keith Grimes, Lenny Williams and Raice) we'd probably never heard of her and of course ALL her family and friends who supported her career thank you.Long may her music touch the hearts of people,she's touched mine in a way that i will never forget.Thank you Eva,we love you and wish you were here with us.'i love you and goodnight'(anniversary song)
Name: geoff cope
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Whitstable, Kent UK
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 11.09 AM - 10/4
I was in my van listening to a radio 4 programme about the song Over the Rainbow, the last rendition of the song was by Eva. I had not heard of her before but her voice stunned me, I almost had to stop the van. The day of the programme was September the 11th and the programme finished just before 2pm UK time, it was then that I heard of the dreadful events in the US. I will always associate the song and Eva with that fateful day. I have since purchased Songbird and play it regularly in my van ( I do a lot of miles). Kindest regards. Geoff
Name: Gordon Scott
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song wonderful world
Home town Edenbridge UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 12.07 PM - 10/4
Many months ago I was standing in the living room with my back to the TV looking into the garden. BBC's Top of the Pops was halfway through when my ears caught hold of this incredible sound. I turned towards the TV to see this grainy black and white footage of a beautiful young woman playing guitar in what looked like a jazz club. Her incredible voice transfixed me to the screen.
It was the famous 'Over the Rainbow' number. It had the same effect on my wife. Who is this incredible singer? How come I've never heard of her? Where's she from? I took a mental note of this performer's name. Months went by until one afternoon when browsing around a record shop I came across the Blues Alley CD. Once I played the CD, Eva was part of my life. I have acquired a comprehensive library of great blues and soul singers over the years and Eva's up there with the very best. In the recent book about her life It is obvious she would have made it to the very top if she took the commercial route. But Eva chose to do what she wanted to do. She stuck close to her friends and family. She was very shy yet so gifted. A talented painter and an amazing singer. My best wishes to her mam and dad
Name: Merle Feeser
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Rainbow, Nightbird, Golden Thread and all the rest
Home town Shermans Dale Pa.
Found the website Visit this site everyday
Sent: 1.49 PM - 10/4
This past weekend I adopted three eight week old kittens that all turned out to be female so I wanted names for them that would be unique and was inspired by Eva. Being as Eva has forever changed the history of music with her version of "Over the Rainbow" I had an idea. For Eva to have taken the classic that had always been associated with music icon Judy Garland and move so many people is awesome. To make a long story short the kittens names are "Eva, Judy, and Dorothy (from The Wizard of Oz). I call them the "Rainbow Sisters" in honor of Eva and the song that has touched so many people.
On another note I received the "Songbird" book from Amazon.co.uk yesterday and just browsing through it left me in tears. What a beautiful loving tribute to Eva, her art, and her music.
Name: Bobo Lavorgna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town New Haven
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.39 PM - 10/4
I was recently introduced to Eva's music and I wish I had had the honor and pleasure of seeing her perform in person; however, I am grateful for the musical legacy she left us to share.
Name: Eric
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Bridge Over troubled water/Waly Waly
Home town Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Sent: 3.12 AM - 10/5
Hi Laura,
I hope you get your books soon! can't believe you haven't received it yet. it really is a lovely biography. I figured out what it is that I feel when I listen to Eva's music and voice: LOVE, a deep spiritual love. makes my everlovin' skin tingle, it does.
Name: Laura Jan Barnhart
Sent: 2.13 PM - 10/5
Acknowledgement of Laura Bligh
Dear friends,
I have been coming here almost daily since Xmas of 2000. I have seen the world awaken to, in my opinion, one of the greatest female vocalist of our time. Laura has tirelessly kept this page updated, helped spread the voice of Eva around the world, and has faithfully kept facts straight. My gratitude is boundless. Thank you.
Laura Jan Barnhart
(from the garlic capital of the world, for real)
Sent: 8.06 PM - 10/5
Re:L.B.Js.remarks about Laura & her site. AND SO SAY ALL OF US. Harry. S. NOTTINGHAM. U.K.
Name: Bernadette MacKay
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow/ Wade in the water
Home town Dundas, Ontario. Canada
Sent: 2.11 AM - 10/6
I was introduced to Eva this past summer on a holiday in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Being from the southern part of the province and never having been to the true north, I was thinking that I was going on a holiday that was going to be filled with the great outdoors and wildlife because what else would these northeners have to do? Then I heard Eva! I was thinking "Oh my God, where have I been. As an amateur singer that is an appreciater of the vocals, I was just blown away. If I could sing like Eva, I would be one happy person. I guess instead I will continue to listen and appreciate Eva and as I do, I want to send a message to her family and that is-if you can take any comfort in knowing that Eva has had an affect on someone out there. That maybe that gesture or knowledge that she will be missed because she was a huge talent and she did not have the time to show the world to the extent that we all know would have happened sooner or later. I feel that I have known her for a very long time. Eva's voice was second to none- She IS brilliant
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 10.08 AM - 10/6
I am going through a difficult patch in my life. Listening to Eva's voice and the music, I am able to cope so much better. Thank you god for the gift Eva gave us, her music
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song How Can I keep from Singing
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.34 PM - 10/6
Did the eBay auction strike a chord with the Eva faithful? As much as I would like a copy of the Method Actor album, some equivalent of the astronomical bid will be put to better use in more donation to the Red Cross and such. What would be ideal would be for that album to be reissued on disc, with some proceeds benefiting an Eva-related good cause. Whoever owns the licensing rights, please consider such.
The other morning I was not paying full attention when I thought the radio announcer said "Over the Rainbow". For the next few minutes, my mind was racing: was it actually possible?
Then Eva's beautiful strains began over the speaker and I almost went Over the Rainbow, too. I almost thought that I would never hear Eva on commercial radio out here in the very rural market; but it finally happened! This was at least the second airing of OTR on WLTF for the Hagerstown/Martinsburg area. The announcer later said that it generated a lot of calls, as has happened so many times before. A sticker on CD cases mobile DJs use states: "When you play it, say it". Before airing OTR, this DJ just said, "this is by Eva". He'll learn.
So is OTR on its way not to becoming a real hit; transcending even the commercial stations that almost invariably have a "just so" format?
Name: Adrian McCracken
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Belfast, Northern Ireland
Found the website Webferret
Sent: 1.45 PM - 10/6
I first heard Eva sing on the Jerry Anderson show on Radio Ulster in 1998 (thanks Jerry). I was totally captured. Her music loses you when you listen and it will always be a one of the wonderful parts of my life. Thanks Eva, keep singing where ever you are.
Name: Catriona Holmes
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Field of gold
Home town Belfast, Northern Ireland
Found the website Google
Sent: 2.41 PM - 10/6
I have no long paragraphs to write, no long words to use, Eva's voice and style are truly an inspiration to those who hear her, no one need say more.
Name: Jess
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song People Get Ready
Home town Ireland
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 2.44 PM - 10/6
Thanks to Eva for the music.
Thanks to Laura for the site.
Thanks to all the other fans who've voiced my feelings on the site. Other people just don't seem to get it!
Name: Lillie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall trees in Georgia
Home town Pasadena Ca
Found the website in my bookmarks
Sent: 4.03 PM - 10/6
To Roseanne, your next album should definitely be "Live at Blues Alley". The only CDs I play anymore are Eva's. Everyone who knows me knows about EVA too.
To Meerle with the three kittens called the rainbow sisters, your story made my day.
Name: db
Sent: 12.47 AM - 10/7
I'm afraid I may have created a monster. I'm the seller of the recently completed EBAY Method Actor album sale http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1469964487&ed=1002403694
On the same day my auction ended I was referred to http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1472125659
I have no connection to this party or auction. This party stole in part the text and images I created for MY auction. If you happen to have taken interest I just want you to know that I'm not trying to create a market or a racket and I'm sorry for any confusion. I only had the one record for sale. I simply sold the record because I thought it might help me pay some bills. I had no idea that the record would go as high as it did.
God bless EVA, Hugh, Barbara and the rest of her family, all Eva's musical and artistic associates and her wonderful fans!
Name: Margaret Davy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Home town Whitianga, New Zealand
Found the website CD cover
Sent: 1.21 AM - 10/7
I have nominated Songbird as my favourite album because it is the only one I own so far. I first heard of Eva Cassidy when the BBC feature was played on New Zealand National Radio and was instantly taken by her voice and style of singing (this doesn't often happen with me). A couple of weeks ago I bought Songbird and have played it and played it. Each time I enjoy it even more. I now intend to collect more of Eva's albums. She really touches my 68 years old heart.
Name: José Luis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town Barcelona (España)
Found the website Google.com
Sent: 2.39 PM - 10/7
Es una de las pocas cantantes que con sus canciones me hacen sentir lo mismo que las canciones de Sandy Denny.
Name: Jo Harris
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley (it changes periodically)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Canterbury UK
Found the website Been before
Sent: 3.19 PM - 10/7
Keep up the good work! I love this site! Have just started reading Songbird, and it's an insight into Eva I never thought I would be able to read. Thank you to Eva's Parents, and Everyone who contributed to the book, all the fans appreciate you!
I have been inspired by Eva's voice ever since I heard Over the Rainbow, a copy owned by one of my best friends, I am a singer myself, and have suffered with crippling stage fright for years, brought on by bullying in Senior school. But a few months ago I performed at my friends wedding and it went really well. I sang Over the Rainbow, and Fields of Gold (a special request of the bride) and although it was a little nervier performance than in rehearsal, I was happy with the result. I still couldn't look at the crowd for very long, but I thought of Eva, and sang for her and forgot about the people staring at the stage. I became a lot calmer performing for myself and Eva, to reflect how beautiful her arrangements are. If it was only my song I may not have had the conviction to fight the fear and give it my best. I really believe that she has helped me so much. I would love to be a backing singer, and through the wedding I have met a wonderful pianist, who accompanied me, and really believes in my voice. so we have recorded a few songs, and hopefully I can form a band in the near future. I'm looking for a guitarist in the Canterbury/ London area. so if there are any talented people out there who also love Eva's music get in touch!
my love to each and every Eva Fan
Love Jo
Name: Bill Wallace
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album I love all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Maryland
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 3.37 PM - 10/7
My sister asked me if I had ever heard of Eva Cassidy, and although the name seemed familiar, I didn't know who she was. So I was given the Live at Blues Alley CD. I listened to it and was totally taken with her wonderful voice. She had a fabulous gift and shared it with us. Although I am heartbroken that she is gone, I am very glad that she left us these beautifully done songs, sung with that amazing voice. Thank you for this site Laura.
Name: jack webb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Glasgow / Scotland
Sent: 7.42 PM - 10/7
the voice of an angel.... beautiful colours in my head when she sings.... a wonderful talent.
shame she can't be with us....would have travelled the length and breadth to hear her live.
Name: Susannah Robinson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Kathy's song
Home town Bedford
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 9.04 AM - 10/8
I'm a very new Eva Cassidy fan, I only discovered her amazing work earlier this year when I was given songbird as a birthday present. Recently I got time after time, it hasn't been of my stereo since. It's nice to find a message board devoted to Eva and her wonderful voice.
Susannah
Name: Mona Skobe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Most of them
Home town Tranås, Sweden
Found the website Altavista
Sent: 1.09 PM - 10/8
Laura,
I have read the book and so has my husband. We love it of course: it's a simple chronological story with many detailed and compassionate testimonies in it. Nice pictures, a wonderful graphic design, in short a labor of love! And you can't help dropping some tears again. After having read the book, you really think that you know the person behind the music.
Since we have read all the articles on your site, and I mean all of them, the book does not add something substantially new to our knowledge, but it is quite nice to have it all collected into one aesthetic package. There have been discussions whether Eva would have made it if she had stayed alive. As a singer she would have become even more famous, no doubt about that. But her early death has aroused an interest in her person and in her values that would not have happened if she was still here. I think many people see her moral values as prescriptions of a better, truer life and her singing art as consistent with her values. This makes for an integrity we are all longing for. All this is a rare thing nowadays. And the main reason why everybody responds so emotionally to her story.
Name: Mary
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Dublin Ireland
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 9.05 PM - 10/8
Thank you for providing such a wonderful web site. I was just introduced to Eva's music earlier this year, when a DJ on an Irish radio station kept on playing "Over the Rainbow", I found the voice hauntingly beautiful and the song just grew on me. In March of this year, I had another baby, and family and friends gave me the usual selection of gifts for the baby, but my youngest brother bought me 'Songbird' as a gift for me. I love Eva's voice. I saw her parents being interviewed on Irish TV last week and it was touching to hear them talk about her. I fell in love with her artwork, especially the picture which features a spirit like figure in a woodland setting. I was wondering if it is at all possible to have a copy of it either in print or poster form, maybe somebody out there can advise me, my children think it is beautiful too. We have ordered another print from the Eva Cassidy Foundation. Eva was a truly talented person in every way. I feel so sad that she is no longer with us, but her spirit lives on through her beautiful music.
I feel so lucky to have discovered your site and will return often.
Thank you
Kind regards and best wishes
Mary
Name: Harry.
Home town Nottingham. U.K.
Sent: 9.53 PM - 10/8
Laura,Re: The Eva tribute show in the U.K.(see the what's new page)Leslie Curtis is an experienced cabaret singer who is an "Eva" lookalike. I personally won't be seeing it, as I believe there is no substitute for the "real" thing. There was, and is, only one voice of an angel. Harry.S. Nottingham. U.K.
Name: mags
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird
Home town Lincolnshire - UK
Found the website AOL
Sent: 10.17 PM - 10/8
How many people's lives have been transformed since listening to Eva sing? I know mine has, and I now have a totally different perspective on life. To Eva's parents - may I say that you must feel so proud of her. I truly believe that Eva was on loan to us as an EARTH ANGEL. When I feel low I play her songs - in particular the Songbird album - and I am humbled by such passion in her voice and know that she is singing to me, as most people who love her music probably feel the same. If the whole world listened to Eva we would have everlasting peace on this earth.
Name: wayne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album don't know
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song different 1 every day
Home town kettering
Found the website AOL
Sent: 2.36 AM - 10/9
What can I say about this beautiful person, that hasn't been said 10,000 times before. sod it! I'll have a go anyway. I have never, in my short life, heard such a perfect voice. She sings with the most amazing grace, hitting notes which I did not think were humanly possible. keep singing angel Eva
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold/Over the Rainbow
Home town Reading, Pa.
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 8.47 AM - 10/9
In case you haven't been to the "What's New" site, it was reported that Oct.14th on ABC at 2pm there's an Ice Skating event in which Michelle Kwan skates to Eva's Fields of Gold. I'm sure it will be beautiful & I look for any morsel of Eva I can get. Thanks for the info. Peace to everyone.
Name: Luna Woodhouse
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town St Albans, England
Found the website from the book 'Songbird'
Sent: 11.48 AM - 10/9
SILVER WINGS
I see you gracefully dancing
Just beyond my scattered field of vision.
I hear your soft fairy music,
The tinkle of otherworldly realms
Echos in the vibrating night.
Enchanting, alluring, beckoning,
Out of sight, yet never far,
Riding the wind and surfing our dreams,
Tempting us with your visions and knowledge.
I feel your every fear, your every wish,
Your hopes for humanity
And the races that exist
Under that cloak of illusion.
Gazing into your youthful soul,
Watchful, magic eyes rest
Upon our earthly bodies
As you dance in the moonlight.
Are you real? Or creeping out
From the far reaches of my imagination,
My twisted memory
Of a lifetime long ago?
Enticing me into your fantasy realm,
Spinning your never-ending story,
As you float past, weaving, whirling,
Drawing me ever closer into your silver thread.
Will we join you in your eternal dance,
Or shut you out and refuse to believe?
For there is magic in believing,
How you flutter in and out of our existence,
Touching our imagination with your delicate wings.
Braiding your tales of enchantment,
As the beat of your silvery wings
Draws the moonlight ever closer to Earth,
Delicately wrapped around your silky shadows.
Weaving your thread of otherworldly charms
Upon our scarred world,
Healing our mother as you fly
With your soft, rainbow light.
I hear your fragile heartbeat,
Oh, won't you teach us
How to touch the sweet earth,
Brush her with our love
And mend her with our boundless, wasted energy.
I wanted to share a poem I wrote as I share Eva's love of fairies and fantasy.
Rainbow Blessings to her family and loved ones as she smiles down on you all from spirit.
Love, Light & Peace, ~Luna~ :)
Name: Teresa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves/Oh, Had I a Golden Thread/Fields of Gold/Over the Rainbow
Home town Terenure, Dublin, Rep of Ireland
Sent: 9.40 PM - 10/9
Whenever I'm feeling down and need to de-stress, I listen to Eva and I just find myself unwinding and I rise above all the pressures of the day.
I had the joy of seeing her Mam & Dad being interviewed on "The Late Late Show" last Friday night by the show host, Pat Kenny and it was very poignant. The clip of Eva playing "over the Rainbow" in The Alley was played and it was the 1st time I ever saw a video of her playing. Both her parents were really sincere and you can see how much they still both miss her. A book of her life authorised by her parents written by those who knew her is published now and I cannot wait to get a copy. It's a link with Eva I never thought I'd get and I can now get an insight into Eva's life, her creativity and love of music and her personality.
Name: Mike
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Any & all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song At last
Home town Littlehampton
Found the website Been 'ere before
Sent: 5.19 AM - 10/10
hello all,
just a quicky - it's a bit early in the morning so I could have heard it wrong, but it sounds as if Eva's parents will be on BBC Radio 2 tonight (Oct 10, 01) on the Alex Lester show between 5-7pm. If I've got it all wrong then we are all in for an uneventful two hours!!! (sorry Alex)
Stay safe,
Mike
Name: Mark
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town Lafayette, Indiana
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 12.11 PM - 10/10
A very good friend of mine loaned me the Eva by Heart album and I instantly fell in love with this singer. Very seldom have I ever listened to music more enjoyable. My friend may never get this album back!
My wife gave me Songbird for my birthday and I will own all of Eva's albums soon. Bye!
Name: Andrew Carr
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Dartford, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 12.48 PM - 10/10
When I need to be calm or just want to relax, I listen to Eva Cassidy. I listen to that special voice, one that gets inside you and lifts you up, every time. Thank you to those who encouraged her to share her God-given gift of singing and who also had the good sense to record it. The poignancy of "Fields of Gold" is enhanced knowing that she is no longer with us and that is why its my own favourite, though "Songbird" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" are also favourites. Although all these three songs were written and performed by others before her, Eva makes them sound as if they were written either by, or especially for, her, surely the biggest tribute to her as a performer. Thank you for the opportunity to share these few thoughts.
Name: Mike Jakeman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time After Time
Home town Birmingham, UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.07 PM - 10/10
The RTE TV programme The Late Late Show is repeated on the cable/satellite channel Tara TV at 9-30 pm on Friday nights in the U.K. (Have tried to find out from Tara TV if it's last week's Irish show that they will be showing on October 12, but have had no response. I'll watch it anyway as I see from their website that Heather Nova is, who is another favourite singer is appearing.)
P.S. I've seen the book in my local W H Smith and it's great, but as it's £14-99 in store, I'm ordering from them online at half price + P&P. I have used this service many times without complaint.
Name: bd
Sent: 5.56 PM - 10/10
Hey db,
You made your money off Eva's name, that could possibly be the only reason you sold the record in the first place, so stop your crying. You are probably not the only one either. A picture and some words are nothing to get bent about, so go listen to "Eva by Heart" and wipe your tears!
A Friend
Name: Samantha (Sam)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Manchester
Found the website www.msn.co.uk
Sent: 8.08 PM - 10/10
It is 9:00pm Wednesday 10th October,
Whoever reads this I am listening to Eva Cassidy's Songbird. I think it is a magnificent album and she was one in a million, and I absolutely love her album.
You can relax when you listen to this song.
Name: Su Perkins
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart
Home town Egg Harbor, WI
Found the website ?
Sent: 2.05 AM - 10/11
Can't stop playing this CD over and over. I Know You By Heart always brings tears.
Name: Dave
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart
Home town UK
Found the website regular
Sent: 7.19 AM - 10/11
thanks to this site I was able to hear Eva's mum and dad on radio two's Alex Lester (Johnnie Walker) show. Oh dear, he had obviously scanned the book or got one of his researchers to do it for him. He asked one or two stupid questions - trying to be controversial in a lame sort of way and seemed to think that the most remarkable thing about Eva's music was that as a DJ he had to buy her CD rather than be given one! The two tracks played were given no references so anyone hearing Eva for the first time would have no idea about her music. In my opinion The BBC should have got someone such as Bob Harris to do this interview, he has knowledge and respect of Eva's life and music (a missed opportunity). Phew, that's got that off me chest, just to say the book is superb although pages towards the end should be waterproofed!
Name: Rick M
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song OTR
Home town Grand Junction, CO
Found the website Ask Jeeves
Sent: 2.35 PM - 10/11
OH My!!
I finally received my "Songbird" book last night! What a stunning publication! I immediately started browsing through it. I put it aside for a while then came back later and started reading. I stopped at page 42 and started to peruse the rest of the book. As I neared the end, I could feel myself starting to get tight in the throat and my eyes misting. Like the story of the Titanic, one knows the outcome but the story is so compelling!
Thank you Great Britain for making this book!
Thank you Great Britain for "discovering" Eva and sharing her with the rest of us!
Thank you Great Britain for supporting us during this time of terrorism!
Thank you
Name: Troy G Batson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Depends on the day
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Depends on the mood...
Home town Waldorf Maryland
Found the website Excite
Sent: 3.45 PM - 10/11
I think its great that Eva is so popular right now, I have received my book and its awesome, the problem I have is with the person selling the copy of Method Actor on E-bay. It's your property and I hope that you will be donating the extra funds to a good cause of some sorts. The music is out there for all to enjoy, not for a lucky few to profit from. Hope that common sense will prevail in the end....
Name: Emma
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Question too difficult!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart/time after time
Home town Derby, UK
Found the website Through the biography
Sent: 4.55 PM - 10/11
I already had a couple of albums (Songbird and Time after Time) and was thoroughly addicted to this magnificent voice. Then I went for a job interview in a book shop the other day, and saw the book. I didn't get the job, but it was still a lucky day! I had to have it, and finished reading at about two am this morning. Eva's music works anytime, any where, and even the saddest, most moving songs lift my spirits when I'm low. Knowing her story seems to bring the whole thing together. She is a remarkable force, and I'm glad that her friends, family and fans have so much to remember her by. xxx
Name: Paul Limbrick
Sent: 5.17 PM - 10/11
HOW MUCH FOR A VINYL COPY OF "METHOD ACTOR"?!11 FIVE HUNDRED AND SOMETHING DOLLARS. It's a great album, the more I play it the more I like it. I'm sure David Christopher must be pleased. But WOW, that's a lot of cash! I had an original cassette copy given to me (cheers) from which a friend has kindly burned me a CD copy. All for the price of.... zero dollars.
(Please don't mail me for a copy. Copyright exists with the songwriter and publisher.)
Blix Street should get into negotiations with all relevant parties and have this album released officially, in my opinion.
five hundred and odd dollars.... I can't get over that....
Name: Adrian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ain't no sunshine
Home town Lincoln, UK
Found the website metacrawler
Sent: 5.38 PM - 10/11
I heard the Alex Lester interview last night. I don't think he was trying to be controversial(see Dave below),I just don't think he was properly prepared and he really seemed to be struggling for questions to ask. It certainly made me cringe.
Ade
Name: An Eva Fan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Sent: 6.57 PM - 10/11
Just looking through the Guestbook -- I'm not sure I understand why people are so hostile toward the e-Bay sellers. It's like they don't understand the concept of an auction. It's not the sellers that set the price (except in the case of the "reserve" auction), it's the bidders.
Name: neil clark
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album so far song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town surrey
Found the website not sure
Sent: 7.09 PM - 10/11
Last year I lost my sight due to illness, on August the 11th 01 I went to be trained for a guide dog, one night at the training centre, at some time in the early hours, I heard on BBC world service this voice this wonderful voice, at this time I was not sure if I was still dreaming died and went to heaven or awake, but I soon woke up, who is this I said aloud, I was hoping I would hear who this haunting beautiful voice was, thank god I found it was Eva, my life had been very painful up to that point, but the angel in heaven saved my life. Thank you Eva and god bless her mum and dad with love to all her fans, love Neil
Name: mark aumann
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Rainbow
Home town Danville, California
Found the website Google.com
Sent: 7.40 PM - 10/11
I believe that I have all of Eva's recordings that are available via amazon.com...On the way home from work after the Sept 11th terrorist attack, I constantly was playing Over the Rainbow... she just sings it with so much conviction... it gives me hope and inspiration. I just received the book. I thought it was really well done.
I'm going to give Songbird CD and the book as Christmas presents to people that would appreciate her.
Name: Neil Clark
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town surrey.uk
Found the website not sure just a very
Sent: 8.00 PM - 10/11
just an extra note, I adore all what Eva has done. best wishes. Neil
Name: Barry Cooper
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Melbourne Aust.
Found the website Google
Sent: 1.40 AM - 10/12
I was on holiday in Cairns Aust. when I walked in to my friends house and heard this voice. I can tell you I was mesmerized for the entire album. I then listened to it again and again ,I have become her biggest fan
Bazz
Name: Gary
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song This is very mood dependent
Home town Manchester, England
Found the website Can't Remember (Voila I think)
Sent: 10.58 AM - 10/12
1) The Book. Not had much time to read it yet. Have flicked through a few times, and have read solidly the first few chapters. Very interesting, but then again I like biographies anyway. Unusual in so far as it gives various people's accounts of the same events. I think it would have been VERY interesting to have had Eva's own accounts of these events, but then again, you can't have everything, can you.
2) The EBay auction. If people want to sell their own personal property, that's their business and nobody else's. Over $500 does seem to be a lot of money for anybody's album, but if people are daft enough to be prepared to pay that much, that again is their business. I personally have a number of albums, CDs singles by people other than Eva that I know are rare, collectable (many signed) and are worth a great deal of money, but I wouldn't sell them. Not out of any feeling of loyalty to the particular artistes, but because I don't think I could see myself selling any of my albums etc anyway. I'd rather give them away if I knew the recipient would enjoy them. But that's just me. On the other side of the coin, I have been looking without success for a good copy of the Four Tops Second Album. A couple of years ago, I found a copy for sale for £10, and I thought my prayers were answered, until I saw the condition of it. It looked totally unplayable, so I reluctantly rejected it. Some sellers seem to stray away from the true function of the item they are punting. One last word of hope. About twenty odd years ago, I bought an album on special import from Germany (very expensive), because the British issue had been deleted, and I needed it to complete my collection. Within six months, the British version had been re-released at a reasonable price. Maybe if the owners of the copyright of Method Actor are in favour, either Blix Street or the people behind No Boundaries can do something about it. If they do, the people paying all that money for the original issues are going to feel they've been had. It's only a matter of time.
Name: Gill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song So many..
Home town Near Newmarket UK
Sent: 11.23 AM - 10/12
I loved the Radio 2 interview with Hugh and Barbara. I hope that many people will have been introduced to who she was through their words and thoughts. I am sure it will have done a lot of good in promoting the book. I am going to get my copy today and will report back! Every time I hear Eva, I think how sad it is that she is only here with us in spirit.. She lives on in our hearts
Name: Mike Jakeman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time After Time
Home town Birmingham, UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.55 PM - 10/12
Sorry to say I've missed seeing the RTE interview with Eva's parents' repeat on Tara TV, because their Friday transmission turns out to be live and not a repeat. They do do repeats on Sunday afternoon and Tuesday lunchtime, but of course I've now missed them as well! Apologies to anybody who read my earlier remarks in the guest book and has looked forward to tonight in vain.
Name: Tony wheeler
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart
Home town perth. w. Australia
Found the website http;//www.tt.net/hot
Sent: 8.44 AM - 10/13
when I found Eva it was like finding the treasure at the end of the rainbow. I'm glad that other people have also found her music so delightful. her voice can be so strong, so soft, so raspy, so shallow, so gentle, it's everything a voice could be delivered by one so pure in heart. I now have four of Eva's CDs and cant wait to get more.
Name: Lisa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves, Time after Time, Fields of Gold
Home town Edinburgh, Scotland
Found the website by luck
Sent: 10.33 AM - 10/13
I've been a big fan since hearing Somewhere Over the Rainbow on local radio, immediately went out and bought the Songbird album (which I loved instantly) and within a week I had all of them. I'm looking forward to hearing the new No Boundaries CD when it is finally released. The Songbird book is just so wonderful, I cried so much when reading it, it's nice to actually know a bit more about Eva, I feel like I know her now.
