Kristin Hersh in Newtown

Kristin Hersh is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who co-founded the alternative rock band Throwing Muses as a teenager in Rhode Island. She launched her solo career with the album Hips and Makers, which includes “Your Ghost,” a duet with Michael Stipe, and later formed the rock trio 50 Foot Wave. After Hips and Makers, she toured under her own name in a solo voice-and-guitar format while continuing to perform with her bands. She has also presented Paradoxical Undressing, an autobiographical performance combining songs and spoken narrative, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.