Claudia Gibson

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Claudia Gibson’s songwriting has brought her to the Kerrville New Folk stage, invites to songwriting festivals, and 1st place in the Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest. Her 2nd full album, The Fields of Chazy (March ‘24) was produced by Walt Wilkins. 

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Austin singer-songwriter Claudia Gibson’s musical style runs the gamut - with folk at its core, plus elements of rock, classical, bluegrass, Celtic and soul - creating a sound solely her own. UK music reviewer Alan Cackett calls Claudia’s latest album, The Fields of Chazy - produced by Texas legend Walt Wilkins -  “a travelogue through time and the vast expanse of America, a heady mixture that conjures the ghosts of John Steinbeck and Townes Van Zandt…." 
Claudia’s songwriting skills have brought her recognition as a Kerrville New Folk finalist, invites to songwriting festivals and competitions, and 1st place in the Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest. 

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Austin singer-songwriter Claudia Gibson’s musical style runs the gamut of her past musical experience - with folk at its basis, but including elements of rock, classical, bluegrass, Celtic and soul - weaving a sound that is identifiable solely as her own. It’s all on full display in The Fields of Chazy (March 2024), Claudia’s second full-length album.

 Claudia’s first album Step By Step (2016) and follow-up EP Louisiana Sky (2019) - both produced by Band of Heathens frontman Gordy Quist - contained songs that made folks sit up and take notice. Step By Step cracked the AMA radio charts and made the Roots Music Report's 2017 Top Americana/Country Album Chart.  After winning the Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest in 2018, Claudia went on to become a finalist in the 2019 Kerrville New Folk Competition and was chosen as a finalist and participant in several other prestigious songwriting festivals and competitions. 

The 2020 COVID shutdown and its aftermath slowed Claudia’s music career momentum, but a few opening slots and shared bills with Walt Wilkins began a timely musical friendship. Walt produced Claudia’s album The Fields of Chazy in the summer of 2023, with co-producer and engineer Ron Flynt manning the boards at Jumping Dog Studios in Austin. The album features a who’s who of some of Austin’s finest musicians, including Rich Brotherton, Chris Beall and Pat Byrne, and presents songs that weave stories about real people whose lives and narratives have impacted Claudia in profound ways.

Of The Fields of Chazy, respected UK music reviewer Alan Cackett writes, “Claudia Gibson’s second album is a travelogue through time and the vast expanse of America, a heady mixture that conjures the ghosts of John Steinbeck and Townes Van Zandt, and yet remains uniquely personal…" 

Claudia has had many jobs over the years - truck loader, salesperson, waitress, journalist, librarian, educator, mom - but only one true lifelong vocation: musician and songwriter. Claudia’s life experiences have helped her create songs that mine our common humanity, inviting listeners into stories and emotions that feel familiar and relatable.

Highlights:
2023 Corpus Christi Songwriters Festival artist
2019 Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist
2019 Songwriter Serenade Semi-Finalist
2019 BW Stevenson Singer-Songwriter Contest Semi-Finalist
2018 Dripping Springs Songwriter Festival artist
1st place 2018 Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest for  “Dreamers”
Mainstage set at 2018 Woody Guthrie Festival
Step By Step - Roots Music Report's Top Americana Country Album Chart 2017
Honorable Mention, Houston Music Review writer James Killen - 2017 Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Review
Top Five Song of the Month for “Step By Step,” Songwriter Universe, May 2017
SXSW live radio performing slot, SunRadio 2017 Yeti Flagship Stage 
Featured one hour radio interviews - WBSD 89.1 FM Burlington, WI and KWVH 94.1 Wimberley, TX
1st place honors in several song categories at the 2016 and 2017 Texas Music Symposium
The Indie Bible PopScore Pick, January 2017 for “Real Love”