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Chicago, IL – October 1, 2025 – Legendary bluegrass band Special Consensus is entering an exciting new chapter as longtime bassist Dan Eubanks announces his departure after 12 years with the group. Eubanks will continue touring with Special C through…

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Greg Blake Wins 2025 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year

Chattanooga, TN (Sept 18, 2025) - Acclaimed bluegrass artist Greg Blake has been named the 2025 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Male Vocalist of the Year, marking his second career win after first receiving the honor in 2023.

The…

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Special C to Hope River Entertainment

Change is in the air for the band as our great friend and longtime booking person, Maria Nadauld, has decided to retire. We have had a wonderful 11-year working relationship, and we thank Maria profusely for all the great work…

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SPECIAL CONSENSUS WINS TWO 2023 IBMA AWARDS

ALBERTA BOUND IS 2023 IBMA COLLABORATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR AND GREG BLAKE IS MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR!

 

What a wonderful 2023 IBMA Awards Show event it was for Special C! Alberta Bound, from our 2023 Compass Records…

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Twin Chart Toppers

We have twin #1 chart toppers! Our May 2023 Great Blue North release (Compass Records) is #1 on the March 2024 Bluegrass Unlimited Top 15 Bluegrass Albums chart for the fifth consecutive month.

The song Alberta Bound on this recording…

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2020 IBMA Song of the Year Award

We were honored and very pleasantly surprised to receive the 2020 IBMA Song of the Year Award for Chicago Barn Dance, the title song from our 2020 Compass Records release. Thanks to Becky Buller, Missy Raines and Alison Brown…

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Welcome Greg Blake!

While Rick’s leaving is bittersweet, we feel extremely fortunate that our good friend and fabulous singer and guitar player Greg Blake is joining us for the next chapter of the Special C journey. Greg is very well known in the…

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