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We have received the sad news that singer Grace Griffith has died at the age of 64. Grace Griffith was raised in a family of ten children on a small farm in Southern Maryland. At a young age she began singing and accompanying herself on guitar playing in small coffeehouse …

The final episode of the popular Netflix series Firefly Lane features ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes?’ performed by Eva Cassidy. The romantic drama series is a great success and it features some well-known actors. The forty-somethings Tully Hart and Kate Mularkey have been best friends since childhood. Together they …

In November 2000 Blix Street Records sent record plugger Tony Bramwell the videotape that Bryan McCulley had made of the band’s live recording for Live At Blues Alley. Eva’s performance of ‘Over The Rainbow’ that night was far from perfect, with problems in image and sound quality, but it was …

Once again, an as-yet-unknown song featuring Eva Cassidy has been released. It is a rendition of Stevie Wonder’s ‘All Day Sucker’ by Yromik Ffodnero. He used a recording by Ju Ju House and Eva Cassidy. William “Ju Ju” House is drummer in the Washington D.C based Go-Go group Experience Unlimited …

Chris Biondo was Eva Cassidy’s bassist, producer, musical mentor and friend. Chris met Eva when she recorded a few songs in his studio in Rockville DC in 1987. It was hardly possible to find a greater difference between two people. Chris was outspoken, extroverted, quick and decisive, while Eva was …

The documentary One Night That Changed Everything begins powerful with the words of manager Al Dale: “Give a Blues Alley welcome to Eva Cassidy!” The former band members of the American singer, who died in 1996, enter the famous jazz club in Georgetown DC two by two. The 50-minute documentary …

Twenty-five years ago, on 2 and 3 January 1996, the Eva Cassidy band performed two nights at Blues Alley, a jazz club in Georgetown DC. The album Nightbird (2015) contains the complete concert that the Eva Cassidy Band gave on the second evening. The musicians had played there before with …

Eight years ago the Eva Cassidy biography Behind the Rainbow was published. The book received many positive reviews and readers let us know that Eva Cassidy’s life story had moved them. “Through it all her shimmering spirit shines making this biography both a searching analysis and a warm commemoration of …

Once again a new recording of Eva Cassidy appeared and again the record company did not provide any background information. It is a rendition of the song ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ written by Bill Withers, who died earlier this year. Eva performed it many times. She gave it her own twist, …

“She represents all that is good in this world.” This quotation – that Eva Cassidy added to the bottom of her portrait of Bernice, Chris Biondo’s dog – summarises her own life precisely. Eva loved animals because unlike people they never let her down. In her relationships with others she …

Out of the blue a new version of ‘Blue Skies’ by Eva Cassidy appeared. The song could be heard earlier on the album Live at Blues Alley (1996) and later on the extended digitally polished ‘Live at Blues Alley’ edition Nightbird (2015). With this song Eva proved that she could …

Eva Cassidy fans ask us all kinds of questions. Sometimes they are difficult to answer. For example: “If I buy one Eva Cassidy album which one should I pick?” (It’s a matter of taste) Last week, however, we got a question that made us think long and deep: “How many …

July 4, 2020 was a special day for both the audience and the artists. For the first time since the lock down in March Jerney Kate and Lex Horst sang and played songs in Eva Cassidy’s arrangements (Early Morning Rain, Wayfaring Stranger, Woodstock and of course Fields of Gold, Songbird …

Audiotapes and videotapes from the 1990’s prove that Eva Cassidy and Mick Fleetwood joined the stage more than once. Eva Cassidy’s close friends keep these tapes as private memories, but Niki Lee, the former wife of pianist Lenny Williams, donated her audio-recording Eva Cassidy live at Fleetwood’s to the Rock …

Kandace Springs is Blue Note’s new star. The American singer recorded three beautiful albums, playing her own songs and covers in a wide range of genres. In all the music she makes you hear her soul and you feel her passion. The American magazine Style Blueprint asked Kandace Springs about …

Some people adore Eva Cassidy as a saint. If you read about her life story and listen to her beautiful, intimate songs, you will understand that. Years ago I was captivated by this vulnerable singer, whose birthday is the same as mine. Recently I bought the well-written biography Behind The …

This is the story behind the rare video clip of Eva Cassidy singing ‘The Rose’. David Lourim, a Maryland musician, spent his days in the 1980’s composing and recording music, working professionally with a 24-track recorder on a project he named ‘Method Actor’. He liked to experiment with all kinds …

