Her Harbour is the moniker of indie-folk singer-songwriter Gabrielle Giguere.

Winter’s Ghosts, was recorded by Giguere in her childhood home from February 2011 to February 2012. A collection of nine intimate songs touching on loss, heartbreak, family, abuse, mental illness and addictions, Winter’s Ghosts finds Giguere marrying her lyrics and voice to music she crafts blending traditional instruments (autoharp, piano, guitar) with textural elements drawn from vocal layering, vintage keyboards, field recordings and a collection of household objects. “I wanted to record the songs in the environment they were bred from. I wanted the listener hear my homes sounds; it‘s creaks, breaths, echoes, and distant voices... The hope was that solitude and the familiarity of the space would allow me to yield more honest recordings.” Winter’s Ghosts features performances by many of Giguere’s friends and local musicians including André M. Bluteau and Dave Draves who also mixed and mastered the album out of his studio Little Bullhorn (Kathleen Edwards, Wooden Stars, Snailhouse, Julie Doiron, ect.).

Her Harbour’s live performances have grown to include the likes of Jamie Kronick (drums, percussion), Pierre-luc Clement (guitar, slide guitar, percussion, vocals) and Philippe Charbonneau (keyboards, bass synth, vocals).

Winter’s Ghosts was released on E-Tron Records April 23 2013. Website: www.herharbour.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.