Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy

On September 11, 2001, I lived in Washington DC, and sat paralyzed in my office hear the White House as I watched the Twin Towers come down. I looked out the office window, and saw hundreds of people streaming out onto the street, with false reports of bombs in the metro system, on 14th St, everywhere. My division, which dealt with international relief and reconstruction, did not leave the office until 1:00. No reason, it just felt like we needed to do something. STand vigil in case we needed to respond.

When I finally walked home, I turned on WAMU, and heard Eva Cassidy's version of Fields of Gold. IT was so poignant, as WAMU never played music, but it was one of my favorite songs. I don't remember their playing anything else. I would love to hear that on WNYC on the 10th anniversary of an event that still brings tears to my eyes. The world has changed so much over the last 10 years, and I have stayed busy in my job of international relief, but NPR remains a constant in my life.

Lisa Doughten