Special Consensus

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…

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…

August 11, 2025 (Chicago, IL) – Greg Cahill, banjo master, IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, and band leader of the Grammy-nominated bluegrass band Special Consensus, is proud to announce the band’s upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration in Chicago. This…

Special Consensus Celebrates 50 Years with “Been All Around This World,” A Star-Studded Bluegrass Reunion

By Christian Lamitschka for Country Music News International Magazine

The legendary bluegrass band, Special Consensus, is marking a monumental milestone: their 50th anniversary. To commemorate…

Our Alberta Bound video won the first-ever IBMA Video of the Year award! We actually tied for the honor with Authentic Unlimited, and we are all very happy to have received this award. We thank all of our Canadian friends…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…