Tag: Folk

About ‘Over The Rainbow’

Brandon Scott about Eva Cassidy

Brandon Scott (from YouTube channel ‘That’s Not Acting’) explains what makes Eva Cassidy’s ‘Over The Rainbow’ so beautiful and strong: ‘I’m really excited to jump into this. It’s already lovely. Look at the expression on her face. This song means something to her. It’s definitely beautiful and it feels very …

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Eva Cassidy (2 February 1963 – 2 November 1996) died twenty-four years ago

No Boundaries

“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 …

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Eva Cassidy’s 57th birthday

Eva Cassidy

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 …

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