Eva Marie Cassidy was born on 2 February, 1963 at 10.00 p.m. in the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Her first name was taken from her father Hugh’s grandmother, Eva McGrew. The family’s first year in the city was spent in the Southeast area in Washington, D.C., where they …

Jerney Kate & Lex Horst gave an intense and inspiring performance at the sold out Podium ‘Onder de Toren’, Grootschermer. The first people arrived more than half an hour before the start, eager to witness this performance. Jerney Kate and Lex Horst did not disappoint. Accompanied by one guitar Jerney …

‘Simply Eva’ is a musical quest to the heart and the soul of Eva Cassidy (1963-1996). This American singer reached stardom after her early death from melanoma. Cassidy’s posthumously compiled album Songbird turned out to be a worldwide success in 2000. How could a multitalented singer like Eva Cassidy remain …

We look back on an eventful year. The first news we brought in 2019 was the unexpected death of Cary Klein, one of the founders of the Eva Cassidy fan club. Cary’s last Facebook post was a clip of Eva Cassidy’s ‘Autumn Leaves’. But 2019 brought beautiful things as well. …

Eva Cassidy fans from all over the world are surprised and delighted by the unexpected appearance of her performance of ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful.’ It was known that Eva had this Christmas song in her repertoire. In 1981 Eva Cassidy and her friends Ned Judy, Mark Merella, Larry Melton …

This week our fan club was called by a gentleman who told us a wonderful story. He had heard Eva Cassidy’s voice on the radio for the first time in his life: “I knew Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Time After Time’ and I had also listened to Miles Davis’ performance, but Eva …

“You left in autumn, the leaves were turning I walked down roads of orange and gold I saw your sweet smile, I heard your laughter You’re still here beside me everyday ‘Cause I know you by heart”

Eva Cassidy (1963 – 1996) was a shy musician, whose immeasurable talent only achieved global recognition after her life was tragically cut short at the tender age of 33. Eva was born February 2nd 1963 in Maryland. Her passion for music was evident from an early age, guided by her …

In 1994 Eva Cassidy moved to Annapolis, a beautiful town along the Chesapeake Bay. Her new residence was the perfect place for small or solo gigs. The old town had plenty of bars and restaurants interested in low profile and acoustic live music. Eva would have liked to sing and …

“Eva Cassidy is one of the best Paul Simon interpreters,” says leading American music critic Geoffrey Himes after listening to her live album Nightbird. Eva Cassidy hadn’t finished her first solo studio album by the end of 1995. The lucky few who had heard her infrequent gigs, though, were clamoring …

Ida de Nijs, born in The Netherlands, was already singing as a child on homemade stages in the living room. Her education after high school was the Amsterdam college for Individual Art Education. Singing in background choirs, participating in cabaret and performing in local pubs made her early years a …

In 1993, Eva was concerned about a small mole on her nose, which she thought looked awful. She went to see a dermatologist who removed it but on closer examination she discovered a larger spot on Eva’s back. Concerned, she advised Eva to have a biopsy, so Eva and her …

This show focuses on the lives and works of Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) and Eva Cassidy (1963-1996). Many people know Leonard Cohen, but who was Eva Cassidy? If the word ‘pure’ applies to someone, then it must be Eva Cassidy, the singer who died much too early. Wary from glitter, glamour, …

In the summer of 2012 we received a direct Twitter message from Cary Klein who lived in Florida. He had found out that we were fellow Eva Cassidy fans and he asked us if we were interested in helping him to create an Eva Cassidy tribute account as a platform …

Working with Eva Cassidy was a treat: she could harmonise, her pitch was good, her synchronisation was fine and her musical memory was excellent. She understood completely what musicians needed and she could fit into any role. Experience Unlimited (or E.U.) was a Washington-based GoGo and rhythm and blues crew …

Eva Cassidy, receives a unique reimagining as her vocal performance of Autumn Leaves is paired with the backing of the London Symphony Orchestra. This inspired musical context was created by isolating Eva’s 1996 live vocal performance recorded at the Blues Alley Jazz Club in Washington, DC and combining it with …

On her double album Ultimate Collection Katie Melua looks back on her musical career, spanning fifteen years. Three songs on this album refer to Eva Cassidy. This week Melua started a tour with her band and with the Gori Women’s Choir from her native country Georgia. The Eva Cassidy Fanclub …

