Fields of Gold

If you don't need know the singer Eva Cassidy, dial up iTunes and listen. You may have heard her already ... if you remember the 2002 Olympics, where Michelle Kwan was supposed to win the gold. She did not ... but later she skated to Fields of Gold ... sung by Eva  ... during the exhibition skate. 

My Fields of Gold aren't as graceful or memorable as Michelle's ... but they are golden nonetheless. As for graceful ... well, we won't even go there, given the number of spectacular falls that I've taken throughout my professional and personal life. As for memorable ... the professional memories are varied and meaningful to me. The personal memories continue to be made ... now via the eyes of the newest generation: my grandchildren. 

This blog isn't about memories however ... but about music. I cut my teeth on C/W songs ... I mean, the old-timey, big-haired, nasal-yodeling C/W songs  ... Patsy Cline and others. That was my dad's influence. My mom brought "rock" into the house via the songs of Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers. I remember driving to Drake Springs pool when I was 9 or 10 years old ... with my mom singing along to Wake Up, Little Susie ...  for our little Suzie in the (seatbelt-less) backseat! 

I came of age with the Beatles ... and could sing you all the verses of Norwegian Wood, no problem. But by today ... well, categorizing my music as eclectic is the kindest description possible. I'm so influenced by those that I love . .. from Raul Julia/Boz Scaggs (Suzie) to Chris Izaak/Garth Brooks/Michael Buble (Cathy/Mark) to Van Morrison (Nathan) to Peter Gabriel (Becky). And so I leave you with Eva ... and Michelle ... and Fields of Gold! 


PS ... If you enjoyed Eva's singing ... I would recommend her CD "Songbird." Her songs are limited ... Eva Cassidy died at age 33 in 1996. The world truly did lose a songbird.