Photo by Carrie Davenport

The opening line of her debut single ‘The Ghost of You’ sees Rachel Craig shedding her self-doubt, as she sings, “I’m not afraid anymore.” The haunting ballad sees the Portstewart native come to terms with the dissolution of a father-daughter relationship, seeking out strength instead of sadness. Although the track is haunted by the spectral presence of nostalgia (the single artwork contains a faded family photograph), there is something uplifting lying beneath the fragile vocal performance and layers of swirling electric guitar.

Rachel Craig is an upcoming singer-songwriter from Portstewart, and I had the pleasure of profiling her for the latest issue of Dig With It magazine, hitting stands in April. You can read the piece now on the Dig With It blog by heading here.