Her speaking voice is like a low, purring viola, rich with overtones and rosin, made even more magnetic by a relaxed Southern drawl, picked up one suspects after she left her hometown of Hempstead, NY. Since then, Shannon McNally has been a traveler, a troubadour, a student, a visionary and...

Chrissie Hynde sings Bob Dylan and Shannon McNally performs songs associated with country singer Waylon Jennings. They both use the structures the men built to create their own rich emotional spaces. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Two women have recently released albums covering songs made famous by two...

It comes as little surprise that McNally has finally got around to honoring Jennings with a disc dedicated to highlights and a few obscurities from his catalog. Anyone who has followed singer-songwriter Shannon McNally through the years knows how much she admires Waylon Jennings. She mentions him often in concert...

Maybe you wondered what it would be like to hear a woman do a full album of Waylon Jennings songs after Shannon McNally teased us with “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean” and “Freedom to Stay” on her 2009 Coldwater. Yet, even then, and by McNally’s own admission, that would have taken...

You have to have some charm to play classic country — you have to have respect for your instrument,” says Shannon McNally, who is talking to me on the phone about her new full-length The Waylon Sessions. The album features songs written and recorded by the great outlaw-country singer Waylon...

For Shannon McNally, it was one thing to think about making her next album a Waylon Jennings tribute, but another thing entirely to actually move forward with the plan. Few figures in the history of country music loom larger than that of the outlaw country legend who died in 2002....

No two ways about it, but the name Shannon McNally just rolls off the tongue as one of legitimacy: kind of like Reba, Tanya, or Martina. Or perhaps.. kind of like Waylon, that of the rugged outlaw country icon of whom she is covering on her upcoming LP The Waylon...

Relix premieres a new video from Shannon McNally, calling it a "wry, playful video for “Black Rose” which complements McNally’s warm, winning take on the tune." According to Relix, the new single “Black Rose” from her forthcoming album The Waylon Sessions evokes the songs and spirit of Waylon Jennings. “I...

Listen / Pre-order Here American Songwriter catches up with Shannon McNally to talk about her upcoming new album which covers Waylon Jennings songs and features an all-star cast. Available on May 28th, The Waylon Sessions includes Waylon Jennings songs from Compass Records, such as “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line,”...

In an effort to provide access to early education, and provide additional COVID emergency support, The Blue Rose Foundation just awarded a scholarship grant to a New Orleans school in the name of one of the city's beloved musicians - Bobby Charles. The Joey Georgusis Center for Children, which serves...