I grew up writing songs. My mother was a songwriter, with a country roots sensibility and an early rock and roll edge. My father has a voice that is so sweet and with a tone that is so pure. I have an image of my mother at the piano and my dad singing for hours on Saturday afternoons. It never occurred to me that people didn't always sing everywhere they went. Songs like Frankie and Johnny, Jolie Blond, Barbra Ellen. My family sang when we waited for the bus, when they were cooking, at the dinner table, when they rode in the car.

That's when I like to write. While driving. A number of the tunes on my new CD are my best car tunes. I think The Love I'm In is a good mix of musical genres that I love to listen to. I loved putting the record together. Now I am going to love having other people hear it.

I am currently working on a new radio series entitled The Nashville Nobody Knows, which combines my love of great music, my appreciation for the Nashville music community and my love of production. I have been interviewing some great artists who deserve more attention, and am excited about streaming the interviews, along with music samples, on www.nashvillenobodyknows.com. Look for the website at the end of January.

Here are some of my past projects:

Candace Corrigan has composed music for dance companies, jazz ensembles, theater productions, and radio and television documentaries. She has worked as an actor in both stage and television, as well as a producer. Her abiding interest in American history and women's issues has led her to write and produce programs for public radio and public television. Projects that have won national broadcasting awards include:

Best Documentary - Radio Division:
American Women in Radio and Television
Sampler of Michigan Pioneer Women

These historical ballads are based on extensive research of 12 women who lived in Michigan from 1800 through 1920. Candace composed the ballads from primary resources such as diaries, speeches, letters, and stories collected from the oral tradition. The theatrical production was later produced for a four-part series for public radio, winning Three national awards, and became a teaching resource for schools in Michigan.

Best Documentary- Radio Division
American Women in Radio and Television
Best Documentary
Ohio State media awards
The Perfect 36

Originally a special half-hour program for public radio, The Perfect 36 chronicles the last battle to win voting rights for women in the United States. Written and performed by Candace Corrigan and company, the program won two national broadcasting awards, was produced for theater and performed at the Tennessee Performing Art Center in Nashville and featured on NPR's All Things Considered. The final hour long television version was broadcast on public television stations throughout the United States. Candace wrote and produced the program for all three venues.

Winner: Best Documentary:
National Communicator Awards- Radio Division
Through a Woman's Voice

Following the success of Sampler of Michigan Pioneer Women, Candace conceived of, designed, and wrote twelve ballads based on the journals and writings of women who lived in Tennessee from 1779 to 1956. Initial funding was for the development of a theatrical performance in Nashville, and a 1996 Tennessee Arts Commission grant provided funding for college performances. The program was developed for a 12-part public radio series and broadcast on the National Public Radio satellite in March 1998. The series realized its final goal of a double CD set for school libraries and an extensive 30 state US tour.

Winner: Best Drama: radio divsion
American Women in Radio and Television
Running for Freedom

A half-hour drama produced for public radio, Running for Freedom, based on the true story of one young woman's flight from slavery in 1830.

Candace also produced two, hour long, segments for the series Religions of the World, for the cable television OMNI channel, narrated by Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley, and Unlikely Inventors for Greenstar Television. Other projects include video productions for historical societies, schools, national park educational videos, college and folk festival performances, and national theatrical touring companies.