Friday 19th October at ‘t Mosterdzaadje in Santpoord-Noord (The Netherlands): Simply Eva, a musical quest to the heart and the soul of Eva Cassidy (1963-1996). This American singer reached stardom after her early death from melanoma. Cassidy’s posthumously compiled album Songbird turned out to be a worldwide success in 2000. …

The Amphitheatre of theSpace @ Symposium Hall features a magical combination of the music of Eva Cassidy with the voice of Elsa Jean McTaggart as she pays a heartfelt musical homage to her favourite artist. Many Fringe audiences will already know Elsa Jean McTaggart from her popular traditional Scottish themed …

Eva Marie Cassidy (1963 – 1996) was an unpretentious humble girl from small town Bowie, Maryland (US). She worked hard with her mother in their nursery, growing flowers and plants. But Eva also sang. She had the voice of an angel, and delivered songs with purity, passion, and power. She …

Eva worked at a plant nursery called Behnke’s between 1981 and 1995. This job had been intended as a short-term-measure, but it turned out to be Eva’s principal wage-paying job. Her colleague Larry Hurley remembers her very well: “At the time Eva Cassidy died, she was just making a name …

When an English friend of mine raved about American singer Eva Cassidy sometime in the late ’90’s, his exhortations were intense enough to quell my usual reticence to buying albums without hearing a single performance on the radio (call me old fashioned, but that’s still how I judge whether music …

2 February would have been Eva Cassidy’s 55th birthday if this American vocalist, guitarist and artist hadn’t died on 2 November 1996. ‘She represents all that is good in this world.’ This quotation – that Eva added to the bottom of her portrait of Bernice, bassist and producer Chris Biondo’s …

Ida de Nijs, born in The Netherlands, was already singing as a child on homemade stages in the living room. Her education after high school was the Amsterdam college for Individual Art Education. Singing in background choirs, participating in cabaret and performing in local pubs made her early years a …

Eva Cassidy Band guitarist Keith Grimes: ‘I’ve been asked by my friend Johan to provide a few remembrances from my time with the Eva Cassidy Band. And what better time than now? For it was on this very evening, 22 years ago, that we hit the stage at Blues Alley …

Eva Cassidy and the members of the Eva Cassidy Band are going to be inducted into the Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame in Baltimore on 10 December 2017. This local Hall of Fame honors individuals and groups who have made significate contributions to the history of entertainment in Maryland. It …

When Eva Cassidy was a child her favorite film was The Wizard Of Oz, which was broadcast at least once a year. Each time it was announced in the TV Guide the Cassidy children worked themselves into a state of excitement that lasted for several days. The film, made in …

In October and November many people find comfort in Eva Cassidy’s beautiful rendition of ‘Autumn Leaves.’ Eva Cassidy had Seasonal Affective Disorder. When it became September and the days got shorter she told her mother: ‘I can’t really enjoy fall, as beautiful as it is, because I know winter is …

Annapolis (Maryland) was the perfect place for small or solo gigs in 1994. The old town at the Chesapeake Bay had plenty of bars and restaurants interested in low profile and acoustic live music. Eva would have liked to sing and play in Europe like her brother Dan, but Annapolis …

The last song that Eva recorded was ‘Waly, Waly’. It can be found on the Eva By Heart album which Chris Biondo compiled after Eva’s death. It is a sad traditional based on the story of Lady Barbara Erskine, who married the second Marquis of Douglas in 1670 but who …

‘Simply Eva’ is a musical quest to the heart and the soul of Eva Cassidy (1963-1996). This American singer reached stardom after her early death from melanoma. Cassidy’s posthumously compiled album Songbird turned out to be a worldwide success in 2000. How could a multitalented singer like Eva Cassidy remain …

Sunday 18 June 2017 Laura Claire, James Hickman and Dan Cassidy will perform in an Eva Cassidy Tribute: Essence of Eva at Barnsley Civic in Yorkshire. Laura Claire tells us about this special event. What do you admire in Eva Cassidy? What I admire the most in Eva Cassidy is …

Simply Eva is a musical quest to the heart and the soul of Eva Cassidy (1963-1996). This American singer reached stardom after her early death from melanoma. Cassidy’s posthumously compiled album Songbird turned out to be a worldwide success in 2000. How could a multitalented singer like Eva remain so obscure …

