Historic downtown Lockhart, TX: September 18–20, 2026 ALL Song-Swaps are free AND open to the public! Join TWS Fest for a weekend of multi-artist song-swaps, headliner shows, mariachi, and more spread across multiple amazing venues in walkable downtown Lockhart, TX. Here you can discover your new favorite Texas women songwriters while enjoying once-in-a-lifetime collaborations with the ones you already know and love. VIP ticket packages available - VIP Passes entitle you to: - Entry into all four headliner shows: BettySoo, Patrice Pike, Patricia Vonne, and Susan Gibson - VIP Luncheon at Commerce Gallery on Friday, Sep. 18 - Entry into Mariachi Brunch with Mariachi Las Coronelas on Sunday, Sep. 20 - Front row seating at all song swaps - Use of TWS Fest VIP Lounge at The Art Loft complete with complimentary drinks and food - VIP Gift Bag See website https://texaswomensongwritersfestival.com for details!

Wavemakers Women & Music presents: 🌴Summer Sonic Social Join us Sunday, July 12th at Radio East for an afternoon of song, story, and conversation featuring four extraordinary Austin-based women artists — Suzanna Choffel, Lou Priest, Claudia Gibson, and Emily McLoud — trading songs in rounds, with Wendy Colonna interviewing the artists between rounds. Think song-swap meets fireside chat. About the Songwriters 🔺Suzanna Choffel — Two decades of Texas music history and a voice Rolling Stone called singular. Beat poetry, smoky soul grooves, and indie-pop eccentricity in one. 🔺Lou Priest (Kate Priestly) — British-born, Austin-based, and making music that moves between soul, R&B, folk, and jazz. Warm, textured, and deeply honest. 🔺Claudia Gibson — Writing from the intersection of folk, bluegrass, Celtic, and soul. A Kerrville New Folk finalist and Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest winner. 🔺Emily McLoud — Roots-woven songs about love, letting go, and the unseen labor of being human. McLoud is also a hospice nurse practitioner, and the work shows — in the emotional clarity and warmth she brings to every song.

Claudia is the March featured artist for the HFMS's Second Saturday Concert series. Houston artist Ray Wyatt opens. $20 suggested donation at the door.

Claudia is part of Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus's annual Third Coast Music's Songwriter Showcase at NeWorlDeli March 12-14th. 3 days of terrific Texas songwriters, with Claudia playing on Thursday 3/12 at 1:30PM: THURSDAY 3/12 1 Danny Britt 1:30 Claudia Gibson 2 Scrappy Jud Newcomb 2:30 Ron Flynt Music 3 Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus 3:30 Walt Wilkins 4 Tina Mitchell Wilkins 4:30 Marcus Abrahams 5 Terry Klein 5:30 Larry Seaman

Claudia is a featured performer at 5PM on Day 2 of the Moveable Fest in Austin, along with Terry Klein, Rob Lytle, Frank Gilligan and Mark Viator & Susan Maxey. Everything starts at 12PM - come early for some great NWD food & drink, and add your contribution to local Austin/Houston area food banks. Details at: https://www.berkalinrecords.com/moveable-festival

Claudia Gibson is a featured performer at the Houston/Austin Moveable Fest. Houston event at Kodaks starts 12PM on Saturday - and also features Terry Klein, Frank Martin Gilligan and a host of local Houston artists. Claudia's set is at 5:30PM. Come early and stay late! Admission is free, and all donations will benefit all local Houston and Austin food banks. Kojak's has a great variety of food and drinks to enjoy while you hear some fine Texas songwriters! Artist bios and more at: https://www.berkalinrecords.com/moveable-festival

Host Joe & Bev Angel have another wonderful house concert in store - an In-the-Round show with Claudia Gibson, Rob Lytle & Young and Rusty. Doors open at 2:30PM. Suggested donation $25 - RSVP via link!

Claudia returns to the Buda Arts Festival, where she's be playing at Nate's on S. Main St from 12-2. Grab a drink and come listen!

First Thursday Song Swap with Tracy Weinberg & Chris & Maddie Ritter

Claudia is out on the back patio at the Cigar Vault from 7-8:45PM! Grab a drink inside and head on back.

Host Alison Tucker welcomes Austin singer-songwriter Claudia Gibson for an evening of original music! Join us - no cover!

Claudia will be back in the metro DC area for 1 night, as part of Annette Wasilik's Local Cream Songwriter Showcase. Her fellow songwriters for the evening are Lynn Hollyfield, John Bolten and Charlie Cole. Be there if you're in the area! $20 suggested donation

The Miracle Workers all female Sunday Brunch show features regulars Jeska Forsyth, Claudia Gibson, Amethyst Jonquille, Sarah Stollack & Ren Lewis, with a rotating cast of special guests. Come hear the music, enjoy great beverages from Meridian's health/coffee/full bar. Songwriter guests may request to sit in for a song during the 2nd hour! $10 suggested donation/tips welcome!

Claudia will play in four private showcases from Thursday 5/15 - Sunday 5/18 at the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (SERFA), all at the Owensburg Convention Center, in Owensburg, KY. serfa.org for all details!

The Miracle Workers all female Sunday Brunch show features regulars Jeska Forsyth, Claudia Gibson, Amethyst Jonquille, Sarah Stollack & Ren Lewis, with a rotating cast of special guests. Come hear the music, enjoy great beverages from Meridian's health/coffee/full bar. Songwriter guests may request to sit in for a song during the 2nd hour! $10 suggested donation/tips welcome!

Claudia welcomes Texas songwriter Patti Dixon. Patti's lifelong journey in songwriting includes early success as a Kerrville New Folk finalist and cuts from artist like The Dixie Chicks, to more recent honors as ASG's Songwriter of the Year, and sharing the stage at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe with Suzy Boguss. Patti's songs range from wistful to uptempo, with her own personal Americana/Folk stamp.

Austin singer songwriter Claudia Gibson shares original songs and a few favorite covers at this beautiful outdoor Hill Country venue. No cover!

Claudia welcomes the incredible voice that is Sarah Golden to the NeWorlDeli. Join them for some fine music and tasty food!

For the Sake of the Song is a celebration, a showcase, a gathering of Austin songwriters. It’s an excuse to get together, to create community, to center our lives on Song, on sharing, on story. It’s a South Austin City Limits for Songwriters.

A dream evening for songwriter/host Matthew Payne. There will be two back-to-back Songwriters-in-the-Round performances, with four songwriters in each round.For the March Spring Edition, songwriters include JM Stevens, Beaver Nelson, Michael Fracasso, Ethan Azarian, Ray Prim, Anna Larson, and Claudia Gibson. Each of these songwriters represents the magic of our city, the magic of Song. They are each vital parts of the Austin songwriting community, a community which stretches back in a long tradition. They play vast halls throughout our city, to large crowds, and also keep the light on in the time-honored humble bars and buildings of our city when there’s just a few folks hangin around.

They are the voices at our festivals, in our coffeeshops, our clubs, our galleries, our house concerts, jams, and song circles. They are out there on the road when they’re not here at home.

As Townes Van Zandt says, songwriters like these, they all just have to sing “for the sake of the song.”Come on out for a free night of Song from Austin’s own! Pay as you are able. All donations go directly to songwriters and our sound engineer.