Thank you for this fabulous website Laura, keep up the good work.
Love Lisa (a fan forever)
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA (not MD!!)
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.47 PM - 10/13
To the Eva faithful (those of which with deep pockets, especially): there is another Method Actor LP on eBay; and at press time it is within $10 of the earlier bid. This auction ends in a few hours of this post. And a few more pieces apparently to be available from this same seller.
To something now that I can afford-the Martha Stewart "Sleepytime" compilation disc. Of the 14 artists on this album, whose name do you think was chosen to be displayed across the top ahead of "+ 13 Others"? Yes, I guess Rhino does know a thing or two about marketing.
I tried to order this album-on tape-from my local record store. But the supplier either would not, or "could not" fill it. What a shame-I am trying to support my local music store. I finally had to resort to ordering it online.
The consistent message I get from the chain stores (boy , aren't those becoming awful places to shop, also)is that cassettes will not be made any more for those stores; as soon as the end of the year possibly. So, to Eva fans, if you want to get any of the three titles available on tape, I would suggest doing so soon. Of course, with "Songbird" having recently been released on vinyl, who knows about the march of technology?
One last thought about cassettes-if a Method Actor tape DOES show up on eBay, it might just be within my affordability to make a bid!
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA (not MD!!)
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.47 PM - 10/13
To the Eva faithful (those of which with deep pockets, especially): there is another Method Actor LP on eBay; and at press time it is within $10 of the earlier bid. This auction ends in a few hours of this post. And a few more pieces apparently to be available from this same seller.
To something now that I can afford-the Martha Stewart "Sleepytime" compilation disc. Of the 14 artists on this album, whose name do you think was chosen to be displayed across the top ahead of "+ 13 Others"? Yes, I guess Rhino does know a thing or two about marketing.
I tried to order this album-on tape-from my local record store. But the supplier either would not, or "could not" fill it. What a shame-I am trying to support my local music store. I finally had to resort to ordering it online.
The consistent message I get from the chain stores (boy , aren't those becoming awful places to shop, also)is that cassettes will not be made any more for those stores; as soon as the end of the year possibly. So, to Eva fans, if you want to get any of the three titles available on tape, I would suggest doing so soon. Of course, with "Songbird" having recently been released on vinyl, who knows about the march of technology?
One last thought about cassettes-if a Method Actor tape DOES show up on eBay, it might just be within my affordability to make a bid!
Name: joe glavin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song some where Over the Rainbow
Home town cork Ireland
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 5.13 PM - 10/13
From the first time I heard Eva sing I have loved listening to her at every opportunity, what a loss to us all but god always takes the greats too soon,
forever in my heart.
Name: Angela
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Lincs, England
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 6.27 PM - 10/13
I just wanted to say thank you Laura Bligh, for this lovely site about Eva. She's a fantastic singer, and she will be greatly missed.
I'm halfway through the book 'Songbird', and I'm really enjoying learning about Eva.
Thank you Hugh and Barbara for creating her!
Name: Mary
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow /Fields Of Gold
Home town Dublin, Ireland
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 7.41 PM - 10/13
Over the past week I have been reading the Guestbook and a lot of people have been saying that the book "Songbird" did not pay enough detail to Eva's music. I think it is important to remember that apart from being a wonderful singer and musician she was also a daughter, sister, and friend. All those things went to create the person she was and along the way she found music too. I think the book is very good, well written and the photos are just so great, so natural depicting Eva's life as it really was. I thank her parents for giving us insight into their lives as well as Eva's and for sharing their precious memories.
Mary
Name: RAYMOND
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song tall trees in Georgia
Home town Glasgow
Found the website been here before
Sent: 9.52 PM - 10/13
for any one who has not heard live at blues ally go and buy it .what a fantastic album.
Name: crag&angela notman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all of them!!!!!
Home town tamworth, staffordshire
Found the website tried and with faith found it
Sent: 12.02 AM - 10/14
there are times I feel stressed with my life, work, and children, then I stop with an enormous headache and just lie down in front of my stereo and the wife puts our children to bed, and I just lay their listening ,feeling all the sounds and a tear comes to my eye thinking that if that one day I hadn't tuned into radio 2 and Terry Wogan I would have missed this perfect voice with words that move your soul and heart. god bless her soul and may her parents strive for their daughters success throughout the U.S.A. and may I say we in the U.K. are thinking of you over their in your hour of need god bless you all and once again I thank Eva's parents for the love they put into her and for the love she shared with us through her songs....
Name: Fran Jacques
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow or Golden Thread (depends on my mood)
Home town Mesa, AZ by way of El Paso, TX
Found the website Google search
Sent: 2.00 AM - 10/14
I have not read this anywhere, but I feel from the Holy Spirit that Eva Cassidy is a Christian (as in, believes Jesus is the only son of God who rose from the dead to save the souls of mankind and if we confess with our mouth he is Lord, we too will be saved). I like to image that she chose to bring God's music to the secular world because nothing comforts the soul like a word from God. That brings me comfort. I plan to make it a point to introduce myself to her when I get to heaven. I have been so touched by her music (and her ministry). I would like to add my comments to others that her music is such a joy at the end of a long day. What a voice. What a sweet spirit. May it never be silenced. Thank you to Jeanne and Ron Masters of Mesa, Arizona for sharing her gift of song with me. God Bless each of you.
Name: Christine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song at this moment...Autumn Leaves
Home town Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
Found the website Copernic
Sent: 3.06 AM - 10/14
I've spent that last hour reading this Guestbook, and I'm simply touched by the outpouring of
admiration and love of Eva and what her music has done for so many people. One night last
Feb., I was driving home through a snow storm and CBC radio was airing a show about Eva. I only caught the last 10 minutes or so, but heard Eva's voice, and just about pulled over when I heard 'Over the Rainbow'! I couldn't see past my tears and the snow! At any rate, the next day I tried finding her CDs, but to no avail. But I was undaunted and eventually prevailed. Fast forward to July. To my thorough delight, I found both the 'Songbird' and 'Time After Time', CDs. If there'd been more, I would've bought all of them, but alas. I do plan on completing my collection very soon. I am anticipating purchasing the book, 'Songbird', but as yet, haven't seen copies here in Canada. (Although I know I can purchase it online.) When I sat down and listened to her CDs, my friend and I couldn't get over this magnificent talent! I felt like I'd just won the lottery! So many songs just touch me to tears. I've told so many people about her, and their reaction is much like mine....WOW!!!
Thank you Laura for this site, I will visit often !!
Thank you to her family and friends for sharing her music with the rest of the world so that her perfect voice can heal us and reunite us all in her universal message of love and hope.
Name: Caroline Wilson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Hazelbrook, Australia
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 3.08 AM - 10/14
Eva is going off in a big way down under!! Every CD shop I have been to for the last few months not only has Songbird but all other CDs as well. Maybe you could find out some facts and let me know. My Dad is a huge fan and has many people hooked. Thanks
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song impossible to choose
Home town Laurel, Md.
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 4.42 AM - 10/14
For those of you who live in the D.C. metro area, I
was channel surfing earlier today and came across an
ad on Maryland Public Television (MPT). I came in halfway thru, so I'm not sure what the add was about.
It looked like a promo for the station. In any case,
the accompanying music was Eva's "What A Wonderful World".
I would also like to add my two cents about the Songbird book. It took about three weeks for me to receive my copy but I feel it was well worth the wait.
I haven't read the whole book yet, but I agree with Mary's comments that the book is about Eva the person, not just the singer. I love what I've read so far and
encourage all Eva fans to buy it.
Name: Jo
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Ooh difficult... can I have 2? Kathy's Song & Time after time
Home town Nr Portsmouth, England
Found the website Just surfing
Sent: 8.36 PM - 10/14
I just had to say how much I love Eva's music. Every time I listen to her music though, I can't help but feel we have been cruelly robbed of a brilliant talent. Most people seem to have discovered Eva's music from her song 'Over the Rainbow'. My story is a little different. I was asked to buy Songbird as a Christmas present. I have to confess that I had never heard of Eva (terrible!) so I gave the CD a listen before I wrapped it (naughty!), I have to say that it was the best thing I did...I was blown away... needless to say, I started buying every Eva album I could get my hands on!! In fact, as corny as this may sound, I was inspired to learn to play the guitar because of Eva.
Name: Laura J B
Home town San Jose, CA
Sent: 12.28 AM - 10/15
I just nearly fell over. I was watching A Tribute To Ice Skating and Michele Quan starts to skate to Eva's Fields of Gold. Eva has come home!!!
Name: Klaus
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song many: e.g. Autumn Leaves, Wonderful World
Home town Sunnyvale (US), Braunschweig (Germany)
Found the website Google
Sent: 2.45 PM - 10/15
In Sept. German Airline Lufthansa had "Fields of Gold" in one of their music programs in the airplanes. That is how I met Eva for the first time. I wonder if anybody owning the first album (vinyl) would be willing to make MP3s out of it and put them on Morpheus or Kazaa. So all of us could get this music.
It would be so nice.
Thank you a lot
Klaus
Name: Vidar
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold, Wade in the Water.
Home town Trondheim
Found the website I was looking after her name at the web and suddenly I was her.
Sent: 5.10 PM - 10/15
Fields of Gold most be one of the most beautiful song I ever heard. Eva Cassidy has made many records and Songbird most be one of her best.
Name: Dee-Dee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 11.05 PM - 10/15
Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 15 October 2001
(last week in brackets)
SONGBIRD
1 (1) BoL Folk Top 10
2 (2) BOL Indie Album Chart
2 ( ) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
4 (3) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
5 (new!) 2fm MusicZone top 30 - Ireland
11 (14) BBC Top 40 Indie Chart UK
19 (19) BRF - Belgium Top 40
19 (25) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (14/10)
21 ( ) Amazon.co.uk UK Best-selling Albums
30 (46) BBC Top 40 Album chart
30 (25) CNN Worldbeat Global Album Chart (29 Sept)
38 (24) VG-lista Top 40 Albums (Norway)
72 (57) Official Swiss Charts
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
8 (11) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
95 ( ) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (14/10)
TIME AFTER TIME
10 (10) BoL Folk Top 10
10 (10) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
14 ( ) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
97 ( ) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (14/10)
EVA BY HEART
20 ( ) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
NO BOUNDARIES
12 ( ) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
Name: Todd
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Anniversary Song
Home town Ft. Myers, FL
Found the website Looking for info on Eva
Sent: 1.19 AM - 10/16
I cannot express the feelings that Eva Cassidy's songs bring forth. Her voice simply is the best I have ever heard. My words are not enough when I explain her music to others, so I carry the CDs with me and play them to all who will listen. Those who have are now hooked. I first heard her while at a book store, I listened for one minute, then bought each CD that they had on hand. When I returned home, and read the covers, I rejoiced in the music but felt a tremendous pang of loss. Now, as I listen, I can only wish and wonder.
Name: Stephen
Home town Canada
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 3.25 AM - 10/16
Quincy Jones, in an interview on Oprah Winfrey today, recounted working with Frank Sinatra. He says Frank had a saying he used to frequently share with him; "Live every day like it's your last, and one day you'll be right". Made me think of how Eva's music makes me feel.
Name: W.T. Greer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Dallas
Found the website Blix Street Link
Sent: 7.21 AM - 10/16
Today was the first time I heard Eva and as a singer, I am moved by her gifting. I am deeply saddened to have lost such a great talent before I knew who she was. I wish I could have known her. She had more heart and soul in three notes than any pop diva of our time.
Roberta Flack has always been my favorite singer and Eva reminds me of her so much. I can remember when I heard her sing for the first time as a child.
I will always remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard Eva for the first time.
Name: Angela
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Lincoln, England
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 8.11 PM - 10/16
I finished reading the book "Songbird" last night, and I cried so much. Really, really bad crying. It's a beautiful book, with great pictures. I'm so glad I found it.
I also wanted to say, a few weeks ago I was at a stock car racing track, and they have these loudspeakers that play music to keep people entertained between races. Usually they play all that rock stuff, you know, Rolling Stones or whatever. Suddenly, Eva's voice came out of those loudspeakers, singing Over the Rainbow. And people listened. There were hundreds and hundreds of people there, and they listened. Guys who were fixing their stock cars, lifted their heads up and listened. It was wonderful!!
Name: Mark
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town Auburn, California
Found the website Google.com
Sent: 6.03 AM - 10/17
I was gigging in Brazil this summer, my keyboard player rips off his headphones and says, "Man you gotta hear this!" I haven't stopped listening to her since and neither have all the people I come in contact with. I preach the brilliance of Eva all over. She just understood it all so well. Not too much not too little, her chops were always just right on whatever song she worked on. The so called pop divas ruling the airways need to go back to school for some serious re - education of their approach to the craft. Great to see that we are all finally giving her what she deserved all along.... respect and appreciation.
Name: Jane Willis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Impossible to choose
Home town Chippenham
Found the website MSN
Sent: 11.50 AM - 10/17
I have signed the Guestbook before and now have all of Eva's recorded albums. I really can't choose a favourite song because they are all good, one day it may be "Fields of Gold" another "Time is a Healer" or "Over the Rainbow". I have just found the "Songbird" book in my local book store and wanted to say a big thank you to Hugh & Barbara for giving their permission for its publication. I know I am going to enjoy reading it. With love and thanks for Eva's life.
Name: Pam Russell
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Birmingham, England
Found the website Didgeridoo
Sent: 7.56 PM - 10/17
Just love Eva's music
Name: Nuala Martin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album as of now Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all of them touch my heart deeply but Over the Rainbow really leaves me emotionally exhausted
Home town Dublin Ireland but cumming Georgia now
Found the website just punched in Eva
Sent: 2.04 AM - 10/18
I lost my sister to an accident Feb 10 2000, in Belfast. while visiting home this past august my brother in law introduced me to Eva in his back garden. I tell you honestly I was overwhelmed by her beautiful voice. she has true passion. each song seems like it was written with my sister and brother in law in mind. I have not been able to play this CD until now , without breaking down I share her with anyone who will listen, her parents must be very proud. I'm sorry you lost such a wonderful lady I would like to have known her. I am about to embark on a singing career, and I pray that Eva will guide me and fill me with her passion. I thank God that she has been brought into my life
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All but Stormy Monday the most played track at the moment
Home town Oldham
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 12.48 PM - 10/18
I've been visiting this website for several months and yet I'm still surprised to see the same adjectives to describe Eva's voice. Different countries, different languages, different cultures, but the one common thread of the people who make an entry into this Guestbook is their genuine love and admiration for someone who has touched their hearts in a very special way. I'm sure there are many others who haven't visited the website but still feel the same. So, what it is about Eva that has us all waxing lyrical. It's hard to define. There are many excellent singers around and I enjoy listening to them. With Eva it's so much more. I am emotionally moved enough to imagine that she is singing just for my pleasure. It feels so very personal. And this feeling doesn't change no matter how many times I listen to the songs. It always feels like a new experience.
Name: Laura J B
Home town San Jose, CA
Sent: 6.07 PM - 10/18
Dear friends,
I got my book and it was $25 dollars and took 2 wks. It is wonderful!!! And such a nice dedication to the U.K. (love you guys) It is worth it.
Enjoy,
LJB
Name: Angela
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by heart
Home town Lincs, England
Found the website regular
Sent: 7.08 PM - 10/18
I found out not long ago that my grandfather also has skin cancer. It's a terrible disease. It seems all the best people die too soon.
Name: Keith Moulsdale
Home town North Wales
Sent: 8.02 PM - 10/18
have just finished reading the book and enjoyed a good cry. What a lady and what a waste? When I first heard Fields of Gold I thought Sting had done cover version because the song is hers. Her voice touches me in places I can only dream about.
Name: Lilly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Cavan Ireland
Sent: 9.46 PM - 10/18
One of my close friends Deirdre passed away on Monday evening she was buried this morning and Eva's beautiful song Somewhere Over the Rainbow was played as she was brought out of the church and I knew at that moment she was looking down smiling at all of us with Eva probably by her side. It's filled our hearts with hope. Thank you for allowing us to hear her beautiful voice.
Name: Carole Taylor
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart
Home town Manchester, England
Found the website Copernic (I read about the website in the book)
Sent: 10.27 PM - 10/18
I heard Eva's parents being interviewed on the radio last week. I was very moved by the gentle way in which they talked about their wonderful daughter. I already had the CD 'The Other Side' but as we love her voice and music my husband bought both the Songbird CD and book this week. I have just finished reading this beautiful book and I am so moved. My heart goes out to Eva's parents, family and her friends. As a mother, I know the immense sense of love and pride you must feel. I feel privileged to have shared your thoughts and feelings.
Name: Joe Wakeford
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Guildford, Surrey. UK
Found the website From the evacassidy.com site
Sent: 12.58 AM - 10/19
I'm really into Eva's music right now. I'm in a band with a singer called Sarah-Jane who sounds very similar in that gentle, non-threatening manner. We've enjoyed listening to Eva's singing and it's inspired our own creativity to flow.
Check out our music at www.sarahjanemarler.com for samples and pictures of all of us. Hope to see you there - may Eva's music and memory live long and strong.
Name: Marie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Home town Hamar, Norway
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 11.29 AM - 10/19/2001
The first time I heard Eva singing, was on TV a late night, I did some housework, but found myself sitting staring at the TV, listening at this singer I`d never heard of before. The music just struck me, I was paralysed. Who was she? The feelings that she expressed filled me with many kinds of questions and motions.
Then finally I managed to buy Songbird, and when I listened to it for the first time, I cried - deeply moved from Eva`s very beautiful voice and guitar play as well, and also knowing that she was gone for ever, what a tremendous loss! I have a need for letting to know her, so I`m searching around... I mourn over her while I`m listening to the most beautiful music I`ve ever heard.
Name: Davey H
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Only heard Songbird as yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Stockton, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.01 PM - 10/19
What can I say? The voice of an angel. Hope to meet Eva one day - somewhere over that rainbow.
God Bless
Name: Angela
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album it varies
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song that varies too
Home town Lincs, UK
Sent: 5.53 PM - 10/19
John Nixon - I too noticed in ASDA today, they were selling the book about Eva. I was so happy and excited to see it there - because ASDA only sell the best-selling hardcovers.
She's doing well, obviously.
Name: Karen Coleman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (but that changes daily)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 8.32 PM - 10/19
On my birthday this year, 2001, I was introduced to Eva. It was the most important gift I could have ever received. My friends and I sat in silence and awe as goosebumps covered us and tears filled our eyes. Since then (three months later) I have witnessed Eva's passion, purity and genius spread to every ear she touches. I have never seen anything like it before. Everyday, she is with me...and the beautiful part is that she will always be here. She sings like an angel and has touched me like I have never ever known. To have known Eva must be yet indescribable for those people in her life. I am still reaching for more powerful words to describe how I feel. I guess the angels were simply waiting for her.
Name: Lexie Comeau
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song It is so hard to choose- but I'd have to say "People Get Ready" and "Fields of Gold"- (not even sting does that song this well
Home town Andover MA
Found the website Refdesk.com>"Eva Cassidy"
Sent: 1.18 PM - 10/20
I'm listening to Eva right now, she touches me. She is one of those singers you can listen to forever and never get bored. I am right now, getting over depression and borderline anorexia/bulimia. Yet, whenever I dance to, or just sit and listen to Eva my troubles vanish...as if she is singing to me directly from heaven. Please Email me, I am only 13 and am to mature for my age. I feel I should and need to converse w/ more people on my level. Thank you, God Bless
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 2.33 PM - 10/20
Did anyone, upon scanning the web for all things Eva, see at mrlucky.com, on one of their recent (unfortunately no longer current)lucky seven lists about the editors listening to "Blue Alley" and TAT and not understanding what all the fuss was about? This list apparently is gone even from their archives. So the editors don't "get it". Nothing that a visit to this site and a few fewer martinis shouldn't be able to cure.
And the gentleman from Colorado via DC who was-or is-in search of a Diane Scanlon album that contains her own versions of the songs Eva covered. That must be an album just about as rare as that of Method Actor. With research I have seen only one DS title; which contain neither of the compositions in question.
Name: Kozmic Jae Pearl
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Trying to track some down - I have mp3s at the moment
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Ain't No Sunshine
Home town Colchester, Essex, England
Found the website evacassidy.com
Sent: 5.01 PM - 10/20
Hi all,
I just discovered Eva recently - in quite a bizarre way! The school I'm at has decided that having music on in lessons will help us to work better... in history the other day, our teacher brought in Eva Cassidy to listen to. I was sat there the whole lesson unable to work at all exclaiming to everyone how amazing I thought she was. The weirdest bit was many of them didn't really agree :-\
I was also wondering how many people also like Janis Joplin.... if u haven't really heard her, u must!
-Kozmic
Name: Paul Noble
Home town Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Sent: 5.57 PM - 10/20
The 'Pieces of a Dream' CD 'Goodbye Manhattan' is available. I purchased a copy from Columbia House Canada.
Name: Dee-Dee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 6.51 PM - 10/21
Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 21 October 2001
(previous showing in brackets)
SONGBIRD
2 (2) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
3 (4) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
12 (11) BBC Top 40 Indie Chart UK
15 (5 ) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 - Ireland
21 (21) Amazon.co.uk UK Best-selling Albums
24 (25) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (21/10)
25 (38) VG-lista Top 40 Albums (Norway?)
30 (25) CNN Worldbeat Global Album Chart (dated 29 Sept)
37 (30) BBC Top 40 Album chart
49 (49) Gavin Smooth Jazz 50
73 ( ) CD-NOW Top 100
90 (66) Chartservice Top 100 Albums - Germany
97 (72) Official Swiss Charts
TIME AFTER TIME
6 (14) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
8 (10) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
7 (8) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
18 (new) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
NO BOUNDARIES
11 (12) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
EVA BY HEART
15 (16) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
Name: DAVID
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow
Home town Howell MI
Sent: 12.35 AM - 10/23
When Your Soul Is In need Of Something you do not know
how to find Eva brings you a little closer to that place Over the rainbow thanks Eva.
Name: Alan Knight
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Anniversary song
Home town Manchester, England
Found the website Songbird book
Sent: 12.37 PM - 10/23
I was lucky to find a promo copy of Songbird in 1998. I was in tears after the first verse of FOG. I played it for a friend and said that I had heard an angel sing and she was gone. I felt so cheated that such a bright star should go so soon. Thanks for letting the world share her.
Name: Cristina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Golden Thread
Home town Kingwood, Texas
Found the website From another Eva Cassidy site
Sent: 2.27 PM - 10/23
First heard of Eva on a television show about her and her music. Stunned best describes how I felt at the time I first heard her remarkable voice and style. Music is a gift from God and Eva represents one of His finest gifts. Now she sings with the angels. I am truly blessed to have discovered her.
Name: Kim Reed
Home town Deptford, NJ
Found the website MSN
Sent: 2.30 PM - 10/23
Did Eva Cassidy do her own version of the Beatles song "In My Life?"
Name: Chris Hanson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Johannesburg, South Africa
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.18 PM - 10/23
I was sitting in a VERY noisy coffee shop here in S. Africa about 6 months ago when Over the Rainbow was playing. I could hardly hear a thing and my immediate thought was "good grief, who's murdering this song?" Then about a month later, by bizarre chance, I heard it again on one of the radio channels on our satellite TV service. WOW !!!! Thankfully, they list the artist and album so I spent the next few weeks unsuccessfully trying to track down a copy of the CD. (The local CD stores are a joke) So when I found a copy in Amsterdam recently it was an automatic purchase. I didn't think it was possible for one song to bring genuine tears to the eyes, but Rainbow just touched something and I don't think I've gone a day without listening to it. But Eva has done more than just record a truly beautiful song, her version has sparked off my passion for playing the guitar again. I had a bad motorbike accident about 2 years ago which seriously damaged my left hand, so I gave it up. (Too painful to stretch the fingers) I have been trying like mad to perfect her guitar arrangement, but some parts have me baffled (and aching)so if anybody can point me in the direction of an accurate transcription of the guitar arrangement you would make one Eva mad South African very happy.
Thank you Eva, your voice and music transcend all the darkness in our troubled world.
Chris Hanson
Johannesburg South Africa
Name: Keely Reeves
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Surrey England
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 5.31 PM - 10/23
I first heard the song Somewhere Over the Rainbow on Radio 2 here in England and was moved to tears by the way the singer sung this song. I eagerly waited to see who Terry Wogan (the DJ) said was the singer .. it was of course the wonderful Eva Cassidy. I have recently purchased the book about Eva and many tears were shed over that too. What a wonderful woman and I thank her family and friends for allowing us, the public to hear and enjoy her wonderful voice and through the book to find out more about Eva. A young woman who died far too young but left so much behind.
Name: Gordon Rogers
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song What a Wonderful World; Over The Rainbow; Autumn Leaves, Honeysuckle Rose, then the rest!
Home town Wauchope NSW Australia
Found the website In a desperate search for EVA info! Yabba Dabba Yahoo!
Sent: 11.30 PM - 10/23
What a blessing, to be alive and able to hear one of the most interpretive and talented singers ever (That's EVE with an R)! The benefits of living in an era when we have the capabilities to record for playing posterity the musical genius of Singers & Instrumentalists are hard to comprehend, until you relax and listen to Eva Cassidy. That's when we are able to understand how lucky we are!
What an absolutely complete joy! And the secret?
I was given a copy of "Songbird" by Martin Jennings of Didgeridoo & Hot Records (They hold the rights to Eva's music in Australia & UK and produced the compilation "Songbird").As a presenter of 'easy listening' music programs on Community Radio 2 Way FM 103.9 in the 'sunny downtown' Hastings region of the North Coast of New South Wales Australia, I fell in love instantly with Eva and her beautiful voice, and her incredibly emotional interpretations! I've been spreading Eva's musical message ever since!
I believe, after much listening, soul searching and analysis, I have finally come to realise Eva's secret.
It is rare and unique, and a fact. Eva had a harmonic soul! Eva harmonises almost every note she sings! Yes, with both her voice, guitar and other instruments! Eva's interpretation of every song is symphonic! It's easy to listen to Eva and feel like she is taking only you, on a musical journey! OK, so I love her music, who doesn't? (Only those who have never heard the magic).
Above the tragedy of losing Eva, we are all fortunate that Hugh, Barbara and their family have done so much to help us share and enjoy Eva's talent.
Thank you Eva.
Name: Ashley Straley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them but most of all,' Fields of Gold'
Home town Anchorage, Alaska
Found the website gci.net
Sent: 5.48 AM - 10/24
The first time I heard Eva Cassidy voice was on her album, Songbird. I didn't have much faith in it to be good. But after a few seconds of hearing her voice I was so intrigued. It was the voice of an angel. I have never quite heard a voice like hers. I studied on her to see what lied behind this voice and her story was an interesting one. But as a student still attending high school she inspired me. I have never had so much joy to live as I do know. Her voice and character has given a new meaning to life. She is a hero to me. If I could have one wish in this world it would be to have gotten the chance to meet her and sit and talk with her. She gives so much hope in this world. I've never felt so much joy and love since I've heard her voice and what she had to say in her songs. Thank God for Angels like her!
Name: cat
Home town Independence West Virginia U$A
Found the website Google
Sent: 11.42 AM - 10/24
Everyone seems to be drawn to the voice, but for me it is the clean and luscious guitar style. And the voice. The sincerity and clarity of Bonnie Raitt, the uniqueness of Janis Ian, and that je ne sais quoi that attracts us all. How shameful it is that the death of a wonderful artist is what propels her into the capitalist public eye (or ear). I have pipe dreams that the internet can let artists and their natural audiences find each other without having to die or include a fabulous free gift with your purchase. Let us hope.
Name: mme kay quinn forde
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album cassette - Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves et Over the Rainbow
Home town Saint Louis Missouri
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 2.23 PM - 10/24
avid enthusiast
Name: Luke Cassidy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow
Home town Dunstable
Found the website I was looking for a web page with Cassidy on it
Sent: 8.57 PM - 10/24
Hi all I am 14 and my hobbies are fixing bikes and I do bmx racing and I lift weights I go to Queensbury upper school and I go to Dunstable College and doing a course on motors I want to join the RAF when I am 16 to be a engineer
Name: Bill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Wilkes-Barre, PA
Found the website Yahoo!
Sent: 12.27 AM - 10/25
I just felt the need to contribute yet again. I'm the Reference Librarian who had a patron recommend Songbird when he came into my library asking for bio. info on Eva Cassidy.
