Shannon McNally - Run For Cover

Early in 2004 having left Capitol Records and relocating to New Orleans, Shannon McNally self-produced Run for Cover, a record of covers on her own label, Tail Feather Records.

The recording includes compositions by the likes of Sam Cooke, Jimmy Reed, KateWolf, Chuck Berry, Julie Miller, Gillian Welsh and Bob Dylan. She was joined in the studio by some of New Orleans finest musicians, with Tony Hall on bass, Raymond Weber on drums, David Easley on pedal steel/lead guitar and Grammy Award winner Engineer Trina Shoemaker.

'Their words are like arrows that go straight to the core. To sing them is an honour, to sing them right is no small challenge. The record was a personal report card.' Shannon recalls, 'if making this record was a personal report card then it is the spirits of New Orleans that hold the red pen and ultimately will tell me if I passed or not.'

• A Change Is Gonna Come
• It's all Over Now Baby Blue
• I'd Rather Go Blind
• Honest I Do
• All My Tears
• Bring It on Home
• Going Back to Memphis
• You Really Got A Hold On Me
• Brother Worrier
• Lowlands