Special Consensus

Special Consensus – Rivers And Roads (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:12 minutes | 713 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Compass Records Group

Special Consensus is a superb bluegrass outfit in a classic vein but with more than enough modern sensibilities to attract every ear in this now pleasantly fractionating genre. Over the past 40+ years, the members of veteran bluegrass outfit Special Consensus have served as evangelists for the genre, bringing their own spin on Mid-Western bluegrass to audiences around the globe. Their commitment and talents have been recognized with a GRAMMY nomination and three IBMA Awards including Instrumental Recorded Performance for “Fireball” from their 2016 release “Long I Ride”.

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Special Consensus – Great Blue North (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:26 minutes | 789 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Compass Records

Chicago-based bluegrass outfit Special Consensus has covered a lot of musical territory in the nearly half a century since banjoist Greg Cahill founded the band in 1975. Two-time GRAMMY nominees and six-time International Bluegrass Music Association winners, the group has amassed an expansive discography of over 20 releases including 2020’s CHICAGO BARN DANCE which highlighted the important role the Windy City played in the early development of bluegrass music.

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