I enjoy Laura's website immensely and I live for Eva's music. Reading the What's new page for the last couple of weeks, regarding the Ebay "Method Actor" controversy and such, all I can say is that I just feel a little sad that I will not be able to hear every piece of music recorded by Eva. Let me explain. When I discover a musician that I really love, I'm the type of person who would like to have everything recorded by that artist. However, Eva recorded with so many different groups (e.g. Pieces of a Dream, Method Actor) and so many of those records are out of print that it's a fact that Eva will be one of those artists that noone who discovered her recently will have the opportunity to hear everything she recorded. Laura, the webmaster, is very luck to probably have a copy of all of the pre-Other Side music that Eva recorded and probably one of the few. Laura, if you get a sec, I would love to hear your comments on the fact that her present fans will most likely not have a full anthology of her music.
In the words of Chuck Brown, "Love ya, Eva".
Name: Terry
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 8.34 AM - 10/25
Well said Bill on the Guestbook 10/25 !
It's clear there is much of Eva's work out there that we everyday folk are not hearing. We want to hear it and have got money in hand to pay for the privilege ! OK, someone needs to 'manage' it so lesser-accomplished work does not detract from what we have come to love but most of us are grown-up folks who can balance these things out for ourselves.
Listen to the clip Laura has put on the 'What's New' page for an interesting insight. Chances are you won't like the mix and arrangement but the potential is enormous.
Please, someone. We want more of Eva's music !!
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All but Stormy Monday pretty hard to beat.
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 9.47 AM - 10/25
I agree with Bob, who agreed with Bill. I suspect many other Eva fans will agree with them too.
I've been trying for some time to find out more about Eva's version of 'Son of a Preacher Man'. I've raised it several times. I know it exists for the fortunate few. This is a favourite for many people and it's high time it was put on CD for the rest of Eva's fans to enjoy. I cannot see how making Eva's talent available to all is in some way diminishing her quality. Like Bob said, most of us have already bought the other albums and are willing to buy anything new. We are grown up enough to make our own decisions on what we choose to buy. Not making popular tracks available to everyone only encourages people to auction rarer tracks for profit. A matter that has also been raised on this website. Is this what Eva would have wanted? I very much doubt it.
Can somebody use some common sense.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All but Stormy Monday pretty hard to beat.
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 9.50 AM - 10/25
Sorry for my earlier mistake, I should have said:
I agree with Terry, who agreed with Bill. I suspect many other Eva fans will agree with them too.
Name: Dave H
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Can't decide
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song That's a tough question
Home town Norton, Teesside
Found the website just typed in "Eva" on Google
Sent: 10.41 AM - 10/25
Got "Songbird" as a present a couple of months ago and was absolutely blown away. I've just bought "Time After Time" & "The Other Side". It just gets better & better.
I can't wait to get to heaven - they must have a helluva band!!!
Name: Hans A Fagerlie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time, blues at alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song several, impossible to pick up just one
Home town Tønsberg, Norway
Found the website www.didgerecords.com
Sent: 11.00 AM - 10/25
I agree with those who have asked for more of Eva's music. It doesn't matter if this is "perfect" or not.
It is a lot of us around the world who really have fallen for her voice and talent. Why can't we decide whether this or that is good?
Please let us have more from Eva's production.
Best regards
Hans
Name: Gary Lines
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold never has a song been sung better then the original until now.
Home town Lincoln England
Found the website known about for a long time now
Sent: 12.57 PM - 10/25
Just reading the songbird book I bought today. I have had to stop as the tears are stinging my eyes
Name: Uwe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Berlin Marlene Dietrich Town in Germany
Sent: 7.31 PM - 10/25
Eva Cassidy did very very well in the German charts with the Songbird Album I discovered month and month ago.
God bless America. Uwe in Germany
Name: rod macleod
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird
Home town oshawa
Found the website Google
Sent: 11.47 PM - 10/25
She is the closest thing I've heard to an angel singing here on earth.
Name: nicholas hall
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ALL
Home town Colchester
Sent: 8.07 AM - 10/26
I have read some of the many messages and I would like to echo the words of many "I find her voice angelic and beautiful". I saw a program on her once and I thought "wow this woman can really sing". But once I had brought the album (Songbird) I thought "WOW". "THIS WOMAN CAN REALLY SING". The music industry has lost an angel
NIK
Name: Chris Hanson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow (still)
Home town Johannesburg, South Africa
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 10.25 AM - 10/26
I am amazed at what this woman has achieved. Go beyond the voice of an angel and read some of the entries on this guestbook. Even they can bring tears to your eyes. Eva may not have the mass popularity like so many "manufactured" stars, but those who do know her music are all intensely passionate about her. (Quality over quantity I guess)It's almost as if Eva fans are a close family united not by blood but by the way she's touched us all. Further to this, I just want to publicly thank Terry in London and Pat Dargan (I hope that's right) who responded to my post looking for a guitar arrangement of OTR. THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU ! I just hope Eva will forgive my tortuous renditions of her beautiful arrangement.
Chris
Johannesburg.
Name: Roseann
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tough but probably Anniversary
Found the website Typed in Eva on Yahoo
Sent: 1.45 PM - 10/26
I heard about Eva's Songbird album through a friend and have never looked back. She helps me through the difficult times and lifts me during the good. She never fails to stir my soul and break my heart at the same time. She is one of the few singers with the ability to make you love her at first hearing. Music loss is heaven's gain.
Name: Tasha
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Bristol, UK
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 9.43 PM - 10/26
I Have just finished reading the book and cried very hard! I think its a shame that someone with so much talent has gone and wont be around to enjoy the tremendous success she has received. What a fantastic woman, I need to get all her other albums! Songbird makes me "goosie" all over and when I get married next May, I plan to have Songbird played at the ceremony. (Is that OK?) I hope that some of her unreleased music is eventually made available to the public, not for commercial purposes but for shear pleasure of the millions of fans out there, whose lives have been touched by Eva's Music. Love to her family who must still miss her terribly, each day the pain will get easier.
Name: Steinar Bones
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town N-7120 Leksvik, Norway
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 11.09 PM - 10/26
Every time I hear Eva singing, her voice goes right into my heart. She has been my favorite singer since first time I heard her voice, in the summer 2001!!!!
Jeg elsker hennes nydelige og fløyelsmyke stemme.
Name: mikki
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album so far "live at blues alley"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Vancouver, B.C.
Found the website Google
Sent: 5.20 AM - 10/27
I first heard Eva's music about 2 weeks ago. I was deeply moved , not only because of her beautiful voice, but also this song was sung at a funeral for a special friend who died of cancer at the age of 31. I bought the c.d. yesterday and after listening to it tonight went on the internet to find more of her music. I was shocked and saddened to see that she is no longer alive. What a voice and what incredible soul. What a terrible loss .
Name: Lisa Bowd
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird/Somewhere Over Rainbow
Home town Melbourne Australia
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 7.27 AM - 10/27
I first heard Eva's Songbird on the radio a couple of months ago. What an amazing voice. I always raced for a pen to get the singer's name but only when I was at a friend's house did she play the Songbird c.d. and I couldn't believe it - that voice - I knew it was her. I raced to the music shop the next day but could not find it anywhere. Finally a couple of weeks later I found it and fell in love with all those beautiful songs - friends are also going out to buy the CDs. Only yesterday we had an ad on TV for her entire collection now available at one of our biggest music stores - I'm there on Monday to buy the lot!!! I can't begin to tell you how saddened and shocked I was to read that she had passed away. What a loss to the music world. Rest in peace Eva - look at the joy you have brought to thousands around the world.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.56 PM - 10/27
It's beginning to -feel anyway- a lot like Christmas. brrrr. If only in the interest of completeness; and the fact that there are a number of other titles, the Holiday Feast volume 5 album, with Eva's "It's not the Presents" song, is also available at kevinjohnson.com/variousartistsholidayfeast5.htm. At least the basic address is correct. I get a bit nervous typing the long strings of letters.
Of course, purchasing the title thru that site does not benefit the HFM charity, which is well-documented, as usual, in the Eva's recordings section.
The basic URL listed above is relatively easy for me to remember: same name as the former Phoenix Suns' point guard.
Name: Joan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Bowie, MD
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 6.35 PM - 10/27
I have lived in Bowie for 23 years and only found out about Eva Cassidy after her death. I would have seen her perform in person if I had known about her before. I have read several articles about her in our local newspaper, "The Bowie Blade". A few months ago, I was in a record store at the beach and I saw "Songbird". Nothing in print can possible describe the quality of Eva's voice and the emotion in her songs. Recently, I had a friend visiting from Atlanta, GA. I played the CD for her and she was hooked. She played it nonstop for the rest of the weekend. I have seen her since, and she said she bought her own copy. I, too have cancer at an untimely age and I am so inspired by how many people this humble young woman touched in her short life. I admire her and will continue to listen to and promote her. I feel as if I know her each time I listen to "Songbird". I only wish that I could have.
Joan
Name: Leslie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song right now! songbird or drown in my own tears
Home town Atlanta
Sent: 11.30 PM - 10/27
I'm fairly new to her music, but her voice is so very beautiful. Can anyone tell me her saddest ballad? I had thought there was a song titled "saddest song ever," but I think now, the board I read that on, that they were just talking about a particular song, but it wasn't actually called that! thanks for any input!
Name: Wolfgang Riedmueller
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold and much more
Home town Munich (München)
Found the website not I, my computer find out !
Sent: 7.47 PM - 10/29
Yesterday, October 28 evening by car, I here a wonder-
ful song named "Fields of gold", I notice the name
and today I bought the CD. This wonderful voice, I never
heard before. I know, Eva has found out a better and peaceful place.....God save the world
Name: Janice Jenness
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song How Can I Keep From Singing- Waly Waly
Home town Greensboro, NC
Found the website MSN
Sent: 7.53 PM - 10/29
I read a small article about Eva in the music section of People magazine while on break at work. Being a lover of all kinds of music, I bought the Songbird CD and was enthralled. Weeks later, channel surfing late one night I saw a re-run of a Nightline show featuring Eva. I never get tired of hearing her. I really can't pick a favorite Album or song - it just depends on what kind of mood I'm in at the moment... and she certainly does cover a wide range of song styles, which is what astounds everyone that I've introduced to her music. At 64, I've listened to everything from Glenn Miller to Dave Matthews.. I love it all, but Eva has become an old friend I wish I had met.
Name: Kate
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall Trees in Georgia
Home town Philadelphia
Found the website via ABC News
Sent: 8.35 AM - 10/30
I first heard Eva on the ABC Nightline tribute this summer. The second I heard her voice & "Over the Rainbow," I had to buy her CDs. Her vocal talent is remarkable. What a great loss for her family -- she was so talented - singing, painting. Each time I listen to her CDs I pause to think how fortunate we are that she was recorded & her voice can be shared for generations.
Thank you for a fine website. It does justice to her talent.
Name: Nicole
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird/I know you by heart
Home town San Jose, CA
Found the website A friend
Sent: 3.24 AM - 10/31
About a week ago a friend played me a CD she had. She had seen the story of this woman on TV and had to run out and buy the CD. When she played it for me, I fell in love with her voice. At a time like this an angelic sound like hers is so inspirational and soothing. I was truly touched and inspired by her. When I read her story, my first reaction was a feeling of complete sadness. Than after a few moments I began to think of how she is touching people even after her death. I have been going through a lot of hard times lately. I am 25 and just can't seem to find my place in the world. I have always wanted to be a singer. Not someone famous, but just to be able to sing good songs. About a year ago I pretty much gave up on singing. I was just too busy with work to devote the time to it that I wanted to. After reading her story and listening to her songs, I realize that I can't put it off any longer. I need to hold on to my dreams and try as hard as I can to fulfill them. She has truly touched my life.
Name: Suzanne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EACH ONE! I'm sorry I can't pick ONE.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town San Diego
Found the website Saw the site URL on back of CD.
Sent: 3.48 AM - 10/31
I haven't' been this inspired to learn any new songs since I first heard Bonnie Raitt. They both can bring me to tears with their song interpretations. I learned Autumn Leaves immediately after I heard it, I knew I'd never hit those notes...but I HAD to learn it and others. I sang them at my most recent job and I just said "Eva, help me hit those notes!" ..and for some reason my throat relaxed and the notes came out! I am SOOO glad the record companies did NOT get hold of Eva, I am so glad that the public gets to hear the real Eva...the Eva who loved musical variety! I am passionate about spreading the word about her. Some people are only meant to be here for a little while,,, I don't know why. But Eva's little while, was full of life. She packed a whollop of expression and heartfelt presence in her short time here. That is more that most do in a lifetime. God Bless you Eva.
Name: George
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall trees in Georgia
Home town Rochester, NY
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 4.36 PM - 10/31
Thanks for the great website. Eva is simply wonderful and I have all 5 CD's! I just received the Eva book via Amazon.uk (wish I had waited for the associates link though) delivery only took 10 days, with shipping it was about $23. An excellent book, worth every dime!
Name: Maya
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow
Home town London
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 4.54 PM - 10/31
I'm just writing to say that I used to have a dog who
passed away yesterday night. She was the best dog
anyone could have and I loved her more than anything
in the world. I'm 13 and I'd been with her for my whole life we had never been apart. My main point is that the few days before her death she was very ill. She would lie on the sofa and I would put 'Over The Rainbow' By Eva cassidy on for her, she would drift off to sleep with her ears pricked up listening to it. She loved that song so much. Now that I listen to the song I shed the tears. So I'm saying that I'm very happy that she could listen to her favourite song on her last few days and be happy listening to it. I've looked for an address to a relative of Eva Cassidy to thank for making my dog very happy and peaceful.
Thanks.
Name: Dee-Dee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 7.04 AM - 11/1
Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 28 October 2001
(previous showing in brackets)
SONGBIRD
3 (2) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
7 (3) CD-NOW Folk & Blues
14 (12) BBC Top 40 Indie Chart UK
18 (15) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 - Ireland
26 (21) Amazon.co.uk UK Best-selling Albums
31 (25) VG-lista Top 40 Albums (Norway)
39 (37) BBC Top 40 Album chart
44 (24) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (02/11)
49 (49) Gavin Smooth Jazz 50
66 (63) MusikMarkt Top 100 Albums chart - Germany
98 (90) Chartservice Top 100 Albums - Germany
TIME AFTER TIME
11 (8) CD-NOW Blues
21 (6) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
9 (7) CD-NOW Folk
23 (18) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
EVA BY HEART
13 ( ) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
Name: Giuseppe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart
Home town Sondrio - Italy
Found the website MSN
Sent: 3.38 PM - 11/1
Ciao Eva,
grazie ...la tua voce è l'arcobaleno
in questo mondo così tristemente grigio.
Name: marian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Lisburn
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 7.02 PM - 11/1
Tomorrow will be a sad day for all those who knew and loved Eva. For those who did not know her but love her music it will be sad too. Thank you Eva for the love you have brought to so many lives. You are singing with the angels in heaven.
Thank you for being you
Name: Kjell Pettersen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (That's what I got)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Skien:Norway
Found the website Ask jives
Sent: 10.49 PM - 11/1
Only one thing. "I got me an angel"
Name: James R. Lee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Everything
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Clinton, MD
Found the website Surfing
Sent: 3.37 PM - 11/2
Eva:
I love all of your music. I just can't get enough. I'm listening to your Christmas songs today. I love you Eva. I'll see you Over the Rainbow someday.
Jim
Name: Svenja
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I love every song
Home town Hamburg, Germany
Found the website Got it from a friend
Sent: 5.00 PM - 11/2
Laura, I don't even know what to write about her. Eva makes me cry, laugh, think, dream, smile, she inspires me in such a way I just can't explain. Today I thought so much about her that I cannot remember what I've done. I adore her and her music so much and I am so sad, because I know she could have given so much more.
Name: Erik
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Depends on mood
Home town Nashville
Sent: 5.30 PM - 11/2
Why does 5 years ago seem like such a long
time when I am thinking about Eva?
If I think about where I was and what I was
doing 5 or 6 years ago it seems just like yesterday,
but when I think of something I missed out on - sense of time changes.
Name: Andrew F
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Wirral, UK
Found the website Lycos.co.uk
Sent: 8.04 PM - 11/2
I recently fell in love with a beautiful woman in Waco Texas. When it came time for me to return to the UK, Clare played Fields of Gold and we held each other. It was a moment that I will remember forever. This is our song. Thank you Eva.
Name: Henrik Thiil Nielsen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Copenhagen
Found the website I am a regular customer
Sent: 12.03 AM - 11/3
You left in autumn. The trees here still wear orange and gold. Eva, although most of us had never heard of you five years ago, how sorely we miss you today. Yet that such beauty of soul is in fact possible is a source of joy and hope.
Name: Les
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Ivybridge, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 7.11 AM - 11/3
I remembered Eva yesterday. I put three of her CDs on the player, pressed random, and let God choose the tracks. I thought of her words "For you, there'll be no crying", but it didn't work. I'm also reading the book, which didn't help. Thanks Laura, for all your efforts. We owe you a massive debt.
Name: ron cohen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song over the rainbow
Home town thagoona Ipswich queensland au
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 12.52 PM - 11/3
a great singer she sang with her heart.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 3.10 PM - 11/3
The anniversary of Eva's passing...I extend my condolences to all of Eva's family and friends. Her spirit and essence are very much alive, in no small part for the existence of this site.
Laura in her suggested activities of 11/1 is encouraging new talent. I like doing such now. One such unknown musician is Melanie Mason. I saw her on Super Bowl Sunday and brought her CD "Bendin' the Blues" as it was hot off the press then. She played a date late last month in Harpers Ferry, WV. Like Eva, she once had Danny Gatton as guitar mentor.
Judging by some of the comments in here for the last month or so, the Ebay auction for Method Actor did strike a chord among some of the Eva faithful. Many of us would like to hear more; and will pay for the privilege. Most of us don't like auction prices. If all the principals that own licensing rights and such would get together, wouldn't there be enough material for a small box set? Was it just my tin ear or were the excerpts from Stonehenge and "The Rose" from the BBC radio show of releasable quality?
A few items available at CDEurope.com: the Eva biography book, a CD single of "Time after Time", and (hadn't seen this before) a vinyl 45 of "Anniversary Song". Their prices are high, but shipping and handling expenses have been suspended for the balance of the year
Name: Angie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EVA BY HEART
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song at the moment.. Blues in the Night
Home town Lincs, UK
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 8.52 PM - 11/3
I want to wish Eva's family my condolences for her anniversary yesterday. I hope they weren't too sad and rather celebrated who Eva was, and played lots of her music.
Eva, wherever you are now, keep singing.
Name: Larry Myers
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album They're all great
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
Home town Springfield, PA
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.24 AM - 11/4
How Eva's songs affect me is very hard for me to put into words. Her music penetrates my being. When I play her CDs, I listen to her for hours. She has the most beautiful, emotion laden voice I have ever experienced.
I am sure her death is a great loss to her family and those who were fortunate enough to have known her and I thank these people who love her for the gift they have given me by making her music available to me.
As you may suspect, while I'm writing this I'm listening to her right now. (I'll end now, my writing is interfering with her music.)
Name: Denny Johnston
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album "Songbird"
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song "Over The Rainbow"
Home town La Quinta, CA.
Sent: 7.38 AM - 11/4
Dear Laura,
Please e-mail me a telephone number where I might be able to speak with you in the near future. My business partner Larry Roloff and I have a terrific idea that could enable millions of people to discover Eva's work. I'm not sure who might first read these e- mails, so I would feel more comfortable speaking to you by telephone rather than put it in print at this time. I really can't explain who I am right now, but please give me the opportunity to do so when I call you. I can assure you this would be a great endeavor. Cordially, Denny Johnston (P.S.-- Remember, this is for Eva. We love her too-- and want the world to know who she was.)
Name: Cam Graham
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town Marietta, GA
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.48 PM - 11/4
This weekend I had the good luck to hear Eva's tunes for the first time. Wow.... what a great and moving voice. I had no idea that she died so young .....
As it turns out, I have a daughter (23) fighting Cancer. She's been sick off / on since she was 17. Listening to Eva puts me in touch with all those feelings.....
Thank you for this wonderful site. I do hope that there are more tunes form the studio....
Cam
Name: ahn
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time, songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart, autumn leaves..
Home town maintal, Germany
Found the website from CDs
Sent: 4.44 PM - 11/4
she is so wonderful and great.
just like a angel¢¥s...
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Name: Catherine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Edinburgh
Found the website Google
Sent: 7.59 PM - 11/4
Eva is a unique talent and I hope her family and friends find comfort from the joy she gives to people with her stunning interpretation of all her songs. She will live forever in her music. Thank you Eva.
Name: Anne-Marie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Dunmore East, Ireland
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.22 PM - 11/4
Beautiful and heart hugging voice!! When my son cries I play her songs and he smiles instantly. He's only 4 months old!!! Thank you Eva!
Name: Dee-Dee
Sent: 12.08 AM - 11/5
Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 04 November 2001
(previous showing in brackets)
SONGBIRD
2 (3) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
5 (7) CD-NOW Folk top 20
11 (14) BBC Top 40 Indie Chart UK
22 (18) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 - Ireland
26 (26) Amazon.co.uk UK Best-selling Albums
29 (31) VG-lista Top 40 Albums (Norway)
41 (44) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (04/11)
42 (39) dot.music top 75 albums
49 (49) Gavin Smooth Jazz 50
90 (66) MusikMarkt Top 100 Albums chart - Germany
TIME AFTER TIME
7 (21) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
13 (11) CD-NOW Blues
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
10 (9) CD-NOW Folk
16 (23) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
THE OTHER SIDE
24 (new!) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
Name: Michael
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town guelph, Ontario
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.30 AM - 11/5
A friend told me I HAD to buy Songbird. He heard it in a store and bought it. I cannot imagine going through life without having heard this voice.. this soul that is Eva. My heart sank when I read the insert...She has been in my heart and soul for two weeks and I am so very happy that I have the privilege of sharing her music with others. Everyone must know, everyone must hear this voice. I miss her greatly, would have loved to have met her. I try to play along with my guitar but find myself unable to do anything but listen! Many many thanks for this website. To her family and friends, my prayers are with you. Prayers for peace and joy on this anniversary. Thank you for sharing Eva with the rest of us....I am just a guy from Ontario who feels so blessed now that I have Eva's voice ringing throughout my apartment. I shall treasure her songs for a lifetime and look forward to sharing them with my son. Thank you again...And for Eva on the other side of the Rainbow I say: "Thank you.. Thank you...Thank you.."
Name: Andy Whitfield
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Southall, Middlesex, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.47 AM - 11/5
Special Message for Hugh & Barbara Cassidy,
To me Eva was truly an Angel sent down my God to spread
peace and happiness through her music. Eva's voice was as clear
as any mountain stream. I myself have all her albums.
One strange thing to happen to me was, that I had three of her albums
on order and they arrived at my home on the 2nd November, five years
to the day that Eva sadly passed away. It was as if Eva had guided
them with her own hand to me.
I do truly believe that Eva is still with us in our hearts and with us through
her music.
I am only sad that I never got to see her play live! Some day I do hope that
we will all get to meet her in Heaven and will all be able to sit down and
listen to her wonderful voice.
Eva, God Bless, and may your heart be always at peace with God.
Some day I hope to meet you and shake your hand and say simply, 'Thank you'!
Your Number one Fan,
Andy Whitfield,
London, England.
whitfiea@ealing.gov.uk
Name: Jerry Seiver
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Cheek to Cheek
Home town Charleston, IL USA
Found the website Dogpile
Sent: 5.55 PM - 11/5
Hi, I'm having trouble ordering the book from amazon.UK. Has anyone else in the States had that problem?
Thanks,
Name: Jhill Bosher-Perran
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird/Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart/Songbird
Home town Germantown, MD
Found the website info on the back of her CD
Sent: 5.59 PM - 11/5
Eva's voice puts a smile in my heart; it's tragic that she is gone from this life but what a blessing to have these recordings. She puts new meaning to the word: Soul- Sister.
Name: Adrian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Dark end of the Street
Home town Croydon, UK
Found the website Link through email
Sent: 8.23 PM - 11/5
She had a hauntingly beautiful voice and her interpretation of some songs and ballads are quite unique. There are not many artists who have perfect pitch but she was one.
At least there remain sufficient recordings for all her family, friends and fans to remember her through.
Adrian
Name: sandy
Sent: 10.03 PM - 11/5
was Eva in any way political?
from her song selection I cannot detect any political persuasion - her songs seem very personal, heartfelt and introspective.
how would she have felt about the current situation?
Name: Steve Jesus
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Dracut MA
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.18 AM - 11/6
My God, I am just blown away by her version of my favorite song. What an unbelievable talent she had for making music. I tell everyone I know about her.
Name: Cindi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow, What a Wonderful World
Home town Jacksonville, Florida
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.39 AM - 11/6
A few short months ago, in July, a dear friend comforted me through one of the hardest periods in my life. He asked me to find Eva's music, especially "Over the Rainbow", and let her voice carry my fears and sorrows away. I fell in love with that voice. It made me feel at peace, tranquil and calm. I kept begging him to "tell me more" about this wonderful woman, how he found her music, and he was always hesitant. It wasn't until later he told me that she had died of malignant melanoma at the age of 33....the same disease that had crushed my spirits on July 13th 2001, when I was diagnosed. I am 34.
Hearing her voice, her words and her music has given me strength to fight, to be here and to not take life for granted. She made such an 'impact' in her 33 years, and she will never know how much of an impression it has been. I too, want to leave my imprint on life...Be remembered for good things.
Always know and remember that Eva's gift is a wonderful thing, and I thank you. Blessed be. Cindi
Name: Lorry Cole
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Unable to do this justice "All of them"!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Stormy Monday [I'm a Blues fan]
Home town Perth, Western Australia
Found the website Direct link via e-mail shortcut
Sent: 7.37 AM - 11/6
Again I visit this site, and reaffirm my feelings for Eva's exquisite voice and choice of music. It is even better now to have had the chance to view and read some of the material and come to meet the band and friends of this wonderful person. Thank you all for playing some part in bringing Eva's outstanding talents to us all. I wish you all a safe wellbeing in these troubled times. Well done Arizona!!!
Thank you,
Lorry Cole.
Name: Andy Whitfield
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Southall, Middlesex, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.59 AM - 11/6
POEM.
AN ANGEL CALLED 'SONGBIRD'
Lines written for Eva Cassidy
When my soul is not at peace
And my heart is ever so sad,
I know I can turn to Eva and
Her music will make me glad,
Eva's voice was as pure as a
Stream or mountain brook.
But. When God himself called
Her, she bowed and undertook.
O' Eva you were truly an Angel
Sent down from Heaven above.
And through your musical voice,
You gave us your peace & love.
You sang the up-beat Jazz
And the moody Gospel blues.
But sadly on 2nd of November
96, your fate you could not choose.
O' Eva you are now somewhere
Over that rainbow so near yet so far.
I turn my eyes to the West and I see
your face. You are the Evening Star.
God Bless, and long may you rest in
Heavenly peace.
Andy Whitfield,
Poet.
I'd love to hear of anyone else who has written any lines
for Eva Cassidy. Why not e-mail me here in London.
whitfiea@ealing.gov.uk
Name: Andy Whitfield
Home town Southall, Middlesex, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 11.43 AM - 11/6
Last minute Thought for everyone,
Why not on the 2nd February 2002, (Eva's Birthday) Post a blessing, prayer or poem
on the guest book and crack open a bottle of wine and give a toast to Eva's
and her short but fruitful life? 'I will be doing it, say at 12.00 mid-day GMT !!
Andy Whitfield.
Name: lisa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them!!!!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves, I know you by Heart
Home town Hanson
Found the website I'm a fan...I can find anything related to Eva!!!
Sent: 1.10 PM - 11/6
Eva was and still is a Beautiful and gifted soul.
She will never be forgotten. Her music is the true meaning of forgiveness, spirituality and peace.
god bless you Eva, where ever your are.....
Name: Jan Giamanco
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Rapid City, SD
Found the website Google
Sent: 4.18 PM - 11/6
I was so taken by "over the rainbow" that I would love to use it as background on my electronic Christmas card this year. May I have permission to do so? Are you the correct person to ask? If not, could you please direct me to the proper person? Thank you.
