The Bittersweet Story of Eva Cassidy
Performing Songwriter - February 7, 2011
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The Bittersweet Story of Eva Cassidy
Performing Songwriter - February 7, 2011
performingsongwriter.com/the-bittersw...
Time After Time
Eva Cassidy with the LSO
youtube.com/watch?v=eUir...
The harmony's cyclical nature is amplified by the orchestra's ability to sustain and swell chords, turning a pop hook into a symphonic narrative.
Time After Time (Eva Cassidy) - Cover
Veri Schwendinger
Vienna based Veri is a working singer and teacher in Austria. She started classical voice training young (age 5 in Salzburg), studied at Vienna Conservatory and Jam Music Lab Univ (honors)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9En7...
What a Wonderful World - Eva Cassidy
cover with chords
Guitarist DOB is a Canadian born guitar player, singer, keyboardist, composer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZfV...
Eva Cassidy - Yesterday
Eva Cassidy doesn't just sing the notes; she decomposes the rhythm to prioritize the emotional weight of the text. Her phrasing transforms a world-famous pop melody into a highly personal, improvisational aria.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFfu...
20 Best Live Albums That Crush the Studio Versions
9. Eva Cassidy – Live at Blues Alley (1996)
Her voice has body and dimension. It occupies height and depth between the speakers instead of flattening into a narrow center image.
www.headphonesty.com/2026/02/best...
What a Wonderful World - acoustic guitar cover with chords
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxl6...
Katie Melua & Eva Cassidy - What A Wonderful World
Katie Melua is a UK based superstar who championed Eva's music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFoX...
GILLES / POIRIER | Exhibition Gala Trophy | Tokyo 2025
Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves
Same program this team used for the 2026 Olympic Gala
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcaq...
#evacassidy Eva's back at the Olympics! www.newsweek.com/sports/olymp...
I Can Only Be Me (Orchestral)
Eva Cassidy w LSO
Arrangers used string counterpoint to fill gaps between vocal phrases creating a "call and response" dynamic where the strings act as a second voice, often resolving the dissonance created by Eva's vocal suspensions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDql...
American Tune
Eva Cassidy
Singing behind the beat she creates a sense of exhaustion and reflection that mirrors the lyrics’ themes of weariness. Final notes of a line hang in the air creating "musical silence" forcing the listener to dwell on the emotion of words.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=valv...
More information about this song and the album that includes it can be found at:
evacassidy.org/i-know-you-b...
Eva Cassidy - I Know You By Heart
Showcasing her skill as both a lead interpreter and a arranger, Eva handled all vocals—lead and every background/harmony part—through careful overdubbing in the studio. The wash of 'Ooh-oohs' is eight different vocals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=crUm...
Michelle Kwan skates to Fields of Gold
@ Salt Lake City 2002
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKi_...
Eva Cassidy recordings used by figure skaters:
Fields Of Gold - 2001 - Michelle Kwan
Over The Rainbow - 2002 - Sarah Hughes
Imagine - 2013 - Carolina Kostner
Autumn Leaves - 2025 - Gilles/Poirier
Time After Time - 2024 - Cecilia Donohue
Tennessee Waltz - 2012 - Sinitsia/Zhiganshin
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Eva Cassidy)
Madison Deslandes
Based in Melbourne Australia - this may be one of the best covers of an Eva Cassidy arrangement.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKTK...
#EvaCassidy February 2nd is Eva's birthday! Please honor her memory by listening to her music and by supporting the arts in your area. Also: I try not to second-guess what Eva would say on any issue, but I think I'm safe in stating that she would be against closing down the Kennedy Center.
Feb 2 - 63 years since Eva's birth.
Her command of harmony, reharmonization, phrasing, and key ambiguity transcended genres and transformed covers into emotionally profound, personal narratives.
Simplicity, vocal purity, and subtle inflections enabled performances that feel intimate and timeless
Lorraine Nolan - Live
The Songbird Collection, a tribute to Eva Cassidy
Ireland based musician
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKxV...
Mary Fahl "Going Home"
Used in the 2003 American epic war drama film Gods and Generals.
Mary tours the American northeast in the next months. Just as Eva Cassidy was during her lifetime, Mary deserves a larger audience. Don't miss out on her music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPMm...
299. Eva Cassidy........
Leland Sklar
Sklar is an American bassist and session musician who has recorded and toured with artists including James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Suzy Bogguss, The Doors and Lyle Lovett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOn...
evacassidy.org/whats-new/
Eva Cassidy - Red Red Rose (Robert Burns)
A masterclass in interpretative phrasing and vocal texture defined by its sparse arrangement and dynamic intimacy. Take notice of Cassidy's tonal chiaroscuro—the balance of light and dark in her voice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e0D...
OT: Music with slight melancholy and ballads in nature were championed by Eva Cassidy. In that light please have a listen to a new recording of a song written by american Marta Keen, who's main occupation was elementary education.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5d9...
The Tragedy of Eva Cassidy
TED GIOIA
NOV 02, 2021
Eva's 63 birthday is just a few days ahead. This article commemorates her death but it is a fine summation of her life.
www.honest-broker.com/p/the-traged...
Eva Cassidy & Lenny Williams - Desperado
A "Western ballad" transforms to a soul-leaning "Jazz-Gospel" hybrid.
Williams uses chord extensions (9/11/13) common in jazz and R&B.
Eva's vocal moves showcase moving from chest voice to head voice seamlessly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa9Q...
Saskia - 'Fields Of Gold' 13 01 26
Nicely done trio treatment of Eva's Fields Of Gold
Lovely that Saski mentions Eva in her introduction.
youtube.com/watch?v=J3oD...
Eva Cassidy Woodstock
Guitar Play Through & Intro Lesson
Jerry's Guitar Bar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BV5...
