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Old 09-05-2018, 01:05 AM
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Default just discovered Eva Cassidy
wow, amazing singer/player. who knows what kind of Guild that is she plays?
Is it a Songbird?

here's a song, followed by links to a news story, Mick Fleetwood talking about meeting her, and a 58 min documentary.

Though she died in 1996 relatively unknown by many, in later years her music would be revitalized and found by many. years after her death, Michael Bolten and Katie Melua would perform a duet with Eva via recorded music-its amazing. this is all in the 58 min documentary. i think these black and white video at a small venue were some of the last taken of her, and i think some of only a few that exist of her performing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXBNlApwh0c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rd8VktT8xY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWBsRnl7KWE



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXU219b3Zdw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td5mG_4xp14


the documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDN_ss1S_5Y


there's a lot of guitar tutorials on youtube of her music.
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Old 09-05-2018, 03:14 AM
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Default Really? and Now, Kate Wolf
Gosh - just discovered her?

Where have you been?

I think that you should now research Kate Wolf who wrote "Across The Great Divide" - another fine american singer songwriter taken frm us way too soon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Wolf

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Old 09-05-2018, 04:17 AM
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My favorite Eva song
It doesn't matter anymore
https://youtu.be/-HrthAdx-xE
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She had a way of doing covers wonderfully and making them her own.....
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She had a way of doing covers wonderfully and making them her own.....
I agree completely and always enjoy hearing her.
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A lot of attention has been paid to that Hawaiian guy's version of Over the Rainbow with the ukulele, but for my money the ultimate interpretation of this is Eva's.

Her guitar was a Guild Songbird.
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A lot of attention has been paid to that Hawaiian guy's version of Over the Rainbow with the ukulele, but for my money the ultimate interpretation of this is Eva's.

Her guitar was a Guild Songbird.
I can't listen to that without tearing up.
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Eva's guitar playing is quite beautiful as well. However, her singing was out of this world.
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that Hawaiian guy's version of Over the Rainbow.
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
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Old 09-05-2018, 11:20 AM
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Always great to find these treasures that everyone else has known about! So why didn't you tell me about it....I thought everyone knew...
Will look up Katie too.
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
He left us at age 38 too.

Eva was 33.

Tragic but they left their mark.
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Here are the chord changes she used for OVER THE RAINBOW (excuse my sloppy writing, as I wrote these out in a rush for a gig and never went back to make a neater version). I wrote this chart in 2/4 meter, but pretty sure the song is 4/4 so just erase other bar line Obviously you can capo the 1st fret and play G for the Ab, C2 for the Db2, Dsus for the Ebsus, D for the Eb, etc......

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Glad you found her, Daryl! About 8 years ago for me... "Autumn Leaves", and Sting's "Fields of Gold" are my two favorite Eva covers.

Best,
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....but for my money the ultimate interpretation of this [Somewhere Over the Rainbow] is Eva's...
I'd expand that notion and say that pretty much any song she covered would be the ultimate interpretation....
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Glad you found her, Daryl! About 8 years ago for me... "Autumn Leaves", and Sting's "Fields of Gold" are my two favorite Eva covers.

Best,
Phil
those two are my favorites also. found some good tutorials on Autumn Leaves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRBjGkeW7P4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQdGMmNxbVI&t=640s
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