Name: Kenny Carter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Hard To Say
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song "I Wandered By Brookside" or "People Get Ready"
Home town Leaksville, NC USA: no longer exists except at http://www.leaksville.com
Found the website ABC news link
Sent: 4.25 PM - 11/6
So little stuff coming out now is worth even listening to...Eva is/was a shining exception.
Name: Cindi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Jacksonville, Florida
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.16 PM - 11/6
I posted a message earlier, but included a wrong email addy. My apologies. Blessed be, Cindi
Name: Eva
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold
Home town Koblenz (Germany)
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.45 PM - 11/6
All my best greetings to all Eva fans from Germany !!!
Name: Jay Bartlett
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Boston, Mass
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 6.57 PM - 11/6
I was always amazed by Bobby Darin and his ability to sing Big Band, Rhythm and Blues , Rock and Roll and Folk Music and make it all sound natural and real. After hearing Eva Cassidy, this select group now numbers two very gifted performers.
Name: Elaine Waite (Andrew Whitfield's Big Sister also a poet like him published!)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album What favourite SHE WAS A STAR! How could I choose?
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Southall, West London UK
Found the website via my brother and his link
Sent: 1.11 AM - 11/7
Over the Rainbow...What can I say??? Every time I hear this song it brings tears to my eyes...sung like a songbird as my brother stated....bringing home fond memories of my own childhood. Memories I thought had been long buried.
If you can hear me Eva and I know you can Thank you for your music... sing on sweet lady wherever you are.
From Elly with love xxx
Name: Mark
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town St Paul MN
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 1.57 AM - 11/7
Every syllable of every song that Eva sang is a beautiful, sometimes spiritual experience.
Did Eva know how deeply her music affected people? I am very grateful for learning
about Eva . Thank you so much.
Name: Kari
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town San Jose, CA
Found the website My bestest friend told me about it.
Sent: 4.42 AM - 11/7
Eva has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. Her voice is captivating and touches me at my very soul. I'm so saddened by her death, and even more saddened by the fact that I only heard about her after her death. I hope that from heaven she is able to see what an affect her music has on us. I hope she knows that her talent is appreciated by so many people. When I hear her music sometimes I cry, but it's not sadness, I cry in amazement of her beautiful voice, it is so touching to hear a such an amazing sound come from such a beautiful person.
Name: peter
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song now- People get ready
Home town Minneapolis
Sent: 4.47 AM - 11/7
Thanks for keeping us up to date via e-mail. Please continue to do so.
Name: Chris Cook
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Flora Vista, NM
Found the website Other web site
Sent: 4.47 AM - 11/7
I wish I had known about Eva's wonderful voice before a month ago. I went back to visit my mother, whom was diagnosed with lung cancer. In the short time I was got to see her she spoke of Eva and how she loved "Over the rainbow", on her Songbird album. She played it for me, and it was so much my mom.
My mother passed away on October 8th of this year and Eva's song, "over the rainbow" was the final song played at my mother's funeral and the entire crowd of people cried like babies, and agreed it was indeed my mom's song.
Bless you Eva for such a wonderful voice, and bless my mom for bringing Eva's voice into my life.
Name: Janet Call
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Virginia
Found the website Microsoft
Sent: 4.50 AM - 11/7
I learned of Eva Cassidy one year ago. Since that time I have shared her story & music with many people. Recently while on a tour in Sicily, I shared her Songbird CD with all those on our tour bus. Many people wanted to know who belonged to this beautiful voice. We all listened to her beautiful soothing voice as we drove one Sunday morning taking in views of
mountains in Palermo along the Mediterranean Sea. Even our bus driver who could not speak one word of English was taken in by her voice! Eva lives on in so many respects. I think of her family and hope they can find comfort in the realization of the incredible impact this woman has made and it's really just begun! Never have I ever listened to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" & "Fields of Gold" with such deep emotions. I can hardly stand to hear anyone but Eva sing those two songs anymore. I have been searching for any sheet music or songbook and am delighted there is a new book available! God bless Eva and thanks to those who have shared Eva's everlasting gift of music with the world!
Sincerely,
Jan in Fairfax, Va.
Name: Pat Dargan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't tell ( mmmmm )
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Field Of Gold
Found the website regular
Sent: 7.42 AM - 11/7
E Mail duly received.....thanks to Laura and Bill
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Name: Jim Witous
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Leaves of Gold
Home town Maisons-Laffitte, France
Found the website Internet Explorer
Sent: 12.31 PM - 11/7
Several months ago I heard Eva's rendition of Leaves of Gold on the radio but the station didn't mention her name, so I couldn't find out who had that wonderful voice and style. Yesterday, I went to a friend's home and she was playing the Songbird CD. Paradise found! Thanks for the great website and guestbook. Au revoir, Jim
Name: Jørn Moen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Sandane, Norway
Found the website Got it on "my favourite"
Sent: 10.08 PM - 11/7
Thank you Laura, for mailing me about the book: "Song-
bird". I hope you're able to send more e-mail about
news etc.. I already got the book, and I`m reading it
slowly to get it last longer. I makes me feel like I`ve
known her and her family. I thought of her 2.november,
and as my sister and me were rehearsing for a gig that night, we performed "Fields of Gold" as a tribute
to Eva. When my sister and me are out playing, we always do "Fields.." as an encore (in Eva`s arr.)
All the best!
Jørn
Name: Lynn
Home town San Antonio
Found the website Google
Sent: 11.48 PM - 11/7
Eva's voice is a direct conduit to the spiritual love realm to which we are all connected and is a tremendous gift to humanity.
Name: Alyssa Milan-Pack
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't pick! I love the two I heard!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold, autumn leaves, you don't know me
Home town Mims, Fl
Found the website America online
Sent: 4.47 AM - 11/8
What a tremendous God-given talent and one that grabs you from the first song and holds you until the last note!!! She expresses herself so remarkably with so much feeling. I can't wait to get the other albums! I'm so sad she was taken away at such a young age, but I'm VERY glad I got to behold such a priceless treasure! It is really neat to hear someone who moves you as much as she does and has a fantastic repertoire of songs. I believe she'll be around a long, long, time!
Name: Darren
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Woodstock
Home town Southampton
Found the website My Own site
Sent: 7.25 AM - 11/8
Hi Laura,
The voice of an angel site is going well thank you!
http://website.lineone.net/~dlhome/
The songbird book is wonderful, John Maitland and rob burley have constructed the book in such a way that Eva and her life are a joy to read .
With all the family taking part and telling there stories and recollections, Chris Biondo's tearful explanation as to why he found it so hard to say goodbye....
You in the USA must buy this book and push for all Americans to get into Eva.
Take care
darren
Name: Douglas H. Hook
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Johannesberg -South Africa
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 9.02 AM - 11/8
On a recent trip to the States and England, my sister
played me some of Eva's songs. I was immediately
deeply touched by the beauty of her voice, and the simplicity of the recordings. I am involved in the music industry here, and also have my own studio. I suppose it's experience that tells you when something is so special. Special singers are rare indeed.
Eva's music, is not really known in this country-it should be!!!. Perhaps I can help in some way in that respect?
kindest regards,
Doug.
Name: TONY BRAMWELL
Sent: 12.45 PM - 11/8
Next week is CHILDREN IN NEED WEEK in the UK always a good time to get EVA played on the RADIO & TV
also RAINBOW Is featured in the drama PEAK PRACTICE on Thursday Nov.15th and again on December 13th
RAINBOW will be shown again on Top Of The Pops 2 in the next few weeks!
All the best
TONY BRAMWELL
Name: Dante V. Crescenzi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Kathy's Song
Home town Odenton, MD
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 4.24 PM - 11/8
God bless her...
Name: Gary Coover
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold, Rainbow, I Wandered by a Brookside
Home town Fayetteville, AR (formerly Houston, TX)
Found the website Yahoo search
Sent: 6.41 PM - 11/8
Can't really pick a favorite song - it's the variety that's so enjoyable and listenable! I think the ballads have more emotional impact, but the swing and jazz numbers really get the toes tapping. Thanks so much for your website with info, interviews, links, etc. A friend turned me on to Eva's music only a couple of weeks ago - I already know what all my friends are getting for Christmas this year!
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song PENNY TO MY NAME
Home town ENGLAND
Sent: 10.18 PM - 11/8
AND STILL PEOPLE ARE NOW DISCOVERING THIS WONDERFUL VOICE... LIKE MOST.. I FIRST HEARD EVA ON TOPT2 EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND HAVE SINCE BOUGHT ALL THE ALBUMS
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO OBTAIN A PROMO POSTER OF EVA, IF ANYONE CAN HELP PLS MAIL ME.... GOD BLESS
Name: Les
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Ivybridge, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.59 AM - 11/9/2001
"This is Your Life" on BBC1 TV last night (Nov 8) was a tribute to Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall, described as the largest conservatory in the world, and one of the UK's top tourist attractions (www.edenproject.com). The soundtrack featured two or three extracts from Eva's Fields of Gold, and at least one from "Over the Rainbow" - I hope they paid the royalties! Joan and I have been to Eden twice already, once in a violent thunderstorm - it was out of this world! Eva would have loved the project, but probably not the crowds.
Name: Marie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (I would like to hear the others...)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Home town Hamar, Norway
Found the website been here before
Sent: 1.31 PM - 11/9
I`m helplessly hooked on Eva`s music. How can they play all the other rubbish on the radio, when they could have played Eva`s songs, it irritates me! Nothing can compare, how long will it take for everybody to see this? I`ve become a bit screwed...Still I cry when I listen to my Songbird album, I don't play it if there's a lot of noise around me, I must have silence so I can fully take in every little note. And then the tears automatically come. ( I fell rather hopeless, though. It's like being in love or something).
Well. My problem is that I haven't succeeded to find other albums of Eva in the music shops. I`ve ordered them from big shops in Oslo, but nothing seems to happen...I`m waiting and longing. And: where can I by the Songbird book? Is it available in Norway?
Name: Rob Skene
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time after time
Home town Dumbarton (Scotland)
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 2.51 PM - 11/9
I love this song, every time I hear it it makes me cry, I have since went out and bought "songbird" because I wanted to hear more of this beautiful voice.
I only wish I had known of her sooner.
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Right now - People Get Ready
Home town Regular
Sent: 7.13 PM - 11/9
Hi everyone
I was beginning to think the BBC had forgotten Eva, as I hadn't heard her recently on R2. Then last night, as Les (below) mentioned, her voice singing OTR was heard in the background accompanying some footage from the Eden Project, highlighting Tim Smit's amazing achievements (BBC1 'This is Your Life). It was so apt, bearing in mind Eva's love of plants, as the Eden Project is an amazing spectacle of indigenous and exotic world plants under an enormous glass dome, which has already received many plaudits and millions of visitors to its Cornwall home. Tim Smit was also one of the originators of the Lost Gardens of Heligan, an amazing project undertaken in the early nineties after the discovery of some beautiful gardens in Cornwall that had literally been neglected for decades. Funnily enough, the programme's footage was accompanied by the strains of Sting's (not Eva's) version of Fields of Gold - nevertheless, it all seemed to be so appropriate to Eva. I am sure, if she had ever visited England, she would have loved these two wonderful places. They are next on my list of places to visit.....
For those of you who have yet to buy Eva's biography, Songbird, don't hesitate. It is a wonderful tribute and is made especially so by practically every word in the book coming directly from the mouths of her friends and family. Many thanks to Rob Burley and Jonathan Maitland for keeping the book true to Eva's memory. I have no affiliation to amazon.co.uk but, as it is the only place that US and many other international followers of Eva can buy it, do try this route - also for everyone overseas who is having problems buying any of Eva's CD's in their local music outlets as they have every one of her albums available online.
Happy reading and listening.
Annie
PS - for those who are interested, here are the websites for The Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan:
www.heligan.com
www.edenproject.org.uk
Name: loes woldendorp
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song know you by hart/oh, had I a golden....
Home town Bergen N-H / Netherlands
Sent: 7.32 PM - 11/9
het lijkt wel alsof niemand in nederland Eva cassidy kent en dat is om ons over te schamen. nadat ik haar CDs even in de kast had gestopt verrast haar stem mij wederom ! geweldig !!!! gelukkig heeft ze in nederland dan één klein fannetje ! it seems that nobody knows Eva in holland and we must be ashamed about that, her voice is just like .....I can't find anybody....but she's amazing ! the only cd I found a littlebit to clean and sometimes boring is 'time after time 'but everybody can wake me up with the songbird cd and her live cd. hoera voor Eva !
Name: Mick G
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Anniversary song/Tall trees in Georgia
Home town Leeds
Found the website email L.Bligh
Sent: 8.01 PM - 11/9
After a hard day at work just listening to Eva's voice is the best relaxation in the world.
First heard Eva on Terry Wogan radio show last year and now listen to her music every day.
Thank God and Eva's parents for giving us such a gift.
Name: Tan Rodney
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Singapore
Found the website goggle
Sent: 3.03 AM - 11/10
I've never heard of Eva till by chance I happened to come across her live album at the Blues Alley. Being one who will always buy albums from relatively unknown singers just as long as the music style fits mine, I decided to buy that album. From the opening track to the last track, I was completely blown away by her beautiful voice and her interpretation of songs and wondered why I or anybody here in Singapore (the majority of us here anyway I presumed)has ever heard of her. Finding this website was also by chance and I'm really sad that she is no longer with us. It's really sad that beautiful and talented people are always called home early. Her music and her voice will always be an inspiration for me.
Name: Debbie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All/Songbird/ Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Too hard to choose.
Home town Indpls, In USA
Found the website Through Blixstreet.com
Sent: 8.10 AM - 11/10
I heard about Eva on CBS's Sunday Morning. I just cried when I had heard she died at age 33 of cancer. Since, I to am an ovarian cancer survivor of 11 yrs. I was diagnosed at age 33. This is why Eva's story touched me so much. Plus my maternal grandmother died of melanoma in 1975 and she too ignored a skin lesion and was terminal by the time she was diagnosed and my older sister has survived melanoma for 6 years now. We are both survivors of cancer. I'm just sad that a wonderful elegant and yet rousting voice of Eva has been silenced so soon. I've bought all her CD's in the last two weeks. Songbird, I've listened to over and over again. They're just great and Eva's voice really goes to one's HEART and SOUL. Thanks to Hugh and Barbara for letting us hear her today. I'm sure the whole family misses her dearly. To Laura what a great cousin to put up a honest and decent web site for all of us to learn more about Eva and her talents.
Thank You and God Bless!!! Debbie Indpls
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA
Found the website visit regularly
Sent: 3.06 PM - 11/10
November. Like some others have at least alluded to recently, no wonder my current favorite Eva song gets to me this time of year.
Anyone interested in exploring the music of some of those who inspired Eva-case in point, Diane Scanlon. Her album "Devotion" is available at Harmony Ridge Music (hrmusic.com, I think it is). I will repeat that this album does NOT contain her own versions of the songs Eva recorded. The album can be ordered online or have a free catalog sent. Harmony Ridge is definitely a "sister" organization to Ladyslipper.org.
One more thing I have just seen, but not sure how "hot off the press" it really is-at the Diverse Vinyl site it says that the release of "Songbird" on vinyl for Hot Records is again delayed, possibly until the new year! Frustrating for anyone still collecting records, like trying to find an "affordable" copy of the Method Actor album
Name: john drummond
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town wolverhampton uk
Sent: 3.36 PM - 11/10
IF ONLY!
Name: Adele
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold
Home town rochester
Found the website AOL
Sent: 5.28 PM - 11/10
I saw top of the pops 2 once when Eva was on it and from then on I fell in love with her music. she is an inspiration to us all.
Name: Sarah Prendergast
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow
Home town Tuam
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 10.48 PM - 11/10
I first heard Eva's voice when I was at work. At the time I was going through a very bad time emotionally. I bought the Songbird album and played it while digging in my garden every evening. Over the Rainbow sent shivers up my spine. What a beautiful voice from the soul.
Thank you Eva.
Name: Jackie Dixon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Almost ALL of them!!
Home town Albany, GA
Found the website Yahoo - link from another site
Sent: 2.18 AM - 11/11
I heard this great voice singing in a shop in St Simon's GA and had to ask the owner about the CD that was playing - it was Eva and my loving husband promptly bought me all the available CDs for my birthday. I love all of them. She was such a talent I regret not being able to hear her in person. Such soul and 'reality' in her singing. Thanks so much for sharing.
Name: Les
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Ivybridge, Devon, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.49 AM - 11/11
Thanks, Annie, for pointing out that it was Sting's version of FOG on This is Your Life the other night. I only heard the instrumental, and as Eva also sang OTR I jumped to conclusions. I should have known better! Incidentally, you gave a different website address for the Eden project than I did, but both are valid. On another tack, twice yesterday I briefly tuned into my local radio station (South Hams Radio), and each time heard an Eva track, firstly "I know you by Heart" and later FOG. I read in the Songbird book that Tony Bramwell lives, or lived, in Devon. Perhaps this was his influence. Or does he get everywhere?
Name: Noah Glber
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Know you by hear
Home town Tamworh, Staff, England
Sent: 12.37 PM - 11/11
Thank you - God Bless
Name: jonathan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song wonderful world
Home town nottingham, UK
Sent: 12.54 PM - 11/11
I was listening to the Michael Parkinson radio show today. He is the UK equivalent of David Letterman I suppose and has a famous long-running TV chat show. Anyway, his show was reviewing the new DVD of Wizard of Oz release here. Apparently the Rainbow song was only added towards the end of the production of the movie and was nearly taken out by some executive. Of course I'm thinking " go on, play some Eva then" and, true to form, at the end of the review he says in his authoritative voice "Of course, the best version of Over The Rainbow is Eva Cassidy's, so let's hear it now". Can't argue with that, can we? I like that "of course": no longer "who's she?" but "of course it's the best and everybody knows it". What a difference a year makes.
Sent: 8.38 PM - 11/11
I have recently "found" Eva through a friend who sent me a copy of a CD. I am so drawn to her singing, and find her ability to sing all types of songs amazing. I will begin collecting all her CDs, with Christmas coming up I will be letting people know these are what I want for gifts! This is the first time I have visited a web site dedicated to Eva, and definitely not the last. What is it about Eva that has attracted me to her? Time will tell. Regards to all Eva fans from Jennifer in New Zealand.
Name: aden holly horwood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town winscombe somerset UK
Sent: 4.38 AM - 11/12
I have never been so totally overwhelmed with emotion towards any musician. I cant remember ever truly crying over a song, but I have now, in fact my heart falls apart listening to Eva. I love you Eva!
Name: Laura
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town St.Louis
Found the website Hotbot
Sent: 9.58 AM - 11/12
Hello :)
I just found this beautiful voice this weekend. I was so touched by her pure, magnificent voice, I cried. It takes an amazing voice to move me to tears!
I am a performer as well, and have also heard many, many singers, but none with this amazing talent.
To know that I will never hear her perform, breaks my heart.
I will make sure that Eva is heard
by many more! Everyone I know will know her name
and voice.
She brought back many beautiful memories to me as I listened to "I Know You By Heart" because that's the only way I can remember my dad....by heart.
Thank you for letting me express my deep gratitude for this beautiful lady.
God Bless,
Laura
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 1.38 PM - 11/12
I'm with Jonathan from Nottingham. I don't think it will be too long before other fabulous Eva tracks make it big. I still love to listen to 'Over the Rainbow' but as a Jazz and Blues fan I'm completely in awe of Eva's individual treatment of old classic Blues numbers. My first impression when I heard 'The Other Side', with Eva dueting with Chuck Brown, was that I couldn't make up my mind as to whether I was keen on anyone joining in with Eva, but now I'm completely sold. Eva clearly enjoys singing with Chuck Brown and it comes over in her extraordinary performances on this CD. Breathtakingly stunning.
Still waiting for 'Son of a Preacher Man'.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham UK
Found the website Have visited before
Sent: 9.20 AM - 11/13
Response to Tony Bramwell's posting 8 November. Tony, please can you tell me how I go about requesting an Eva track for the Children in Need Appeal? I would love to hear one of: 'Stormy Monday'/'I'll Go Crazy'/'Drownin in My Own Tears' or 'God Bless the Child' on the TV. Is there a particular telephone number to ring for song requests?
Thank you.
Hazel
Name: Charlie
Home town UK
Sent: 11.45 AM - 11/13
To Hazel:
I think you can contact 'Children in Need' by e-mailing pudsey@bbc.co.uk
Or via the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk
Charlie
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham UK
Sent: 3.27 PM - 11/13
To Charlie
Thank you Charlie for responding. I've already tried pudsey@bbc.co.uk but all I get is an automatic response indicating that they're too busy to deal with individual enquiries. I've also tried www.bbc.co.uk, and although there is a box to complete for a donation and song request, it's for BBC Radio not BBC TV. I always make a donation to the Children in Need Appeal but this year, if I were able, I would love to request an Eva 'jazzy/blues track' to allow those uninitiated to hear just what a fabulous, fabulous blues singer she is. A far cry from the style of 'Over The Rainbow', for which Eva is unsurpassed, but in my book she knocks sticks off the jazz/blues competition. I want to spread her magic around and where better than on TV.
So, does anyone know the format for a TV request?
Hazel
Name: Jørn Moen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album live at blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Sandane, Norway
Found the website "Favourite"
Sent: 9.43 PM - 11/13
hi!
Here is an answer to a question from Marie, Hamar Norway: I ordered the book (songbird) from an internet
bookstore called: "mao". I got it in about 2-3 weeks.
the address is: mao.no I bought my CDs from Compact-
huset.no You need to sign in, as a member on both places. Lykke til!
Name: kristien
Sent: 1.59 AM - 11/14
any way I could find lyrics to Eva's songs?
Name: TONY BRAMWELL
Sent: 12.13 PM - 11/14
HARD TO MAKE REQUESTS FOR THE TV what would they show
their is only the RAINBOW VIDEO at the moment!!!!!11
However on the radio E mail wogan@bbc.co.uk will get him
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Sent: 1.56 PM - 11/14
Tony
Thanks for responding. I've tried the Wogan e-mail address and have received another automated reply. It seems the virtual world is hard to get to grips with! Hence it being virtual.
As you mention, the e-mail address is for BBC Radio requests only. I have to admit that I don't listen to radio so, even if my request were played, I wouldn't get to hear it.
With or without my help, Eva's multi-talents will shine through.
Hazel
Name: Janet Jago - Lee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I wish I was a single girl again
Home town Worthing
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.43 PM - 11/14
Just finished reading the new book 'songbird' I feel as stunned by it as I did when I first heard 'Fields of gold' and 'over the rainbow'. After coming into contact with Eva Cassidy, one way or another, I feel that we are never the same people ever again. Maybe better I don't know. It's such an uplifting experience and at the same time soul searching.
Name: Roberto
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song penny to my name
Home town tuscany - Italy
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.20 PM - 11/14
her voice.... is fantastic!
Name: david pilditch
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town London
Sent: 1.10 AM - 11/15
I have been a fan of Eva's since the early Radio 2 days.
But I have now become concerned that people are trying to cash in on her name. So many people are claiming credit for "discovering" her and so many people are scrambling to produce some new product.
I never had the chance to meet Eva but from what I know about her she would have found much of this embarrassing to say the least.
Name: Eva
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song dark end of the street
Home town Tokyo
Found the website MSN
Sent: 6.22 AM - 11/15
Was listening to some Live Mary Lou Lord and was surprised and pleased to hear her talk about Eva between songs. It went about like this:
Have any of you guys got to hear Eva Cassidy yet? Yes, Raise your hand, I need it now. Has anyone else heard Eva Cassidy? no? You have. Well, If you are looking for a really good record. Kevin So, my pal, introduced me to her voice and her music, pretty recently, and I have been sort of waffling on giving you all a tip about ... You know how you find yourself in Tower or HMV and you go for that spontaneous buy because of that one song then you heard on the radio. Then you get the thing home and the rest is a load of shit and you're like, I just spent 17 bucks on this load of shit. You know, Spontaneous purchases can be very disastrous. My record I sometimes think is a load of shit too but it's only six bucks .. so I don't care. I am working on a new one and I swear to god it is going to be better than those other ones. ... But any way Eva Cassidy, that's what I was talking about. I swear to god you will not be disappointed She was lovely, she was from D.C. she passed away I guess maybe 3 or 4 years ago? But what a voice. I think she and probably Sandy Denny, and a couple of others are my favorites. You have to, you have to hear her. ... I'll shut up. ... So if you find yourself wandering endlessly around HMV you'll know what to look for. Don't you think she's great?
Before "Thirteen" Live at Club Passim
Name: Jo Churchill
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Everything
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Too many to list
Home town London England
Found the website Jives
Sent: 3.32 PM - 11/15
I am trying to figure out her songs on the guitar- Some are harder than others...I Know you by heart has me stumped. Can anyone help OR is there a music/ guitar book of her stuff I can buy?
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town East Riding Yorks
Sent: 5.02 PM - 11/15
The surprise that Terry promised yesterday was that the Eva Cassidy Foundation had donated 5 Songbird albums and Songbird books signed by Hugh and Barbara Cassidy together with 5 copies of Boy in a Nest again signed. This is all in aid of Children in Need and the first 5 to ring in and pledge £100 each got an Eva Pack. 1 Minute later he said they had all gone!!
Name: John kril
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Barnsley,S.Yorkshire.
Found the website Freeserve
Sent: 6.19 PM - 11/15
What a beautiful talent, that will live on in the hearts of many.
Name: Pat Dargan
Home town England
Sent: 7.41 PM - 11/15
Just to let everyone know that the " Eva Cassidy Foundation " has made a considerable donation to the " Children In Need Charity " in the UK.
Lots of you will know that Friday 16th Nov is the big CIN day.
Many thanks to Hugh and Barbara and the Foundation for your kind thoughts.
Best to everyone....and thanks for the ( almost ) heart attack to Jackie F.... :O)
Pat d
Name: Marje Hodgkinson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song To many to say
Home town King's Lynn, Norfolk
Found the website From the Songbird Book
Sent: 9.09 PM - 11/15
Discovered Eva through Terry and Pauli, couple of years ago, had difficulty finding her CDs but finally succeeded, her voice is so so lovely, recommend Eva to my daughter who in turn told her friends and so on and on, I listen to her every day, Eva can sing anything, when I first started buying her CD's I was told look in the Folk Section, next time it was the Blues Section, then I was informed she was in the Jazz Section, which proves what a brilliant performer Eva was. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be able to correspond with people who can appreciated a truly beautiful voice.
Name: Sylwia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album the one I found-Time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold
Home town Poland
Sent: 7.53 AM - 11/16
It's not easy to find any of Eva's album in this part of Europe. First time I heard Eva's song "Fields of gold" in Polish Radio Three and it was just incredible experience!!! The only CD I have, I found in Swiss. What more can I say? I'm just grateful that I discovered Eva's music and it will stay with me forever!
Name: Michael Gibson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Dunedin
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.27 AM - 11/16
What a stunning talent. I discovered "Songbird" by accident and am now listening to "Time After Time". I find it difficult to accept that Eva is no longer with us but I am delighted that some of her work has been released.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Sent: 9.43 AM - 11/16
Re: WHO DISCOVERED EVA?
Isn't it the many people around the world who have bought Eva's CDs? Life is too short to get worked up over who "introduced" Eva to a much wider audience. Whoever it was, they have my eternal gratitude. No-one can exploit Eva's talent. It has existed without any commercial hype and will continue to increase in popularity simply because it's superb. Large sums of money can't buy what Eva has to offer and we all know that.
I must apologise to the Band for not mentioning their terrific musicianship in previous messages. It's taken as read but a thank you never hurts.
Oh so sorry that I missed the auction on Terry Wogan's breakfast show yesterday. I have 5 albums myself but would have liked a set signed by Eva's mum and dad.
Name: Mel Reed
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town England
Sent: 11.30 AM - 11/16
A peaceful voice that you can never tire of hearing.
Name: Julianne O'Brien
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time is a healer
Home town Dublin
Found the website www.evacassidy.com
Sent: 2.02 PM - 11/16
I just want to thank Laura Bligh for her e-mail about Eva's new book. I bought it last week and I'm enjoying very much.
I come from Ireland and I watched The Late Late Show a couple of months back when Eva's parents were on it. They received a very warm welcome from Eva's Irish fans. Her album Songbird is still in the top 30 Album charts here after nearly 1 year.
Thanks again!!
Name: Beverly White
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song God Bless the Child
Home town Canada
Found the website Lycos
Sent: 4.08 PM - 11/16
I happened upon her CD by accident. I am now hooked! What a beautiful voice!!
God Bless Eva.
