Martha Kristin Hersh is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter known for her solo work and with her rock bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave. She has released eleven solo albums. Her guitar work and composition style ranges from jaggedly dissonant to traditional folk. Hersh's lyrics have a stream-of-consciousness style, reflecting her personal experiences.
Hersh in 2007
Throwing Muses: Tanya Donelly, Fred Abong, Hersh; Glasgow, 1991
Hersh at the Bowery Ballroom, New York, 2007
Throwing Muses, reformed in 2014: David Narcizo, Hersh, Bernard Georges
Throwing Muses are an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects.
Throwing Muses: David Narcizo, Kristin Hersh, Bernard Georges – San Francisco, 2014