Deirdre Cartwright (born 27 July 1958) is a British guitarist and composer. Cartwright was a member of Painted Lady, which later became known as Girlschool; she left to form another band, Tour De Force. In 1983 Cartwright provided the guitar tuition element of the BBC/PBS series Rockschool alongside bass guitarist and drummer . In 1989, along with , she started a regular monthly night at the Vortex Jazz Club called Blow The Fuse.