Biography

Kristin Hersh

Kristin Hersh is an American songwriter, guitarist and author of the memoir Paradoxical Undressing (Rat Girl in the US). She founded the seminal art-punk band Throwing Muses at age fourteen and is widely recognised as an indie rock pioneer. She is a mother of four, and lives in New Orleans.

Kristin Hersh appears in:
The Stars Are Out Tonight: Friday 29 August, 7.30pm
Rock & Roll Lives: Saturday 30 August, 9.30am
Read it Again! Picture Book Readings: Saturday 30 August, 1pm
Words + Music: Saturday 30 August, 8pm
Lyrical Writing: Sunday 31 August, 11.30am

Noted Works