Naomi McCandless

Hey guys, I was born in San Antonio, TX and grew up in Middle Tn, in the small down home country town of Viola, Tennesse. I performed as much as possible growing up at Civic Centers, Bluegrass Festivals, Senior Centers, Nursing Homes, Contests, Birthday Parties, Hog calling contests...no seriously and anywhere else I could. I even hit Tootsies a couple times but only got to sing during the day cause I was too young to be there at night. I moved to East Tennesse several years ago where I have been pursuing my musical career ever since. I've grown up a lot, experienced a lot, made some memories, wrote a couple songs and learned a whole lot more than I ever dreamed of I have been blessed to perform in several shows up here in the smokies since I've been up here. I was a featured performer and quartet member at the Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater for 4 years, portrayed the part of "Patsy" in the musical comedy "Always Patsy Cline" at the former Lee Greenwood Theater, sang backup vocals in the Mike Walker Show and last year I was privileged to work as a substitute performer for Kata of "Kata and the Blaze" at the Dixie Stampede Theater. This year I am very excited to be back at Dollywood for my sixth season and hope Ya'll come by and see me in the show "Country Crossroads."