Eva Cassidy tribute Twitter account Behind The Rainbow ( @EvaCassidyBio ) welcomed its 10.000th follower this weekend. Berit Christensen from Denmark ( @BtheChangeX ) was very surprised to hear that she was number 10.000 when she started to follow @EvaCassidyBio . “Wow, that is awesome! I love Eva Cassidy, so …

Eva Cassidy’s manager Al Dale passed away on Wednesday March 8th at the age of 80. Al Dale was manager of several bands in the Washington DC area in the eighties and a regular at Chris Biondo’s studio. On one occasion he arrived to pick up some tapes just as …

Have their been any British female singers that have inspired you, influenced you or admired down the years? Alison Krauss: ‘Sandy Denny. Actually John Waite gave me a CD of Liege and Leaf – he introduced me to Fairport Convention. She’s just so innocent and beautiful, there’s no way not …

Eva Marie Cassidy was born on February 2, 1963 at 10.00 p.m. in the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Her first name was taken from father Hugh’s grandmother, Eva McGrew, a Christian singer and guitar player. The family’s first year in the city was spent in the Southeast area …

Eva Cassidy’s aunt Isabel died on December 28, 2016. She was 83. Isabel was a sister of Hugh Cassidy, Eva’s father. Isabel was one of the first people who really believed in Eva Cassidy’s talent. She supported Eva from the beginning of her career. She was there for Eva’s performances …

“She represents all that is good in this world.” This quotation – that Eva Cassidy added to the bottom of her portrait of Bernice, Chris Biondo’s dog – summarises her own life precisely. Eva loved animals because unlike people they never let her down. In her relationships with others she …

Timo Arthur is proud to present to you his newly recorded song. The American singer-songwriter composed it in tribute to Eva Cassidy. Daniel Karl Cassidy, Eva’s brother, played the violin and string parts, recording them from Iceland where he currently lives. The rest of the song was recorded at Royal …

The most popular Eva Cassidy CD was named after its title song that was originally sung by Fleetwood Mac called ‘Songbird’. Eva Cassidy sang it slowly with so much passion and melodic beauty that Mick Fleetwood described her voice as ‘pure as snow.’ Songbird proves to be a haunting ballad …

The late singer/guitarist Eva Cassidy (1963-1996) was a possibility nature did not allow fulfilled. Barely started in what promised to be a successful career, Cassidy died at 33 from malignant melanoma, the same year her notable Live at Blues Alley (Eva Music) was recorded and released. The present Nightbird is …

All of those who belonged to the close circle around Eva reacted to her death on November 2nd, 1996, in their own way and did everything they could to keep her flame burning. Hugh Cassidy tried to cope with the loss of his daughter by making a statue of her. …

Eva’s brother Dan Cassidy discovered in the 1994 that Europeans appreciated his way of playing. He felt very much at ease on the continent and close to his roots. When he arrived in Iceland he felt completely at home and decided to make it his home. He still resides there …

A Tribute to Eva Cassidy in Leiden Jerney Kate and her band band will pay a tribute to Eva Cassidy on Sunday afternoon April 10th. Between the sets author and biographer Johan Bakker will talk about Eva Cassidy’s short and moving life that ended too soon. Eva Cassidy died 20 …

The huge response to Eva’s music was down to Terry Wogan’s (1938 – 2016) support for her. However, the first song by Eva that Wogan played was not ‘Over The Rainbow’, as most would assume, but ‘Autumn Leaves’ during the last week of August 1998. The following week he played …

Twenty years ago this month Eva Cassidy recorded Live At Blues Alley in Georgetown DC. The album was meant to be her great breakthrough, but in that same year, 1996, the modest, but talented singer died. Not until four years later her voice and her songs reached many people’s hearts …

Nightbird‘s release was long overdue. The album contains the complete concert (audio and partly video) that The Eva Cassidy Band gave on 3 January 1996. The group had booked jazz club Blues Alley in Georgetown DC for two consecutive nights to record an album that would put Eva Cassidy definitely …

Eva Cassidy’s performance at the Blues Alley jazz club has become musical history. Twenty years on, every song recorded on the night of the 3rd January 1996 can be experienced for the first time. Nightbird is The Eva Cassidy Band’s ultimate tour-de-force (Eva Cassidy guitar and vocals, Keith Grimes guitar, …

Eva Cassidy died just after midnight on November 2, 1996. Nineteen years ago today.

