
We remember Eva Cassidy (2 February 1963 – 2 November 1996). She died 25 years ago. ‘Songbirds keep singing’
Read moreWe remember Eva Cassidy (2 February 1963 – 2 November 1996). She died 25 years ago. ‘Songbirds keep singing’
Read morePawel Kaminski is an artist who transforms images of famous stars like Leonard Cohen, John Lennon and James Brown into works of art. He decided to add a picture of Eva Cassidy and he must have checked our website. The photograph he found was not Eva Cassidy, though, but Dutch …
Read more2-2-2015: Fan Club Evening in Hilversum! Eva Cassidy’s music will come alive during an impressive show of Jerney Kate and her band during this start evening. Their repertoire is as varied as Eva Cassidy’s was: from refined folk songs like ‘Autumn Leaves’ to the solid Rhythm and blues of ‘Take …
Read moreSinger and actress Bette Midler wrote on her FB-page: “The Autumn leaves, drift by my window, The Autumn leaves of red and gold” Get out your old Eva Cassidy record now!
Read moreE.L.James, the successful author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is a huge Eva Cassidy fan. It was a surprise though, that she wrote on her popular Twitter account: ‘You should read Behind the Rainbow, the tragic life of Eva Cassidy (Omnibus Press).’ Thank you Ms James!
Read moreAmanda Seyfried has revealed that playing Eva Cassidy would be her dream role. The Lovelace star said portraying the late Songbird songstress on screen would be top of her list: ‘I’d like to play Eva Cassidy,’ she said. The 27-year-old admitted she would be ready to tune up again after …
Read moreFresh talk show host Humberto Tan: Eva Cassidy’s story inspires me. ‘Eva Cassidy was a singer who became famous only years after she died. Why? If you hear her sing, you are stunned by her talent, but Eva Cassidy had one problem: fear of performing. She struggled her entire life …
Read moreEva Cassidy’s ‘Live at Fleetwood’s’ recording being entered into the Rock Hall of Fame museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
Read moreEva Cassidy: Timeless Voice (1 x 60′) – A documentary about singer Eva Cassidy that charts her discovery and posthumous rise to international fame. Eva Cassidy has sold 10 million records worldwide yet she died, in 1996, not knowing her voice would go on to cause a phenomenon in the …
Read moreVPRO’s Vrije Geluiden (Dutch national television) paid tribute to Eva Cassidy because of Eva’s 50th birthday: Sunday Febr. 3rd 10.30 Ned. 1. Margriet Sjoerdsma, Cord Heineking , Arie Storm and Dan Cassidy sang and played Eva songs In the Early Morning Rain and Wade in the Water. (Picture Cindy Heijnen)
Read moreVPRO´s Vrije Geluiden (Dutch national television) will pay tribute to Eva Cassidy because of Eva’s 50th birthday: Sunday Febr. 3rd 10.30 Ned. 1. Margriet Sjoerdsma and Dan Cassidy will sing and play some Eva songs.
Read moreMargriet Sjoerdsma, Arie Storm and Dan Cassidy played some Eva songs live in the radio 1 studio on Friday December 7th. Tijs van den Brink talked with Johan Bakker and Dan Cassidy about the short life of Eva Cassidy in late night talk show ‘Met het oog op morgen’.
Read moreBook launch Selexyz / Scheltema book store. Koningsplein 20, Amsterdam, December 8, 1:30PM. With Margriet Sjoerdsma, Dan Cassidy and Leo Blokhuis
Read moreJohan Bakker talked about his book with his old radio hero Felix Meurders http://degidsfm.vara.nl/Fragmenten-detail.9963.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=74488&cHash=47bdfb9715accadb5da40f6438ccf982
Read moreThey sure don’t make them like this anymore. This album is all about beautiful music and pure singing talent, with no frills, bells or whistles! I find very little fault in this album: from the choice of songs to the way they are covered makes for a great album. It …
Read moreClick on ‘View All’ to order the Dutch edition You can order the Dutch edition of the Eva Cassidy biography here: http://www.soemer.nl/eva-cassidy-de-biografie.html
Read more“Celebrating Life, Remembering Eva Cassidy” at 54 Below Broadwaystar Eden Espinosa will be performing at New York’s 54 Below cabaret on September 10th and 17th, paying tribute to Eva Cassidy.
Read moreTonight on Acorn TV, we are doing a Special Tribute Webcast dedicated to Eva Cassidy. Her parents are participating and we have a few others who knew Eva lined up too. We hope that you will all join us and participate in the show… we will be taking live calls …
Read moreWatch the summary of the Award Ceremony! You can watch here the thrilling summary of the Award Ceremony of The People´s Book Prize at Stationers Hall, May 30th 2012.
Read moreListen to the interview that Jellie Brouwer had with Johan Bakker http://www.radio1.nl/items/56595-de-cultuurzomer-jellie-brouwer
Read moreOmnibus Press editor Chris Charlesworth presented the People’s Book Prize Award to Johan Bakker
Read morePerformance of Margriet Sjoerdsma at booklaunch Behind the Rainbow’. Selexyz/Donner Rotterdam March 24th 2012: Early Morning Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_tHpFtfFkc
Read moreSaturday March 24th, 3 pm: Dutch Book launch Behind the Rainbow at Selexyz Donner, Lijnbaan 150, Rotterdam. Readings (Johan Bakker) and Eva songs (Margriet Sjoerdsma, Andreas Suntrop & Rein Godefroy).
Read moreThe biography is prominently displayed in London bookstores!
Read moreBehind The Rainbow: The Story of Eva Cassidy by @JohanBakker14 will be available tomorrow from @OmnibusPress – #pickitup for a good read!
Read moreEva Cassidy Sings – DVDBlix Street Records By Johan Bakker Eva Cassidy demanded a lot from herself and she refused a recordcontract with Blue Note. Recordings that she made, circulated in small circles after her death. The way in which she made well-known songs her own, drew the attention, though. …
Read moreEva Cassidy – Imagine Blix Street Records By Johan Bakker April last year Eva Cassidy surprised with the cd Songbird. The American singer who died some years before, left several music tapes, which comforted her relatives and friends after this tragic event. Eva, who shunned publicity, had shown her musical …
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