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The Best of Eva Cassidy | 29th October 2012 On the eve of what would have been Eva Cassidy 's 50th birthday, Blix Street Records announce the release of 'The Best of Eva Cassidy' , a definitive new collection of 20 of the late singers best-loved and most acclaimed songs. Having achieved 3 UK No.1 albums, a UK No.1 duet single, and with global sales now in excess of 10 million, this is the first time the cream of Eva's repertoire has [...]
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Phil writes: I caught a bit of an extended Radio 2 interview with Sting. I was reminded of this version of possibly his best song, surely one of the greatest covers ever.

It’s actually very simple. I don’t care what you believe. Take it from me, I don’t believe in any of it. I don’t believe in any nativity: the camels, the sheep, the kings, those hooded people, Jesus as a baby, Jesus as a non-pot smoking adolescent, Jesus as a conservative and voting adult, Jesus as the antithesis of capitalist, Jesus as ascetic. I don’t believe in the twelve superheroes, the Grateful Dead’s Eleven, the ten commandments, the nine Supreme Judges, the eightfold path, the seven sins, the six journalistic questions, the five Russian composers, the four leaved clovers, the three [...]
This year's top album list pretty much assembled itself throughout the year. The top 4 in particular are albums I expect to continue to listening to over and over for years to come. Click on the album titles to read the full reviews, purchase the albums, and, in some cases, download mp3s… Muruch’s Top 25 [...]
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Grace Griffith , multi-award winning American vocalist, who helped discover and inspired Eva Cassidy , is on the brink of a UK breakthrough. "My Life", the debut single from Grace Griffith's seminal album Sailing , is setting up to become a UK hit. Despite living with Parkinson's disease for over 13 years Grace continues to write and record music including this critically acclaimed record. After Grace's music was first championed by folk guru Mike Harding , her poignant and stirring "My Life" track was noticed and broadcast by fellow [...]
Listen to neo-soul singer, Anomie Belle, layer on the sensual to Bill Withers' classic R&B track, 'Ain't No Sunshine.'

I had big plans to share some thoughts about my conflicted love for America this year on the anniversary of our birth as a nation. But looking in the archives, I see I've written it before: both last year, when we mused upon the complexity of patriotism in a modern age, and in our first year, at a time when our national discourse was increasingly polarized by the impending presidential election. Our Single Song Sunday from last year remains live, and I encourage you to head back into the archives for 10 [...]
I noticed while perusing the local music listings that Chuck Brown, “The Godfather of Go-Go,” is performing this weekend at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. While the musical style he created was the forerunner to other great contemporary styles, there was a different reason why the concert listing caught my attention. I couldn’t help but remember a young artist whose stunning talent caught Brown’s attention many years ago: Eva Cassidy. She had graced the same Blues Alley stage at the height of her short career to create a live album that would display to the world the pristine voice that [...]

A moment of self-indulgence and an explanation to the readers of the site. I have been off-line for a while as Julie Norbury has been ill in hospital and I have spent most of my time with her over the past few weeks. As an atheist, all I can do is pass on the prayers already received but to be honest, I don't do it with conviction, other than they are good wishes, to Julie prayers mean something, which is good... I guess. Julie Norbury [...]
Glee presents a tribute to Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours!' Plus bonus covers by Elton John, Matchbox 20, the New Pornographers and more.

Eva Cassidy : True Colors [ purchase ] This seems to have turned into a week for confessions, which is probably my fault for my choice of the transition song. So you can go back over my posts from last week, and you will find the explanations of my lies in bold. Also, I am not afraid to admit that, when I first heard Cyndi Lauper, I really liked her, and I still do. The entire album She’s So Unusual was quirky heaven. I was eager for more, but the follow-up [...]
I hope everyone caught the Dessa special last night, but if you didn't, I'll be posting the video to download here tomorrow, along with some other videos that didn't air on television, so be sure to check back then. Here are this week's Picks Of The Week (a day late, sorry). West Monroe-Pieta Brown China-Greg Brown Wayfaring Stranger-Eva Cassidy The Other Hours-Harry Connick, Jr. Protocol-K. Raydio [...]
As daylight savings approaches this Sunday, we turn to Simply Eva , a new collection from the late Eva Cassidy . For Today's Top Tune, we find her covering the Sandy Denny classic, " Who Knows Where the Time Goes ."
As daylight savings approaches this Sunday, we turn to Simply Eva, a new collection from the late Eva Cassidy. For Today's Top Tune, we find her covering the Sandy Denny classic, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes."
SIMPLY EVA, the newest collection from the late singer Eva Cassidy, rose to #4 on the U.K. music charts today (Sunday, February 13), becoming the artist's fifth Top 5 posthumous release in the U.K. It is ten years since her CD debut SONGBIRD reached Number One in Britain. Sales of SIMPLY EVA were only surpassed by top-sellers Adele, Bruno Mars and Rihanna. In the U.S., SIMPLY EVA was the #1 best-selling album at Border Books and Music national chain this week and is #8 on the Billboard Folk Chart. SIMPLY EVA, from independent Blix Street Records, [...]

Eva Cassidy has done it again. Simply Eva , the latest collection from the late singer/songwriter rose to #4 on the Official UK Albums charts yesterday becoming her fifth Top 5 posthumous release in the UK. It's such a shame Cassidy passed away so young. Who knows the kind of magic she'd be making in the studio today, but at least we have an entire catalog of music to keep her on the radio and in our hearts. Not only is Cassidy proving to [...]

Twenty years ago this fall my wife-to-be and I broke into a deserted chapel at our college to sit by the piano and make this song our own, staking our claim for the future and for each other through natural harmony and a shared sense of adventure. And now, if we have a song, it is this: a traditional English ballad which we knew before we met, that jumped out at us from the page that sunny afternoon, and, in doing so, guided us to forge ourselves as something more than the sum of our parts. [...]

It's been a long, busy weekend, and it'll be a long night, too, with end-of-term grading due in the morning and a thick stack of final exams to go through first. I've got a great Covered in Kidfolk post half-drafted, complete with a contest give-away for Putumayo Kids' new acoustic lullaby CD, but it will have to wait; for now, here's a taste of Valentine's past, originally posted in 2008, to remind you to start making plans for next Monday. I spent all [...]