Hattie Briggs is about to travel to the continent for her first European tour that will start in Zoetermeer. The British singer has been in The Netherlands once before: ‘I was on a hockey tour then and I’m really looking forward to visiting your country again!’ She was introduced to …

In the final week of October Hattie Briggs (guitar, piano, vocals) and Dan Cassidy will visit The Netherlands. Despite her young age, the British singer Hattie Briggs is deeply rooted in the old folk tradition. Recently she released Red & Gold, a title that refers to the Autumn Leaves of …

This autumn Hattie Briggs will visit The Netherlands to do some concerts. Despite her young age, the British singer is deeply rooted in the old folk tradition. Recently she released Red & Gold a title that refers to the Autumn Leaves of this season. This album reached number 1 on …

In the 90’s Mick Fleetwood had a club in Alexandria called Fleetwood’s. Alexandria is near Washington DC which was the area where Eva Cassidy lived: ‘When I went there I wanted to know what the sensibilities were with the local talents. So I set about meeting and hearing local musicians …

On August 7th 2015, The Metropolitan Room in New York City presents vocalist Rebekah Lowin in ‘I Know You By Heart; the Songs of Eva Cassidy’ a powerful and intimate new show that highlights the life and legacy of the late singer, as well as her original arrangements. The 23-year-old …

Eva’s relationship with Celia Murphy continued to improve: she was someone who really understood Eva, to the point where they sometimes shared an innate telepathy. On one occasion Celia was working in Crystal City when she received a phone message: “Celia, I’m in Alexandria and I am at the store …

For the first time in my life I visited Volendam, a Dutch fishermen’s village where I met Celia Murphy who made a journey through Europe. We enjoyed the local eel and, of course, we talked about Eva Cassidy. Celia was one of Eva’s best friends. In 1973, the Murphys, an …

After years of performing Grace Griffith finally signed a contract with a small record company called Blix Street Records just before Eva’s death. The Los Angeles-based indie label had tasted success with Irish singer Mary Black, who’d had a modest hit with ‘No Frontiers’, not to be confused with No …

After battling Parkinson’s for more than fifteen years, folksinger Grace Griffith was determined to record one more album. Musicians who offered their services for the new recordings were: Lenny Williams (piano), Al Petteway (guitar), Sue Richards (Celtic Harp), Chris Biondo (bass and percussion), Marcy Marxer (guitar, flute, percussion), Larry Melton …

On Saturday March 21st (8 PM) biographer Johan Bakker will talk about the short life of the American singer (1963-1996). ‘Bakker has written an extraordinarily poignant biography (Behind the Rainbow / Eva Cassidy, de biografie). He presents his research in an excellent style and he interprets those he interviewed, and …

Monday night, February 2nd, Theater De Vorstin in Hilversum remembered Eva Cassidy’s 52nd birthday. The well-attended gathering was organised by the Eva Cassidy Fan Club under the chairmanship of founder Anton van Dijken. Eva wasn’t present; she died of skin cancer in 1996 at the age of 33. Although the …

Dutch talkshow host Humberto Tan is pleased with his honorary membership of the Eva Cassidy fan club. In his TV-show RTL Late Night as well as in newspaper interviews he praised the late American singer on a regular basis: “If you know Eva, my plea for more musical appreciation of …

On Eva Cassidy’s 52th birthday, her music will come alive during an impressive show of Jerney Kate and her band during this start evening of the fan club. The Eva Cassidy phenomenon began too late for the woman herself to enjoy it, although whether she would have enjoyed international fame …

“Eva had her own spirit, her own vision. But I didn’t sign her.”Over the course of his career, Bruce Lundvall (Blue Note president from 1984 – 2010) has had to take a pass on many artists who came knocking on his door with a demo. While he has a reputation for …

A section of Langdon Park in Washington DC is now dedicated to Chuck Brown (1936 – 2012). An abstract art installation created by local sculptor Jackie Braitman stands near the park’s entrance, while a retaining wall facing the playground features ten moments and images from Brown’s life (one of them …

Dan Cassidy celebrated his 50th birthday with a special concert at the Lion Hotel in Shrewsbury on July 11th. Cassidy performed there with James Hickman, with his own Swing Quartet and with special guest Charlie Dore. Dan is Eva’s brother and has contributed strings to many of her best-selling discs. …

