Isla Craig

{{Short description|Canadian singer-songwriter}}

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Isla Craig is a Canadian vocalist and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.

Growing up Craig was influenced by choral performances at her church and by her mother who sings and plays the organ and piano.{{cite web |last1=Chow |first1=Maureen |title=Review - Isla Craig |date=23 June 2018 |url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2018/06/23/review-isla-craig/ |publisher=Canadian Beats Media |access-date=28 November 2022}}

Craig frequently collaborates with and sings backup vocals for other performers, including Jennifer Castle and Meg Remy.{{cite web |last1=Cameron |first1=Mackenzie |title=Isla Craig, The Becoming |url=https://dominionated.ca/reviews/albums/isla-craig-the-becoming/ |website=DOMINIONATED |access-date=28 November 2022 |language=en-CA |date=22 June 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Rancic |first1=Michael |title=Best Toronto songs of the week: Isla Craig, Tony Price, Harrison |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/best-toronto-songs-isla-craig-tony-price |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=NOW Magazine |date=15 June 2018 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128200422/https://nowtoronto.com/music/best-toronto-songs-isla-craig-tony-price |url-status=dead }} Craig sang on The Cosmic Range's debut New Latitudes (2016).{{cite news |last1=Rayner |first1=Ben |title=Your New Favourite Thing: the Cosmic Range |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/12/23/your-new-favourite-thing-the-cosmic-range.html |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=thestar.com |date=23 December 2016 |language=en}} She is a former Bruce Peninsula vocalist.{{cite news |last1=Potter |first1=Louise |title=Trailing Bruce |url=https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2009-03-19/arts/trailing-bruce/ |access-date=29 November 2022 |work=The Journal |date=19 March 2009 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Vish |title=Bruce Peninsula's 'No Earthly Sound' Marks a Stunning Return from the Toronto Art-Folk Collective |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bruce_peninsula_no_earthly_sound_review |access-date=29 November 2022 |work=exclaim.ca |date=20 April 2020 |language=en-ca}} She was also a member of the duo OG Melody with Thom Gill.{{cite news |last1=Steuart |first1=Lori |title=Breakout Toronto Bands: Isla Craig |url=https://www.blogto.com/music/2013/08/breakout_toronto_bands_isla_craig/ |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=www.blogto.com |date=8 August 2013 |language=en}}

Craig's first album, Both the one & the other (2012), featured Canadian vocalists Daniela Gesundheit, Tamara Lindeman, Ivy Mairi, and Felicity Williams.{{cite web |last1=Gritzan |first1=Elena |title=Album Review: Isla Craig Exudes Strong Songwriting And Haunting Melodies With "Both The One & The Other" |url=https://aestheticmagazinetoronto.com/2013/01/07/album-review-isla-craig-exudes-strong-songwriting-and-haunting-melodies-with-both-the-one-the-other/ |website=Aesthetic Magazine |access-date=28 November 2022 |language=en |date=7 January 2013}} The group worked together again on her second release Becoming (2018).{{cite news |last1=Stanley |first1=Laura |title=Isla Craig The Becoming |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/isla_craig-the_becoming |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=exclaim.ca |date=20 June 2018 |language=en-ca}}{{cite web |last1=Woronzoff |first1=Elisabeth |title=Isla Craig: The Becoming |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2018/06/24/isla-craig-the-becoming-review/ |website=Spectrum Culture |access-date=28 November 2022 |date=25 June 2018}} Her third album, Echo's Reach was released in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Caleb |title=Premiere: Isla Craig Shares New Single "Moon" |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_isla_craig_shares_new_single_moon |website=www.undertheradarmag.com |access-date=28 November 2022 |language=en}}