Bev White
Name: Andrew Batty
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (So Far)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow/Penny To My Name
Home town Hull England
Found the website Songbird (The Biography)
Sent: 1.52 AM - 11/17
I fell in love with this lady the moment I first heard her on the TV. So I had to buy songbird and time after time. Her voice sends shivers down your spine, the true worth of any good singer. Just finished reading the biography, and if any of you folks out there have not yet, I suggest you do, you won't be disappointed. I feel like I know her reasonably well now, thanks to all those who contributed to this book. It is a real credit to her family and friends, and indeed Eva. It goes without saying it could not have been done without her. It is a sad book, yet really enlightening, as you don't really realise the extent and worth of her talent, someone a lot of people in this world could do to look up to.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You by Heart
Home town PA
Found the website visit regularly
Sent: 2.35 PM - 11/17
About a couple of very recent posts in the book here. Hopefully Jo C in London was apprised by someone-or found by looking around in the site about the OLGA web site and/or the British stores and web sites that sell the "Songbird" guitar book. And to Eva in Tokyo: at www.maryloulord.yi.org/inspiration.html is a list of musicians that Ms Lord has drawn inspiration from, including Eva Cassidy, obviously. The EC link within that site is to this one.
This is the time of year to give thanks. This 2001 Eva fan thus says thanks to all of Eva's family, friends, and coworkers who encouraged and nurtured Eva's many and diverse creative muses. We each should be so blessed and lucky to have a cadre of people want to stage a concert for us. On the musical side, thanks to the EC band and the production team for the exquisite job of the accompaniments to Eva's lovely voice. Some special gratitude has to go to Chris B for three things: recognizing, recording, and preserving.
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song always changing
Home town Laurel, Md.
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 2.46 AM - 11/18
Is there an Eva chatroom out there somewhere? If no, why not? The guestbook is great. I check it out several times a week; but wouldn't it be great to talk
directly to other Eva fans online? The guestbook gets e-mails from all over the free world. It's sort of like a mini-U.N. Personally, I would love to chat directly with Eva fans from other states/countries. If there isn't one already out there we can start a chat room on chat.msn.com. if enough of you think you would participate and if Laura doesn't object. What do you all think?
To Hazel: I'm a blues fan also. Besides the tracks you mentioned a few days ago I'd love to hear Dark End Of The Street and/or Need Your Love So Bad. And you aren't the only one waiting for Son Of A Preacher Man.
Laura, is there some way to ask the powers that be to have that song included on the new CD, or have the tracks already been picked?
Name: Stephen
Home town Victoria, British Columbia
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 7.58 AM - 11/18
I always chuckle when I am asked to pick a favorite song, not an easy task. Just looking at the "average" customer ratings for things Eva at Amazon (ie: five stars) should give an idea of the dimension of the matter. Eva fans, it would appear, are more than moderately impressed.
Having just settled in on the other side of Canada, I have just finally been able to order my copy of "Songbird" the book, with much anticipated arrival.
Laura, I am so amazed and impressed by your initiatives. First in helping so much to coalesce interest in Eva through this website, and now in making it possible to channel and harness the power of this interest to raise money for charity. Long may this continue be a success and to do good.
Name: susheela
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song penny to my name
Home town Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Found the website Through a link on evacassidy.com
Sent: 11.56 AM - 11/18
Bought my first Eva CD in May2001 after reading an article on her. It was difficult to get it here initially but now I see it in some major CD stores finally. Glad to know she is heard in all corners of the world! Wish I could see the video of her performing.
Name: Julie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Couldn't choose
Home town Airdrie, Scotland
Found the website Regular visitor
Sent: 6.05 PM - 11/18
I have just finished reading my copy of the Songbird Book. I read it a chapter at a time to allow me to reflect on it. It is an excellent book and thank you to each and every person involved in bringing it to us. It makes my understanding and interpretation of Eva's songs all the more real. Also thanks again to Laura for her work with this site and hello to all Eva fans.
Name: Hannu Vierola, Senior Obstetrician
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song People get ready
Home town Iisalmi
Found the website Altavista
Sent: 6.46 PM - 11/18
Last Christmas a Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat wrote about Eva's success in UK.
I listened "Time after time" via web and ordered her recordings through Free Record Shop in Finland. Now I have 5 albums.
Hopefully Finnish jazz enthusiasts and others will find this excellent music very soon...relaxing.. pure and straight from the heart.
Sent: 7.34 PM - 11/18/2001
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Cassidy,
I've just read the book you helped put together about Eva's life, "Songbird", and would like to thank you for being brave enough to share your precious memories with people like me.
I can only join with countless others in saying that Eva has the most amazing voice and musical ability.
I would be interested to know if you and Eva's friends would ever consider publishing her musical arrangements. My own musical ability is somewhat limited so picking out the chords she uses in certain songs is rather beyond me!
Thank you again for sharing Eva with so many people,
yours sincerely
Becky Tattersall
tattersallrebecca@hotmail.com
Sent: 9.56 PM - 11/18/2001
hi everyone,
I bought the CD Songbird and was totally smitten I play it every night you can actually feel her energy with the vocals, and this is being written by a person who's into heavy- metal, I watched the Trevor McDonald programme and was reduced too tears by her infamous "over the rainbow" and short life, I've read the book and feel compelled to leave a message god only takes the good ones, he knew she was special that's why he's took her so soon so he didn't lose her Thanks Gary UK
Name: Sandra
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves, Songbird..... right now!!!!!
Home town Redmond, Wa,USA
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 10.12 PM - 11/18
To Tony,
I would love to have a chat room to go to. It would be so much fun to be able to talk to each other all over the world, with such a common bond! Our love of Eva!!!! Please let me know if this is going to happen. Have not posted anything in here for a while, but if anyone is interested in a copy of the Nightline show on Eva, that aired in May and again in July, I would be glad to send you a copy. The holidays are coming....give someone you love a CD of Eva's music. What a wonderful gift to give and receive!!!!!
Sandra
Name: Kathleen Mullens
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song At Last
Home town London
Found the website Jives
Sent: 11.50 PM - 11/18
I have enjoyed looking at the website as well as reading the articles in various publications about Eva Cassidy - however, I should like to know if there are any older people out there (I am early fifties) who remember seeing Eva Cassidy when she appeared as the guest of Tina Turner at Wembley in 1981 - she was sensational and brought the house down - believe me, there was nothing shy or retiring about the girl! All of you younger people who visit this website, whether you are British or American, should ask your older relatives/friends if they remember Eva Cassidy who was around in the 70's and early 80's (that is also the era her albums were recorded). The real Eva Cassidy would be about 50 by now and, for all of those who weep for her 'demise', I would say to you - please shed no more tears.
Regards
Reply from the Webmaster: Hi Kathleen - - You must be remembering a different singer with a similar name. This Eva Cassidy was born in 1963 and died when she was 33. She definitely never appeared at Wembley with Tina Turner, and she was in high school in the 1970s.... --Laura
Name: sandy
Sent: 11.58 PM - 11/18
Kathleen,
can you give us some more details on the "real" Eva cassidy? as personally I have no idea who you are referring to.
Name: Tim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time is a Healer
Home town Melbourne, Australia
Found the website Bookmark
Sent: 7.54 AM - 11/19
Just received Christmas catalogue for the ABC shops. It advertises Songbird CD and Songbird the book, with the latter available early December at a cost of A$35.
ABC shops are in all capital cities in Australia as well as most major suburban shopping centres.
As one who visits this site regularly, Laura, thanks for making this site available and keeping it updated. Would appreciate if you could put the above information on the site, so other Aussies are aware.
Thanks
Tim
Name: Charlie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Gloucester, UK
Found the website MSN
Sent: 2.58 PM - 11/19
From the moment I watched a documentary on Discovery about Eva she has been my idle. I am doing a talk on Eva for my College project as I want it 2 touch my fellow students hearts the way it touched mine. Plz thank her parents 4 bringing such an inspiration into the world and thank you 4 producing this sight, I have got 2 know more about Eva.
Name: Alan Lewis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Don't own any yet!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song The only one I have heard
Home town Crewe, Cheshire, UK
Found the website GOOGLE
Sent: 7.22 PM - 11/19
I have only heard Eva once on a programme on radio 4 singing "Over the rainbow" and I can count the times on one hand in my life when I had to stop driving and pull over to the side of the road, I never thought I would here a female vocalist do to me what Anita Baker did when I first heard "No more Tears" but I have now, I have a friend who is a radio presenter and is one of the best soul djs in the UK and he can't play the Anita Baker track on air as he goes to pieces!! Ill see if this one does the same, somehow I think it will.
Name: fred rohaan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song field of gold
Home town enschede/holland
Found the website --
Sent: 9.52 PM - 11/19
many thanks to you Laura for your message.
I looked at the pictures. lovely.
at another time I shall visit this website again.
Name: Sean Ryan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album None compete for my attention
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ditto
Home town LA
Found the website I looked for it
Sent: 10.53 PM - 11/19
Hi all,
I haven't been here for a while, but I thought I might drop in and say hello. I am an instructor at a culinary school here in Santa Monica. At the student run restaurant I play Ms. Cassidy's music almost exclusively. I read a few of the postings and some related that some of your tastes in music run into other mediums. Me too. I love Janes Addiction and I have season tickets to the LA Phil. My students are into God knows what, but they have been asking for me to burn Ms. Cassidy's CDs for them. I won't of course. I tell them to purchase them through this site which has money going to the foundation. Clients as well have expressed interest, and I take the time to edify them. Be well all!
Thanks Laura for your efforts here that all of us can see and those that we can't. With all of this support we can probably make a difference, no?
SR
Name: Gwen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley...and all the rest!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Ft. Worth
Sent: 11.07 PM - 11/19
I simply cannot hold back tears when I hear Eva sing. I so admire her talent as a musician and artist, but also her humility, compassion, and caring soul that made her who she was. I wish I could have known her. I can only imagine the loss felt by those who were closest to her. Thank you to her friends and family for allowing us all to get a glimpse of the lovely young woman with the voice of an angel. Because of Eva, I met the man of my dreams. We met due to a shared love of her. Much love and thanks Eva, for bringing us together!! Love to all her family, friends, and fans.
Name: Steve T
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Don't own one (yet)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Cardiff, Wales
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 12.12 AM - 11/20
As a fan of mainly contemporary music, I completely missed Eva's music until recently. Never have I heard a voice that makes me stop and think of nothing else. I personally think that the beautiful thing about her is that she transcends arguments about what music is better than another with a voice hat is truly perfect. I am only sorry that I have wasted so many years not knowing of her.
God Bless Eva.
Name: Elkin Brown
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (this week)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart (this week)
Home town Lebanon, TN 37087
Found the website long time reader and sometimes contributor
Sent: 11.43 AM - 11/20
I would like to re-iterate Laura's advice (from "What's New") that folks should check out David R. Currie's piece from Texas Baptists Committed, and as she suggests, not worry about any fundamentalist connotations. Mr. Currie's description of how Eva's music has moved him, a self-described "old cowboy" gives me hope. Although, as he says himself, he is not a fundamentalist, I'm sure he has doctrines that would disagree with a lot of things I believe in, and those of others as well.
But I'm saying all this to make a point: I've long felt that Eva's music transcends cultural/political divisions, and so with my reading of Mr. Currie's article comes a fantasy. Imagine, say, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Osama Bin Laden (maybe even Saddam Hussein for good measure) locked in a spacious and comfortable room, compelled to listen to Eva's entire Blix Street catalog. Maybe I'm wrong, but somehow I can't help thinking that they'd be too busy crying, laughing with delight, and boogying to hate any more (or at least for a while). I'm sure that scenario is completely off the rails but, you have to admit: what a wonderful world! Thank you, Ms. Bligh, for calling this article to our attention.
To Eva, wherever you are: you have brought immeasurable joy to my life. Thank you, and I love you.
Name: Wayne MacDonald
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold \ time after time
Home town Sydney, Nova Scotia
Found the website Internet Explorer
Sent: 7.56 PM - 11/20
Eva touches one's soul like only an angel can. She is forever embedded in my mind and heart and for this I have to thank a wonderful friend that has given me the ultimate gift.
Name: Peter Hansford
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of Them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of Them
Home town Southampton, England
Sent: 8.02 PM - 11/20
I've been listening to Eva songs for nearly a year now ever since Terry Wogan started playing her on Radio Two.
Its something about the way she sings a song, something about her voice that really gets deep inside of you and she can make you laugh or cry, I'm a 37 year old guy here and sometimes I'm crying my eyes out I must be getting soft in my years, Eva is fantastic in all she dones I've never heard anything like it before she completely blows me away.
I've just finished reading the Songbird book and I feel after reading that I know her and what she went through after having cancer in our family a few times
Now she has a special place in my heart and through her music she'll be there forever!
Name: George B
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Dundee, UK
Found the website AOL
Sent: 8.58 PM - 11/20
An angel who descended for a short time to bless us with a voice so enchanting.
Name: Naomi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Now Autumn leaves
Home town Napoli, Italy
Sent: 9.26 PM - 11/20
"... but I miss you most of all, when autumn leaves start to fall.." I never met you in person, but I know you by heart, like a lot of people who love you and write everyday in this guestbook. So I just want to say that I truly miss you, EVA. November is so beautiful but so sad...
Name: DAVID HOPE
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EVERY LAST ONE
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ALL THE ONE,S EVA SING.S
Home town STOCKTON ON TEES
Found the website THE BOOK SONGBIRD
Sent: 10.45 PM - 11/20
EVA IS THE BEST BAR NONE. WE ALL LOVE EVA WITH A PASSION [WELL I DO ]. I LIKE THANK EVA FOR EVA WITHOUT EVA NONE OF US CAN BE FANS WE LOVE EVA AND WILL FOREVER
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album live @ Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Golden Thread
Home town Fair Oak
Found the website web ferret
Sent: 5.58 AM - 11/21
I have set up a chat room 'eva'ngelists at the following address:
http://www.c-e-s.fsnet.co.uk/eva.htm
Please Feel free to use to discuss Eva.
PS If you lod in and your name is shown as 'guest', login again and it should be ok. No password is required either.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Sent: 10.55 AM - 11/21
To: Tony, Laurel, Md - 18 November
I love all of Eva's music but there's no doubt that I am a Jazz/Blues fan at heart. 'Dark end of the Street' is on 'The Other Side' album. Eva duets with Chuck Brown on most of the tracks, but on 'Dark end of the Street' she sings alone. This is a must-have album for Jazz/Blues fans. A brilliant version of 'Fever' with electric violin featured in the music. Nothing like Peggy Lee's version which is also brilliant. 'I'll go Crazy', 'Drownin in my own Tears' and 'God Bless the Child'. I've played these 4 tracks over and over and over.
To echo Tony, and not the first time I've raised it, please oh please may we, Eva's world- wide fans, expect 'Son of a Preacher Man' on CD in the very near future.
Name: annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Surrey, England
Found the website Regular
Sent: 7.20 PM - 11/21
Thanks to Doug in Pennsylvania and Laura for the link to the beautiful essay by David R Currie in the Texas Baptists Newsletter. It's well worth a read and I understand from Mr. Currie has prompted a few of us to contact him and thank him. I am a non-religious person but the essay strikes a chord and at the same time is another great tribute to Eva. (If you haven't seen the link, go to the What's New Page).
Name: Rick Renardson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album deferred for now
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song deferred, again
Home town Winter Haven, Florida
Found the website Infoseek
Sent: 7.43 PM - 11/21
I am new to Eva Cassidy's music, but a more grateful newcomer would be hard to find. I have purchased several of her albums and am busily introducing friends and family to her talent.
Eva's version of Sting's "Fields of Gold" is incredible; yet then the same can be said of several other of her songs.
Amongst finding such a marvelous talent is pleasure and sadness in realizing such a lovely soul no longer walks, and sings, among us. RIP Eva.
Name: Pat Dargan
Home town U K
Sent: 7.31 AM - 11/22
Happy Thanksgiving to all in the States...
listen to some Eva today and have good thoughts....
Thank you again Eva...
from the U K.
Pat d
Name: Colin Eve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Salisbury
Found the website Looksmart
Sent: 1.14 PM - 11/22
I am not a religious person but I hope there is an afterlife where I can continue hearing the magic of this genius
Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What
befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth.
This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected
like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever
he does to the web, he does to himself.
One thing we know: our God is also your God. The earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is
to heap contempt on its creator.
Your destiny is a mystery to us. What will happen when the buffalo are all slaughtered? The wild
horses tamed? What will happen when the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of
many men and the view of the ripe hills is blotted with talking wires? Where will the thicket be? Gone!
Where will the eagle be? Gone! And what is to say goodbye to the swift pony and then hunt? The end
of living and the beginning of survival.
When the last red man has vanished with this wilderness, and his memory is only the shadow of a
cloud moving across the prairie, will these shores and forests still be here? Will there be any of the
spirit of my people left?
We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother's heartbeat. So, if we sell you our land, love it as we
have loved it. Care for it, as we have cared for it. Hold in your mind the memory of the land as it is
when you receive it. Preserve the land for all children, and love it, as God loves us.
As we are part of the land, you too are part of the land. This earth is precious to us. It is also precious
to you.
One thing we know - there is only one God. No man, be he Red man or White man, can be apart. We
ARE all brothers after all."
Chief Seattle - 1800
Name: Laura J B
Home town San Jose, Ca
Sent: 4.34 PM - 11/22
Chief Seattle's Letter...
Wed Nov 21 10:07:50 2001
Dear Eva, Heaven high.
May I post this for all the world, Chief Seattles letter on this Thanksgiving Day in your memory.
Love
LJB
"The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or
sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the
sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?
Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every
mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and
experience of my people.
We know the sap which courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our
veins. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters. The bear, the
deer, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the dew in the meadow, the body heat
of the pony, and man all belong to the same family.
The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water, but the blood of our
ancestors. If we sell you our land, you must remember that it is sacred. Each glossy reflection in the
clear waters of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water's murmur is
the voice of my father's father.
The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. So
you must give the rivers the kindness that you would give any brother.
If we sell you our land, remember that the air is precious to us, that the air shares its spirit with all the
life that it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather his first breath also received his last sigh. The
wind also gives our children the spirit of life. So if we sell our land, you must keep it apart and sacred,
as a place where man can go to taste the wind that is sweetened by the meadow flowers.
Name: claire roberts
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song song bird
Home town newcastle
Found the website off the songbird c.d
Sent: 8.49 PM - 11/22
I am completely blown away by Eva's voice. it's amazing how someone can put so much feeling into her songs. I admire her so much and get so much joy out of her music. she is a great loss.
Name: Gordon Wood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Have not got one yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Yeovil, England
Found the website Freeserve
Sent: 9.50 PM - 11/22
Heard Eve for the first time only very recently and will be starting my collection soon until I have all the releases.
As a Dixieland trumpet player for over 50 years I have never been so moved as when I first heard "Somewhere over the rainbow".
I became an instant addict swimming in a sea of a multitude of emotions.
Name: Gerhard Terlouw
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall trees in Georgia.
Home town Gouda, The Netherlands
Found the website planet.nl
Sent: 10.04 PM - 11/22
A few months ago, I never heard of Eva Cassidy before until I read an article in a newspaper about her album Songbird doing so well in the UK-charts. Since then I bought all her albums, including "No Boundaries", and right now I'm desperately looking for the "Spirit of Christmas"-album, which is not available in Holland. I even had to order "No Boundaries" in the USA! Why is this album not included in the list of Eva's recordings? Anyway, her music is pure and in my opinion straight from the heart, that's why I like her music so much! I want to collect everything! From this place I give my greetings to all the fans of Eva!
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album ALL!!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town England
Found the website Radio 2 web site
Sent: 11.14 PM - 11/22
Quite possibly the most beautiful voice of all time, it pains me to think such a talent was lost so early
Name: Dave Hall
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Can't say
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song currently "Wayfaring Stranger"
Home town Stockton-on-Tees
Found the website Frequent Visitor.
Sent: 10.30 AM - 11/23
Just bought "The Other Side" & "Time After Time" -
WOW!!!!
When I first listened to "Songbird", I was completely spellbound. I've since bought 2 other albums. Nothing can replace the feeling I got when I first heard Eva's gorgeous voice, but I just can't get enough - I have to listen to her every day.
The only voice that can move me to tears is hers.
Like everybody else - I wish we could have met - (maybe we will if I get to Heaven.)
God Bless
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album EBH
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know you by Heart
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 3.44 PM - 11/23
I guess it goes without, but the turkey illustration on the what's new page must have been done by Eva. Just another of the countless indications she certainly was a woman for all seasons.
I'm glad some people enjoyed the Texas Baptist essay. Its points, and that verse from Galatians, certainly is moving.
Has anyone, other than the gentleman from the Netherlands, been perplexed by the availability, or lack thereof, of the Chuck Brown Christmas album? I know if was available from CDNow in September. Should have ordered it then. It was reported within here that it was available at the BestBuy in Annapolis. Not so at the one in Frederick. This album came out in 1999 from Liaison Records-is that correct? What really confused me was this: the data base in one store said it became available nationally this year. At the next store the data base said the album went out of print in August??!! I should have taken the cue from the Eva recording page and just ordered one from Liaison in the first place. I did finally find one; however, at a good price. If this album really is out of print-again?- Liaison may be the last resort to find one.
Name: Garry Woodcock
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Found the website Netscape
Sent: 4.12 PM - 11/23
No other performer has ever given the world such a legacy of music. Eva is the standard by which all singers of all styles must be measured. All of us who have discovered her feel that connection to our musical souls and I'm glad that we can share it.
P.S. Does anyone know who Eva was visiting in Nova Scotia, admiring the sunset "golden time". I'd like to get in touch with them.
Thanks, Garry
Name: Betty Lindsey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Hartford, KY
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.48 PM - 11/23
My son and a TV production introduced me to Eva Cassidy. I too am greatly touched by her voice and rendition of some of my favorite songs/hymns. I just turned 69 so I have been around for awhile. Tears come when I hear "Over the Rainbow" and "I Know You By Heart". Lovely memories return as I sat year after year watching "The Wizard of Oz" with my two children who are now 49 and 47 respectively. My heart turns to all my dear family members and friends who have crossed over. I feel so close to them as I listen to "By Heart". My children are back by my side as I listen to "Rainbow". My very most favorites, John Prine and James Taylor must move over and let Eva share. My best days happen when I share them with one of these three people. Eva's emotional appeal is so wonderful. Not sad, just glad. The memories she arouses within me are just simply wonderful. Many thanks to my son for passing this on to me. Make beautiful music in heaven Eva! With love -
Name: Betty Lindsey
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Hartford, KY
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.48 PM - 11/23
My son and a TV production introduced me to Eva Cassidy. I too am greatly touched by her voice and rendition of some of my favorite songs/hymns. I just turned 69 so I have been around for awhile. Tears come when I hear "Over the Rainbow" and "I Know You By Heart". Lovely memories return as I sat year after year watching "The Wizard of Oz" with my two children who are now 49 and 47 respectively. My heart turns to all my dear family members and friends who have crossed over. I feel so close to them as I listen to "By Heart". My children are back by my side as I listen to "Rainbow". My very most favorites, John Prine and James Taylor must move over and let Eva share. My best days happen when I share them with one of these three people. Eva's emotional appeal is so wonderful. Not sad, just glad. The memories she arouses within me are just simply wonderful. Many thanks to my son for passing this on to me. Make beautiful music in heaven Eva! With love -
Name: Lorraine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 12.04 AM - 11/24
I was introduced to Eva's music by my brother and since then have become obsessed! BIG TYME!! I loved the songbird book, and now am trying to find out who and when someone will re-release Method Actor. Pieces of a Dream CD, and Chuck Brown's CD are just fabulous as well. Eva's music is truly angelic!!!! I also have every other CD with her as back up vocalist as well!!!
Name: Stephanie Segal
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow
Home town Los Angeles
Found the website www.evacassidy.com
Sent: 7.58 PM - 11/24
I wanted to let the people who loved Eva know how she has touched the heart of a stranger. I have never heard a more beautiful rendition of "Over The Rainbow", "Time After Time" and "Woodstock." I listen to them over and over and marvel at Eva's phrasing, tenderness and general creativity. I wish I had been able to see her perform live. I can only imagine what a powerful experience that must have been.
I am a breast cancer survivor, and feel a special closeness to this woman who has left the world too early, but left it with such a rich and beautiful addition to it.
My thanks to Eva and to her friends and family who were brave and generous enough to share her incredible music with the rest of us. I can't really express how much her music moves me.
Name: david
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town Hexham. Northumberland. UK
Found the website didgerecords site
Sent: 10.33 PM - 11/24
I bought songbird thanks to BBC. radio2's airplay. Eva was a brilliant artist with a terrific voice. It's a shame she died so young, but at least her music lives on, and thanks to you will continue to be spread throughout the world via "the web"
Name: Clint
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Sheboygan Wisconsin
Found the website Dogpile
Sent: 1.08 AM - 11/25
I only recently was introduced to Eva's music. I was taking with a friend about my favorite female vocalist(the late Susannah McCorkle) when my friend suggested I listen to Eva's music...that evening I listened to the "Blues Alley" CD and I have been hooked ever since. Although I primarily am a "jazz purist" I am impressed by the range of clarity and emotion Eva was able to evoke. This was an artist who was growing and had so much more to offer....making her early death all the more tragic.
Name: lee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town neath, wales.uk
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 7.12 PM - 11/25
I heard Eva on top of the pops 2, and I thought it was one of the greatest, most beautiful sounding voices I have ever heard. it touched me, it touched my dad and I`m sure it has touched every body that has heard the song. we are truly missing an angel since 1996.
god bless you Eva and thanx for giving us what you have.
sincerely,
lee
Name: Lynda
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town London
Found the website Eva's friend's website
Sent: 7.17 PM - 11/25
((((((((EVA))))))))
God Bless you and keep you wrapped in his arms
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Hard to say
Home town Reading, Pa.
Found the website visit weekly, at least...
Sent: 10.33 PM - 11/25
In the Songbird book, reference is made to a recording Eva made of "The Rose". Obviously, this has always been one of my all time favorite songs & it was sung at my wedding 20 years ago. I've often thought how beautiful Eva would sing it. Any possibility in finding Eva's version of the Rose? Thanks for your help & thanks for this site.
Name: Shauna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Home town Mahone Bay, NS Canada
Found the website Google
Sent: 7.56 AM - 11/26
I just have to say that I heard Eve Cassidy sing the song "Fields Of Gold" a few days ago through a friend of mine, and I fell in love with it after the first line, her voice, the way she sings with such passion, the rhythm.. oh gosh...she took my breath away, I felt like I could cry. What a shame that she was taken away at such a young age. Only the good die young.
Name: Don Cuniff
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Asheville, NC
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.43 PM - 11/26
Until learning the Eva Cassidy story and listening to her music, I'd wondered what was the "highest" form of prayer. I now know it is living one's gifts to the fullest without compromise and passion, and sharing them with others. Eva Cassidy is a very special human being whose legacy shall only grow. May the message of her life, her dedication to the purity of her art, and the spirituality of her being never get lost among the notes.
Name: Rolf Steinemann
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Opfertshofen (CH)
Found the website frequent Visitor
Sent: 10.28 PM - 11/26
I wonder why all the big great Voices die so early.
On Saturday died an other nice Voice here in Switzerland. Melanie Thornton, and 2 other Popstars
in an Airplane-Crash, just near my place. She was only
33, and had a big Hit this year: Love how you love me"
Through such sad moments especially in this kind of Thinking, I listen a lot to Songs like those of her,
and a lot of Eva's Sound.
Thank You for to having Your very spezial Music.
Here´s a Rose for You all @->->-- Love from Rolf
Name: Silja
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley and Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ALL
Home town ICELAND
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.50 PM - 11/26
Thank you Eva :o)
You´re woice is the greatest!
I know your brother Dan who lives in Iceland and he gave me your first CD in 1996 and for that I´ll always be gratefull for. Now I have all three of them and I play it all the time !
Eva you´ll be in my heart forever !
Name: SLEEPING-BOT
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album SONGBIRD
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song KATHY´s SONG
Home town NEUMUENSTER,GERMANY
Sent: 3.23 AM - 11/27
"Meine Seele flog über die stillen Lande,
als flöge sie nach Haus..."
