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kristin hersh

Kristin Hersh is an author, singer/songwriter, and founder of the bands Throwing Muses and 50FOOTWAVE.

"Cats and Mice" captures a unique solo performance presented complete and unedited, recorded amid the lush acoustics of San Francisco's fabled jazz club Yoshi's. The set list draws deep from the well of Appalachian folk songs and murder ballads that her grandparents taught her, which typically feature in her rare "Shady Circle" appearances at people's homes. Bantering with and even taking requests from the faithful audience, she performs stunning versions of songs from throughout her solo career (from 1994's "Hips and Makers" up to 2010's "Crooked") and even a couple of Throwing Muses favorites. Several songs make their first appearance on any KH release here!

  • Banks of the Ohio
  • Fortune
  • One Train
  • Spain
  • Deep Wilson
  • Lemon Tree
  • Winter
  • Snake Oil
  • Pearl
  • Sugar Baby
  • Poor Wayfaring Stranger
  • Static
  • Krait
  • You Cage
  • Cuckoo
  • Your Ghost
  • Teeth
  • Tuesday Night
www.kristinhersh.com