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“She’s the package deal with the entrepreneurial mind of Dolly Parton, pushing the envelope with tongue in cheek lyrics like Loretta Lynn. With a fresh pop delivery, Candy Fernaux is a storytelling diva with a sweet soulful sound from country and western days gone by.”
~ Country Radio
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writing
Attempting an escape to a far far away land from our family farm, I started writing poetry as a kid. I was a girlie girl. Milking cows and irrigating corn was the not girlie. My Gramp gave me a guitar when I was 12, showed me the basic chords and taught me to play by ear. It wasn’t until after college that I started crafting songs. Writing had been emotional outlet for me my whole life, but I didn’t consider myself a “real” songwriter. Then one morning, drinking peppermint tea in my kitchen in Houston, I read an article about a songwriter in Nashville. She didn’t go to a formal studio to write songs with a group of professional writers. She’d be baking cookies, have a hook come to her then she’d write. I thought to myself, -I’m not getting hooks baking cookies, but I’ve got hooks hitting me right and left in this single diva life I’m living! Maybe I am a songwriter…
writing
Attempting an escape to a far far away land from our family farm, I started writing poetry as a kid. I was a girlie girl. Milking cows and irrigating corn was the not girlie! My Gramp gave me a guitar when I was 12, showed me the basic chords and taught me to play by ear. It wasn’t until after college that I started crafting songs but I didn’t consider myself a “real” songwriter. Then one morning, drinking peppermint tea in my kitchen in Houston, I read an article about a songwriter in Nashville. She didn’t go to a formal studio to write songs with a group of professional writers. She’d be baking cookies, have a hook come to her then she’d write. I thought to myself, -I’m not getting hooks baking cookies, but I’ve got hooks hitting me right and left in this single diva life I’m living! Maybe I am a songwriter…
art
My very first canvas was an old busted guitar my aunt dug out of the basement and asked me if I could use it for anything. A songwriting friend of mine had invited me to take an art class she was teaching and I grabbed that old guitar and my wood glue, painted it, then decoupaged old black and white photos of Elvis all over it. I’ve been HOOKED ever since! I love painting almost as much as I love writing music and call it irony, coincidence or fate… but my song titles keep coming to life on canvas. I love abstract acrylic, lots of bold color, texture, and mixed media. Check out my paintings, I have originals and prints for sale in my Candy Country Art Store!
art
My very first canvas was an old busted guitar my aunt dug out of the basement and asked me if I could use it for anything. A songwriting friend of mine had invited me to take an art class she was teaching and I grabbed that old guitar and my wood glue, painted it, then decoupaged old black and white photos of Elvis all over it. I’ve been HOOKED ever since! I love painting almost as much as I love writing music and call it irony, coincidence or fate… but my song titles keep coming to life on canvas. I love abstract acrylic, lots of bold color, texture, and mixed media. Check out my paintings, I have originals and prints for sale in my Candy Country Art Store!!
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The funnest swag, from fishing jewelry to a spa line – all inspired by my songs! This music merch has a splash of sass and doesn’t stop with tank tops and koozies. Browse by your favorite song collection of goodies or by product type.
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The funnest swag, from fishing jewelry to a spa line – all inspired by my songs! This music merch has a splash of sass and doesn’t stop with tank tops and koozies. Browse by your favorite song collection of goodies or by product type.
Get your sweet stuff now
Hey, hey y’all!
Born and raised a Nebraska Farm Girl from the Sandhills ~ gone big city creative entrepreneur living my life on Diva Time . (By definition: doing what you want when you want on your schedule not anyone else’s). My songs are catching and fun, with merchandise that will knock your boots off!
Bounce around my Candy Country website, listen to my tunes and have a blast checking out all my swag! If I have it my way, you’ll find inspiration to go out and Make your Own Magic in this crazy world! Follow me and #getHooked on Candy Country!
Hey, hey ya’ll!
Thanks for swingin’ by Candy Country ~ where life is SWEET and always “destination creative”. I write from a life well-lived and paint with lots of color, a reflection of my life where black and white does not exist! My swag… I’m like a kid in my own Candy Shop… how FUN is that?
Bounce around my Candy Country website, listen to my tunes and have a blast checking out all my swag! If I have it my way, you’ll find inspiration to go out and Make your Own Magic in this crazy world. Follow me and #getHooked on Candy Country!
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