Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh, born August 7, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American singer,
guitarist, and songwriter. Raised in Newport, Rhode Island, Hersh received her
first guitar at age 9 and co-founded the band Throwing Muses with Tanya Donelly.
In 1994, Hersh launched a solo career with the album Hips and Makers, which
featured the single “Your Ghost” with Michael Stipe, followed by Strange Angels
(1998). Throwing Muses released albums including Limbo (1996) and
Purgatory/Paradise (2013). Her solo discography includes Sunny Border Blue
(2001), The Grotto (2003), Learn to Sing Like a St...