Nicole Faraday will play the role of Eva Cassidy again in the successful musical Over the Rainbow from September 7th. Johan Bakker talked with the London actress and singer about the shy genius from Maryland. Is Over the Rainbow the same musical as it was when it started 10 years …

The most striking difference between Eva’s music and her painting is that she had yet to find her own voice in her artwork. Maybe this was because much of her work was intended as gifts for family members or friends and she had the recipient in mind as she worked. …

Mick Fleetwood joined Eva onstage and told her that he would be happy to play the drums on her first Blue Note album. In 1994 Mick Fleetwood, founder of and drummer of Fleetwood Mac, opened a nightclub in an inconspicuous office building in Alexandria, Virginia, calling it Fleetwood’s. Many local bands performed there and …

Amba Tremain did backing-vocals on the Somewhere album. Read how Eva Cassidy changed her life. Can you tell something about the different versions of Over The Rainbow you recorded? I have always preferred to sing Eva’s rendition of Over The Rainbow as I thought her melody choices and changes in …

Dutch singer Margriet Sjoerdsma will start her Eva Cassidy tour with Arie Storm, Cord Heineking and Eva’s brother Dan Cassidy on February 1st. The tour will have the same title as the album that the quartet recorded: A Tribute to Eva Cassidy. Eva Cassidy (1963 – 1996) didn’t write many songs …

The American singer Eva Cassidy (1963-1996) died almost twenty years ago. Yet she seems more popular than ever before. This year Coosje Smid scored a hit with her performance of “Fields of Gold” and singer Margriet Sjoerdsma prepares an extensive tribute theatre tour together with Eva’s brother. Johan Bakker wrote a book …

“When Blix Street Records started running out of material they started looking at rehearsal tapes. Artists all over the Washington, DC area started donating to the cause. Bill Straw (president of Blix Street Records) gave me a cassette of Eva making a practice tape for a tune called ‘Dark Eyed …

Grace Griffiths ‘discovered’ Eva Cassidy and sent the tapes to Blix Street Records. We’re very lucky to live in an area that encourages musicians and singers. The Washington, DC area is not considered to be a center of the music industry but there is quite a bit of work for …

Coosje Smid (23) daughter of musical-singer Ernst Daniel Smid, auditioned succesfully for The Voice of Holland. Her glorious moment was broadcast on September 13th, exactly a year after the death of her mother Roos (47): ‘This wasn’t preconceived.’ ‘It was a very special coincidence,’ says Smid, ‘on that date my whole …

In 2003, I found a live recording of Eva Cassidy and her band playing with legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac on an unmarked cassette tape in my Maryland garage.  It was from 1994. At that time, I was married to a pianist named Lenny Williams. Lenny played on …

‘When you begin with a wonderful story; add some stellar vocals, mix in some incredible music,  spice it up with a Gospel Choir, and let it all sizzle together with a remarkable four-piece band,  you have the recipe for one fantastic evening of live entertainment’. How Can I Keep from …

Singer Margriet Sjoerdsma put together a theatre programme about Eva Cassidy. For the book launch of Behind the Rainbow in the attractive theater of book store Selexyz / Donner in Rotterdam I asked Margriet Sjoerdsma to sing a few Eva Cassidy songs. Margriet had just presented her album Drawing Circles and the …

There are many who regret that Eva Cassidy has no grave. The silver-grey angel that Hugh Cassidy sculpted from scrap metal comes closest to a memorial to this exceptional woman. The angel stands in their garden, which connects Hugh and Barbara’s mansion to the shore of Chesapeake Bay, the huge …

In the distance I spot Eva’s father, Hugh Cassidy, in the parking lot of New Carrolton metro station. He’s wearing a baseball cap, like he had said on the phone. Barbara appears as well. “How did you find each other?” she asks. Hugh invites me to sit in the front …

“I was made in Germany,” Eva Cassidy used to tell her friends. It was a joke, of course, but any journey to the heart and soul of Eva Cassidy must begin in central Europe for it was there, in the Rhineland, where she was conceived and where her heart started …

As Eva’s star rose higher and higher Eva´s friends decided to release albums of previously unheard material. In 1994 Bryan McCulley, the Blues Alley cameraman, had attempted to record footage of Eva’s intimate performances at Pearl’s in Annapolis. Eva sang as if she was performing to a small group of friends.Bryan plugged …