Tag: Gospel

Blues Alley in Georgetown (Maryland) was the kind of place where magic could happen if the right person stepped on stage. Eva Cassidy was such a musician, on January 3, 1996 she walked out with no pretense, no costume, no persona, just her guitar and a focused slightly tense expression. …

YouTube features a fascinating mini-documentary (or let’s say a podcast with pictures) on Eva Cassidy’s Live At Blues Alley. The recording for this album was hindered by technical setbacks. Consequently, Eva Cassidy initially did not want the album to be released at all. The live album released in 1996 features …

“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 …