
Artist
Shannon McNally
Shannon McNally is a musical artist from Hempstead, US formed in 1997. 31 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hempstead, US
- 31
- Releases
- 2002–2026
- Active years
- 1997
- Formed

Artist
Shannon McNally is a musical artist from Hempstead, US formed in 1997. 31 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hempstead, US

Most popular
Black Irish
2017

Geronimo
2005

Jukebox Sparrows
2002

The Waylon Sessions
2021

Coldwater
2009

Run for Cover
2004

Don't Ya Take It Too Bad
2025

Live at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2025
Small Town Talk (Songs of Bobby Charles)
2013

Small Town Talk
2013

Chasing the Ghost Rehearsal Sessions
2012
Western Ballad
2011

North American Ghost Music
2006

Superpower
Single · 2026

After Midnight
Single · 2025

It's Gonna Be a Long Night
Single · 2025

Hello
Single · 2024

Wasted Time
Single · 2024

Magnolia
Single · 2024

Trouble
Single · 2024

Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
Single · 2021

This Time
Single · 2021

Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Single · 2021

I've Always Been Crazy
Single · 2021

Black Rose
Single · 2021

I Ain’t Living Long Like This
Single · 2021

Now That I Know (Acoustic Version)
Single · 2019

Light Walker Demos - EP
EP · 2012

Southside Sessions
EP · 2006

Live (July 22, 2005) (Live)
EP · 2005

Ran on Pure Lightning
EP · 2002
w/s/g Brian Thomas
Funk 'n Waffles
Syracuse, New York, United States Of America
McNally was born in Hempstead, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, she began singing and playing guitar in clubs. After graduating and honing her skills on the streets of Paris as a busker, McNally secured a deal with Capitol Records in 1997. McNally was intent on making an acoustic record and entered the studio with studio professionals including Jim Keltner, Benmont Tench, and Greg Leisz. The resulting album Jukebox Sparrows was not released at the time. In the interim, McNally opened for Stevie Nicks and Ryan Adams, and was part of the 1999 Girl's Room tour with Tara MacLean, Kendall Payne, and Amy Correia. She also modeled for Urban Decay cosmetics. In 2000, McNally issued the holdover EP Bolder Than Paradise. When Capitol finally issued Jukebox Sparrows in January 2002, it did so into a market that had already embraced such roots-flavored material as Ryan Adams and the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack. McNally embarked on a press tour, and spent the summer of that year supporting John Mellencamp. In late 2002, she released the Ran on Pure Lightning EP, a collaboration with songwriter Neal Casal. In 2005, McNally returned with the…