I can't hear Eva Cassidy without choking up, she is such a beautiful soul.
Rest in Peace dear lady.

When she performs  she owns these songs ....

She was friends with Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, who, via his contacts, and after much persuasion, managed to get her to go to a meeting with a record company in New York. She came back in tears saying, "they want to turn me into something I'm not..." and never tried again. That tells you pretty much all you need to know about the modern music business...😡

Gordon Sumner (Sting for those that don't know) publicly said in an interview that she performed Fields of gold better than he ever did ... That is how good she is/was. Thankfully through the web her soul and music will live forever. I saw her live at The Blues Alley and I left happy but emotional... The world really lost a true magnificent singer when she passed away. ❤

Her phrasing is just impeccable.

Her guitar is subtle. Her phrasing is subtle. Her choices of chord changes are subtle. It makes this performance beyond beautiful.

I was driving with my mom the first time I heard this, in fact the first time I ever heard of Eva Cassidy.  We thought this was the most beautiful version of this song that I actually cried a bit.  It was so special to hear this with my mom, and we had such a nice moment that I had this played at the end of my mom's funeral.  It was so special.

I'm a 65 year old metal head, and this performance calls the onion ninjas here every. damn. time.

Thank you for showcasing Eva Cassidy, one of the best vocalists ever! She and Karen Carpenter left us way too soon... 😢.  ☮️❤️😎

Eva Cassidy is like a perfect wine. The more you drink it the more your palate gets used to it. Then the $25 wine you  enjoyed drinking before, now tastes like vinegar. If you listen to Eva Cassidy long enough, you will start finding flaws in other singers. Your ears will calibrate to perfection; because she is the perfect singer with the perfect voice.

Eva's father taught her how to play guitar.  This is my favorite version of this iconic song.  Her phrasing is so original.  Her refusal to sign with a record label was certainly partly because she wanted to remain diverse in what she wanted to sing rather than be grouped in any single genre.  Eva is truly one of the greatest voices to come upon the music scene.  It is ironic that she became more well known after she passed away because she didn't really care to be fussed over (from accounts from people who really knew her).  Thank you for the reaction to this remarkable singer.

Terry Wogan brought Eva Cassidy into popularity after she died by playing her CD on the radio. The whole CD is hauntingly beautiful and one of my favourites.

Eva didn't just sing the song. She was the song! It embodied her heart and her soul, And she emoted in a way I've never seen. A master storyteller. Not to mention a phenomenal guitarist. The tone of this arrangement and the fact that she passed within a year of the performance is haunting in a strange way. The way her eyes seem to look up and off into the distance is just as haunting. She was a legend even in her short time and more people need to know about her. Who knows what she would have been if she were still alive. RIP Eva Cassidy.

Its the tenderness, longing and vulnerability all at the same time that makes this and her exceptional.

I heard Eva for the first time in a record shop in Martha’s Vineyard playing through the speakers in the store.  I asked the shop owner who was singing and she said Eva Cassidy.  It was the most beautiful voice I ever heard and bought a CD on the spot!  RIP beautiful girl.

If this were the only performance she ever gave she would still be in the hall of fame

From what I understand, this was recorded shortly before she slipped away from us. I believe she was recovering from a cold, causing her voice to break,  which normally would not have done that. Aren't we the lucky ones to have had her if only for a very short time? She was never really ours, just sprinkled our lives  like faery dust, then disappeared to the heavens.🎉

Wonder if the audience that night knew what history they were experiencing?  Not many artists can perform like this with just a guitar and reinterpret songs of all genres, exceed the original version and do it over and over again, achieving such excellent. And apparently she didn't realize what she accomplished.
Truly an angel on earth. Wished could have experienced her performance.

When you listen to Eva Cassidy cover a familiar song it is like hearing it again for the first time.

One of the most pure voices of all time. Perfection.