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Hello. Ghostlady is a band in which Renee Bertsch Hytinen plays farfisa, guitar, and sings; Allison Stanley plays drums, bells, and sings; Dave Niles plays bass and guitar and records the albums!

All three members are originally from Michigan and have been creating, recording and performing music on various instruments in a variety of settings since the pre-teen years. It is likely that the idea of Ghostlady started some time ago. Renee and Allison began playing in bands together while living in Chicago somewhere around 2001, among them being transaction Ensemble and the autumn-waking. Then in 2007, Ghostlady began haunting a wood paneling basement in Ann Arbor, MI, as a duo. With Renee managing the farfisa, loop pedal and guitar simultaneously, and Allison playing the drums and bells at the same time, they generally called the music quirk-pop. Dave joined Ghostlady in 2009 after recording their first album and promptly took over the loop pedal duties.

Ghostlady just released their second full length album titled Henry on December 1st. Please check the shoppe page for more information.