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Cathy Gibson is a Sydney-based singer, songwriter and guitarist with influences including: Gillian Welch, Australian groups Frente and The Waifs; Classical guitar, and the vocals of Ella Fitzgerald. Cathy Gibson and Keith Young formed the duo “Girl on a Swing” in 2005. They play original songs and material with musical references to blues, jazz, Celtic, French and Americana styles. Her new self-titled album “Cathy Gibson” (2009) features all original songs and mainly acoustic backing, including mandolin, bouzouki, dobro, concertina, piano, double bass and drums. Cathy was a finalist in the Australian National Songwriter awards in 2000. Her CD, “Not A Desperado” [1999], launched at the Starfish Jazz Club, received airplay on Radio National, ABC 702 and many community radio stations. More of her original songs have been recorded in collaboration with dobro player Gary Brown on the CD “Way that I feel”. She has written songs for short film productions, a sound track for audio poetry,