Of course when you're not headlining, it's not 'under your name'. Support gigs can help benefit an artist in more ways than one and Rachael has notched up some impressive support slots. Though there's no name-dropping or notch highlighting. Names are only politely mentioned in response to questions asked. It's up to me to mention to you now, her appearance on the American drama 'The OC' two months after this interview. At the time I asked a question, probably her most asked question and one I know she doesn't like to think about. How did she come to support David Gray at Madison Square Garden for only her third gig, did she win a competition?

"You would think," she begins laughing out loud. "No, weird things like that happen to me. Like my first gig ever was to prep for my first label showcase was on an out of tune piano to about forty people. David Gray's booker came to watch and fell in love with it and wanted to sign me. So I went to his office to go over the logistics and there was a pile of CDs in the corner, which he said, were a pile of submissions to open for David Gray. I said that I should open for him and it became a bit of a joke. A week after agreeing to sign with him as an agent he calls to ask if I want to open for David Gray in Detroit, who was playing to five thousand people. I asked if he thought I was ready and he thought that I could do it. We went to the theatre. I was scared. I didn't want to do it. I wanted people to go out and play for me. I was making excuses not to play."

How did the crowd react?

"It went amazingly well. The crowd were pin drop silent. Then they were cheering at the end of songs. The whole thing went great."

What was David's reaction?

"Nothing else was set up, it was just that one show," begins Rachael. >>