UNBOUND: Kristin Hersh

Founder of iconic alt-rock band Throwing Muses, lead singer of the punk-tinged 50 Foot Wave, revered solo artist and now author, Kristin Hersh bedazzled us in an intimate evening of music and words. This is a clip of the event, recorded live at Edinburgh International Book Festival, featuring Kristin Hersh reading from her memoir Rat Girl.

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