If you aren't familiar with Eva Cassidy, she was one of the most pure voices I have ever heard. Seldom does a singer come along with such a true voice. Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell are such voices. So is Eva Cassidy. Her material spanned diverse categories, recording folk, jazz, blues, and pop in her short career. Eva's life reads like the script from a Lifetime Network movie. Just at the time she is about to fulfill her dreams, she is told she is dying from malignant melanoma.
It has been over 10 years since Eva Cassidy's death, but their is still strong interest in her recordings. This new release, entitled "Somewhere" is a collection of cover tunes and standards along with a pair of original tunes she wrote. It is available at Amazon and other outlets around the web.
Listening to Eva's music is a mixture of joy and sadness for me. Joy at the beauty of a true artisan, and sadness that she is no longer with us, her great talent unfulfilled.
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