 Eva Cassidy was first and foremost a music lover sitting in the front row watching her musical heroes perform in Washington.She was also an avid fan of Grace Griffith who spotted Eva’s face at several of her concerts during the late 1980s and early 1990s.Griffith got to hear about Cassidy’s talents and in 1996 made a drive to Potomac to see the then mystery girl at a small club in Alexandria, VA. By this time the Washington Area Association had awarded Grace more than a dozen “Wammies” including “Best Female Vocalist” and “Best Album”.