Rocketown recording artist Ginny Owens is set to release a new live album on May 3. The project, Live from New Orleans, was recorded last fall in the French Quarter’s House of Blues and will offer live versions of past Owens’ hits in addition to two new songs. Permanently price pointed at $11.99, the new live CD will prove a perfect precursor to Owens’ highly anticipated October 2005 studio release.

“I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, about two-and-a-half hours from New Orleans,” said Owens. “I made enough trips to the city to fall in love with its mystique, diversity and fascinating history. It seemed a logical choice for the city in which to record a live concert… By the time we recorded this project, the band guys and I had been on the road together for a little over 100 shows so this set of live songs sounds low-key, lived-in, relaxed. I have settled into the vocals in a new way, and the guys and I have rearranged some things as we've played concerts.”