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Home town Oldham, UK
Sent: 1.52 PM - 11/27
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL EVA
A good friend recently let me see a video with some American newsclips about Eva. In particular, snippets of Eva singing live at the Blues Alley Club and being interviewed on the evening of her Tribute Concert. Apart from CD covers, I have no other articles, photos etc. of Eva. Ordinarily, I don't go in for memorabilia. But to actually hear Eva speaking live to a news reporter on her Tribute evening brought tears to my eyes. It hadn't quite hit me before just how precious a person she was, and that even though I knew she was no longer with us, it wasn't until this very moment that I felt a real sense of loss. I'm so glad that her music lives on and that her unique talent is being enjoyed by people all over the world.
Name: Sue
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird/Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart, Wonderful world, Tall Trees, Waly Waly, Rainbow, Fields, Nightbird, Autumn leaves, etc, etc, etc, etc
Home town Essex, England
Found the website Songbird book
Sent: 2.09 PM - 11/27
How many singers are there who can make you cry just by the sheer beauty and perfection of their voice? Eva's is the only voice I can remember to ever affect me in this way.
Since I found Eva's music a year ago, I seem to play less and less music by other artists. Everything else just seems to pale into insignificance - have other fans found this?
Hugh and Barbara, although you will never get over your loss, I hope it helps a little to know that so many people are sharing your grief. You must be so very proud of your wonderful daughter. Eva has left us all a fantastic legacy, which will ensure she is never, ever forgotten.
The Songbird book is wonderful - yes, it is heartbreaking, but it also has so many warm memories of Eva and lets you get to know the wonderful and inspirational person she was.
I would love to know how Eva's band is doing. Are you still together and performing/recording? If so, is there anything we could get hold of in the UK?
Eva, I'm sure that with your exquisite singing you have made heaven into a more beautiful place. I hope that you are looking down on us and know how many people here love you. Goodnight Eva, we can never thank you enough. God bless you, our songbird, we love and miss you and will remember you always.
Name: Kim
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town London
Sent: 2.10 PM - 11/27
I found a copy of Songbird in a bookshop last Friday and have really enjoyed reading it. More of a coincidence I found it among a book of poetry by a British actor named Richard Beckinsale, any Brits who often post here will not fail to see the similarities between these two people. I just wanted to say how wonderful the book is. Its so good to finally get to know about the lady behind the incredible voice I listen to so often. The book is beautifully written and set out to, thank you so much for pointing it out to us.
Name: David Marshall
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blue's Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Asheville, NC
Found the website www.google.com
Sent: 5.10 PM - 11/27
When I first heard Fields of Gold I knew immediately I was listening to an angel.
I often spoof that life is always worth living as long as there is ice cream. Add Eva Cassidy to the short list of important and wonderful reasons to stick around.
Name: Seth Messner
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Truth and Consequences, NM
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 5.15 PM - 11/27/2001
I like her. I like her a lot. yeah!
Name: Chuck Anderson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Yellowknife, NWT
Found the website Google
Sent: 5.18 PM - 11/27/2001
I love her - she is right up there with Styx and Mr. Big. Her songs make me happy, very very happy.
Name: Gabi Fallon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album SOngbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song over the rainbow/autumn leaves
Sent: 12.14 AM - 11/28
the first time I heard over the rainbow, I cried...If god ever put the perfect voice in 2 people...it was Karen Carpenter and Eva Cassidy. Every time I listen to her, I am already in heaven. Though we lost you too early, you will always be with us, god bless you, Eva
Name: Heartsdoc
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Canandaigua
Found the website Google
Sent: 12.37 AM - 11/28
Just wanted to share a website with all of you that might be of interest: WWW.spinner.com. This site is an online radio feature that has numerous channels devoted to all musical genres. Eva is featured on three different channels; "female focus", "folk" and "light rock". the site encourages listeners to rate the tracks, which then determines how much play they receive. many of Eva's songs have been played and have appeared on the tally of most popular selections. the site has a brief discography feature and album purchase information. The discography page does not as yet have a brief biography of Eva as is the case with other artists but maybe if everyone here uses the site and requests more play time for Eva's songs as well as more comprehensive bio info, maybe they will comply. site also seems to be a good vehicle to explore the work of talented but underappreciated performers. I think Eva would probably like that.
Name: John Nixon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Probably Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold/Songbird/Over the Rainbow
Home town Keller (D-FW area), Texas
Sent: 1.43 AM - 11/28
We see lots on here from the UK but to just to let you know, Best Buy and Wherehouse Music in Dallas, Texas have multiples of all of Eva's CD's. However, I could not find the Chuck Brown-Eva Cassidy CD.
Name: Tony
Sent: 2.49 AM - 11/28
To John Nixon and anyone else looking for the Chuck Brown Christmas CD: I bought my copy at Best Buy.
It was $2.00 cheaper than the one I saw at Borders Books and Music. Happy hunting.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Home town Oldham, UK
Sent: 10.18 AM - 11/28
I was browsing the Guestbook this morning and noticed the posting from Seth Messenger, Truth and Consequences, NM. Some of the names of the US home towns are quite fascinating. Truth and Consequences - I wonder how this name originated. As most Americans know, we British are far too conventional to go for a name like Truth and Consequences. I think it's just great.
Name: Jim Forsyth
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Milton Keynes, UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 2.18 PM - 11/28
Driving home a few months ago, I heard this incredible voice singing Over the Rainbow and I just had to pull over and listen to the end to find that is was someone called Eva Cassidy! I was very sad to hear that she had died of cancer but what a beautiful, moving (and lots of other words I cannot think of!!) legacy she has left.
Name: Sandi
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.58 PM - 11/28
Like many others who have posted in this guestbook, I consider my recent discovery of Eva Cassidy a serendipitous event.
I was visiting Calgary, Alberta for the first time and eating at Jann Arden's Diner (for those of you who do not know Jann's music, she is a Canadian folk/pop singer). Waiting for my meal to arrive, I heard this incredibly striking voice. It seemed familiar somehow, but I wasn't sure from where. I asked one of the staff if they could tell me what CD they were playing and they brought me the cover. It was Eva Cassidy's Songbird. I guess Jann Arden is a fan of Eva's music and asked the staff at the Diner to add it to their rotation.
I spent the rest of my meal listening to Eva's beautiful voice. I read the CD cover and learned of her passing in 1996. It stopped me in my tracks, reminding me of Jonathan Larson's tragic passing before RENT became a famous musical.
When I returned to Toronto, I found out that there is like ONE CD store that sells Eva's music off the shelf. I picked up Songbird right away and I'm sure I'll be purchasing her other CDs soon. In fact, EVERYONE is getting Eva Cassidy for Christmas this year.
I feel like we all have a responsibility to keep spreading the word... to share Eva's music with everyone we know so that we can honour her brief life while enriching the lives of others with her gift.
My life has changed since I heard Eva's voice, and for that I will always be grateful.
Name: Hannah and Teresa
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold-- (ALL)
Home town Tauranga, NZ
Found the website XTRA
Sent: 8.59 AM - 11/29
Both mum and I love Eva and barely a week goes by when she does not get played many times. Especially on Sundays while we are sitting and relaxing over our breakfast. Recently I went away to uni 5hrs from home. Whenever I got homesick Eva would get put on and it would help me feel close to mum again. I also love falling asleep listening to her beautiful voice.
Hannah
P.s What an awesome site- Ill be back
Name: david
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song penny to my name
Home town Hartcliffe, BRISTOL.U.K.
Sent: 10.25 AM - 11/29
If I could see before my blindness the smile you gave before gods dawn. Then I can accept a world of darkness and and never feel the sun again. Eva is forever.
Name: Katie Morgan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Essex England
Found the website www.evacassidy.com
Sent: 1.39 PM - 11/29
I am only 17 and started listening to Eva singing when she did her own addition of over the rainbow. Every note sounds so clear and pure and makes your hair stand up on your neck. She had the most beautiful voice ever and now she is in piece.
Good Bless Eva you will live for ever in your fans hearts.xxx
Name: Gary D
Sent: 3.35 PM - 11/29
Lo and behold, the "Songbird" best selling book is
available at Denver's largest independent CD store
as a UK import for under $20. Contact or visit
www.twistandshout.com to inquire. Or better yet,
contact your local indie CD store and tell them
to order the book or else!!! Happy holidays!!
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't choose anymore
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ditto
Home town PA
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 5.13 PM - 11/29
To today's guestbook perusers: the TNT show with Michele Kwan skating to "Fields of Gold" is set for tonight, 9 PM EST-I think! (so the ubiquitous-check your local listings). Answer to Hazel's question: Truth or Consequences is the only town in the US that I know of that was actually named for a TV game show. Bob Barker, host of "Price is Right" for almost 30 years, was once its host-a long time ago, obviously.
Name: Asgeir
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the rainbow
Home town Sandane-Norway
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 7.55 PM - 11/29
Eva, you captured my heart -totally- with your fantastic voice in how you sang this song
Name: Greg F.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album get 'em all!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves
Home town Bowie MD
Sent: 8.06 PM - 11/29
Laura & other reviewers are right-- the new book is absolutely great; a very close & personal look at who Eva was, in the very candid and caring words of her family and closest friends. Not mawkish or hagiographic, as one might fear; just very well done.
I was 10 years ahead of Eva at Bowie High School and regret never meeting her (I did drive an ice cream truck in that neck of the woods for a couple of summers, so maybe sold her a popsicle or two!)-- but after reading the book, I feel like I knew her... Love and Peace to Hugh, Barbara, & all family & friends, and GREAT SITE, Laura-- keep it up!
Name: Pompy Jon
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold - makes me think of my children
Home town Portsmouth, UK
Found the website some things you just know...
Sent: 10.17 PM - 11/29
Well, it's been a year or so since my last entry.
There's not much I can add to what's already been said (and far more eloquently by others) except that here I am, still listening to that voice; and me a heavy metal guitarist!!
PS the acoustic work on Time After Time is so apposite...
Name: Raice McLeod
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Any/all
Home town DC
Sent: 10.35 PM - 11/29
Dear All,
I just cruised through the messages for the first time in some weeks, and noticed a lot of questions/references such as, "Who discovered Eva?"
I'm sure there'll be many claimants to that honor in the light of her belated success. No doubt a case could be made for several people: Her parents? Her first music teacher? The members of her first high school band? We could go on and on. However, for what it's worth, here's my nomination:
Chris Biondo. Perhaps he wasn't the first person to realize how good she was, or suspect the degree of talent that had yet to emerge, but consider the following:
He was the first person to decide that she must be recorded in her own right ... as opposed to serving as a session voice for other people's material and arrangements.
He was the first person who had the facilities and skills to record her, and made them available to her without limitation.
He took the time to find the right musicians to work with her; ensuring that those musicians always supported her appropriately.
He spent countless hours working with her in the studio and on stage, always encouraging her to overcome her natural diffidence in front of an audience, and always refining the music.
After Eva was diagnosed with cancer, he worked day and night to preserve any/all tracks that could be saved so that a musical legacy would survive. (I know -- I was there.)
When Eva died before the world had heard her, it was Chris's work that made it possible for the impossible ... the story finally got out.
Does this qualify Chris as Eva's 'discoverer?' Well, I'm sure some will argue with me ... but I guarantee that if not for Chris Biondo, no-one outside of DC would know she ever existed.
The endless, kind, heartfelt comments about Eva are always pleasant reading, but don't forget Chris ... he's the other half of the story.
Raice Mcleod
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart, Autumn Leaves, OTR, FOG
Home town Surrey, England
Found the website Regular
Sent: 12.23 AM - 11/30
Thanks to Raice McLeod for reminding us. It's been some time since Chris Biondo was mentioned here. I somehow think that Chris would be uncomfortable with too much praise (well, tough - he deserves it). Still, the accolades that really matter are the ones from his peers, Eva's family (see the Songbird biography) and Eva herself (see the special thank you on the back of the insert to Live at Blues Alley). All I can do is say a BIG thank you to Chris, for giving us the opportunity to hear the golden voice of Eva and I hope that Eva's success in the UK gives him a big kick - it proves all his love and hard work was the greatest tribute to Eva, her music and her fellow musicians. I also hope he will be involved in future musical output from Eva's recorded repertoire - everything he's done so far has been a winner.
Name: Malcolm T.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album never heard one
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song don't know yet
Home town KSA/England
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 2.16 AM - 11/30
Listened to a recent QBS (Qatar) programme about Eva whilst driving near the Qatar/Saudi Arabia border. Terry Wogan (BBC recording) said "For the next hour you will be introduced to the music of Eva Cassidy". I thought "Oh yeah?" ready to switch off, not knowing who this person was. Wrong! I had to stop driving as I was going out of range. Have you ever heard such a voice? I was spellbound for the time the programme ran. Glad to say I will be a follower of her music from now on and look forward to listening to her songs. Her live rendition of 'What a wonderful world' under her circumstances at the time is pure magic. Eva sounded like she was a bit of a handful sometimes but how can you tame such a free spirit? She was here for a purpose and that purpose seems to have been served very well. My regards to her family and friends who really knew her. You must miss her.
Name: Ingrid
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Arlington, VA
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 3.56 AM - 11/30
The first time I heard Eva Cassidy was in the early 90's on "Other Side" with Chuck Brown when it was first released (1992?). Chuck had been big in Go-Go music around here. Sadly, I never went to see her live performances. I love her guitar playing.
Name: Raice McLeod
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album as before
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all
Sent: 4.31 AM - 11/30
Re my last message:
I have been reminded (rightly) that Tony Bramwell is another crucial person in the Eva story. My prior comments were intended to address events that took place years before the music was heard outside Metro DC, and I certainly apologize sincerely if those who were instrumental in later stages of the saga feel that I slighted their role. Such was not my intent.
Raice
Name: G. Clifton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time Is A Healer
Home town Houston
Found the website AOL engine
Sent: 6.44 AM - 11/30
I returned to the CD store three consecutive nights, returning home with an EVA Cassidy CD each night. Her voice is awesome, especially the gospel/bluesy sound she bellows. What a treat!
Name: Hazel
Sent: 2.31 PM - 11/30
Many thanks to Doug of PA for explaining the origins of Truth and Consequences. If my memory serves me right, I think there is an Arnie movie, "Running Man", based around the quiz show. Doesn't the famous "I'll be back" feature in this film. I'm not sure.
Best wishes.
Name: Eliza
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Cleveland, OH
Found the website MSN
Sent: 8.27 PM - 11/30
I am desperate to find the Songbird book as well as a copy of the Nightline piece. Any ideas?? I went to twistandshout and did not see the book. I am turning so many people on to Eva, that I think the book would make a great holiday gift. Truly a phenomenon.
Name: Donna
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album The Other Side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Herndon, VA
Found the website regular viewer/sometime poster
Sent: 1.13 AM - 12/1
Does anyone suppose George Harrison and Eva are making beautiful music right now up in heaven? What a collaboration they would be!
Peace and love to George and Eva!
Name: Desiree
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Chattanooga
Found the website AOL
Sent: 2.47 AM - 12/1
I just received my copy of the Songbird book and I can't put it down. It is such a beautiful tribute to a truly beautiful person.
Laura thank you for this wonderful site, it's a great place to come and celebrate Eva. Thank you for all of your hard work.
Name: Kim
Sent: 1.34 PM - 12/1
Does anyone think that possibly the greatest musicians are now in heaven? Leaving us to just dream of what they are doing know. I know this is off subject but having just lost George I think how unfair our world is and hope that the next one is as wonderful as we are promised. Peace and love to George and Eva.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't choose anymore
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ditto
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 2.20 PM - 12/1
If there is a rock and roll heaven, the helluva band has indeed now been augmented with George; probably jammin' with John and Eva.
I agree with what Laura put in what's new about compilation albums. I have it on pretty good authority that Santa may well be bringing the same Martha Stewart Sleepytime title for my little niece; who, despite being of such a tender age, already has very good pitch. A nice addition for her karaoke machine. Hope she's not reading this!
It is unfortunate that Sleepytime is marketed as lullabies for babies. All the good material on this CD really transcends such a narrow label.
Once again for Hazel: isn't "I'll be back" from "Terminator"?
Name: lyn
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird
Home town shrewsbury,england
Sent: 4.34 PM - 12/1
first heard Eva a few months ago, couldn't stop playing her CD....bought the one of her at blues alley too....her book songbird came through the letter box today, was hard to put down.....was nice to read about her life and the things she loved....she is one of the brightest stars to light up the sky, and through her music she will never die.....
Name: Trevor Tattersall
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Wallington - Surrey - UK
Found the website Google.co.uk
Sent: 4.38 PM - 12/1
What can I say, I played in a band for 7 years (Drummer) and hung up my sticks about 2 years ago. After listening to the album, I have now taken to playing again. After I lost faith in the music business, reading about Eva made me realise that it's the music that's important not what the money made!!
Thank you for making me realise what's important, I lost sight of it for a while.
God Bless & Love always
Name: Sarah
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song time after time
Found the website ask jives
Sent: 5.49 PM - 12/1
I love her music, most of the people I know are all into pop music and they all think that I'm really sad liking Eva so much but I don't care what they think they haven't heard her sing!
Name: Heartsdoc
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Whichever I played last
Home town Canandaigua
Found the website Google
Sent: 6.00 PM - 12/1
"Customer Favorites"2001 at Amazon(US):
#2 Songbird
#13 Live at Blues Alley
#16 Eva By Heart
songbird is #1 in the "indie" category and the other two are in the top ten of this category!
Can anyone corroborate the rumor that another album is in the works? This was mentioned at another Eva website but I've seen no other mention elsewhere and the Email reply to my inquiry that I made to the record company essentially denied any knowledge of this.
Name: Stephen
Home town Victoria, BC
Sent: 7.28 PM - 12/1
One of my favourite quotes from the book;
"I left the tape alone for a few hours then went back to it - just to check that my instincts were right. And when I heard it again, I thought "well if this was the sixties, this artist would be right up there with James Taylor, Carol King, and the like" - Tony Bramwell, having returned to plug Eva after a ten year hiatus from the business.
Of particular interest to me are the stories told by people in the music business. Like people who had become jaded, but made an exception in Eva's case.
I would love to see Tony Bramwell interviewed at length about the Eva story, and the modern music business in general. Safe to say, people will listen.
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Name: Sean Ryan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ALL
Home town Los Angeles
Found the website I looked
Sent: 3.18 AM - 12/3
Hi all,
Just received the book. P
Name: Bryan Tarjick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town Carthage, TX
Found the website Google
Sent: 3.31 AM - 12/3
Hi,
Never have I heard such a beautiful voice. Eva sang with such clarity and beauty that truly "Songbird" fits most appropriately for this precious soul. Her music and spirit I believe will continue to live in the hearts and minds of those that listen to her music.
God Bless,
Bryan Tarjick
Carthage, TX
Name: Dee-Dee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 9.38 AM - 12/3
CHART NEWS
Both 'Songbird' and 'Time After Time' are currently moving UP the BBC Radio One Top 40 Indie Albums Chart at 9 (10) and 38 (39), respectively !
And Eva has made a return to the 2fm Musiczone Chart (Ireland) with 'Songbird' back in at No. 28.
Name: Rose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold/everything
Home town Reading, Pa.
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 10.38 AM - 12/3
Hey Doug, "Sleepytime" is on my Xmas list. If you go to Borders or Bestbuy.com, you can hear 30 sec.of each song & you're right, it's a great compilation. Also, as Laura has informed us, don't forget to watch (or tape) VH1, Wed.Dec.5th 7am - 10am. Guess there's something about Eva during the "Jumpstart" show.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Home town Oldham, UK
Sent: 10.43 AM - 12/3
To: Doug of PA. Thanks. My son told me yesterday that "I'll be back" was from "The Terminator" not "The Running Man". As you can tell, I'm not well up on Arnie movies. I also got the name wrong, I should have said Truth or Consequences.
Here I am asking again. Is there any chance at all of Eva's version of 'Son of a Preacher Man' being put on CD in the very near future? As I've stated before, it is a very popular track and a number of other Eva fans have requested that it be put on CD.
For any Eva fans reading this posting, please let it be known if you want to hear Eva's 'Son of a Preacher Man'. Thank you.
Name: Hazel
Sent: 1.44 PM - 12/3
SORRY FOR THE EARLIER MISHAP:
I see that the British Record Industry is to award Tony Bramwell "PLUGGER OF THE YEAR". I shall definitely be watching the Record of the Year programme on 8th December.
Tony, if you're reading this posting, please, if you get the opportunity, make the viewing public aware of Eva's great Jazz/Blues voice She is so much more than "Over the Rainbow". Some of her versions of classic Blues tracks are enthralling. In the UK the uninitiated think of Eva as a lovely ballad singer, which of course she is. I did request, many times, "God Bless the Child" for the Children in Need Appeal.
I recently extolled Eva's talent on the "Johnny Thunders Cyber Room" website. For those of you in the know about Johnny Thunders, you'll probably wonder why I was browsing this particular site. It was for my son who is the number one fan of the late Johnny Thunders music.
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song (currently) Blues In The Night
Home town Laurel, Md.
Sent: 3.39 AM - 12/4
To Hazel,
I'm with you. As I've stated on this page before, I
would LOVE to hear Eva's version of Son Of A Preacher
Man. It's always been one of my favorite songs and I
just know that Eva did a killer version of this great song.
I am also in total agreement with you about Eva's music
being so much more than folkie ballads and OTR. Personally, I think The Other Side and Eva By Heart are both much better records than Songbird (heresy, I know. Please forgive me.) In my opinion, both of these albums, along with Live At Blues Alley, showcase much more of Eva's overall talent than either Songbird or Time After Time, although I DO love both of these records.
Name: Hazel
Sent: 10.36 AM - 12/4
To: Tony
Thank you for responding. I echo your sentiments entirely. OTR is special because it brought me to Eva. Little did I realise 12 months ago that my love of Gospel/Jazz/Blues would be so very well served by the same singer. I particularly like Eva's high, perfect pitched, duet with Chuck Brown on "Drownin in my own Tears". I don't know any other vocalist who can maintain such velvety clarity at such a high pitch. It's heaven.
I shall be watching the Record of the Year programme on Saturday 8th.
Best wishes.
Hazel
Name: olivia
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town Auckland, NZ
Found the website Lycos
Sent: 10.53 AM - 12/4
I was watching the skating tribute on TV a few days ago .. Michelle Kwan skated to 'fields of
gold'. It was so beautiful and captivating and mesmerizing. Michelle skates with such grace on the ice, and Eva's voice is so clear and pure - it complemented the performance perfectly .. I'm very keen to listen to other recordings that Eva's made...
Name: Geoff
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town gt. yarmouth, England
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 3.01 PM - 12/4
Has anybody else found a CD called 'No Boundaries' ?
I bought it at HMV in Norwich last month, but no-one
else seems able to get hold of a copy
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Waly Waly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time after Time
Home town East Yorks
Sent: 6.13 PM - 12/4
Hi Laura, I have just received the signed CD that I bid for on the auction, and I have to say that it is just perfect, just as the examples in the book Songbird. The signature is not big, as there is not a lot of room on the CD, but Eva's hand was very strong, in fact the dot on the "I" of Cassidy nearly went through the paper!! I am so pleased to have such a treasure.
Name: Greg F.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album get 'em all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song autumn leaves
Home town Bowie, MD
Sent: 9.28 PM - 12/4
I'd like to post a whole-hearted agreement with Raice--of all those who've helped bring Eva's music to the world, Chris Biondo played the essential role. And not only for discovering and championing her talent; befriending her and supporting her emotionally & financially (through free studio time, if nothing else); and playing, programming, and producing her music; but for doing it all so tirelessly, and so damn well.
The production values on Eva's music are absolutely world-class, and perfectly fitted to Eva's vocal moods and emotions. You can hear the work of the biggest studios of New York, Nashville, London and Los Angeles and not find a better blending of vocals, instrumentation, and arrangements to fit the moods and sounds of a given tune.
As a native to the area, I still can't believe that Eva tunes like "Blues in the Night" could come out of a little studio in Glendale, Maryland. The collaboration of Chris and Eva in Prince George's County is as happy and unlikely a circumstance as the Beatles all coming together in working-class Liverpool. Extreme serendipity.
As the new book also illuminates, Chris (ably assisted by Raice, Lenny Williams, Keith Grimes, Dan Cassidy, and others) finished a lot of the songs we now think of as Eva's best. As I read it, it was primarily Chris's knowledge of Eva and where she wanted her music to go that transformed oftentimes raw demo or scratch vocals into the beautiful songs we now know, "Waly Waly" chief among them.
Many, many thanks, Chris.
Name: Stephen
Home town Victoria, BC
Sent: 8.26 AM - 12/5
My copy of Chuck Brown "The Spirit of Christmas" arrived today. Now I admit I went straight to tracks 8 and 9 (the ones with Eva), but then ran out the batteries on my Discman listening to the rest of the album over and over again. Wow, this is the first time I have heard that funky sound, and it is way cool. I love it!
Chuck, a question for you, if you see this. Have you ever done the Montreal International Jazz festival? It is now the worlds biggest, and lasts 2 weeks. They cordon off a whole section of downtown, and erect stages at major intersections for free concerts that generate street crowds of 400,000 people. An amazing party Montreal style. It would be really great to be able to see you play there.
Name: Bill Cronauer
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Wilkes-Barre, PA
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 8.53 PM - 12/5
The segment on JumpStart on VH1 this morning was quite nice. Only a few clips of Eva, though. But they showed a lot of the Over the Rainbow video recorded at Blues Alley.
The interesting fact they stated was that Eva's version of the song "Songbird" is going to be featured in the Tim Allen comedy Joe Somebody, coming out this Christmas.
Name: Jan Best
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Camden, NY (USA)
Found the website unintentionally, but glad I did
Sent: 1.00 AM - 12/6
If you haven't bought an Eva Cassidy album, you're missing out on an exceptional talent.
Name: Dagon Dangerman
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live @ Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Bridge Over Troubled Water
Home town Navarre, Fl.
Found the website Weekly Visitor
Sent: 1.17 AM - 12/6
An extraordinary amount of praise, & rightly so, goes to Chris Biondo for all his tireless efforts in all he did (& still does) for Eva. But there always seems to be one person who gets left out when it comes to recognition. And that person is David Lourim (AKA David Christopher). Back around 1983, or so, he first introduced Chris to Eva (or vice-versa) while working on the "Method Actor" recordings. Much thanks to you, also, David!
Name: Pat Dargan
Home town England
Sent: 8.34 PM - 12/7/2001
A big thank you to LAURA & EILEEN for the fabulous site.
A haven to visit....a place to laugh and a place to cry....an oasis that enables us to drink in and appreciate the talents of a very special lady...
All the visitors owe you a great debt that we can only repay by spreading the word...remember...
" This is Music, this is how good it can be .."
Pat d
Name: Julie
Home town Airdrie
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 11.34 AM - 12/8/2001
A big Thank You to Eileen White with lots of love.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't choose anymore
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ditto
Home town PA
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 2.33 PM - 12/8
I will join the chorus as another who would thrill at hearing an Eva version of "Son of a Preacher Man". I'm a fan of the original. One adjective frequently given to the "Dusty in Memphis" album, from which it comes, is "soulful". Certainly Eva would have given the song that treatment, and much more.
So many web sites, so little time. Sometimes I wonder how many artists and musicians have drawn inspiration from Eva-and documented such in cyberspace. In recent months Canadian singer Karin Plato and the British Last Straw group have had praises for Eva within their respective sites. Cliff Richard felt compelled to state within his site that his decision to record "Rainbow" was made before Eva's version became popular. One testimonial that states out in terms of poignancy, even though it is now almost a year old, is that of another singer (and cancer survivor) whose music I have enjoyed since the early nineties: Beth Nielsen Chapman. Her last chemo treatment was last Dec. 20; and she heard the NPR segment about Eva. The fully entry is at bethnielsenchapman.net, the diary entry for last Jan. 18.
An outfit called cyphernet.com is starting up, among several other sites, www.evacassidyfanclub.com. Laura, Eileen, et al. already have the best de facto thing going.
Name: Matt B
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird/somewhere over the rainbow
Home town southampton England
Found the website evacassidy.com
Sent: 4.58 PM - 12/8
Eva, thank you so much for making a unique type of music, I think others may agree, listening to the lyrics of some songs and some of the notes that Eva was able to hit really puts a tear in your eye and makes your hair on your neck and on your arms stand up. This is music as it should be, a true expression of feelings.
As Queen said when Freddie passed away; one by one only the good dye young.
Rest in peace Eva and thank you so much.
Name: Glynne
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album The Other Side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Changes constantly
Sent: 6.57 PM - 12/8
Special thanks to Eileen White.
