Claire Hinkle is Ready to ‘Get on the Bus’

When life gets going, sometimes it goes fast. For Fort Worth-based singer/songwriter Claire Hinkle, that’s exactly what happened. In September last year she called an acquaintance in the music community (now manager Blue Barnett) to ask for help because she felt stuck. By December 2024, she was at Sunset Sound Recorders cutting four singles with Shooter Jennings. A few months later, she performed at Willie Nelson’s 2025 Luck Reunion (on the Fort Worth Stage), and this fall, she played Americanafest.