A wonderful nightingale. The Eva Cassidy story


In this TV programme you are going to hear the following words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.

Nightingale: rossinyol
Nursery: viver de plantes
Demo: gravació de prova
Release: editar (un disc)

Ready?
Now read the questions below. Read them carefully before listening to this interview.

PRESENTER: I'm Sally Comfield. Welcome to Crying Guitar, your favourite chat show on music. Most pop stars are living legends. Quite a few -Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Frank Sinatra have become myths after successful careers. It is a wonder that one has reached stardom only after her death, and against her own wishes. This is the story of Eva Cassidy. Tonight with us in the studio is Dan Cassidy, who is going to help us pick out some highlights about his sister. Hi. Dan !

DAN: Hi, Sally.

PRESENTER: Tell us how Eva became interested in music

[Now listen to the rest of the interview]

 

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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

0. Most pop stars are living legends
q    because they are dead.
   while they are still alive.
q    during their lives, never after death


1. It was through her father that Eva...
q    became interested in drawing when she was a baby.
q    discovered folk music.
q    learned to play the guitar and violin and sang for a teenage group, Stonehenge.

2. Eva's other talents included...
q    painting and pottery.
q    gardening.
q    all of the above.

3. Which of the following is the best picture of Eva Cassidy?
q    She never wanted to be a famous pop star.
q    She agreed to sing all kind of songs (folk, gospel, blues) to please her managers.
q    She loved outdoor concerts and songs about the environment.

4. With what other singer did Eva record an album of duets?
q    Ray Charles.
q    Chris Biondo.
q    Chuck Brown

5. Which of the following is not an Eva Cassidy album?
q    "Songbird".
q    "The Other Side".
q    "Fields of Gold"

6. "Danny Boy"...
q    was a quick success in 1910.
q    was a successful song only when the melody was changed.
q    was one of the 100 songs written by F.W.Weatherley.

7. When Eva Cassidy died...
q    it was a warm winter day.
q    all her friends sang outside her bedroom window.
q    a lot of people got together in a park to pay tribute to her.

8. Today Dan Cassidy lives...
q    on an island.
q    in Ireland.
q    in Iceland.