Home town UK
Sent: 8.53 AM - 12/9
Re: Cliff Richard's claim that his decision to record Over the Rainbow pre-dates the popularity of Eva's version: given that Eva's OTR has been played regularly on Radio 2 for a couple of years, and that Eva's popularity has been in the ascendant for over a year, that guy sure thinks ahead!
Name: holly
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song many
Home town Australia
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 11.32 AM - 12/9
For almost all my life I made my disrespect for my mothers taste in music always obvious. I accidentally downloaded Eva Cassidy's version of 'ain't no sunshine' and was blown away by her voice. I was listening to it when my mother walked in and said "oh, yeah, I have this CD" I have been hooked ever since and have also, I suppose, developed some kind of respect for my mothers taste in music. I am also a singer but the determination and soul I put into my music has increased so incredibly ever since my ears were gifted with her sound. if I ever even sound a fraction as beautifully passionate, dynamic and soulful as Eva, I will be satisfied.
Name: Neville Family
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Ain't no sunshine
Home town Dublin Ireland
Found the website Eircom
Sent: 1.26 PM - 12/9
Just a word of thanks for the pleasure we get from listening to Eva singing and in particular her musical talent.
Name: Kevin Epps
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Have not decided yet.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow and Field of Gold
Home town Washington, DC
Found the website Through a link to the www.abcnews.com website article on Eva.
Sent: 4.21 AM - 12/10
A friend of mine had told me about a wonderful local singer that had died. She was playing one of Eva's CDs, but that day my mind was on something else. A month or so ago I was reading some links on the ABCNews website and came across an article about a singer that had grown in popularity after her death and I was intrigued. I read the article about Eva Cassidy. Also, posted on the website was the full-length recording of her Blues Alley performance of Over the Rainbow. I had my headset on at work and almost cried at my computer. Everyday for a week I would go to the website just to hear Eva sing Over the Rainbow. From that point on I was hooked. I bought all the albums I could find, the five you have posted here on the website and one that you don't have posted, Eva Cassidy - No Boundaries, released by Renata Music Company. I was disappointed, however, that the Blues Alley performance of Over the Rainbow was not included on the Blues Alley CD. Can anyone tell me if the video of her performance is ever going to be released, I would really like to see it.
Name: David Currie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Home town San Angelo, Texas
Sent: 6.43 PM - 12/10
I thank Doug for posting how to get to my Eva article at Texas Baptists Committed. www.txbc.org. is the main page but I don't know how to post the specific link to the article. I also appreciate those of you who sent me a personal email of appreciation for the story.
I played Somewhere Over the Rainbow for 750 people at a breakfast during the Baptist General Convention of Texas which brought a tremendous response.
I will play it in church when I preach Dec. 30 and again when I speak on a college campus Jan. 28.
I have been so blessed by Eva's talent, heart, soul and story.
Merry Christmas and give lots of Eva away as gifts. You'll get much love in return.
David Currie
Name: Brian Mead
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song over the rainbow
Home town Felsham, Suffolk, UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 11.31 PM - 12/10
Thanks, I have just finished reading the book, songbird is always playing, it leaves me quite emotionally drained every time I play it.
God Bless
Name: Laura, the webmaster
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Home town Vienna, Virginia
Sent: 3.07 PM - 12/15
Yes, the guestbook is operating again! I know from your plaintive e-mails that you have missed it.
"In the Pines" is not really my favorite Eva song, but it's the first song I remember hearing Eva sing. She was younger than ten and her father had taught her to accompany herself on the autoharp. It's a very depressing song ("In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines ...") and she didn't ever record it.
Remember, Eva is on Top of the Pops 2 tonight and on German ZDF tomorrow night! I expect full reports here in the guestbook!
--Laura
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't choose anymore
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ditto
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 3.10 PM - 12/15
The guest book is back just in time for today's readers. Tonight on ABC at 8PM EST, Michele Kwan will be among the skaters at the ISU championships in Ontario. The crucial thing that I cannot confirm unfortunately is if she will be skating to Fields of Gold. And to Mr. Currie in Texas-thanks for such a wonderful essay. Just another testimony to the power of Eva's music if she can even get to an "old cowboy". Having lived in Texas once, I know cowboys are tough hombres!
Name: Matt Warne
Home town UK
Sent: 4.45 PM - 12/15
For those of you interested in the vinyl version of Songbird, it is now available from www.diversevinyl.com - It is £18.90 + p&p. It's £5 for postage outside of Europe.
Name: Brian
Sent: 5.12 PM - 12/15
Eva's due on TOTP2 in a few minutes in the UK
Name: Brian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Chartham, UK
Found the website Been before
Sent: 5.47 PM - 12/15
Eva on TOTP2 was introduced as "A success story" at the opening of the program by Steve Wright. Having got our attention they left Eva to the final item singing OTR on the rather shaky film at Blues Alley we can never tire of. They gave a rundown of her chart success in the subtitles, and thought she will be the biggest selling artist in the UK this year
Name: Ronald
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Whichever one I'm listening to
Home town Stowupland
Found the website Been here before
Sent: 6.25 PM - 12/15
Just heard Eva sing OTR on TOTP2. It's as well they kept her to the end because there was no way I would have listened to any of the others after her.
My copy of the book arrived today.
If you haven't bought it yet - what are you waiting for?
Name: jonathan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album blues alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song wonderful world
Home town nottingham, UK
Found the website reg visitor
Sent: 7.43 PM - 12/15
I've been listening to Eva all year but today was the first time I saw her perform, the Rainbow video on TOTP2.
I must have heard this song so many times now but I still had those tears rolling down my face as if experiencing something in the song for the first time. It's such a beautiful intense performance and everything she does is for real. It's mesmerizing just watching that look in her eyes, the way she shapes the song, hearing that miraculous voice coming from her mouth and all happening right in front of you, completely unaided by anything else, just herself.
Amazing.
There have been some comments on the website about requests for new songs to be released (eg Son of a Preacher Man). I think the one disappointing thing about record sales here (in an otherwise fantastic year) is that Eva still hasn't had any singles success, despite a no 1 CD, and Rainbow must be one of the most played songs this year in the UK. I think one reason for this is that there is no new song on any of her singles. So no reason to buy, even for die hard fans like me.
I really wish next year that things could be a bit more imaginative eg why not release the "live" version of Rainbow as a B-side or extra track to a single? A good example of this was when Anniversary Song was released here recently with another album track as the B side. I love this song but I thought this was a missed opportunity. I'm sure there are enough Eva fans out there now, hungry for new material, who would have bought it if it had an extra new track. This
would probably have ensured it was hit and given the song wider recognition.
From what I've read, there is probably only going to be one more album. So I agree any new release should be managed very carefully, as it has been so far, as material must be limited and every song is precious. But I think there's a great opportunity to build her reputation in the world even further next year and I really wish this year is just the beginning.
Name: Phil Groves
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song over the rainbow
Home town London UK
Found the website address from the album
Sent: 9.06 PM - 12/15
oh my this song is so awesome tis the favorite of my babyyyy talia and I.....~smiling
Name: Karen (sweeney) Jarvis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all
Home town Bowie, MD
Found the website rolling stone
Sent: 1.41 AM - 12/16
My Eva what a talent you had become. I will miss our times at Bowie High but the memories still come back to me. Today when in a chatroom someone played one of your songs. I stared at the screen for the longest time wondering if it was yours. When I asked the person to send the song to me (time after time)I played it and yes... it was you.
Now it was a far stretch from us singing in the (stimulators)at the top of our lungs the latest Meatloaf hit. Smoking cigarettes, skippin school... I looked at what you had written in my yearbook, and yes we were something back then. Though we had lost touch which we had said that we never would, I was very pleased to find that you had accomplished so much in your life. Eva, I will always remember your smile and your voice will forever echo in my head from the halls of Bowie High School. Much love and Peace to Gods greatest angel.
Name: Brian Johnson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (It is the only one I have heard)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves/Over The Rainbow
Home town Cranham
Found the website AOL
Sent: 9.12 AM - 12/16
I have known about Eva for only about a year and have yet to obtain all her recordings, but this must have surely been the best singing talent I have come across.
Her total natural feeling for her passion coupled with her wonderful guitar playing is awesome - it makes me cry.
I have just seen her on TOTPs 2 and am so glad they left her till last, and did not make any sarcastic comments - how could they have - the rest of the show just paled into insignificance
Name: Paul Webb
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall Trees in Georgia
Home town Gawler, South Australia
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 12.07 PM - 12/16
My wife and I were introduced to Eva's music by a mate. Since then we now have 3 of her albums and recently purchased the Songbird book. I have listened to many forms of music and many artists over the years but her music brings you back over and over again. My thanks to her talent and to her family and friends who keep her music "soul" alive and flourishing.
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Regular visitor
Sent: 1.55 PM - 12/16
Laura
I'm sure you have been inundated with e-mail requests for the return of the Guestbook. I sent you two myself. I felt as though I had been separated from my family of Eva fans.
I've been busy asking friends with cable TV to record US programmes for me. I watched TOP2 yesterday. As others have stated, Eva was on last with the programme comment "what can we say". I can't hold back the teardrops when I see this footage. I'm sure you'll understand why.
It's so nice to be back among friends.
Hazel
Name: Phil Lovgreen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album just bought all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song just bought all of them
Home town Ellesmere Port, Cheshire UK
Found the website surfing
Sent: 2.50 PM - 12/16
Having seen Eva on TOTP2 last week for the first time, I went out and bought all five of her CDs and the 'Songbird' book which I stayed up all night reading. I haven't had a chance to play the CDs yet because I've been surfing the net for information about her and I don't want to be distracted when I'm listening to her.
I taped 'Over the rainbow' from TOTP2 and have been replaying it ever since with it leaving a lump in my throat and bringing tears to my eyes each time. What a wonderful voice, perfect pitch and what a tragedy for someone so young and beautiful to be struck down at such as early age.
My feelings go to her family but thanks must go to the gang in Brighton and the BBC for bringing the name of Eva Cassidy into our lives.
Name: Stephen
Home town Victoria, BC
Sent: 4.07 PM - 12/16
I finally got to see Michelle Kwan last night, but alas it wasn't FOG she skated to. Incidentally, I was surprised to hear them say they still haven't picked who will be at the Olympics yet.
It occurs to me that if Michelle gets to go to the Olympics, and if she skates to FOG, then it would presumably be the hugest single audience ever for Eva's music. Here's hoping.
Name: Phil
Home town Ellesmere Port, Cheshire UK
Sent: 4.35 PM - 12/16
The beauty of going over to digital is that if you keep your old analogue decoder, you can still see the Continental channels. Tonight's programme 'Menschen 2001' on ZDF (Germany) is on at 8:45 PM to 10:30 PM UK time in case anyone was confused by the time given on front page as Germany is 1 hr ahead of the UK
Name: Julie
Home town Airdrie UK
Found the website regular visitor
Sent: 9.16 PM - 12/16
Have watched my recording of Eva on yesterday's TOTP2 several times now. The way it affects me never changes. It's like I am hearing it for the first time. Loved the book, go buy it now!!
Name: Karen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird
Home town Glasgow Scotland
Found the website Google
Sent: 12.03 AM - 12/17
what is the name of the author of the poem written at the beginning of her the songbird book? Is it Fred Sissons? Reply from Laura: Fred Sisson wrote the poem at the beginning of the book and Elana Rhodes Byrd wrote the poem at the ending. -- LB
Name: max
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird
Home town kitchener. Ontario
Found the website Google
Sent: 5.55 AM - 12/17
I can't believe such a talent as this was never discovered. I'm glad that we have her now though. Eva has been a great inspiration through her Angelic voice and I will never forget the feelings of awe that she brings when you first here her sing. Keep up the great work with her with her legacy. I wonder if Eva ever recorded any Christmas songs, could you please let me know. Bye for now.
Name: Guy Hepworth
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Near Wellington NZ
Found the website From the Album Blues Alley
Sent: 10.14 AM - 12/17
I said earlier I have just found Eva, I heard Fields of Gold played at the funeral of a friends wife. There was not a dry eye in the place. As I walked out I said to my wife what a beautiful voice and a woman in front turned and told me Eva's name and the name of the CD. I went straight out (immediately after the funeral) and bought it and The Blues Alley CD I am 72, why do the real talented people have to die so young. I wish I had met her.
Guy Hepworth
Name: Markus
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Sent: 12.27 PM - 12/17
Have watched the "Menschen 2001" show on German ZDF. was kind of disappointing. There was a short introduction on Eva where they played "fields of gold" in the background and shown several pictures of her. Mostly known from the CD-booklets or the songbird book.
the interview with her mother was nice, not more. the real "strange" thing was, that they haven't played any song from Eva. neither those short video played in the UK top of the pops show nor any other song from Eva. the music was only background music for the introduction at start...
markus
where can I find the video from top of the pops? is there any online/mpeg/ram version of it?
Name: Jess*
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold
Home town UK
Sent: 3.58 PM - 12/17
Being half German, I decided to watch the ZDF programme as we get German TV on sky. the introduction was nice, with fields of gold in the background and pictures being shown, as markus said. I thought it was nice that there were a few unseen photos mixed in. I don't believe the interview was long enough, but I suppose they had a lot to get through. it was lovely to see Mrs. cassidy speaking of her daughter in her native tongue, I could really see the emotion. I also believe I saw a member of the audience cry when fields of gold was playing!!
it's good that she is getting the recognition she deserves.
Name: Mona Skobe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song So many
Home town Tranås, Sweden
Sent: 5.04 PM - 12/17
I agree with what have been told about the ZDF gala Menschen 2001. But the best part was that Barbara said that there is enough recorded material to release one or two more CDs, of which one might (or will)? be released next summer. Wasn't that an early Christmas present?
Name: dominik
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town munic/Germany
Sent: 5.29 PM - 12/17
grüße aus deutschland,
greetings from Germany
have seen the Menschen 2001 on TV now i am intrestet in this music, because I like this slow music,
now I try to get some songs from her, I don't know any song of her yet, be patient, just the best are dieing young.
Name: Harry.S.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song f.o.g.
Home town NOTTINGHAM.U.K.
Found the website been here a long time
Sent: 11.14 PM - 12/17
PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE,To whoever. The O.T.R.video MUST,MUST,MUST, be made commercially available. We are all crying out for it. Never mind the quality - feel the emotion. Someone PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LISTEN. Harry.S.
Name: Ava Glicksteen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song cheek to cheek
Home town Jacksonville, Florida
Found the website Chris stern
Sent: 8.05 AM - 12/18
she is amazing...I have been told of not only my similar name, but my similar looks...but they would be hard pressed to find anyone with a similar sound to Eva.
a friend finally found the biography in the U.K. and it is being shipped to me...American fans would love to be able to get it over here...whenever I go to borders or Barnes and noble they all want to know where to get it...there is the market here if you can work out the publishing agreement...
I listen to Eva everyday, just to renew my spirit...
Name: RuthLewis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town England
Found the website Luck
Sent: 12.46 PM - 12/18
From reading the above messages I am amazed, but then not really, to discover so many people who like me just happened to stumble upon the music of Eva Cassidy. I heard Eva for the first time last week on TOTPT and everything around me stopped whilst I absorbed her voice. I instantly decided to go out and buy her CD, as a xmas gift, for a friend I love dearly. Eva sings like an angel. With my Christmas money I will go out and buy all her other CDs for myself.. HURRAY!!! Not to mention the book. I am eager to know about this beautiful lady who housed this pure voice. The fact that she died so young is tragic and does make me wonder way it is that so often those who possess the greatest talent never get the full recognition until they are gone.....I only hope that she is aware of the impact and insights into perfection she brings to so many people every time her CDs are played.
Name: Bob Chadwick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over The Rainbow
Home town Federal Way, Washing ton
Found the website off the album cover????
Sent: 10.40 PM - 12/18
In March of this year we were in London and heard people talking of this wonderful singer and her song Over The Rainbow. Since then I have become hooked on her talent. keep up the great work you are doing on her behalf. Cheers
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Regular visitor
Sent: 11.15 PM - 12/18
I've just been listening to Eva's 'This is For My Mother' rap featured on the What's New Page. Click in if you have RealPlayer on your PC. I'm not a rap fan, but Eva's singing of such touching and timeless words is a joy in itself. The Christmas treat is worth clicking into as well.
My friend with cable has recorded the 'Flight of Fancy' film. I'm looking forward to hearing Eva singing in the background.
Name: kenneth r. caplin, cfp
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Orange, California
Found the website Google
Sent: 2.27 AM - 12/19
I usually wake up at 3:30 AM four times a week to go exercise at a local gym that opens at 5:00 AM. My clock radio is set to wake up listening to a local KABC Talk Radio 790 AM host here in Southern California. One morning last month I thought I was dreaming when I heard an incredible voice singing Bridge Over Troubled Water. Doug McIntyre was playing her songs in the background while chatting with callers, then played several of her songs without any dialog. It took me awhile before I realized I wasn't dreaming and the more I heard Live at Blues Alley, the more hooked I became. What an incredible voice and, after reading about Eva in various websites, an incredible person too! Doug, thank you for "introducing" Eva Cassidy to me.
Name: robin
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album don't even ,know they are all wonderful
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song songbird
Home town louisville,kentucky
Found the website compuserve
Sent: 4.03 AM - 12/19
I just heard her music for the first time today. I don't know a lot about her. I am finding out right now. my friend had a recording of hers. I made her let me borrow them till I can get them. what else can I say except she has a beautiful voice. I have not heard one song that I don't love.
Name: Joe White
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva by Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Say Goodbye
Home town Edinburgh Scotland
Found the website on a Eva CD
Sent: 11.48 AM - 12/19
What can I possibly add to what all the people have already said on this site about Eva, her parents and friends. Discovered by accident this wonderful, wonderful soulful voice - so happy to have done so. Eva and her music has drawn from me every emotion I have - all in one CD. How lucky we all are to be given this treasure
that was Eva Cassidy. Thank you to all the people who have made this possible.
Name: Christine
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album all of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them are exceptional
Home town Nottingham U.K.
Found the website Songbird book
Sent: 2.39 PM - 12/19
Last year I was going through a bad time, (as we all do sometimes in our life), I was driving on my own down a country lane, a late summer evening, I heard "I know you by Heart" played on the BBC Radio 2, I stopped and listened to it, I had never heard of Eva before then, I felt so warm and lifted by her voice, she had something so special, so soulful and unique that certainly reached me. I remember going in to a record store sometime later, and I sat listening to Songbird CD, again I felt so warm and lifted, I have bought all of her CDs, I play her songs most of the time and get so much from them, she is unbelievable. I wish I could have met her, she seemed a caring, natural person, determined to sing what she wanted and straight from the heart. Eva's parents had a daughter who was exceptionally talented, and they must be so proud of her, with her music she still brings so much pleasure to many people throughout the world, I would like to thank them for allowing her music to be recorded. I have bought the book Songbird, also I recently bought my niece for her 18th Birthday the book and Songbird CD, even though she is into lots of different music to me, she absolutely loves it so much. We can at least have something musically in common! Best wishes to all of Eva's family and friends for the forthcoming holiday Christmas period.
P.S. That was a lovely message at the front of the book dedicated to all of the people of the British Isles from Hugh and Barbara, I am sure that if Eva had visited the British Isles she would have been so warmly welcomed.
Name: Doug
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album can't choose anymore
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ditto
Home town PA
Found the website been here before
Sent: 3.00 PM - 12/19
Don't know how often it changes, but that songbirdcry.com site currently features "I Know you by Heart", one of my favorites. And perhaps the UK fans can shed some light in the guest book about (www.wycombswan.co.uk) about the upcoming "Tribute Concert to Eva Cassidy" on February 3, and its Eva-sounding performer, Leslie Curtis.
Happy holidays, everyone!
Name: Timon van Hasselt
Home town Amsterdam
Sent: 5.20 PM - 12/19
There's a online video-clip of Over the Rainbow (BBC2, December 2001) at:
http://www.debode.net/wmv/cassidy.wmv
Happy Holidays!
Timon van Hasselt, The Netherlands
Name: Timon van Hasselt
Home town Amsterdam
Sent: 5.23 PM - 12/19
Please listen someday to the yet to be discovered talent Helma Sawatzky with her new Christmas album
"Seasons of Grace" at:
www.helmasawatzky.com
Name: Mona Skobe
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Impossible to choose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Even more so
Home town Tranås, Sweden
Sent: 5.29 PM - 12/19
Another short review of the ZDF show in Berlin called Menschen 2001 (People 2001):
It was actually no award gala but rather a show with people that for various reasons have been in the news during 2001. The two main themes of the evening were seriousness and sensationalism (like Boris Becker's divorce).
The Eva part fell under the category Culture/music and it was surrounded by the German group Popstars, a standing phenomenon like a five year old violinist and a performance by Atomic Kitten. The interview with Eva's mother Barbara was by far the most extensive and serious part. It lasted about 8 minutes.
It started with a collage of photos and Eva singing Fields of Gold while the host shortly told her story. He especially emphasized the success in the UK and the rising interest in Germany and in other countries around the world. Then it followed an interview with Barbara who told about her German origin, how she met her husband Hugh and the effect Eva's late success has had on her and Hugh's lives. She was also asked how Eva would have thought about being famous. And Barbara said something like: "She would have liked it but it wouldn't have changed her way of living. She would have kept on seeing her friends, doing her arts, bicycling and so on."
The interview was of course held in German, Barbara's native language. She answered the questions very well and seemed not at all nervous. As thanks she received a huge bunch of flowers and strong applause.
The dressed up audience, apparently the jet set of Berlin, seemed to be moved. A young beautiful lady even dried a tear from her chin.
And as I have written before: Barbara said that there probably was enough recorded material to release one or two more CDs, of which one might be released next summer. Anyway, there seems to be some hope...
Was the show a disappointment? Yes and no. Yes, because you always want more, you want to hear Eva sing again and you want the audience to experience the same as you. No, because it was a great opportunity to make her better known. Many people must have thought: who is this? What a difference!
Name: jenny
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town billingham
Sent: 8.01 PM - 12/19
I'm so happy that theres people out there who love Eva cassidy as much as I do, I can relate to the fact that when she sings she brings warmth, and truthfulness, she has a voice you could never forget.
Her songs I could never grow tired of.
Have you got the guitar tabs for fields of gold? thanks.
Name: Stephen Cassidy
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Ireland
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 8.41 PM - 12/19
I was just reading about Over the Rainbow being played in Peak Practice and thought I should mention that earlier in the year, much loved Coronation Street character Alma Baldwin died of cancer and Over the Rainbow was played at her funeral. It was also played much louder over the end credits. This shows how popular and far-reaching Eva's music has become.
Name: Dave Mace
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Don't know yet
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Maybe Over The Rainbow
Home town Hunstanton, England
Found the website Google
Sent: 9.21 PM - 12/19
I heard the song "Somewhere over the Rainbow" a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Trying to hear more songs and find out more about this wonderful singer. What a sad loss. Thanks for the great site.
Name: Michelle Kwan fan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song field of gold
Sent: 10.53 PM - 12/19/2001
Hi
I was reading your (webmaster) message at Michelle Kwan forum. I love Eva's music, and I am a HUGE Michelle Kwan fan. It is amazing that Michelle skated Fields of Gold in the Memorial program in NY a couple months ago. That was a skating show in honor of all the USA skaters who died in a plane crash in 1961 on their way to world competition. I hope Eva fans and Michelle fans can be friends.
Name: DeeDee
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Don't know yet
Home town Seattle, WA
Found the website locos
Sent: 11.25 PM - 12/19/2001
Words cannot express the feelings that I had upon hearing her music; she put me in a spiritual zone I cannot quite explain. Chills, real chills. Patti, Whitney, Mariah can make you have them but not like Eva. She hits your heart and soul and reminded me how music can soften, soothe, and heal broken hearts and spirits. It is incredible to see tears well up in other people's eyes when they hear her for the first time. God let us have her for only a moment, to remind us of the power we all have within us to touch others in incredible ways.
Name: Josée Larouche
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Toutes les chansons
Home town Valleyfield (Québec)
Sent: 1.21 AM - 12/20
Mon père un jour m'a fait écouter l'album d'Eva et je suis tombée en amour avec ces chansons. Depuis que j'ai entendu la voix d'Eva, tous les jours, je pense à elle. J'ai toujours une chansons d'elle en tête et je ne peux pas m'empêcher de les chanter à mon tour à ma fille pour qu'elle sache ce que C'est de la vrai musique. Je trouve qu'Eva a une voix d'ange. Je l'aime beaucoup pour ce qu'elle nous a laissé comme message, comme personne et comme chanteuse. Il devrait avoir plus de chanteuse comme elle dans le domaine de la musique.
Affectueusement,
Josée
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Name: Pino Buoro
Home town Arbon Switzerland
Found the website Google
Sent: 7.10 AM - 12/20
A wonderful voice more in the musical world. I like more like this.
Name: Claudia Burton
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album not sure
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold, Anniversary Song
Home town Pennant Melangell, North Wales, UK
Found the website yahoo
Sent: 8.21 AM - 12/20
Hello, I am not sure if you are aware that there is a tribute concert for Eva in Liverpool on March the 1st. I got tickets a long time ago through the ticket master. I thought some of you would like to attend given the opportunity!
As a lot of you, I would have loved to meet Eva and perhaps just pop into a bar and just be totally surprised by her presence and voice! What an experience for the people who did do that! I thank her for keeping her voice and music so pure, for being so truthful and from putting her soul into it...because that is what I hear every time I listen to her, she definitely talks from her soul to mine!
Happy holidays!
Claudia
Name: Morag Hamil
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold
Home town Edinburgh Scotland
Found the website Through a friend
Sent: 12.40 PM - 12/20
I thought Stings version was good but this leaves me speechless, every possible emotion is covered. We wait in anticipation for the next album to be released.
Name: Susan Berry
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town Shrewsbury England
Found the website MSM
Sent: 1.11 PM - 12/20
On reading an article in one of our English Papers I was curious to hear Eva's voice and when I did I was completely knocked out by the sweetness. Her singing of Songbird always brings a lump to my throat.
It is so sad that her fame came after her death - such a wonderful talent.
Name: John Lane
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Tall Trees in Georgia
Home town London
Found the website Freeserve
Sent: 2.14 PM - 12/20
Can you please tell me if there are any videos in existence of Eva performing and if so are they available retail and from whom could I purchase one.
Name: Phil Lovgreen
Home town Ellesmere Port, Cheshire UK
Sent: 8.54 PM - 12/20
re: film 'Flight of fancy'. It is on in the UK on Sky MovieMax 3 on Sat 22 December at 08:30 and 14:50 as well as on Sky MovieMax 4 on Wed 27 Dec at 07:00 and 15:00. You can watch it four times.
Name: Susan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Edinburgh Scotland
Found the website AOL
Sent: 8.55 PM - 12/20
I was on my tea break in a busy works canteen when this voice came over the radio, ssshhhh I said to work mates listen to this, I have never been so in awe of a female singer on first listening. so much heart and soul from one beautiful voice is truly the greatest gift. thank you Eva.
Name: Michael Askew
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird and Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields Of Gold.
Home town Kettering, England.
Found the website Found ref. in Songbird book.
Sent: 9.33 PM - 12/20
How can I choose one song and one album from such a selection? I would have to take them all if marooned on a desert island with the means to play them. When Eva sings you just have to listen, you can't help yourself. She doesn't perform songs in the ordinary sense. She opens her heart and soul to us through music in a way which touches our emotions and can induce tears in response to her sometimes painfully exquisite interpretation of a song, and the beautiful tone of her voice. I listen to a song many times and almost each time I hear it I listen to every note, every syllable and every nuance. In sixty six years I cannot recall a singer who's had the ability to stir my emotions the way that this young woman has. This little songbird has flown over the rainbow. Her soul lives on in her music. Thank you Eva, God bless you.
Name: MJK
Home town Lakespring
Sent: 12.34 AM - 12/21
Enough of us! What was her favorite song?
To Eva ... a simple wish of peace.
Name: Michael King
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird (love TAT TOO!!!)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town Melbourne
Found the website Previous visits
Sent: 3.10 AM - 12/21
Just bought the CD Time After Time - I adore it!! I can't get over the brilliance of this voice (everyone who I get to listen to her become instant fans!). I never thought the day would come I would have to say that Eva's "Over the Rainbow" is my all-time favourite song (coming from the massive Abba fan that I am, that's saying something) - amazing, especially considering the fact I have always hated the "traditional" versions of this song - such is the magic and brilliance of Eva! Recently saw other CD's by Eva which I'll buy soon (I sincerely hope there are many, many more songs left recorded to be released!).
Name: Chris Norbury
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song OTR
Home town Southern MN
Found the website I'm a regular visitor
Sent: 5.40 AM - 12/21
In response to the question "Did Eva have perfect pitch?", and Chris Biondo's answer of "no". I just want to clarify that having perfect pitch is in no way related to musical talent. It comes in handy if you are a musician, but is not necessary for greatness. Lots of average musicians, as well as non-musicians, have perfect pitch. Part of what makes Eva rise head and shoulders above all the rest is that she had PERFECT INTONATION when she sang- meaning she sang every note exactly in tune. That comes with years of training and a great listening ear.
I still listen to Eva nearly every day, almost two years after I first heard her. No musician has ever come close to that length of time of mesmerizing me, let alone merely holding my interest. Thanks again to Eva for having lived and sang; to Chris for making sure the world heard her; to her parents, family and friends for supporting her and encouraging her in so many ways; and to Laura for such a beautiful and classy website.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Season's Greetings to all. Play Eva's music and bring a little Peace to your corner of Earth.
Most Sincerely,
Chris
Name: Brian Robson
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town Leyland UNITED KINGDOM
Found the website Altavista
Sent: 11.27 AM - 12/21
My thoughts go to all those that new her and would just like to say that I'm in love with her voice. And that the world is missing a VERY RARE TALENT.
THIS IS THE ONE LADY IN THE WORLD THAT I WOULD HAVE LIKE TO HAVE SUNG WITH.
THANKS EVA FOR A LOVELY TIME LISTENING TO YOU SING AND I WILL BE LISTENING TO YOU ALL OF MY LIFE.
Name: Annie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I Know You By Heart
Home town Kingston upon Thames, England
Found the website Frequent visitor
Sent: 9.22 PM - 12/21
It is just over two years ago now that I first heard Eva singing OTR and Fields of Gold. The tracks were on two BBCR2 compilation CD's intended for my parents at Christmas. I sneeked a preview and was moved and mesmerised by this one artist's voice and played the tracks over and over. Needless to say, I had to purchase two more CD's for my parents and I am eternally grateful that their musical tastes (usually a few million miles away from my own) introduced me to Eva and encouraged me to tune into R2 - who would have thought it!
Best wishes of peace and goodwill to Eva's family and friends and all Eva followers around the world at Christmas. I suspect that Eva's wonderful voice will be heard in many homes over the holidays and what better way to unite us all.....
Annie
Name: Andrew
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of gold
Home town Moscow
Found the website yahoo.com
Sent: 9.47 PM - 12/21
Hi All !
Just wanted to say, that I have found Eva for myself only a few month a go. And I just fall in love.
This voice! It's wonderful!
I'm from Russia. So you all, friends, should know that there is at least one Eva lover in Moscow too.!
My best wishes!
Name: David Smith
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song cheek to cheek
Home town Garden City, Michigan
Found the website From evacassidy,com
Sent: 2.38 AM - 12/22
Last summer I was standing in a parking lot unpacking my car trunk and I heard this music from another car. It sounded great then the vocals started I'll never be the same. I am a Guitar player and thought I had heard it all! now I have.
Name: cindy
Home town den haag, the Netherlands
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 9.57 AM - 12/22
I Started country line dancing in Dec. 2000 and learned a dance called:"Wade in the water"..Loved the music and then heard about Eva for the first time...
Am a fan now!!
Name: TONY BRAMWELL
Home town ASHPRINGTON TOTNES DEVON
Sent: 7.26 PM - 12/22
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR A GREAT YEAR
CHEERS
TONY BRAMWELL bramwell@supanet.com
Name: Jennifer Keane
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow/God bless the child
Home town Dublin, Ireland
Found the website Eva biography book
Sent: 8.12 PM - 12/22
I wanted to leave a message about Eva, and how much her music has touched me, but I find that there aren't any words. I was shocked by the sheer purity of her voice, and the emotion.
I recently won a talent competition playing my guitar and singing over the rainbow-there were tears in the audience, and I would like to think that some people went home that night thinking they'd like to find out about Eva cassidy, just like me after the first time I hear her voice.
Name: Shaun James
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album don't know
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song somewhere over the rainbow
Home town Manchester
Found the website just typed in Eva's name
Sent: 5.40 AM - 12/23
only this week I have listened to Eva's song on top of the pops.
before that I have never heard of her but I was taken aback, what a fantastic singer, why have we not heard her before.
or is it me being ignorant.
god bless you.
shaun
Name: Brian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album I will tell you later
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I will tell you later
Home town Sin City, USA (Las Vegas)
Found the website GOOGLE (use it if you don't)
Sent: 8.00 AM - 12/23
I am a living testament of how Eva has travelled by word of mouth alone. I learned about Eva about 2 hours ago. (She was recommended by another person on the message boards at CDNOW.)
Everything I have learned about Eva (on this site) thus far is right in line with my tastes. I am SOO very anxious to listen to her music! I'll let y'all know how it goes!
In the mean time... for all you fans out there... KEEP SPREADING THE WORD!
Name: Philipp
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Ulm
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.45 AM - 12/23
Name: Gina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town London UK
Found the website frequent visitor
Sent: 11.35 AM - 12/24
Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 24 December 2001
(last known in brackets)
SONGBIRD
1 Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
1 BOL Folk Top 10
2 CD-NOW All-Time Folk Top 100
5 (5) BBC Top 40 Indie Album Chart UK
5 Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (24/12)
5 CD-NOW Folk top 20
27 (28) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 Albums - Ireland
44 (50) dot.music Top 75 Albums UK
TIME AFTER TIME
6 Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
10 BOL Folk Top 10
15 CD-NOW All-Time Folk Top 100
41 (37) BBC Top 50 Indie Album Chart UK
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
13 Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
43 (46) BBC Top 50 Indie Album Chart UK
EVA BY HEART
46 (44) BBC Top 50 Indie Album Chart UK
OVER THE RAINBOW - single
27 (new) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 Singles - Ireland
34 (new) FM107 - Dublin's Top 40 - Ireland
45 (new) BBC Top 50 Indie Singles
Name: Phil
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time (at the moment)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song the Letter (at the moment) a truly great rendition of the Box Tops' classic from 1967/8.
Home town Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK
Found the website favourite
Sent: 12.52 PM - 12/25
A merry Christmas to and special thoughts to Eva's parents and family at this time of year. Greetings to all of Eva's fans around the world. What could be better on Christmas Day than listening to Eva's CDs. Turn the player to repeat and you're in heaven. What a wonderful voice, the greatest I've ever heard. Surely the greatest of all time with traces of Roberta Flack, Janis Joplin and Olivia Newton John.
Eva, having read your book and listened to your tracks consistently over the past fortnight, I feel that I knew you and realise what a wonderful person you must have been. Sleep in peace.
Name: Brian
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town Chartham, UK
Found the website Been before - Set as a favourite
Sent: 11.25 AM - 12/26
Happy new year to everybody. Santa took my hints and I now have the Eva book to read. Very nice tribute to the UK public by Barbara and Hugh in the front. Why isn't it available in the US?
Name: Gareth Ellis
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them- I cannie choose
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly or Time is a healer
Home town North Wales
Found the website Yahoo
Sent: 6.32 PM - 12/27
Please if anybody has information regarding any Eva videos that have been made can you contact me at gazisgod17@hotmail.com. I really am desperate to find any material of Eva's on video or DVD??? thanx u
Name: Gary
Sent: 7.55 PM - 12/27
It's official: "Songbird" officially honored with a
gold record award (500,000 US copies sold.
Name: Sue
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird/Eva by heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird and Fields of gold
Home town Kent
Found the website In the book 'songbird'
Sent: 8.03 PM - 12/27
I would just like to say merry Christmas and a happy new year to all of Eva's family and close friends. Eva's music is very good and she has a very powerful voice. For Christmas I got Eva's book from my mum and dad and I have not put it down since.
Name: Debs
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Rainbow/fields of Gold
Home town Bury
Sent: 8.05 PM - 12/27
I truly feel blessed to have discovered Eva's music - I have had the good fortune to perform some of her arrangements over the last few weeks and find the impact they have on those who listen amazing I don't profess to be half as good as her but her arrangement were so spiritual they leave an special impact on the singer as well as the listener.
I received her book of her life story for Christmas and have read it twice already. She is truly an inspiration for those who are living with cancer and those living with loved ones with the disease.
I feel that Eva was a gift to those who hear her. Thank you to her family for allowing that gift to be shared.
Debs
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album The Other Side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town Oldham, UK
Found the website Frequent visitor
Sent: 9.16 PM - 12/27
To complete my collection of Eva CDs, I was bought 'No Boundaries' for Christmas. With Eva tracks such as 'Son of a Preacher Man' still to be heard, I'm wondering why three tracks on this album have been doubled up in different versions. Six tracks for three songs. I can listen to Eva all day but I don't understand the need for three songs to be covered twice on the same CD when there are popular tracks still unheard.
Happy New Year to Eva fans all over the world.
Hazel
Name: David Biggs
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold & Autumn Leaves
Home town Bexley, Kent, UK
Found the website Google
Sent: 10.23 PM - 12/27
I first heard Eva early in 2001 on the car radio. I'd missed the name of the artist and had t wait another 6 months before I heard the same song (Fields of Gold) on the radio again. I kept repeating Eva Cassidy until I got home and then looked her up on the Internet. Bought Songbird and the rest is history. Her album has given me and friends so much pleasure. A New Year's resolution is to buy another album.
Thanks Eva
David
27/12/2001
Name: Chuck Wood
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold/ Over the Rainbow
Home town Nathalie, VA
Found the website Amazon
Sent: 12.54 AM - 12/28
I first started hearing Eva's songs on NPR and every one was a knockout. I haven't heard them for awhile and so started looking for them in stores. I bought
Songbird yesterday and ordered the rest of her CD's
today. Did you know that 65% of the cells in your heart are comprised of the same neurons as are in your
brain? It's not only true, it's a good clue as to where Eva's voice is coming from; straight from her heart. I would like to think that our hearts are joined. Much love to you in Heaven Eva, Chuck
Name: Nick Lynch
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Sent: 1.09 PM - 12/28
It has been the best part of a year since I posted my first message in this guestbook, and it has been amazing seeing it grow over the months. All year Eva's music has rarely been off my stereo, and listening to her still makes me as emotional as it did the first time I heard Over the Rainbow. I'm even listening to Blues Alley as I write this!
Although I'm a bit late, I would like to pass my Season's Greetings to all Eva's family, friends and fans worldwide, and wish you all the best for a happy and peaceful New Year.
Nick
Name: joe baughan
Home town/city and country aylesbury, bucks
Sent: 2.16 PM - 12/28
bit late - came home from shopping yesterday with the telly on my favourite radio station - primetime on digital - and they were playing a recording by Eva & Chuck. apparently they are very keen on Eva and the track was from their album of the week.
Name: mark betty
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song all of them!
Home town/city and country Bishops Stortford England
Sent: 2.28 PM - 12/28
Hello to everyone and a belated merry Christmas. My wife bought me the album for Christmas and I find it one of the best albums I have EVER heard. For various reasons, but known more so than her voice. It sounds like how I imagine a clear crisp pure cold winters day. So clear and clean. Whenever I hear the songs I feel so sad that Eva died so young, but so grateful that we can hear and love her songs. Thank you Eva! Happy new year to all Eva's family and everyone around the world
Name: Richard Stallman
Home town/city and country Portland , Oregon
Sent: 6.22 PM - 12/28
I heard her for the first time this Christmas she has such a beautiful voice I do believe she could sing any thing and you would think it was her song and she sang it esp. for you. The good do die young!
Name: Les Bensley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country Aldershot.Hampshire.United Kingdom
Sent: 6.39 PM - 12/28
Just blew me away when I heard her songs
Name: Jenny Kyriakou
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country Lowestoft Suffolk England
Sent: 8.44 PM - 12/28
The voice of an Angel, touching the very soul. What a beautiful legacy she left us.
Name: Bert Baker
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song I know you by heart
Home town/city and country Mansfield, Ohio USA
Sent: 9.24 PM - 12/28
I feel so blessed to have found Songbird, I picked it up on a whim. Never heard of Eva before then now I can't get here songs out of my head, there stuck, and I hope for a long time. I've only been listening for
2 1/2 months Thanks Bert PS I'm buying all her CDs
Name: Anna Wilcox
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song couldn't say
Home town/city and country UK
Sent: 9.59 PM - 12/28
She has an beautiful voice which has touched many people, myself included. She is an inspiration and a breath of fresh air in a world where pop music frequently dominates.
Name: donna garden
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song fields of gold
Home town/city and country Nova Scotia, Canada
Sent: 3.55 AM - 12/29
I heard my "first" Eva song this evening when I was watching figure skating on the television, so of course I went online and did a search on Eva cassidy, what a beautiful human being she was. I am only sorry that it took me this long in life to hear her beautiful, angelic voice. I know Eva will be in my favorites for the rest of my life. I feel a bit of a connection with Eva, for I, myself am going through some life threatening times right now, and being the same age as Eva, I know her music will give me the courage and the strength to fight with everything I have.
Name: Brad Ashley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town/city and country Cockeysville, Maryland
Sent: 5.45 AM - 12/29
Laura - Thanks for doing such a great job with this site!
I can't help but wonder if Eva ever recorded any Christmas music?
Every time I hear something, I can only imagine how beautiful it would be with her voice behind it!
I have all her CDs and love them all!
I was delighted to find that the local "Best Buy" store had a whole section devoted to her music...
Name: Raice McLeod
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live at B.A.
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song anything
Home town/city and country DC/USA
Sent: 12.01 PM - 12/29
To all Eva's friends and fans:
On behalf of the Eva Cassidy Band, thank you for the support, feedback and enthusiasm. I'll be in Australia (Sydney) for the first week of January, then on to New Zealand. Hooking up with Graeme from Hot Records over there, so we may do some radio promo.
A couple of my thoughts about the last 12 months of 'Eva Madness' ...
Thanks to those who believed - and pushed the music out there: Chris Biondo, Tony Bramwell, Bill Straw and many others.
So glad that Eva's voice is often a comfort to those in pain, or feeling lost and lonely. That would make her very happy.
Glad the book made it out. I have to say, while it is a touching and thoughtful tribute to Eva the person and Eva the artist, it is very incomplete regarding Eva the musician. Someday soon, the story of Eva, her band, and the creation of all the tracks by Eva/Chris will be told without interference from some who, sadly, have tried to distort the story to feed their egos. More on that in 2002.
May 2002 bring you all good health and happiness.
Raice McLeod
Name: Mike Bowers
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country London,Ontario. Canada
Sent: 12.43 PM - 12/29
It's 4:00 am. I just got home from a gig at one of the local bars and I turn on the TV and am immediately awestruck by a woman singing the most beautiful rendition of Over the Rainbow that I can ever recall hearing. My God. I can't understand how I could've not come across Eva's music before tonight. I feel at this moment that I am a changed man as a result of this wonderful "discovery". I needed to hear that voice and be reminded of my love of life.
Name: Tony
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Eva By Heart
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Blues In The Night (currently)
Home town/city and country Laurel, Md.
Sent: 2.26 PM - 12/29
To Brad: Eva recorded a couple of Christmas duets with
Chuck Brown on his CD The Spirit Of Christmas. Both are very good but my personal favorite is Eva's song
It's Not The Presents Under My Tree which is available on 2 or 3 different CD's, I think. Visit the 'Eva's Recordings' section of this website for more details. The reason 'Presents' is my personal favorite is because it's done in the girl group/doo-wop style of the late 50's and early 60's. We already knew that Eva could sing folk, pop, r&b, soul, gospel, jazz, and blues. Now I find out she could sing doo-wop as well!
Is there no musical style she couldn't sing? Laura, please tell me there is more of this type of music that will become available to the public. I know that, because of the popularity of Songbird, the folk stuff is what she is best-known for and what the general public apparently wants to hear from her. But Eva's own legacy ("I don't want to sing that pop crap")
would seem to dictate that other types of music should be released also (Hazel, please keep plugging for Son Of A Preacher Man. I'm with you 110%).
Name: Hazel
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album The Other Side
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song God Bless the Child/Drownin in My Own Tears
Home town/city and country Oldham, UK
Sent: 3.52 PM - 12/29/2001
Tony, don't worry I'll keep on plugging away. Now that I have 'No Boundaries' to complete my set of 6 albums, I feel able to formulate my all time Eva
favourites. 'No Boundaries' has an almost Tamla Motown feel to it and is different from the other Eva albums. Eva can do no wrong for me but I have concluded that my very favourite album is 'The Other Side'. I didn't think that I'd take to someone else sharing the vocals with Eva, but my first impressions were wrong. Each and every track on 'The Other Side' is excellent. It's a superb blend and my very favourite Eva CD.
I'm sure that any future CD with 'Son of a Preacher Man' included is likely to be a strong contender to challenge 'The Other Side'.
Best wishes to everyone.
Hazel
Name: Laura J B
Home town/city and country San Jose CA
Sent: 4.17 PM - 12/29
Dear Raice,
Hello, I am so glad when you post setting the record straight. I came on last
Xmas 2000 and watched the Eva madness around the world. I often wonder what shy Eva would
say, but isn't exciting?
LJB
Name: Tim Regan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Time After Time
Home town/city and country Brighton England
Sent: 4.50 PM - 12/29
Heard Time After Time about a month ago. Borrowed from a
friend. I now have my own copy plus Songbird and Live at Blues Alley. Have discovered your site whilst seeking more information on the late great owner of a beautiful soul and voice. She was and still is a spiritual sound on the ether. Thank you for keeping the memory alive.
Name: Les Williams
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All
Home town/city and country Ivybridge, UK
Sent: 6.20 PM - 12/29/2001
According to Times newspaper, Songbird was the third biggest selling album in the UK in 2001, behind Dido's No Angel and White Ladder by David Gray. The Times described Songbird as "the word-of-mouth surprise success of the year". True quality CAN make it to the top despite the big record companies!
Name: Richard (19)
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird(its like you can hear her heart)
Home town/city and country norfolk-United Kingdom
Sent: 11.49 PM - 12/29
one day about a year ago I heard a song on a compilation album (which later turned out to be fields of gold) and fell in love with it. didn't know the name of the song or the singer. After a month of constant listening I played it to a friend who mentioned that the voice sounded like some woman she had once heard singing over the rainbow. A week later I was in a crowded shopping mall in Nottingham picking up a friend. I was three hrs from home and tired. I wondered into a music store and picked up the Songbird album completely by chance. I looked at the back saw over the rainbow and thought "oh I wonder if its the same person". so I bought it. I then noticed on the back fields of gold and was delighted that it was the same lady. Finally I could hear more of her music. My friend was late so I stood there in the middle of this bustling mall and read the inner sleave. And my heart stopped and standing there with people barging past me shouting and laughing and talking I just stood there in silence and my heart sank. It was terrible. It was like somebody showing you the most amazing and beautifull object in the world then taking it away I was lost. Since that day Eva Cassidy has been the soundtrack to my life. I listen to her music every day and she inspires me so much. She can make you smile with "People Get Ready", dance with "Wade in The Water", make you cry with "Fields of Gold" and then comfort you with "Songbird". I am so thankfull that God blessed us with Eva Cassidy and her voice. Even though I never knew her I feel that she shares herself with us through her music . All her friends are so very licky to have had her drift into there lives. I know her music will continue to enrich peoples lives as it has mine. I have introduced her music to many of my friends and it is a joy to watch them fall in love with the music as I did. I do apologise for writing so much its just that it means a lot to me. I always sing her music and I hope that one day I will have the strength if I ever become a successful singer to stand firm and sing what I love as Eva did. I also love the fact that when you read articles or read the book you don't have that sense of oh this uis Eva before she was famous look how she's changed. She was just an ordinary women with a gift for music and a love to sing. xRichardx
Name: Glinnie Elmore
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Live At Blues Alley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country Cherry Hill New Jersey
Sent: 12.26 AM - 12/30
Eva, was/is one of the best singers of all time, I don't say that glibly. He tonal control is magnificent. You can see her growth from the early albums to the wonder she had developed into in the latter ones. She needs to have a Grammy awarded to her.
It's great that the Brits truly recognized her talent, I wish she could get her props here in the States. I'm also a musician and an fine artist as well. We touch in so many areas. I hope she was had a personal relationship with Jesus. For I look forward to seeing "Among the Streets of gold in Heaven". Eva was a humble loving person, it would have been my privilege to have called her "Friend", I'm envious of those who did. She truly was a Kindred Spirit."
We'll talk together on the other side Eva.
Name: Russell D. Leek
Home town/city and country Terre Du Lac, MO. USA
Sent: 3.28 AM - 12/30
Today my wife and I had Christmas with mom and dad. Dad said he had a new CD for us to listen to, and proceeded to plug in Eva. He didn't tell us who was singing, instead left us to guess. The changing styles threw us. When he finally told us, I recognized her name from some time back, but had never, to my knowledge heard her sing. What a pity. She is and was great. No question in our minds that she is one or two, ever, in the world of music. I will purchase all I can.
Name: Lynn C
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album yet to discover...
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Songbird
Home town/city and country Vancouver, Canada
Sent: 2.58 PM - 12/30
My cousin gave me an album with one of Eva's song in it --- So ngBird. It immediately touched my heart and I was so surprised by her beautiful, powerful voice os I looked her name up on the net immediately. It was such a sad shock when I learned about Eva's death.
It was really awesome to ever have a voice like Eva's in this world.
Name: Clive
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country Saffron Walden, UK
Sent: 4.06 PM - 12/30
Eva is an example and inspiration to us all. Have just finished reading her book - a Christmas present from my wife - so moving. Keep playing her music
Clive
Name: Steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Somewhere over the rainbow
Home town/city and country Southsea/Portsmouth/England
Sent: 4.28 PM - 12/30
Eva is the most beautiful female singer I have ever heard. I first heard Eva on the 'Tonight with Trevor MacDonald' program, and was absolutely GOBSMACKED. I would have loved to hear Eva in one of the local folk clubs. Shortly after I watched TWTM, my wife bought me the Songbird album and for XMAS 2001 she has bought me the book. I think that we should all be so grateful that Eva has been so well recorded. With love and thanks to Eva and her mum and dad
Steve Kew.
Name: Mitch Combs
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song penny to my name
Home town/city and country Duke, Okla. U.S.A.
Sent: 4.35 PM - 12/30
all I can say about Eva's songs is this is lying by the fire on a rainy night, with a bottle of wine, making love kind of music.
Name: B-Å Beje Andén
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Penny to my name
Home town/city and country Gothenburg (Göteborg) Sweden
Sent: 5.36 PM - 12/30
A month back I red an article about Eva Cassidy. The writer which I found trustworthy was overwhelmed by Eva's music. So I told my daughter that an CD by Eva Cassidy would be a very nice Christmas gift. And now I'm sitting and listen to "Time after time" time after time. And I must say her voice is even more fantastic than I have expected. Now I'm looking forward to buy and listen to all the other recordings she's done!!
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album song bird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song song bird
Home town/city and country newton abott, devon UK
Sent: 6.27 PM - 12/30
the voice of an angel,.... its moves me to tears.. what more can I say.. except, thank the universe for Eva..
Name: steve
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album time after time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song over the rainbow
Home town/city and country tonyrefail, south wales U.K.
Sent: 7.46 PM - 12/30
like many in the UK, I first heard about Eva on top of the pops 2, at the time I was just like any other 30 year old guy, scared to show my emotions. then I heard over the rainbow and I stopped what I was doing and was blown away by her. I had goose bumps all over, and still do when I hear that song.
obviously she's greatly missed but I'm sure you'll all agree with me. Eva will live on in our hearts forever
Name: steve kiff
Sent: 7.49 PM - 12/30
has anyone in the UK got the Trevor Macdonald program about Eva?
email me if you have, I'm prepared to pay
Name: Jean and Ronnie
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Over the Rainbow
Home town/city and country Dundonald. Northern Ireland
Sent: 8.18 PM - 12/30
We got the CD as a Christmas present, and later,
the book from our grandson
Name: Brad Ashley
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album ALL
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song ALL
Home town/city and country Cockeysville, Maryland USA
Sent: 11.36 AM - 12/31
Happy Holidays to all!
I was just wondering - the photo on the cover of "Eva by Heart" is such a warm and natural shot.. (Eva sitting by a window) Does anyone know the story behind the photo? Was it taken in her home?
Also - is there any way to get the book in the USA? Thanks!
Name: Mick
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Fields of Gold
Home town/city and country Olney, England
Sent: 3.14 PM - 12/31
I'll never forget where I was when John Lennon died. Or where I first heard the news of September 11th. Or when I first heard Eva sing. I was sitting in the car waiting for my wife and kids to come out of a shop. I turned on the radio and my wife had turned it to BBC Radio 2, which I always avoid because it's for older people - not me! They were playing one of my favourite songs - It's a Wonderful World -It wasn't Louis Armstrong but the voice was so moving that I stayed tuned. The hairs actually stood up on the back of my neck and I prayed that the DJ would say at the end who the artist was. He then told the story of her "discovery" (our discovery?) and the sadness of her young death. My wife has since bought me "Live at Blues Alley" (with the superb Fields of Gold) and now, at Christmas, "Songbird" - the album of the year?? For today we can mourn her passing - but through her music she will achieve immortality.
Name: James Bowles
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town/city and country Massena/ny
Sent: 3.27 PM - 12/31
It all started with a news show about Eva. I ordered "Songbird", and within a month had ordered all her albums. Since then, I rarely listen to anything else. I have heard/seen the word "Pure" used to describe Eva's music. That's the way I feel when I listen to her. Her music is unspoiled by commercialism. It comes straight from her heart, and her love to sing. What can I say other than I'm hooked.
Name: Linda D
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Songbird
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them.
Home town/city and country Oldham, England
Sent: 7.28 PM - 12/31
First saw Eva on 'Tonight with Trevor McDonald' asked for an album for Christmas. Best CD I've ever listened to, brilliant present! Have ordered her other CD's. So refreshing to hear a natural (no commercial influences) singer who expresses songs from the heart. Really like Songbird track but have difficulty choosing a favorite (they all are!) Fields of Gold is excellent. You really 'feel' the music and words. Thank you to Eva's parents for bringing her into the world, you gave us a treasure. Thank you Dan, Ned, Larry, Mark, Chris and all her friends for encouraging her and helping her to make music. Thanks to those of you who also played music with her, Lenny, Keith, Raice, Mick (F), your sounds compliment her voice so beautifully. Read Songbird, its a lovely tribute to Eva.
Name: Alan
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Still to hear them all
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Autumn Leaves / Over the rainbow
Home town/city and country Colchester, U.K.
Sent: 7.44 PM - 12/31
Thanks to the Terry Wogan programme on radio 2 and to Jim, (A friend of mine). I first heard Eva on Terry's show and first (LISTENED) to her at Jims. My daughter gave me the songbird CD as a present for Christmas. An Eva Cassidy CD is not just for Christmas, but for life.
Name: Kathleen
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All of them
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song All of them
Home town/city and country London
Sent: 8.22 PM - 12/31
A Happy New Year to all Eva Cassidy fans everywhere. Love, Kathleen
Name: Gina
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album Time After Time
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Waly Waly
Home town/city and country London UK
Sent: 9.47 PM - 12/31
Eva's position in the 'charts' as at 30 December 2001
(last known in brackets)
SONGBIRD
1 (1) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
1 BOL Folk Top 10
2 CD-NOW All-Time Folk Top 100
6 (5) BBC Top 40 Indie Album Chart UK
11 (5) CD-NOW Folk top 20
16 (5) Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 music albums (30/12)
22 (27) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 Albums - Ireland
60 (44) dot.music Top 75 Albums UK
TIME AFTER TIME
9 (6) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
10 BOL Folk Top 10
15 CD-NOW All-Time Folk Top 100
LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY
14 (13) Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 World & Folk
OVER THE RAINBOW - single
15 (34) FM107 - Dublin's Top 40 - Ireland
30 (27) 2fm MusicZone Top 30 Singles - Ireland
Name: John Schillaci
Favorite Eva Cassidy Album All
Favorite Eva Cassidy Song Wonderful World, Over The Rainbow, Autumn Leaves, on and on
Home town/city and country Los Angeles, Ca . USA
Sent: 10.13 PM - 12/31
What an Angel..(Angelic Soul)
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